The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-07
LAVE STOUA


tU-nAh b QUOTATIONS.,
BKEF OATTlR-ButchCrs stock, 3E.
BARREN COwS-FaL 2 .lg,i4 CuhtA,
SMPPNG--3$G,t cents
STtCR-Per head, Sg@slS
Mich Cows-With calves, S25Gein.
HoQs-Corn-ied, 70 gross; timber fat 81 OK;
stock. 2b@3
smEgR-Mutton, S&8sl. cents; stock, per hcnd
ei.CO6G2 90.
HoRsRs--Extra anc, per span, a3Oo@sJoG fancy
harness, tlbOmt!0G Livery harness, S7bdpGl1N
farm, G6O@el2j ponies, Blb@s30
MuLRs-Exra heavy Sl9SGs2OO; medium sSCa
90 small E0MtU
ON Monday October 30th there arrived al
Chicago 25G ears of through Texan cattle Il 10.
mHTkUbly large run for this season Of the year.
During the month OF October rrCcipts of range
cattle were Gla0I head OF northern and 33, VI
through Texans. For the year 50 far receipts
hay = been 29j,2OJ head of through Texans and
l71 900 northern,
4 number oi timid men are waiting for sprln 9
to come before investing In sheep, because they
are afraid of the winter In The spring they
viii kick themselves for doing so; then will wait
until fall and kick thcmsGlvcs ngaiU, and so on.
Whenever the sheep dies, open II and try to find
ont the cause of death If YOU do SO you may
gam some valuable information
The Druvers journal of n late date SAYS
There are those who believe the day rot fur dis.
tant when betycs will be slaughtered ut points
near the grazing grounds and sent 10 mnIkcl In
Refrigerator cars. There are iow who think no
range cattle viii come alive from beyond The
Missouri. However this may be, Chicago mus
remain the grand distributing centre From
Texas and the southwest we receive about Il
per cent of our receipts. and from The north
western ranges Only about per cent MAKING
the total receipts of range cattle less than - PEI
cent OF our gross receipts, Those who have
capital Invested here in Strengthening and cool
ing establishments, ana have almost iulIltS
facilities for utilizing cvory particle OF olal, will
always be able 10 oler Inducements Stronp
enough To make this a governing market ID /.
m undcniNblo fact, however that while border
| Strengthening establishments could not take care
of the oilnl To MS good advantage az Chicago
packers, they could ship IL here or elsewhere In
the most compact form.
The same paper, speaking of the dressed meal
business, remarks.
The railroads need borrow no trouble abou
live stock giving way to drcssed.mcnt shin
| ments They can box up the stock cars and
aS double rs many CarcasSes MS live animals car
De carried OF course shippers can afford to nay
more for the lrdnSt urtuton of dressed ihnn fol
i've animals, The dressed meat business In,
advantages In It's favor that cannot be lightly
considered. train of dressed beef going from
Chicago To New York can travel MS rapidly with
me use of air brakes, rs an express train; II
| does not have To stop at feed aud Watering
places, ana the load Improves in quality every
hour. Ivy the use of patent palace StoGk. cnrf
| equally good running time can bo mndo with .
train ot live stock, but with the best care thai
can be given the load must deteriOratC every
| hour from Chicago. Perhaps after nl tho re-
lrigeratOr mon have better solved the problem
| ol now 10 snip stock most humanely than have
me thousand nnd one inventors who have
hu,ltd themselves with planning palace stock
| cars, Nevertheless, there will always bp necd
OF livestock transportation, and the pulac,
ttoCkonrs viii serve their purpose rs the tctrig
orators are serving theirs, hut the Inter ar,
surely DESTINED to fill the most urgent want