Show cattle scarce on the range A report from south dakota says parties representing omaha omah sioux city and chicago packers and ana livestock live stock dealers are making inquiries as to the dumber of fat cattle on ranges along the missouri river and on the sioux reservation the drouth last season spoiled much pasture and generally lessened the supply of beef cattle early spring shipments fell far below what was anticipated Ranch ranchman ranchmen men aro arc marketing the better grades but the supply Is limited as compared with former years and unless pasturage Is unusually rood good the demand will greatly greata y exceed the supply this means mains an aa advance in the price of beef cattle until september at least possibly until the holidays from arom six to a dozen car loads of cattle pass here bore from western ranches ranch es daily while at this time in former years year they went lu in heavy train loads along alona the ibe foot hills and in the cheyenne river country ranchmen ranchman ranch men report stock in average ag ge condition but the number Is less than for several years previous ane nearly all of the young stock from northern and western ranches was marketable last fall and but remained for the spring shipment |