The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-05-11
LIVE STOCK.

THE cattle trade of this city is becoming one
of greater importance than many may suppose.
There are number Of dealers mere VINO are
anxious 10 buy all that are offered in condition
suitable for shipping purposes, ana hardly uay
masses when cars are not loaded at the stock
Yards for Chicago and st. Louis. the receipts
are still far below the demand, and while the
prices remain firm tor good, smooth stock, lower
GRADES show weakening tendency.
Mutton sheep are arriving more freely. but
they are not generally in real fine condition,
and some are offered on The market when are
really unfit for butchering purposes. There has
been remarkable scarcity of veal calves at all
the exchanges this season, ana there IS an nc
tive enquiry for them at good figures. Hogs are
coming in slowly, and the demand has almost
ceased Prices for all kinds OF good, fat stock
are very firm and are readily taken at quota
tons.
BEEF CATTLn-Corn-fed, 3@Sh cents
BARN oows-Fat S@3h cents.
sHIrPING-34@4 cents.
srcCK-Per head, Sl5@S20.
Mich cows-With calves, S259Si0.
sPaISGRHs-Per head, Sl0Gs30.
HoGs-Corn-fed, 5G5h cents; timber fat 3Gi;
''s sHs,Er.Mutton, a&@sK cents; stock, per head
HoRsEs~Extra fine, per span, s9Oa@s5oo fancy
harness, sl5Oas2Oo livery cob harness. TO@si'o;
MULKs-Extra heavy Sl25@s2OG medium soO@
so: small A3O0 %.
MANY thousands Of horses, cattle ana sheen
are being driven from southern oregon
The Spanish horse is small and has strong
dash of African blood.
vada, find little food, and many are perishing.
In the adjoining hills the crop IL pelteri anu cat
'rhe nearer a fattening animal approaches ma
turity the greater is the proportion OF fat IN the
gross increase obtained;
Cotswold sheep have large, handsome frames,
well covered with flesh, and great propensity
to fatten Their mutton is apt to be rather
coarse grained. 60,
squires & Co.. Of Waterloo, Iowa, sheared iour
hundred sheep last week, ana their dead bodies
have already been shipped TO an Omaha render
ing est sblshment. A chilling storm Killed the
whole flock at one blow. 80,
The Chicago Times says Texas through cattle
are sin arriving pretty freely for 10 early In the
season. and for this description, as also for de-
sirable native butchers stock there was a good
local inquiry at fully former quotations, Texans
selling 10 the extent OF p or Is carloads at a
range OF 81. 50 TO = 20 for ''grassers," with Z
cars of corn-fed Texas steers, averaging ], 100
pounds, at s5.S5. Poor 70 good naive COWS,
heifers, bulls and mixed stun ranged At $500 20
~ sO s, SsLa an and feeder trade gain quite
demoralfzed owing 10 the large y1latiOn of
this class OF sock in the handsv teulatOrs
that has taken place within the paSiew days.
The opposition Of cattle men on the plains to
white and straw berry roam shOrt-horns Is said
10 be due % the circumstance that their progeny
resemble Texas cattle In color, and are there
fore Objectionable.
that he has shipped SO head Of beei cattle from
T-trh 10 eastern markets during the past year.
ne avs Utah furnishes 40.o00 head Of beef cattle
10 eastern markets every year, and cattle aisers
have realized about SIS Per head
There l. q constantly Increasing demand foi
American trotting bred horses In al parts Of the
world and scarcely a week passesfhat some arr
NOT sent % foreign countries. MI. y. J. Ireacy,
III Eeutuckv. lately sold and shipped eiRht head
III ehoifaoiv- bred animals Of the above class %
parties In New Zealand.
TIE Wapletou Iowa Press cites 40 an instance
Of Ire Iige-sinef boom In that vicinity that DOE
st0aF- fuyer alone bought -, - worth 81 cattle
~ shiumeut during ne ART eleven days Of
Anil The ssule maj shipped thiriy-clsht cars
I'll oaffle and hogs from hun0nh county NE hrsi
f.irIr fsr. 0f April and thirty seven ears OF hos
srd ..y-rfF- four 81 cattle since January ].
7fe Interest of sheep huslandry IN kansas
"a In The lrst two years increased rapidly The
lfsIndless rIurts q pasture le1s IN me west are
ins- rr-reirIur rec0euituf md 1ari7 are being
t.,-iel.f In n large uufnters- The increase
sine Farfh Issh has been rAIld- IN mat year
% nr.r-zlI-s' returns gave a. ne uial number
III shaer Ia fhe state. ~ ~ n la5l, et.all
utfa lie s.rrlrstrs q rsliatle sheep men place
~ f,urni.lr. March 1. ia ~ l.5So.9o