The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-05-04
LIVE STOCK.

THE demand for good shipping cattle is above
the offerings. There are but few good fat beeyCS
on the market, and when bunch of smooth,
SLEEK steers are brought TO the city there is an
active competition Tor them, There has been a
slight decline for ordinary stock of all Kinds,
aud butchers are comp aiming that the condition
OF cattle is not such 0s could be expected Mt this
time, when all offered should be In the best of
order, Notwithstanding the general condition
OF cattle on the market, there are sh pmenls
made almost daily and dealers are realizing fair
prOhts. Veal calves come in slowly and are be.
low the wants of home trade. Mutton sheep nre
becoming plentiful, and while some are in fine
condition, large number are too poor in flesh
TO sell at even fair prices. There is no demand
for hogs and prices are nominal.
TODAY s QUOTATIONS.
BEEF CATTLE--Corn-fed 3td8l cents.
BARN Cows--Fat 3a3h cents
SIlfPlNG-34di cents.
STCCK-Per head, Sl5ds20.
Mich Cows-With calves s25@si0
SpRISGERs-Per head slO@s3O.
HoGs-Corn-fcd, 5@5H cents; timber fat 3@i;
stock 2nm3
sHgEr-Mutton, Sl4@sh cents stock per head
81. 60MS2 90
HoRsEs-Extra fine, per span, s}Oo@s5O0 fancy
harness, slb0@S20O; livery harness, S75@ti75;
farm, S5O@sl25; ponies, sl5@e3O
MULEs-Extra heavy 5l25@S2O0 medium S50(a
90. small S30ns5
A st. Louis dispatch says;-0ne ear load OF
fancy grass-fcd Texan steers, loo pounds aver.
ngc, direct from the rancho of Frank Houston,
Terrell. Tex, sold her here to-day at the
unheardo price of 81 80 per 100 pounds, An
eastern shipper was the purchaser, This is
fully 81 per lo1 pounds higher than ever
attained In this or any other market Sol for a
long horn is II big sum.
The Santa Ana Standard says Mr. Nissel OF
Orange who has been keeping his sheep al
Fosters ranch, San Diego county, has sent some
200 of them TO Colorado by rail, The Zuber
| brothers, of New Mexico purchased between
A aNN. Il l.xEG
Juan, and have sent them to New Mexico They
paid from $3.50 to s2,25 per head, after sheariug.
! From the numerous shipments and drives of
sheep, hence We conclude that the sheep raising
Will soon be one Of the lost industries Of this
portion of California. The land is considered
more valuable for agricultural purposes. Sheep
owners are not dlspOsing of their sheep now be-
cause of lack Of feed for there is plenty of it in
all quarters.
| The Pittsburgh Stockmau says: "The cattle
round.ups in the northwest win begin within
the next few days. and will engage the attention
| of ranchmcn for several weeks to come. They
are going into this livestock harvest with un.
usual zest this spring. everything tending to
stimulate big hopes of the immediate future
Among other things calculated TO put them In u
| good humor is the reasonable certainty of u
largely increased number of calves. consequent
upon the mildness of the winter. Tits not often
that the losses OF calves are MS light as In the
past season, and many stockmen expect to find
At least so per cent more than the average Of
ordinary winters"
The Kansas City Price Current livestock
paper, says: AT no period in the history of oul
country has the cattle interest been In NOR,
prosperous condition than now Beef cattle arr
selling very high, and when in good flesh yer,
quickly. Despite the high price of corn the pas
winter all who raised their cattle have mnd,
money. on the plains there has been mucl
speculation in herds. and the consumption o
beef seems to be steadily growing. Everythin,
mas favored the stock farmer the past two years
aud the outlook continues good The make
for bloodcd cattle, ne well as the common herds
has been good, and as there is no reason VIII,
they should so lower, farmers, where they ar
able, should at once set to work to stock lhel
farms with thoroughbrcds."