The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-19
LIVE STOCK

THE cattle trade of this city Is becoming one
OF greater Importance than many may suppose
There are number of dealers here who arc
anxious 10 buy all that are offered in condition
suitable for shipping purposes, aud hardly day
passes when cars are not loaded at the stock.
yards for Chicago and st Louis. The receipts
are sun far below the demand, and while the
prices remain firm for 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 unfit for butchering purposes. There has
been remarkable scarcity of veal calves ut all
the exchanges this season. and there is an 40
i've enquiry for them at good figures. Hogs are
coming In slowly, and the demand has almost
ceased. Prices for all kinds of good, fat stock
are very firm, and are readily taken at quota
tons.
TODAY s QUOTATIONS..
BEEF CATTLn-Com-fed, $685. cents
BARN Cows-Fat 80 ia cents.
SnIrplNG-3A@nl cents
STCCK-Per head, Sl5@e2n.
Mich cows-With calves, s25@si0.
SPRISGERs-Per head, SlOGsSO
Ho0s-Corn.fed, 5@5h cents timber fat 3@i;
stock, 2b@3
sHEEr-Mutton, SA@Sh cents; stock per head
sl.60@s2 90
HoRsEs--EXtra fine, per span, s1O'Ss5O0 fancy
harness. Sl5O@S20O livery harness, s75@sl75;
farm, s50@sl25, ponies, Sl5ms30.
MuLEs-Extra heavy 5l25tGs2OO; medium $500
90. small xS0nsS
The supply Of beef cattle is exhausted both
In Butte and Deer Lodge, Montana territory
In Schuyler county, Pennsylvania, during tho
past year, t66l Al was paid AZ damages and costs
for sheep killed by dogs.
Many th0us nds Of horses, cattle and sheep
are being driven from southern Oregon
The value of live stock In the state Of Illinois
IL indicated M follows Horses, $50 S36 go; cat.
ue. VI, 80 ,6y mules and asses, s7,07s,S36 sheep,
SIS S7Ot; hogs, sl,72GG total: SUI 9s9,s2
center, is quite favorable rs to condition OF
stock. The men In this trade there state that
the loss during the winter will not exceed l per
cont They say that cattle were never In better
condition ut this season. and that fat gra SIZED
cattle will lie placed on the market fully u month
earlier than last year. The number of calves
dropped this year Is surprise TO stock men
Last year the increase was small, but this year
II is enormous. No through herds of cattle
have yet put III nm appearance, but two herds
will reach that point about the 10Th inst
Speaking of the recent boom In the market FOL
beef and live cattle the Boston Commercial
says: That the supply of cattle availa.
bio for beef purposes should be 80 reduced
at the present time In the United States Us to
lead 10 an advance of - or 80 per cent In
prices of beef within the past fortnight is some.
thing which was certainly not generally ex.
pected About four years ago an article In a
leading periodical, expressing the opinion that
vast surplus of cattle was being produced on
the estcrn grazing lands, attracted much at
tenion, and Its conclusions We're generally nc
cepted rs correct During the boom" of iS79.SC
fresh beef was almost the only article of mer.
Chandisc which made no advance, choice hind.
quarters selling on the LIST Of January. 1850, n,
l.2 cents, which was precisely the same quota.
ton as on the list OF January, 1879, To-day
price.N cents represents un advance, therefore
gilmore than A. per cent since that time
The influence which has brought about thi,
enhanced cost of beef is the present extensive
export trade In American cattle and meat Bu
the fact that such exports decreased somewha
last year had led many TO suppose the supply o.
cattle In the states would readily adjust Itself tC
the demand. The following table shows tn,
beef cattle from all parts of the United States II
1881, MS compared with 1880
No ofcattle. Value,