The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-08
LIVE STOCK.


TO-DAY QUOTATIONS..
RFHF CArrIR-Butchers stock sh.
BARREN cows-fat 2A@ok cents.
sHIPFING-Sk "a cents.
srccE-PeT head, s9&elS
Mich CoWS-with calves SaS6ei0.
Hoas--ooTu-ted' &c gross, timber fSI Shs4h;
stock. 2h9S.
sulEr-MutiOn, ss.sS'i cents stOoh, per head
HossEs-Ektra ane, per span, ssOoGs5OC fancy
harness, el50@s2o0; livery harness, s1asli55;
farm $500 si25, ponies, Sl50sA
NuiEs-,ENirs heavy sl2o@SAG medium SOD
20 small ENcjV
The last chicago Times says. The same apathy
aud weakness was observable in al luW-sgadc
and common qualities that has prevailed ever
since the market commenced TO drag and work
downward, "a week ago to-day. aud for every
thing that would class below good values
were again easy and Ia buyers favor. Ia, cat
tlc, ON the other hand, met with moderately
arive inquiry ON the basis Of fully former rates,
/ there beiug no more of this description ON sale
/ than were wanted. OF common western and
/ the cheaper grades OF natives. or such as are
generally taken by the locel trade, the OIL ring
were larger than could be handled Ia advantage
and although holders Of such manif, stcd will
ulncSs 10 shade prices in order 10 effect sales 10
] was lOuud impossible 10 make n clearance, Tho
demand for Texas aud western range stock Was
! Uunhgtcd through drOyCs of the former sell.
| ing at e. 1O0l So with wmtetcd Texas and
/ northern cunSiguments quoRble at '&.tdgI UO.
! The DT0yers' journal says There Is u pros
/ pcct Tor having fair receipts OF through Texan
cattle during The early winter ut least Rcuesh-
/ ing rains have made superior late grass In the
1 Lone star state, aud cattle have not been cont
PEELED To 'ru.tles very hand 20 secure their IA
lions. The Old beeytS have been closely gath.
cred, 10 is true hut as the cattle, both Young and
old, are in good order rauchmeR can be tempted
1 by good prices IN gather and ship more Than
common after the usual time for closing the
shipping season. There is probably no remark.
able deurth uf native cows ANA general mixed
stock in the country, but there is surely no
uverpuS OF canning stock, and values
during the winter must surely be highly re-
muucGatiye 10 producers, Indeed it ma, been a
notable fact that the cheaper kind Of cattle suCu
as COWS, hCilers etc have sold relatively
higher during this year than the moro eNpcu
siGe grad 4. This Is owing 10 the wonderful
growth OF the canning business, The rate nj
which COWS ana Kindred qualities of cattle hnyt
been coming To market during the pHSt few
months has never been CQunlled, and il Waul,
seem that there must be II check in receipts q
that class of stock, but each year our country
resources become more dilNCult to calculate Gut
realize,
A Nebraska paper says Edward Blewctt o
Fremont Is bringing into thai state iS,w0 ore
Gou sheep thut in their present condition vii
average ll5 pounds In weight 4 part of tn
number lie proposes to make fat ON Nebraska
corn, Last year he put A. pounds per head ~
II lOtOf wctherS and thinks he can do equally
ms well again, The magnitude OF his operation
l Is calculated to make our eastern shepherd
Bewett was apcnnilcsS hoy wandering thrlugI
!, Nebraska In search of something to do aud Il
has evidently found IT,
The raising Of mOh0ir in this country Is nj
tracing mnic attention in the history Of hi
country AngOrn goats have had u boom u
|, two, but their products were not In such de
! maud asnOw American manufacturers ure dc
! mandiug large quantities OF raw mOhnir
There is reported to he now about 10000
sheep In the eastern portion of Montana, am
that the cost of keeping In herds Of 1900 Is nbuu
7 81 per head The wool Is said to average az, on
and the lambs LOCO, from such herd, or ubor
5 roper cent over the cost Of keeping.
Z The tendencies OF our rich men to indulge I
expensive tastes is shown by the recent sale {
u Jersey cattle Colonel Russell a New Enplm
= capitalist, paid $500 for Il hun and Il COW. an
William X. Vanderbilt bought half II dozen 4
. the same herd ut fancy prices. Tho Nuudc
i bilts are so eager to show their wealth that the
seek every opportunity.
] Keep sheep dry under foot This Is eve
u moce necessary thau roofing them,