The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-01-18
TnETEXAs CATTLE DRIVE,
Reliable and Interesting Information
on this Subject

Captain w, II, kingsbery, OF Kings
berry, Alger u Co., returned on Mon
day from Texas, where he has been for
the past -four months on business.
Knowing that the Captain was thor
oughly familiar with the prospects Of
the Texas cattle trade, aud could give
information, which had not been pub
llshed, reporter OF the Price Current
called upon him on Wednesday.
Reporter-What portion OF Texas
have you travelled over
Captain Kingsbery--l have been
from Houston 10 san Antonio, and
through the country between that town
and the Rio Grande river, and south to
the coast.
Rep.-liow Is the supply OF cattle?
Captain K.--C0ttle are scarcer than
! ever saw them In Texas. There are
but very few, except In the pastures,
until you get ~ far down ~ Live Oak
and McMullen counties. Morgan, the
steamship man, IL running line OF
steamers between Rockport and Ha-
vana, and has had q contract with
Coleman, Matthias Il Fulton, by which
they We're TO furnish him | 800 head of
cattle q week-at the present time
| 900 head week are being furnished.
Morgan gets In Havana $40 per head.
This contract has served to advance
the price Of cattle,
Rep.-What did you hear about the
coming drive?
Captain K--From what could learn
the drive will be about the same AZ last
year, and most Of the cattle will be
contract Captain Richard King, of
San Gertrudes, Nueces county, will
drive $1,000 head, which have been
contracted for. Devices n Ellison will
drive more cattle than any other firm
or individual-I have been told $4,000
head, but cannot say correctly. The
most of them have been contracted for.
Num- II Co, will drive about 5000 or
1900 for the open market. Dillworth
and Littleiield have had several thou
sand head in Denton county, which L
do not think have been contracted for.
w. j. Fountain will drive couple Of
thousand head for the open market
aud j. Dawson about the same num-
her. j. N. Clarke will drive 1000 for
the open market. Millett Bros. will
also drive, but how many cannot say.
| do not think that their cattle have
been contracted for 0ge " Wood
ward will drive for the open market,
but l cannot give the number. Ihave
been told that John Slaughter would
drive for the open market. j. j. Eli
son will drive, probably, under con-
tract. Jim Reed will drive for the
open market. DIR. A. s. Simmons will
drive 1000 head, and j. Il, Bennett
from 5000 to 1000 head. l.. M. IT,,
Pope will drive, but how many head |
cannot say. w. w. Schaetier will
drive 1000 head for the open market,
and Klngsbery, Alger u Co. 5000 head
also for the open market. These are
about all that eau remember at the
present time, but rs expect to leave
for Texas in few days l will endeavor
to write and keep you posted.
Mr.. George Il. Reynolds, OF Las Ami
mas, Colorado, who is In Texas on bu-
siness and pleasure, writes to Mr.. l.. A.
Allen, of Irwin, of Allen Il Co., from
Fort Griffin, under date Of December
ia. III tne COURSE Vi tne ietler nc
says; ~ have been here about one
month. Cattle are very high in price.
One year old steers are rated at s. %;
two year olds at $ll 90; three year olds
at SIS 90, and four year old steers at
$50 90. There can be no yearling
steers bought here for less than ~ 90.
They may be n little cheaper in the
spring, but it is doubtful, They are
about as high in Northern Texas AS
they are in Colorado. Good fatcows are
ready cash at $l5 90 here, There is no
chance to buy here 80 as to make any
thing at all. Cows with calves bring
SIS 90 when sold, but none to sell at
that price here. l can't tell whether |
will go South or not in the spring. u
kansas City Price Current.