Show isi 1 Ten Millions Invested in Live hive Stock Sock in Utah j jI jc r I I 1 c if t 1 v r t tI I I IF Ih I II F I h M a r 9 k kI I Rt f f 1 1 d dt dI dL t I t I I f 27 hf d j I L J JI r J I I Ib hy There are head of cattle in the State of r q Utah not including cows Imp r t Upward of is invested in the live lure livestock um at stock industry in Utah with probably half that Ol ilk amount invested in the milk k industry J r 7 hundred car loads of cattle were sa shipped from flOI Utah to California and other western rm In markets during the year 34 4 Thirty thousand head of cattle were shipped out lit and it is estimated that sheep were placed Ni on the cars Values on fat stuff in cattle are arc 25 per cent high higher J 4 i er this year J than last j Prices for yearlings and up average 25 per pel l f head h ea d Prices for range herd average 22 per pel head di I 7 I 1 HE conditions of ot live stock in i THE Utah ts year yeu are bolter botter than I ever eer before in the time history of ot the thep p industry Prices aro are good and firm the mar market ket rt ady ad and there Is on un user over er In Iner Inart cua er art r J demand for tho the Utah product iI 11 ranges wore ware poser never in better con conil conw w il I there is a 3 moro moru intelligent nt meth j 1 ys 1 I of handling cattle than heretofore et i lipping facilities are aro being improved constantly and the tho future futuro holds forth sa r splendid prospects The Tho packing pecking busi bust business i it i ness nos is a paying ono and the tho man who Invests his money in live stock is sure 1 m to reap rich returns In view slew of tho the fact that the tho yr receipts of oC largo large llo livo stock markers s of the tho country countr such places as ns Chicago Omaha Kansas City SL Louis Louts and St n Joe Indicate that there thero has been eon an in increase I crease creaso of head ot of cattle tho the I casual observer concludes that the tho sup supply supply supply ply of ot animals of ot this sort for tor food too purposes Is 11 greater than thun a 0 year ear ago D O Oj j and tho natural query would follow tollow 1 why wh our prices aro ore not correspondingly reduced at these big selling places of J c on tho hoof tho the retail prices of boot beof and mutton on tho block to tho the consumer DECREASE IN SUPPLY Somo explanation Is found in tho the thor ther r r of the tho bureau o ot of animal Indus Industry Industry Industry try which maintains Inspection at all allor of or the time Important of ot tho thu United States Tho The figures reported from tho the killing plants Indicate that a total number of ot killed lulled for tor beef beet in 1905 approximate head Tho The de der decrease crease creaso in the tho killed this year will roach reach Tills This loss in tho supply is largely one ono arising from a discontinuance of ot Tango cattle operation although tho the abandon abandonment abandonment ment of ot tho the open cattle growing bust busi business bustness ness n Is not so 00 apparent in Utah as in InI other oilier states of ot once important free I grass cattle growing l I FEW mw LARGE HERDS I There ore are comparatively few fow herds bords of ot 1 considerable size maintained In Utah I but with over area arca of ot agricultural agri agricultural 1 cultural lands small amaH owners owner are arc get Bet Betting et ting rapid increases in tho the number of ot i holdings of ot 50 GO to head hoad thus maln main maintaining an aggregate which Increased rather than lessened for tor tho the last six years ear el rand nd the same mo expansion of ot cultivated cultivated Holdings In land have hwe materially augmented tho feeding and fattening ot or all aIl kinds of ot live stock to such an anI I extent that tho the Importation of ot stock stockers ers ors from adjoining states now annually reaches into tho the thousands in tho the caso of cattle and tens teru of ot thousands in tho the i m eto rt of sheep condition with tho the Ibl exception ot of fodder production has ht to tho successful con condition of or live stock business In 1st Utah for forthe forti the ti e past 12 1 months I Time The snows of or tho the past two winters t hao havo been timely and liberal without rigor rl or and tho the rains r ns of ot summer Bummer so ISO fre tre frequent quent and well distributed aa WI to make male excellent outside range raniro I i Tho Iho marketing of ot cattle direct from f the Iho range has for tor several seasons re ro resulted 1 suited In but a n slender Blender turnoff aa as fall tall m prices on eastern movements do not Justify such sales calci against nl an increasing m lug ing In homo demand Tho The latter of ot course coursen la In n caso case of ot cattle Is la more spirited and j the tho prices spurred upward by entrance of or the man who feeds OUTPUT In tho the local bidding situation ap approximately approximately proximately head of or cattle will willbe willbe willbe be fed led within a radius of ot 15 miles of or Salt Lake City which taken In con conJunction conJunction Junction with the tho annual local con consumption consumption consumption of or say cattle uses up normal animal output from flOm her herds Values throughout the tho year ear of or 1803 1903 have been on a basis of or 20 0 per cent higher than preceding years for all kinds of or beef beer cattle and probably fully as much on stockers and breeding sorts Feeders especially have havo been bean paying 15 to 40 cents per for cattle for their dry lots and butchers and packers have been putting on some somo money for their supplies suppliers su for Immediate Immediato use uso from all of ot which it may be argued that tho the producer Is appreciably benefited PEED FEED F ED PRICES HIGH The Tho deduction Is not so safe sno however In considering profits of ot tho the man who fattens aliens for tho UIO killer unless it also happens ho is tho the producer as tho the price of ot all kinds of or feed that makes fat rat has haa advanced very much for or tho the past two seasons This Is particularly true of oC alfalfa and other kinds of ot hay and rough feed food until it Is claimed by these men carry carryIng CarryIng carrying Ing feed deals this season they the will bo obliged to get got their nickel for their full fed steers to be Inside of a profit Values on fat tat stuff in aro are 23 25 2 cents per higher than a year ear ago and tho prospects are that tho the advance will be bo sustained and probably Increased In Increased creased to 50 cents before grass cattle aro again available for butchers use Tho The government has extended Inspections dons each year so that now no every overy city aa IS large as ns Salt Lako has inspection so that tho the movement through the time markets may ma be determined with more moro I accuracy PREVAILING PRICES ES It is certain that there aro are at least head of ot cattle in tho the State of ot Utah and they aro are worth from yearlings up 25 per heal head with tho the range herd bringing brin n from 21 to 22 per head Conditions are aro Improving steadily ly and they were never nover better botter than at atthe tho the present time Hay of ot course coune Is very vel high In tho the spring it brought tho the big price of ot 20 0 per ton It Is safe to say that tho the of ot hay ha has in increased increased creased 30 tier per cent while that of or grain raW has haf climbed up 15 lii per cent Utah has hoa hll been particularly fortu fortunate fortunato fortunate nate nato during tho time past year In that she HIle has hM suffered no heavy losses loses In III cattle while other states particularly Colo Cob Colorado rado rodo suffered severely With ranges rangos In 11 almost perfect condition with u II big demand damand for tor Utah bred cattle with transportation facilities Im Improved improved proved especially In tho matter of ot bet better better better ter rolling stock and an abundance of ot cars and with a II steady market it shay may be bo readily seen n that the live stock stoe industry l In ln utah is ls a great thing thin and andIs andIs andis Is destined to become greater |