The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-08-19
Vho 'gaNns cattle Drive.

We clip the following interesting re-
port from the Wichita, Kansas, Beacon
OF the Ilh Instant
The market durlngthe past week has
exhibited both hopeful aud doubtful
symptoms. The reports from eastern
markets were daily changing and I'M
steady, still there has been Il more
lively Inquiry than usual ut this season
for certain classes OF butchers cattle,
and even Cor Il higher grade Of heavy
TAT steers, ia small lots, for shipment,
hluagQhaS been represented IN the
personsol members and agents of con-
mission ilrms, whose presence adds
considerably to the general interest
and activity ofthe market. ii, Louis
has also been very credltnhly though
not SO numerously, represented, and
The feeling in favor Of through con-
sigumenls seem to gain strength.
From late through shipments we ran
hear OF small margins, and in some in
stances, handsome commissions being
realized
On the range several important sales
have taken place, and several Thousand
head vi cattle viii shortly change
hands The bulk OF through Texas cnt-
Tie, Mt the present momeut, are located
south and west Of Wichita, within "A
seml,circle of forty to fifty miles along
the Chikaslii, he Three Nenneschas
and their tributaries, Within this cir
Gle can be found two.thirds of the en-
tire drive-not driven west. \ drouth
unprecedented In severity, since the
opening of this trade, has been the
controlling element IN designating the
present location Of this vast amount Of
stock. At Great bend, on the Arkansas
river, aud on the line of the A., Il. and
S. Il. road, there is perhaps twenty
thousand head of through cattle. Not
outstanding assertions TO the contra
~, Coii1yville can only boast of four
or i've thousand head
One week ago we promised to furnish
u correct statement OF the amount of
through cattle Tor the current season.
With this in view We put ourselves in
communication with Mr.. G. ii. Stone,
of Caldwell, who, ut his business place
there, has kept what has been consld-
cred truthful list or register of all
through Texas cattle, as they enter the
state at that Point. Mr.. stones an
swer TO otlr enquiries is that the regis
ter tor'thc present year fOots up 1872, III
head. This being disposed OF, we next
made application to Mr.. p. Montgom-
cry stock agent of the A, I. and $. +,
road, whose memorandum book shows
The numher oi through cattle located
IN this section TO be $4,000 head. Moth
ing could be palmer than this: The
drive l62,l27, or this number $4,000
located at Wichita, and $4,000 went
further on. ABORTION of them we still
And at Great bend, II few at Russell,
few more at Ellis, $4,000 perhaps of the
$4,000 to he accounted for, have been
drlyen into western territories, either
Tor contract purposes or to be wintered
in those regions. But it is evident that
haiti entire drive Of 1874 has already
been consumed and out of the way, so
far ~ this fall market is concerned.
This may surprise some who are not
in the habit at inquiring closely into
such matters. From Wichita. in addi-
tion TO those driven west from Els
worth and elsewhere, many thousands
have already disappeared. Apart from
those, last week alone near 1000 ere
sent hnok in the direction of Fort sill,
|. T., for Indian purposes, while 1900
more were shipped hy rail to Chicago,
~. Louis and Kansas City. This being
the condition of our market up to the
first OF August, although local journals
may continue to state that the number
OF cattle this fall Is "abOut the same as
last year, we rs confidently say they
are not in sight, and that half the en-
tire drive is already used up.
.Whcn nearly 1900 are disposed of in
one week IN July and leave therange,
and when we learn of the 5000 reg
istered fOi Wichita on their arrival,
only $4,000 are on the range now, and
fully 10000 ofthem have been disposed
OF, and are being held by the purchas-
ers until they can be- introduced law
fully into Missouri and Illinois, hold.
ers OF this class of stock can afford to.
look upon the picture. When hon
estly presented Is In one word rs fol-
lows: $4,000 head against 1870, 900, on
the Isl OF August, one year aga.
The amount ofcattle shipped from the
stock yards, as exhibited in the books
at the office for the months of MAY,
June and Julyinclusive, shows 5l7 cars
containing i2,l50 head exceeding by