The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-21
LIVE STOCK.
TO-DAY 8 quotations.

TO-DAY QUOTATIONS..
BEEF CATTLE-ButCherS stock 81.
BAEREN Cows-FnL 81 M3a cents,
SNlPPiNG--ShGna contq
SrCCK-Per head, S9@Sl8.
MICH cows-With calves, g25@19i0.
A0ds-Coru-fed, &C. gross timber fat S%@tyi;
Btpck, 2Hn3.
snyEr-Mutton SK@3)i cents; stock, per head
q. 60GS2 %
HoEsEs-E1trs one, per span s3Oo@s5OG fancy
harness, sl50@s2O0, livery harness, s75@fl75
farm, e5O0Sl25; ponies, SlbGSS0.
MuLRs-Exlra heavy tl256ps20O; medium $500
90 small aS0MbU
An American company, with n capital of
100000 has been organized in Colorado 10 On
gage In mining and stock-raisne Ia Mexico
The company has Rlrendy procured 800 900 acres
OF land In Mexico, and will soon have n million
acres In ono tract ON this common, Mexican
cows TO tho number of 80, 600 will DO placed, and
2, 70 short.horn yearling bulls from Kentucky
rhe managers of the company expect TO make a
not prOit oil SSh per cent, per nnnum. II IL ex-
pccled that the full s. 00O 20 of the capital stock
VIII be required 10 put tho scheme In operation
An exchange says THE cattle trade of the
northwest has In the last few years assumed
large proportions, and Montana bids fair to be-
come formidable rivalto Texas In bcefproduc-
ton. As a fatteninR place, or fitting Tor mar
kct Montana 1t Is claimed, excels any other
portion OF our cattle producing territory, This
staten ont, of course does not include the grain
feeding states but only that territory
where grazing Ia the entire dependence.
Its climate pure water aud extra nutritious
grasses titcattle more rapidly for market than
III the moro southern localities Texas will con
tinuc to be the breeding grounds for the rancho
stock, which Mt and years of age, Will be
driven north and grazed till fit for shipment
hut the beef will each year come less from Texas
and more from the northwest. Four years ago
not 10 exceed 5000 or coo head of cattle came
out of Montana IN II year. This season the North
crn Pacific road shipped between September II
and october IL 1900 head, aud since the latter
date Its transportation facilities have been taxed
to their utmost The outire shipments of the
season, which are now nearly ended, will not
fall much, IL any, short of $1,000 head These
comprise only the 3 and i.year.old steers tit for
market Tho younger stock and breeding
animals will be held upon the ranches
aud next spring DO ropenshcd by tho
natural Increase and by purchase from the
Texas drive and next August the shipping
season for all mature animals will again open
stock growing on the ranch system Is tho best
use TO which the most of the vast Rocky noun
tain country can be put Tho agricultural pos.
sihili'les are limited 10 the lands susceptible to
IRRIGATION, which form but n small percentage
oil the whole, lnorder 10 give stability and rcr.
manonce to the cattle Interests Il change In orr
government land system Is needed, by which
ranchmen can become the owners or lcssers of
such amount of lands not adapted TO nprlrulture
rs they require for their business Al present
they are simply sQualtcrS, occupying tho COY.
crnment domain free OF rent AMI giving no com.
pensation In any form other than Tho amount oi
taxes which the state or territory collects upon
their herds /"