, 1870-10-27

Ike Niobe, uli teat-, besonEht his mercy III
vain. Her clothiuS was iuMediatetS Paeks1f
and, couye. ing her to the midnisht train Tor
I1diara, he sent her back to her paren.s 70
tEat S;a,e, With full statement Of h!s
w.orga. Then. Touring lis couusel. Mcssrs.
Edm aIGs, Stuart i Brown, he ordered the I'M
neciate iilirg of Till for .l;rofce. Thus tho
matter remains, while Til: whole community
erapd a8hast in surrow and stnazentnt- but
Ter is eald to be seriously wounded.
TIE TEXAS CATTLE TRADE.
a Full Account OF the alnuuer In
which Inc GIt<ine4s Is Conducted.
From The Iopska lEnn.> Isseasd.
The traffic IN Texas catile has. within tho last
few years, assumed position among the lead
ing interests Of tho country: Kansas y the
ters-the great "outlst " we may B.y-for ths
immense herds OF these cattle thst ars an
pusllv driven north Of Texas. and eventn1il5
reach the Eastern and European markets. The
the Kansas Paeihc Railway, 160 mllss west Of
the ,lississirpl River 40 miles. .fEom ST. Louie:
and go lilies from Chicago. The grass and
water in tile vicinity OF Abilene cannot be eA-
cetted on the cont tiucnt, and the mniness VI
The climate and tlie absence OF flies and mas
1nitoee contribute materially toward tho fat
tenlrg ct cattle rapidly and with li,rta ri.k-
TIE facilities for ah1pplrg, and for the gen
c1sl ,ransaction Of business pertaining, TO the
trade. are 3lso tirs1-llass; and there il little
reason to doubt that Abilene will become. at
no very dtetant day, the largest Cattle narKst
in the whole country.y1
Lat xsar aeout SO COO head Of cattle vero
rbtFrtd ua1u from A6t1ene, within pa-
rlod O. shfee months, ard about 0ne-third AZ
nauy nure wr1e rcut forward from other
points III tho S1nte-
Dnn1 6 tLo p.cscnt sc1son the shipments 20
fcE have been heavier than il the correspond
figures Of ls69 will be materially Increased
A!rts.y, eince juno |, about 31%0G1 have been :
shipped eastward from Abilene alopc, aud
l5,UE0 have goue Nest TO Salt Lake, to saw
potlhng Of the small lots sold to butchers and
packers. and driven to different points iu Kan
sas. About 10000 heavy bceEes ara there At
present for packing at Leayeuwortla, kansas,
Kansas City, and Chicago, and will be furwarl-
cd al ont the 10th Of next mouth. Exclusive
Of this TO- 0CU there are in tho y,clnfy for sale
/ about IS 600 head OF ordinary beef and stock
cattle, ana several thousand cows, calves.
yeafl.pgs and two-yeaEs old. Purchaeeta can
find at Abilene every age and condition Of the
| cattle gtpu., from tho choicest specimen Of \
sucking calf. The total number of cattle OF
all linds, both sold and remaining on hacd, at
l0,o0O-
Ihs cast.e como principally from Northern
It tue following prices per head;
Beef cattle..... ,Stlo0
| Mich cu~s.--.. 900
Intee-Jcaiss. ..-..-.~......t.....-,-..-- 40
IHo-St af 1lds... 4-t0
Oht-yeaf Dlus. s-5o
The average distance driven il about TOO
miles: time cont umed IN ilising, two months;
| cost Of driving. - per head, exclusive of 20
rer cent risk from siampedtne. stealing, DC
Nest Of the droyes a1e brought through the
J1Jiau territory, On what ia known ~ the
"Chieho1n trail D1oyss are usua1ly made
up Of equal numbers Of grown s:etrs, cows.
ard thn e. two. OF onc-5eaf olds. When only
heef cattle are btought- tho price IL put high
er-say s12 10 II. PEI head.
Arriving At Ab.ltre in good oder, = mixed
s!rove il Fed at about the fu.oRinE average
| figures:
besi cattle ~,
Th1ec.Jsar olsls.. laoo
Two-Jsar o1ls-..- ,..-------.-..-.---.---..- 500
One-yeat olts -....-...--.--.--...-....-.. a0t
After being ''grazed" through tho summer,
tho same c.tt' o a-a worth 70 per cent more.
Eeef cattle, Of average flesh, ready for mar
ket, are valued at a25.
The cattlo sont 10 msraet usually average
| aEout $50 pounds, and not unfregnently 70
over LOCO. They sell iu st. Louis and Chlcagu
a, an average Of 81 cents per pound --oftener
abo;e than below that prace. Several Gales
were nade in Chicago, last Saturday, on =
dull market, at cenIs, and, day o. TWO be-
fore that, t1ansactlons wers noted ut 81 canta
j | for 1,150 averages
, The lsrger portion Of tho Texas cattle, how
t ever. are shipped direct to New York aud ethor
, Atlantic cities, where they are packed and sant
on to Europe. The price in New York aveza-
> ses cents per pound -uatiss cattle selling at
!, an average OF ii CENTS. This makes the value
I OF 200 pound steer. in the New York market,
@ S72-ut about double the st Louis arU
t Chicago vaIue. The additional freight,
d from Abilene to St. Louis or chicago C'sspe.
= cial rateae) ~ SC to - pet head Contracts
- are made By tho ear-load-a car holding 70
ia CATTLE The freight from Abilene 10 New
RI York ur Boston IL nearly four times as mucl
d ~ 10 ST. Louis OF Chicago, and tbero is in I'd
b dillon 70 per cent transportation risk, grow
II ing ont OF tho Increased extent Of tho route
IT market The money actuaity invested in I
% Texas steer M to the time OF his reaching
Is st. Louis or Chicago IL about 81; and Ii
T. Liings. on an average at 3h c2nta per pound,
Il the total Investment of $3.50. Or abont 10 pei
J. cert. The s1me steer scnt to New York o.
It Boston will represent, on reaching there
l. about SIS; and he sails in those markets 10,
y S72, average-eivipg but tribe more profi
III thar, il sold in Western markets At p1ices one
10 half lesa- The gains OF tho - trEt hand
T. dt a,ers may therefore be set down at not ex
e ceedipg so pez cent. all Incidental 7nd una
al soidabe risks beiug counted.
II The bulk OF the cattle held at Abilene ar
owned by what il CALLED 81 the big cntl1e men,
II Hho usnatIY have 5,0tN to 1G,09N each. Sm1l
III dealers hold trom 100 to 1,000 each+ Th
Is largest dealers control the market, aud ther
ie is i tacit understanding that they have I'll
IL privileges Of putting in any cattle 1hey ca
O. lind. at the prices received for their own
ps they getting Il per head for maxim
ht the sale- These large dealers kesp grea
C. many hands employed, who DO the - herding.
ct marx AND brand all the calves they can find
rs for which last named service they receiv
.e fifty ccn's Per head, III addition to their regr
to lar wages.
or by the Union Pacific Ealroad to draw th
Gu 1Iovers to Schuyler. Aebtaska. Instead {
Or Abilene, bu, the undertaking has not yet bee
LIZ E:uch ct II success. The Union Pacific b.
lat reduced its fseights considerably to attra,
lie the trade, but this reaucslon is more tha
IL talanced By this cost aud risk Of drivl,
Iey oytr tho adlttlon.l distance = son
me 1900 n,ilss - between Abilene n
ed Schuyler The only formidable riya1 OF Alb
&C. lcre. at present. is l:ax,er Spricgs:- on II
ar men OF Kan-as tity are interesting themseiv
tue in Haxtet'a behalf. and will rrop3bIy knccei
tis- iu partially diEe1rng that traffic from Atiles
Is 1t least during tue latter part ct the ae=so
sad than in the northern part OF the State. Ma
mt, Of tho drivers arc now making A1rangemen
ley to bring through two !aroEes year-the tit
e4s to ALilehe. aud tho osl.r to Baxter. salin
nh Cornell Grove. and o1her towns West Al
ate surti arc a1so doing considerable to eucours
ad- the traffic Ard Of one thing. We may reaso
1s- ably reet aseu1ed: Kansas will continue to
IN the crest center Of the Tess cattle trade
on- nstter whether tho shipments ave NOS
70 made from one or two points, or ste distiit
! a!. ted among q half doz. ;: or more towns in d
ion ri ali kinds aTe surh th.t m re-;nr EortI,
zee. West Of US can successfully compete with
be cittcrat nresrrt nr ir the fntn,e
ne. l