Show 8 bartage of beeves la in texas shippers ot of beet beef stock state that there are now very few cattle on the ranges in texas ailt for the market says howard barteldes co the feeding pens in texas as well as the indian territory have been about cleared of their feeders the teed feed lots are likely to remain empty as ag there does not appear to be any source in sight from which to replenish them it la Is said it will bo be at least three months before anything in the shape of grass fed beeves will appear on any of the big markets even when they do owing to the impoverished condition ot of the ranges the number will be small far below the shipment ot of I 1 last as t year the large number of cattle now feeding on the indian territory pastures may help the situation a little for a time so far as the supply of beeves goes in the northern market but that there is now any great number of beet beef cattle in texas as co compared in with other years no wellin well in formed cattle raiser believes bel levea many hink that the shortage in texas only exists in the agricultural counties at least many of those who are willing to dirilo that there Is any shortage at all in texas and they state that the southern part of the state Is the most seriously affected utterly overlooking the tact fact that neither in the panhandle nor in west texas could anyone today buy head of aged steers in the two entire districts the young istock now growing up and many yet unborn have hava been contracted for or and paid for too and they will leave the country this coming fall |