The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-12
LIVE STOCK

THR cattle trade Of this city Is becoming one
OF greater Importance than many may suppose
lhere are number of dealers here who are
ANXIOUS IN buy all that ARE offered In Il condition
suitable for shipping purposes and hardly day
y" SEES when cars are not loaded at the stock.
yarlS l,r Chicago and 81 Louis The receipts
ale tt'll lar be,ow the demand and while the
prices remain firm Tor good. smooth stock, lower
grades show weakening tendency.
Mutton sheep are arriving more freely but
they are not generally in real fine condition,
ana some are offered on The market which ARE
really unit for bntrhufing purposes There has
hecn remarkable scarcity of veal calves At all
the exchanges this season. and there IL nm NO
tive enquiry for them nj good figures Hogs are
coming In slowly aud the demand has almost
ceased Prices for all kinds of good fat stock
are very firm, and are readily taken at quota
tons.
TODAY QUOTATIONS.
BEEF CArrLn-Corn.tcd, ScpSI. cents
BARN Cows-fat Sta3h cents
Suirrisa-3SMi cents.
srcCK-Per head, Sl5Gs2l
Mich Cows-With calves s2hGaSiO.
spnisdkRs.-per head. slNo.,O
Hoos-Corn-fcd, 5dG5N cents; timber fat 3d4;
stock. 2S6p3
snRsr-Mutton, sA@sS cents; stock, per head
9lGOals2 90
HoHsEs-EXtra fine per span, SO NoSNa fancy
harness, sl5oeosIt livery harness, s75@si55
farm, s5Oe5sl2j ponies, rl56SsSo
az, MuLknEhlra heavy tl45ps!oG medium s506a
wv kmnll rNho ~
In central Montana there IL band of govern.
mcnt cattle and mules, numbering about 500 run
h'ng NJ argc on tho I me ranges. They have
broken away, M different time, from the govern.
lnehI herds, AM. gath, rlhg ino this warlike band
are as herce as the wild buffalo, Hunters often
run across them between the Bear Paw and Big
Horn ranges OF IN uutainS, and recognize some
ofthem 10y the brand
he roundup In Indian Territory is nearly
hnished II shows that the loss of stock the
IA kLiN I.V MAS NaI ~
never IN better condition ut this season. and
VIII reach the market u month earl or than
usual Tho increase In herds surprises the
veteran stocsmen, some tenants ON the Chcru.
hes strip are fencing their ranges, probably by
| consent OF the Indian authorities,
Atohl of les ShUrt.hurns were sold I'm Eng.
lanu last year al an average VI slSh. a per head
against l,S!O head In Is, u, slG s itr head
Iho estmaled average prices In this cnualry tor
| the two years published last week. Nns sISn ~
III 1881, and hii iu 1850 which would show ms
| much OF growth Ia appreciation here ms de.
, cline IN England. Tho Marx Lane Express at.
tributes The decline over there To what lt terms
me 'shorl' horn fancy by which IL means that
rich Ehglishmcn have been breeding for pedi
| give aud name at cxtravagaut cost without rc.
| gard Ia intrinsic merit
The good qualiyoI the fat cattle recently mar
kelod IN hicago has caused general COMMENT
Ihc Ilttshurg NlOVkm II SAYS. "lt was a com.
mon remark In hicagu last week that there werr
morc good cattle ON sale than In amy week for n
long time, II was matter OF keen satisfaction
iot an observing stckmnn IL wander through
the pens and feast his eyes on the product of
western Feeding enterprise One could almost
imagine himself In u fat stock exhibition The
feeders OF the west arO prugi, ssinI with "A
rapllly which IN making them the foremost
stockmcn In the world. -
Asingular piece OF tascslity has been devcl.
opcu III connection with tho Kansas city stock.
ynrds, An owner sells u number nf hogs by
weight, and In the absence OF the purchaser hi,
removes number ut the largest aid substitutes
sma Ter ones nom another pen, thus dp.polinR
the buyer OF several hundred pounds of hogs
which he has paid for Several dealers are In
| sive. '>
| The Napa Register relates the following,
Not long. ago when the grass was short In
| thy southern part of California, John Fin.
neil bought OF Lankcrshim & Van Nuys, in
| LOS Angeles county, l2uNO sheep At 81 per
mead, giying his note therefor. Nine thousand
o. lhctn ne had driven to his broad range IN
| Tchsma county Some time after he again via.
| itod Los Angeles 10 make arrangements Tor tho
transfer OF The remaining 30uO. Hut In thu
meant'me mutton on foot had appreciated IN
value AMI The original owners OF the sheer
wanted 70 buy back the remainder of the old
nNs They arr worth $3.50 per head now,
SAID the shfvwd purchaser but rive me credit
ON my note Tor H. ", aud the aOOO ,hrcp ar,
youfs The terms were acccied 10. both mar.
Yes TO the trade were satisfied aud low Mr
finnell 10 clipping from his aUOi sheep vool tha,
wiz pay him VI 10 the fleece.