The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-22
LIVE STOCK.

THR receipts Of cattle fave fallen or In the
last week, and butchers are only enabled to Sc
cure what are required for home consumption
aud the demands from the towns and country
surrounding. Mutton sheep are offered freely.
while veal calves and spring lambs are coming
III slowly. Hogs are plentiful for all require
ments. Prices Of cattle are very firm, and fat,
smooth heeves will, no doubt, bring fraction
over quotations. There Is a good demand for
horses, mules and ponies.
TO-DAY QUOTATIONS.
BHRF CATTlk-Com-fed,n none.
BARREN Cows-Fat 2kelh cents
sHlPr1NG-3@SA cents
STcCK-Per head, t9@flS.
NILCH cows-With calves, s25Gei0
SPRING gks-Pcr head, sl0GsS0.
Hoos-Corn.fcd, 5Q5h cents; timber fat se.s
stock, 2h@3.
snrvrMutton, sSsx GEMS; stock, pcr heed
HoRs,s--ENtra fine, per span, sGocGSs0o fancy
harness. sl5o9s1OG; livery harness, s;5@sl7S;
farm, $500 sl25; ponies, sl5t1SS0.
AuLEs.EXtra hoa'y t2S@,s2oo medium Sa0a
$50 small tS0sSu.
The Drover's Journal publishes the following
statement OF the Chicago receipts OF Texas cat
lo thus fur this year as compared with the cor
responding ume last year up TO tho week end.
July 10.
Texas cattle received season 1881 ......llS.7s
Texas cattle received season lSSl.,,,..,.. S. 500
Increase 1889 over 1851. ................. 1900
hIIlNNlk uuIlUk lut luOnlU Ol MNTNN, lNNs, iUU
head; month Of April ?,.0lmunth of May, Is &c.,
month of June, 5S,?Sl month OF July up 10 date
26,4O0 Arrivals during the month OF May, ISL
LOCO month OF June, 1850; month OF July to
the 10Th, 1000 twill be seen that current 70.
cop,S and the aggregate receipts this year arc
very much heavier than last. In ordinary years
| the Texas season IL not fairly inaugurated until
July, aud this year 1t will be seen receipts were
bS2SO during June. against Ia iOO during the cor.
responding month last year,
"Far-wcSt CATTLE says tho Drovers Journal
are beginning To come In u scattering way and
very shortly they will be coming regularly,
making up large proportion OF tho daily re-.
CeiplS. Present prices are us follows Nntercd
Texans $3.50 to s. "a train OF 40 southern
through Texans, l,0Si lbs, sold on Monday at
sG6O, but we have received no such cattle from
ME nor'h yet aud outside quotations are, there
fore uncertainty halfbrceds, Sh.2s TO tS60, and
Americans, ~ IS ~ " for medium 10 extra fat
stock, AZ yet there have been no really good
| conditioned wintercd Texans from the north.
! west aud ranohmcn who have sent In stock
have appeared to be little nervous, as Il were,
and afraid that present high prices Nigh DO TOO
good 10 keep. II Is rather sorry spectacle W
see 40 TO ypo.lb through Texans selling AZ ~ 20
" ~ aud heavier wintcred cattle going vi a. Is
70 u - al the same time but such has been seen
HIS now necessary TO keep tho market reason.
ably nee from ill.conditioned stock, As Suyers
are Just In the mood 10 make the best kind OF
use OF anything ike glut In supplies, They
| pay current rates much moro reluctantly Tor
| thln, low.gradc stock than good, well .fattcnsl
cattle, and VIII certainly lose no opporlunIty "a
break thu market on ow.grsdc cattle Grass h
good and cattle should be kept al homo until IN
reasonable market condition"