The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-07-26
LIVE STOCK.

CATTLE are coming in very slowly and barely
sufficient are offered daily to supply the local
demand. AT this season OF the year the arrivals
should be large, and considering the abundant
grass on all the ranges, should be fat and
smooth. Prices have advanced abouta quarter
OF cent since last report MUTTON sheep are
also becoming scarce and are eagerly taken II
fitted for the shambles Veal calves and spring
lambs have entirely disappeared from the pens,
There il still good enquiry for horses, mules
and ponies and prices are very firm.
TODAY QUOTATIONS.
BEEF CArTLK-Corn-fed, none
BARREN Cows-Fat 2k.6ss cent?
SURPRISINGLY cents.
STcCK-Per head, s9CdSlS.
Mich Cows-With calves, s25@ei0.
SPGIEGEEs-Per head, sl0Gt30.
HoGs-Corn-ted, 5G5h cents; timber fat 3@i;
stock, 2h6cS.
sHEEr-Mutton, Sk@Sa cents; stock, per head
Sl.6O@S2 90
HoRsEs-Extra fine, per span, s30o@s5oG fancy
harness, sl5OGs2OG livery harness, S75@sl75;
farm, SbO@Sl25; PONIES, sl5GsS0.
MULEs-.Extra heavy sl25&S2OO; medium $500
70 small SSOtSV.
We clip the following from the Pittsburg
stocknan Of a late date;
Among the stOckmen who expect 20 feed OK
tenslyely next winter are our triends of eastern
Pennsylvania. The farmers of that region are
thorough in their production of tine beef and in
the era OF high prices through which we are
now passing have put magnificent lot of beeves
On the seaboard markets Of course they have
uniformly realized high prices and have very
| naturally and properly made money. Unless
something unforeseen occurs, these best of feed.
ers will produce more fat cattle next spring than
| IN any preceding season. They have endless
quantities OF hay, and are hopeful of plenty OF
corn. At what age should the prime fat steer
| be ready for market. in order to combine the
best profit of the feeder with the best product for
| the consumer? Simply rs y matter of giving the
most pounds ut the least cost, the earlier the
| steer can be marketed the more money can be
realized by the farmer. But il is not the young
est animal that makes the finest beef. The ten.
| dency TO early maturity is now general and not
a few consumers urge that this haste is made 10
some extent ut the expense of quality in the
product. IL has been demonstrated clearly
within the pastyes that prime beeves, approx
mating to 1000 pounds in weight can be put on
| the market NJ years of age, and many mag
nilcent 2-year-olds have gone 10 the block as
! prize animals in that time. But is the beef of
these young things equal 70 that OF the old time
| 8-yearold or 5-ycar-old? 1t must be conceded
! that the general preference among consumers is
I for the greater age i'll the matter of quality,
although choice 2-year-uld beef does not lack
| for claimants IS to its superiority. 1t seems
| likely though, that the average age of fat cattle
Will continue 10 shorten The 3-year-Old Is now
| almost us common among prize stock rs the
| 1-year-old once was, and the latter has almost
| wholly taken the place OF the G-year-old The
| Improvement in the quality Uf the younger
steers has also been quite marked, though il
/ hNo lhihll htpk pHtt WIN INT plbHltsh Ill Qlth
development 1t Is a well-Cstablished fact,
| however that early maturity is one of the lead
Ing points of profit 10 the feeder and since this
! Is the Gaze the tendency 10 push the calf from
| It's birth 10 the shambles will increase. with Il
| possibility that the soldity and richness of the
young becyes may be improved, and the
probability that the popular taste may be more
generally cultivated To preference for its
! flesh
W. d, Ives, NJ F., Hon. NJ H. Cochran, j. P.
Wisler, and Hon. W. Oglsie and Others are
seeking incorporation ut Ottawa us the Domin-
ion cattle company. for the purpose OF breeding
raising buying and selling CATTLE horses, sheep
and other stock, aud the carrying on i'll all its
branches of stock iaising at or in the state OF
| Texas and Indian territory, and elsewhere IN
the United States of America, and also III the do
hinion Of Canada, particularly in the northwest
territory, with head Office III the city OF Sher
| brooke,
Wilson Wsddingham's immense cattle ranch
seventy miles or 80 due east of Las Vegas
known as the Montoya grant, has been sold, II
Is twenty-nine miles square and thirty.fvC
miles long The sale was made TO wealthy
English syndicate, which planks down n million
and half for the property and all that goes
with the ranch.
caarter has been issued At Springfield 10 the
Texas, Chicago ~ Nortlwes,ern live. stock com
Pany, with capital of ST. $4,000.