, 1870-04-11
Tcxns Hccvcs nnd Texns Profits.
r-,,. th~ Ccte, nm, tysxn,> r;,tISor


VIC had recently conversation with one of
our leading and most Intelligent operators in
cattle. in which he gave IL much information
that Was noEsl to US, an1 Will VIC doubt not,
prove interesting to our 1eaders. Tie great
changes which are constantly going on IN the
vast traffic in bceyes, sne Of the leading Eta.
pies of Texas, arc observed in the aggregate
By few even OF the parsons most interested.
The tlrst point in looking 1t our cattle trade
is the fact that Te1ss has acquircd entrn con-
troll Of the New Orltsns market. Thfce yca1s
ago Iar6e gaantities Of Wente1n cattle werc
brought to that dty for sale, one steamer
alone, the Cnele Sam, bringing down The river
as mans As .0D beeves 1t sinele trip. To
day not only has this western trade ceased,
hut the river steamers areeAr7!snS large guam
grsziete, driven to the Northern and Easta1n
maskctp are now seeking to .counteract Texaa
competition b. aSitating in TIC Legislature for
The pralilitioa Of the importation Of Texas
cattle into that Stste- .,
The great increase OF the New Orleans trade
has had the effect to Diminish the supply OF
bceycs in cur coast eounues, and the opera
tors in tliis market hare been forced to seek
puupliss In the Vest In doing this We learn
that they now 50 - fxr Is one hundred miles
west Of san Antonio, and make nearly Ill thel.
s,hirmen,s at Indianola- They fnd continual
il the local and up-sivcr trade 70 b snprlied
there, but the railroads. terminating in he~ oE-
leans are making Increased arrangc,nentsto to sup
tls frum that point the demand for cattle Along
| their ines. Ihi. demand is felt III through
| Northern MabamA Tennessee, and Northern
Georgia. but, recently, supplies have been
! sought foz tho Shenandoah Valley, in VIZ
| Einia, uhcrc beautiful hluc grass region e4'
! lists. with no cattle to fAttan On it.
| In this business Of fatteninS and Killing
Texas cattle for market, another Ercat change
1as been recently experienced For lons
| period Chicago VIE its great centre, but nov
| few htr,is Are fattened there. Ilus EAde hsi
removed westward into Missouri md hansas
Consequently, great cattle route hAs bpsuns II
up through cur northern counties, znd tht
Indian Territory, and it Is believed thu
| when the kAnsAS / Te11a Railroad shAll q
completed it viii take the bulk Of the catti'
t1sde from our state Already The farmers /,
our nurthasn counties fud that they eau III
md sell their calves for neArly enough mono.
TO l.1v beef frum the southwest This, 10
! ccrn tl,at has no other market, brings them i
The tr-inS large price fruaa the Kansas dea1
ers When the railroad communication t
northern markets becomes open 10 then
| Northern Te1ks will ehi1e much moro large!
ihan ii now does, with Kansas and Missoun
tho business Of fattening cattle from our u
Western p14iries- !,
How profitable this Is Was shown 20 rs {
the Informant 70 whom wo haze FetefIcu
ibe opening Of this article. he lnssancea
c.te within his own knowledge, bee!es' II
| chapS4l in Te4aA for s12, were diaSen " =
sour and cold for sn: s IhsTs tnef = sSeo Eat e.
sa malipg the total outlay 34s par neA
Taken to Chicago they wefe SOLD - -
= 4 mound live weight, and averaged .aN fonts
| | each. The product WIS &lS5, LEAVING ps'