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Newspaper
Choteau Montanan
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1917
Page
11
State figures show Montana cattle shipments to eastern markets in 1917 could reach 46 million dollars, doubling 1916 totals with prices up over 30 percent. Rich cash flow may pad spring ranch restocking though breeding stock scarcity could curb herd expansion. higher beef prices and better bulls expected to shape the market while range remains ample for years.
Montana shipped 318000 western range cattle to Chicago by December 1 1917 and paid top prices of 15.75 per hundredweight the highest ever in the United States for range cattle Clay Robinson Co notes the 39 year price trend from 1879 to 1917 and attributes the rise to WWI demand and limited winter feed conditions for ranchers in the northwest.
Top prices paid for western range cattle at Chicago are listed for specified years 1917. The figures detail high bids per head and indicate market strength across the season with year by year comparisons.
War revenue measures boost demand for copper pennies across the United States. Montana rejects the copper cent but now sees coins used for everyday purchases as cents rise in price, with mint output surging to meet need.
Montana seed man A. E. Barkemeyer warns of a flax seed shortage next year unless households and elevators conserve supplies. Oats are scarce and must be imported from the east and Canada. Marquis wheat is abundant if not exported in excess. The alfalfa crop was short but should meet basic needs.
State Game Warden DeHart reports elk gathering in the Gallatin preserve near Yellowstone with about 100 hunters waiting along the river. He has deployed line riders, noted two legal violations for moose, and warns ducks along the Missouri river will be prosecuted if law is broken. The elk season runs to December 15 and duck hunting remains contested until January.
A roundup of small town items notes a home guard in Anaconda, a new Masonic lodge in Winnett, a saloon safe robbed in Roundup, and Lewistown building plans and county clerk fees. Other briefs report a cattle rustling crackdown, coal and rail news, and a Cascade bank scare ending in normal operation.
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