The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-10
LIVE STOCK

THE ca tile trade OF this city Is becoming one
OF greater Importance than many may suppose
There are u number of dealers here who are
anxious To buy all that are offered In u condition
suitable for shipping purposes, ani hardly day
passes when ears are not loaded nj the stock.
yards for Chicago aud ST. Louis The receipts
ARE still far below the demand, ana while the
prices remain firm tor good, smooth stock, lower
grades show Il weakening tcndcuCy
Mutton sheep are arriving more freely but
they are not generally In real tine condition,
and some are offered on the market which ARE
really unit for hutchoriug purposes. There has
been remarkable scarcity of veal calves At all
the exchanges this season, and there is an &c
tive enquiry for them nj good figures. Hogs are
coming In slowly aud the demand has almost
ceased. Prices Tor all kinds of good, lut stock
are very firm and are rcudily taken At quota
tons,
TODAY QUOTATIONS.
BEEF Characterized 3G3h CentS.
BARN Cows-EaL SI3S GEMS.
SuIrrIS0--3atni cents.
SrCCk-PCr head, 5lhGf2l
Mich COws-With calves, s2b6Dsi0
srRiS0ERS-rcr head, sl00sSO.
Ho0s-Corn.icd, 5&5S cents, timber fat, 3yAi
stock, 2s01S,
MoR..s%ES,ra fine. per span, sOoassco fancy
harness, slbOCtSsOG livery harness, s15qSl75
farm, sbO@slN ponies, SlhUGsSO
MuL.s.Extra heavy Sl2o@s!CO medium $500
! 90. small AO@sS.
Many thousands Of horses, cattle aud sheep
are hclug driven from southern oregon,
The Spanish hsrSc Ia small aud has u strong
dash Of African blood,
| Cattle on the flats along the Carson river, Ne.
/ yadn, find little food, aud many are pcriShing.
In the adjoining hills the crop is better and cat.
tic there are thriving.
The nearer iattcning animal approaches ma.
turily the greater is the proportion Of fat In the
1 gross Increase obtained.
| CoiswOld sheen have large, handsome frames,
well covered with flesh, and n great propensity
to iNttcn. Their mutton Is apt to be rather
coar'cVrOlned,
SquiMs Il Co., Of Waterloo, Iowa. shcarcd four
hundred sheep. last week, ami their dead bodies
have already been shipped To an Omaha rcudcr.
ing establishment A chilling storm Killed the
| whole flock at one blow
The Chicago Times says Texas through cattle
ARE still arriving pretty freely FOR 20 early In the
season, aud for this description, rs also for lie.
Sirablc native butchers stock there was u good
local inquiry at fully former quotations, Texans
selling ~ the extent OF % or - carloads nj 4
range of Si,hl 10 g ~ for "graSsors, with
ears OF Corn-icd Texas steers, averaging |, 100
pounds, at $3.50, Poor to good native cows
helrCn, bulls, aud mixed stun ranged AT $500 Il
- 10, with the bulk of sales NJ 500 ~ SN2i
Tho stockcr and feeder trade was again quit,
demorali1cd, owing to the large accumulation Of
this class Of stock In tho hands of sp, culatop
that has taken place within the past FEW days
The opposition OF cattle men on the plains u
white and strawberry roam short horns IL sait
10 be dlic TO the circumstance that their rrogCn,
resemble Texas cattle In color and arv thctc
fore Objectionable
A catledcalcr Informs the Salt Lake Tribune
that he has shipped bVO head Of beef cattle irun
Utah To eastern markets during the past year
lie says Utah furnishes iNCVO head OF beef caltl,
~ eastern markets every year. aud cattle. aiScr,
have realized about ST. per head.
| There lisa constantly Increasing demand ~
American trutting.sred horses Ia all parts of III,
wotld, and scarcely week passes that some AR
not sent ~ foreign Countries Mt II, J. Itsacy
Of Kentucky. lately sold and shipped eight hea,
OF choierly bred animals OF the above class Il
? parties IN New Zealand.
The Maplcton, Iowa. Press elites as an inslanc,
/ OF the livestock boom IN that vicinity that on
stock.bueyr alone bought scN13s worth Of cnttl
/ for shipnitnt during the first eleven days o
April The same msu shipped thirty.eisht car
OF cattle and hogs nom Nvnvna county The frs
nine days OF Aptll aud thirty seven cars Of no.
aud seventy. four OF cattle sncc January l,
1ht Interest of shvep husbandfy IN kausa
/ has In the lsst Two years increased Rapidly Tn