The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-04
LIVE STOCK.

THE grass around Rockport, in this state,
is good, and cattle are in trst-rate condi-
tlon. The beef, III fact, is better than it has
been at this season for years.
-Four Dutch cows imported into Massa-
chusetts brought plague which was cradi-
Gated in six years at cost of $1,000
The cows in Florida are small and poor,
and get their living by diving for the grass
under the shallow water of the st. Johns,
and when milking-time comes they go after
the cows with Il boat; and an 0bseryant
lady says, they put rope over her horns,
and lead her to the bank and get Il pint of
milk.
John Martin and J. d. Thomas of Paris.
Texas, and A. A. Green, Jr., of Gainesville,
Texas, filed in the Office OF secretary of
state articles OF incorporation of the Yves
tern Prairie cattle company; capital, $780,
GOO, the object being to buy, sell and i'm
prove cattle, and do general rancho bust
ness in Texas, New Mexico, and Indian
Territory,
1t is generally believed that Mr.. Rich
ardson, of New Jersey, first introduced lung
plague from England, in shipment OF
short.horns, and, discovering the true ma
ture OF the disease, stamped it out by the
slaughter of his whole herd, valued at So
0OO. A sequel to this is that some of the
llNlEhbblS lltNl llltlI SIOUX injected DIV USING
the hay taken from barn where the dis.
eaged cattle had been. There are, however.
no recorded facts by which this story can
be corrOboratCd.
- The aurochs, or.wild oxen, which survive
only in the imperial forests of Lithuania
ana Poland, threatened, u few years ago, to
become extinct, and strict orders were
issued for their preservation. Under i'm.
perial protection they have multiplied TO
about 600 head, and hunt was recently
permitted near Bielostoc Two aurochs
were killed and sent TO st, Petersburg.
1t is reported that this is the scverest win
ter in Idaho since 1875. The stock is suffer
ing very much for want of food, and il is
feared that when the thaw comes that many
OF them will stick in the mud and die as
they will not have sufficient strength TO ey-
trcate themselves.
We clip the following from the Red River
Chronicle, published ut San Lorenzo, New
Mexico:
Never before in the history of New Mex
lco have there been so many transfers of
ranges and stock animals at good prices as
at present; There are two potent reasons
for that. In the first place, the prices of
cattle have reached such maximum that
many stock men think it good investment
to sell their ranch and animals at present
Soou prices, ana engage in something else
where they can enjoy the benefits OF ciyli-
cation, ut q neighboring town, by giving
their wives IN opportunity to see the world
in company, and allow their children to 20
to school. The other reason is that mon.
eyed men see a good opportunity to make
money hand over fist by buying up
small ranches and engaging in cattle-raising
on the wholesale. Both sides are justified
in their action. The frontiersman who
has commenced some years ago on
u small scale, "roughing it" as they call il,
to make both ends meet, after having in
creased his herd to such number to live
now pretty comfortably on the income. en-.
tertains fears that the present high prices
will not last, and therefore Jumps nj the
oiler to sell ut good figures.
DALLAS LIVE STOCK MARKET.
BEEF CATTLE-Corn.fed.S aSb cents.
BARN cows--Fat 2hd2A cents
SrcCR-Per hcad, sl5@s2O
Mich cows-With calves, s25GsiO
sPRlNGERs-Per head. sl0dS30
.H0Gs-Corn'fed, 6@Gk cents; timber fat i65
stock, SOAK. ' 'Ss''
., snEEsr.Mutton, SsSah cents; stock, per head
HoRsEs-Extra fine, per span, slOlGs5Oo fancy
harness, sl6OdS2OO; livery harness, S75dsl55.
farm s5O@sl25; ponies, Sl5GsS0
MulEs-Extra heavy Si25@s20O medium 5000