The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-26
LIVE STOCK
TODAY Il QUOTATION

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| BRgY CATTLl- Corn-fed. none.
BARREN Cows-FaL 2l,Go3 cents
SnIPrlNG-3AM3R cents.
STCCK-per head s9MelS.
Mich Cows-With calves S259SiO.
| srRiE0ERs-Per head, sl0&t30
HO0s-IOrn.fCd 6dt6b cents; timber fat 304.
| stock. 2bM3.
snEEr-Mutton 1908, cents; stock, per head
81. 60GS2 90
HogsEs---Extra fine, per span, S;i0O@s50G fancy
harness. elb0De20G livery harness s7b@gl75,
farm, s50@Sl2b; ponies 8l5m930
MuLEs1Extra heavy 5s25GDS2Oo; medium s5Oa
/ sl00 small ki0G5G.
1T ia now pretty certain" says the Droycrs'
Journal, that we are Ia have the finest display
of fat stock, especially In the cattle department
at the coming fat stock show IN Chicago that has
ever been seen In tho United States For The
past two or three years several parties have been
getting small herds OF the leading breeds of nuc
cattle ready for the show To come OH hero In Ma.
ycmbcr, aud exhibitors that have heretofore had
on exhibition one, two or three animals ms fine
rs need be, will, at the coming show, have any
where from ten to twenty animals as fine as cGn
be produced"
Tho organization Of the Texas. Continental
Transportation company was completed In Chi
Caeo on Friday, The capital is fixed ut $500 900
Mr. David lllggs hitherto associated officially
win the American Refrigerator line was elected
president and general manager His hcaduuar.
lcrs VIII be In Cincinnati General EldrItlpr of
Chicago, was elected general sOlicitornud Louis
Kane, secretary. The general manngcr was
authorized to order 800 cars dcliycrnbIe he.
fore January lstncxt. The operations of the now
line will be restricted To the lu.tiuvon svstr,,,
OF railways with tho Chesapeake Il Ohio as tho
outlet to the Atlantic cities, and the Southern
racine MS the outlet westward and the trnnsuurL
OF dressed beef will be made u speciality. IA ia
expressly stipulated that the company shall not
chcrOnch upon the territory or rnlnC relations of
the American Refrigerator line 1t IL under.
STOOD that this company Will be operated In con
junction with cooperative association of Texas
stock raserS, and specific amount of traffic ms
beeh guaranteed in advance Chicago will moi
share directly In the tuilic operations of Tho
new line, but Louisville, Cincinnati. Rirhmond
and tho Atlantic cities VIII
An exchange has the following "The profits
OF inc cattle business are ut the end OF rome =,
said II gentleman 10 me In in fl very otnr,ilar
way, ns though his meaning was plain aud his
words needed no explanation asked him 10
repeat his maxim, and thereby intmatcd thnt
dld not understand liz hidden depth Pointing
ont OF ear wnjow, he said DO you sec that
,euoW on horseback" Yes, saw that follow ON
horseback DO you see that rope on hi, sad
dle'bouY Yes, saw that, too Well. that
fellow Is II COW boy aud he s ranging aronnd In
IND slrays II he sees u COW, steer, or "A hull
without brand, or acnlt year old without its
mother ho throws the lsrat then HE horso
gives Hortof Jump backward, aud tho animal
IL thrown, and he gets OFT hi, horse and mi, Ma
own brand on, aud the animal Is inst as much
ms as II he had bought II. That's the law, II
nos working for wages II belongs TO his boss,
" no ~ In business for himself 1t belongs To
himself; some of the small ranohmcn Keen
up their stock In this way They cntch
good many In thu course OF n year /
asked II brands were ever Countetlritcd "You'd
better DO caught killing man than counter.
feitnga brand he said Il think irs nbnnt
iorly years In the pcnitcntiary, Tho Wyomiug
stockmen.s association keep three detectives al
Omaha They 40 on board every cattlc.car that
arrives and look 1t tho brand Of every animal
u th.y hnd steer with your brand on ono OF
my cars, they send word To whore the cattle are
To be sold, aud YOU get the money that your an
imAl brings, Then the man who shipped The
one Of his ears '