The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-15

rnl lines 81 railroad. IN October the severe
storms scattered many cattle on 'he pains,
distributing them over so wide an ex'ent OF
territory that their marketing goes over 10
another season. For these reasons there was
falling off In receipts OF cattle from The lar
west at Chicago aud points eastward. Taxing
western cattle as group, the ruling prices
for 1880 were about " cents per 100 POUNDS
higher than those for 1870.
Taking The cattle as received at chicago
Ia bulk, there Is a marked Improvement IN
quality. The export demand Tor b'gh
grades IL eXering a powerful influence I'D
The West, and the fact that tue cav
ming business was little overdone 10 1910
aud 1879 has turned attention from the IN
iefior cattle bought up at low prices Tor tnat
purppse 10 the better grades that bring more
money. Prices at the close OF 1850 were
abou, &c. per pound higher than IN pccem'
Der. 1879. Prices for October. Novemner'
and December were higher than at any date
since the autumn OF 1877. The b'ghest
nr,ces were realized IN December, when
sc COAST was paid Tor extra lots. r.
or The cattle shipped from Chicago about
ti0 GOO went westward. This covers the
sbipment OF bIooded cattle and the cattle
| taken by feeders. This Is an increase over
| 1879 Of about $4,000, aud an important fact
| il that This increase u iDadr up OF dairy
calves from New York, Pennsylvania, AID
ohio, which went principally to Farmers
west of Illinois. This was a new feature Of
The western cattle trade, and although more
| Than $4,000 calves were received at Chicago
during September, October, November. and
December, there was q good demand for
all, and prices ranged from S1@Slj per
head.
The shipments from Chicago were S1j, 2lj
head, leaving for home consumption and
manufacturers j03,919 head. In 1879 the
receipts were 1,2I5, 1872 head, and the ship
ments 4,T2G,903 head, leaving for home
consumption ass. S29 head. The increase
IN receipts and shipments at 81. Louis Is tri-
fling, but is larger at Kansas CITY and Peoria,
and cities like Council Bluffs increased
transactions about 5000 head. In gaugIng
the capacity OF the southwestern field. the
| transactions OF It. Louis and Kansas City
should be added TO the receipts by south
western roads at Chicago.
The result OF the years trade has been
more satisfactory 10 the Texas stOckmen
than hat OF any season since the excitement
as to Texas fever turned the tide against
them. In Indian Territory the cattle bust
ness has greatly increased, and many Chi
cago and 81. Louis capitalists bayC
been so fayorably impressed will
the seasons Work that they are
mixing preparations for establishing
extensive ranches in the spring. Through
out the southwest grazing region ailair'
were, UP to the severe weather III the las
week IN December, in very satisfactory
condition. and the prospects for heavy
trade in 1881 were as good, il not better
than at the beginning Of 1880. The cattle
business IN all the Territories Is Increasing
and it is likely that more capital Will be TN
ployed on the plains the coming season thar
ever before, and more pains taken IN pre-
parinc for the trade OF the future.