The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-08-04

What Is Doing in the Bnsiness In
Wyoming and Elsewhere.

~ @AAs IVAN 70 OcoAAN ASAaAAo
whose ranch is in the Sweetwater
country, in Wyoming, has been sold for
$4,000 0 cash to a Scotch company,
whose headquarters are in Edinburgh.
The sale was negotiated by Mr.. Alex.
Majors, who is now in Edinburgh, and
| by Mr. David Street, of Council Bluffs.
The number of head of cattle in the
herd is not known AT the present writ
ing, but the herd has been the most
prosperous in the west under Mr..
Stewards direction. He has put large
sums of money into it and taken large
sums out"
THE PRosPECTs.-The shipments OF
stock, usually heaviest in August
and September, are a little uncertain
yet. A month ago, before the "break''
of a dollar in prices, when a ranch was
worth more than fifty mines, cattle
were shipped east as fast as the market
would stand. Since that time ranch.
men have been holding their cattle to
feed them on the later and dryer
grasses, and cover their ribs thicker
with solid flesh. The stock is in excel.
lent condition this season, SURPRISING
that of any previous years, and prices
are still well up. 1t is doubtful, how.
ever, If many cattle men who can
afford to keep over their three-year-
Odds will sell them this season unless
prospects change.-lOmaha Herald.
WEDNESDAYS SALEs.-The Drov-
ers's Journal telegraphs as follows:
Burke & Cooley sold thirteen cars Of
Organs cattle, averaging $50 pounds at
"a. 10. Jackson sold a train of Rankin's
half-breeds, averaging 1160 pounds at
$3.50. The market is firmer.
DISEASED SToCK.-Richard Frewen
had en- route to Wyoming destined for
the Powder River country, 40 head OF
line bulls which were purchased in
Kentucky. Out of the 40, eight sud
denly died neal Waterloo station in
Nebraska, aud the remainder are held
to await an examination by DR.. Hop
/ NIL W uCbCA III NuO III ttCbtl VI lIc
disease. If this is found to be contagi-
GUS, falling, thus under the Limitations
of the law, the animals will not be
allowed to enter the territory to endan-
ger the millions of dollars worth OF
stock now grazing on the ranges.
Advices received here state that
/ that Ornanc antfIa an1I at III 1 E[1 al az
Yesterdays SALEs.-Rosenbaum,
Bass & Co., sold nine ears of Hake
Bros cattle, averaging 1910 pounds at
1890. Good cattle are quoted strong,
Commons unchanged.
TEXANs.-Yesterday's market for
1000 weight western Texans wa.
quoted at 81. 1O(93O.
Drovers' journal, July 81: Isaac
Alters half-breed Wyoming cattle
which were not fat, sold at 49, 90. II
III. Henry had 1877 western Texans
averaging $500 1905 pounds, sold at
4 .05(d4.20. Starlight Bros, Wyom.
ing, natives, sold at S5.15(d5 80, aver
aging 12G4@1323 pounds. Mr.. G. A
Starlight and ]. II. Bosler were among
the far west cattlemen. Bosler Bros
had a train of Nebraska Texans solo
to-day at 3.75@3 80, the lot averaging
944 pounds. On July IL and II they
had two trains sold at S4.55G4.G2B
averaging about $50 pounds.
STEALING HoGs.-It is not unknown
to many of our readers that about tel
months ago it was discovered that an
organized gang of h~og-thieves had beer
successfully plying their nefarious call
ing in the Union stock yards for many
months previous. A number of tbt
guilty parties fed the country, but al
but two of them were in due tim,
brought in, and have been or will bt
properly disposed of. One of the absent
mes was James Miller. Pinkerton';
detectives made diligent search fol
him, bat could obtain no clue to his
whereabouts. About ten days age
Captain Gahan of the Town of Lake
police force, applied to his chief for q
leave of absence for two of his men, and
; selecting Finn and Leonard sent them
out in search of Miller. After pushing
inquiries and gaining all the prelimi.
nary information possible, Finn and
Leonard set out, and at a late hour or
Saturday night last, succeeded in bag.
ging their game Woodstock, in this
state, a distance of about sixty miles
from Chicago.-lDrovers Journal.
LoBRz-Dr. A. J. Detmers, now
in Texas for the purpose Of investigat.
ing stock diseases i'll that state, tells
the Texas Wool Grower that he thinks
that he can safely say that the use Of
impure water is the main cause oil
lombriz. While he will not say that
lomsriz is intirely the effect Of the bad
condition of the sheep, and not the
cause of the disease, he does say that al
otherwise healthy sheep would not bt
likely to be seriously injured by lon.
briz.
Geo. H. West, Greeley, has pur.
chased about 2G0, 600 pounds of wool in
| this section.
stock Cars Ordered.
Swan Bros, 2G ears at Cheyenne,