The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-09-28
LIVE STOCK.
TODAY 8 QUOTATIONS.

BEEF CATTLE-COrn-feQ none.
BARREN Cows-Fat 21s6l3 cents.
SHIPPING-34 @3h cents.
STcCK-Per head, S9G918.
MICH Cows-With calves, S25@s40
SPRINGERs-Per head, S10@S30.
Hoss-Corn-fed 5@5h cents; timber fat 3@4;
Stock 2H@3.
81.60@S2. 90.
harness, sl5O@22O0 livery harness, s75@Sl75;
farm, S50@S125; ponies, $15@sSo.
MULEs--Extra heavy 5125@S2O0; medium $500
S1O0 small 230@5c.
The last Chicago Times says: Prices for ma
tive butchers stock also were weak, but the
market for all the cheaper qualities was good,
as compared with the fat stock trade. Good
feshy to choice steers sold to limited extent at
S. 25@s6.25. medium to fair at S45OGs5 10, and
common killing and shipping grades at $4,000
$40. The top of he market was 81 %, and was
age 1854 pounds. sold by Brown, Price & Co. to
samuels. he best droves from the far west
changed hands at "a 50@s5, and for Texan steers
SO. 75@4 25 was the range, though there were but
bulk of the trading in native butchers stock in
GLIDING COWS and mixed lots, was ut S3@S3.75.
SUockers and feeders sold fairly on the basis of
former quotations Some 1,06S-pound feeders
were taken by party from Ohio at S445, while
averages Of 100 less brought 1870. Ordinary to
good thrifty stockers. averaging 700 to 900
pounds, sold chiefly at sS@3.75.
changed in any way since last week. Good,
heavy square, serviceabe horses continue to
sell at good prices, while medium and common
stock is not wanted. 1t is too near the winter
season for such stock to sell even at low prices.
Some good. solid horses have been taken during
the past week for the lumber districts and salt
works.
how arrangements are made in the west for
feeding cattle on the ranches this winter we
will give the pat tcuars of one contract of which
we happen to be cognizant A firm has bought
nm n q N
of 500 in three fenced fields containing 1000
acres each, or 81, 900 in all. They have bought
Loo tons of rich prairie hay for $50 o. TO be de-
livered in these fields. The owner of the ground
distributes the hay as needed. and for his work
and pasture receives one-third of the profits af-
ter all the expenses are paid. The cattle ill be
culled over and sent to market through the
winter as circumstances may warrant. We can
not learn, though, that such arrangements as
this are common.
The Scotch polled-Angus cattle are gaining
very rapidly in favorw breeders in this coun-
try If the prices paid at Dexter park yesterday
can be taken as an indication of their popularity.
Twenty-Five head of them from the stock farm
of Geary Bros, Of London, Canada; were sold at
lings and two 2-year-olds) and sixteen cows and
hcifers. The females sold at from 1866 TO 81, 555
each, the outside figure being paid by Mr.. w;
Estill, of Estill, Missouri, for the 2-year-old
heifer Blue Ribbon. Mr.. Tompkins of FL Paso,
Illinois, paid 500 for Rose 5th, yearling heifer
The bulls sold at from eSl5 to $500. Average
price oil DuUS, silO; average price OF Iemdles
S709. The entire herd netted the owners Sl3, $50
The greater portion of the meat supply Of
Winnipeg has to be transported from Toronto.
While the weekly consumption in the city is
about l25 head of cattle, with a proportionate
number of sheep and hogs. the province of
Manitoba has furnished but 400 head of cattle
the entire season.
NEW YORK, September PA large refrigera.
tor, now building at the pier line in West Wash
ington market has attracted much attention
from its size and evident cost 1t is practically
two-story refrigerator eighty feet long and
twenty feet wide, built with hollow wooden
walls filled with some non-conducting mate.
rial, the whole building being timed
on the outside By inquiry among the
butchers 1t was ascertained that
an association of Chicago and New York butch
ers have organized for the transportation and
storage of dressed beef from Chicago and other
western cities in large quantities. Only the
coarser beef will be dealt in, and 1t is not ex-
pected that the price Of prime meat will be af-
fected. The business of bringing on single car
loads OF beet mas been done Tor long ume, but
a depot with storage capacity for several hun
dred tons Of beef may enable the association TO
control the market for coarse beef. IL the
scheme is successful 1t may end in doing away
with most Of the slaughtering in this city.