The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-09-12
LIVE STOCK.


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RLKf CArTLE-Corn-fed, none
BARREN Cows--Fat 2k63 cents.
sHIPPISe-SSa,SAs cents
STcCK-Per head, s9&slS
Mich Cows-Mith calves Sl5tG24Q
SPRIH0kEs-per head, slO@sSO
Hoes-Corn-ted, 5G35s cents; timber lat 500
stock, 2SWS,
sHxkr--Mutton ss@S,. cents STOCK, per head
&. cOJdEe OO,
HoKsEs--ES,ra ane per spau, SOOes5OG fancy
harness sl50@s2OG livery harness, s75@sl7s;
farm, sSOepSl25; ponies, Sl5@SM
MuLEs-Extra heavy Sl25GS2t0; medium SN0@
SlC0 small AS0d6U.
"a visit to the ahattoir aud stock yard, in
Jersey City was LcIt made by the reporter. The
pens were nearly all filed with beeyes and In
the slaughter HOUSES the work Of killing and
sSinuing the animals was going on. In nearly
every pen the cattle were the long horned,
branded variety. The butchers and droyers
who were spoken to said there was no apparent
scarcity Of cattle, Mr. McPhersOn, Of Concy Il
Mcpherson, wholesale cattle dealers, and a
brother OF senator Mcpherson of New Jersey,
said, pointing 10 II pen fun OF steers;
THAT bunch of Texans belonged 10 Inc, and
they were sold here to-day for less money than
| they would have brought in Chicago a week
ago I think the reasons that brought ON the
In the first place there was an almost en-
tire failure of the corn crop in tho
| West last summer aud very hard
, winner the season before which kiued
this, tbs prevailing low price Of cattle had not
encouraged farmers TO feed them; many good
cattle had been sent to Europe, and the consc d
QueuCe WIS tho little temporary sttingenCy in
tue carly part OF the summer These reasons
have all been removed nov. From all we can
learn the corn crop in tho wOst is ine this soS-
son tho exports have ceased and the price Is
high enough 10 Justify the farmers in feeding
cattle. expect that plenty of fine CAttle-the
best In the werd-witl begin coming here in
about ten days from West Virginia and Ken
! lucky
What IL the reason SO many Texans have
| been sent here this season.
Because the quality of Texas cattle is con-
stautly in proving snd they come early. They
were easily wintcred, and reached here in fine
! condition
AN the talk about high prices comes from
| the New York retailers said Il butcher who was
standing by The New York market is the
| hardest TO satisfy of any in the world. From
the laboring man TO the millionaire 1t is the
same thing They want prime cuts and the
butcher can't sell his chuck roaSts for any price
| At all To save himself he has to put up the
| price on choice cuts and then the howl comes
| of high prices The butcher pays T. cents for
n steer that weighs 500 pounds ne is forced to
sell go pounds of that for cents and makes up
| on the remainder
| The Cheyenne lWyoming Territory Leader
says The number OF California sheep brought
into the territory this year will be very large.
| BESIDES the 5000 In the Keogh band John
| Hartley of Miners Delight is bringing several
| thousand head. Longs drive of 5000 head is
within our borders 4"
The seasons cattle shipment to Cuba, the Key
west Democrat says, is nearly over; during the
spring and summer fully $50 0 head have been
landed on that island from this state.