The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-04-14
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At iscN. W. II. H. AuIIdN NI'ltt tuNuu'
siastically to the Boston Herald that Texas
is just the place for horse breeding, and
that the tough little mustangs are the right
stock to take hold of for improvement. lie
declares that they trace their origin back 10
race of equine kings and queens" and
have only deteriogated under hard usage.
III have seen these little S00.pound horses, -
he says, "trayel eighty miles, with $50
pound man up, under u southern sun, in u
ride across the country, without rOadways,
from sun 10 sun, and that, too, on little
grain, perhaps nothing but the grass they
get from the prairie ut night Many of
them pace, pace like the wind, pace so fast
that they play with you on the prairie,
though you have a blooded mount that can
run like greyhound"
The Baltimore Journal of Commerce SAYS:
Recent English papers mention the naines
of seventeen different companies lately
organized, with al aggregate capital OF
S2O650,OU0, all OF them, with one exception,
intending to engage in stock raising IN the
United States, the other one proposing to
operate in South America. IL is especially
noticeable that among those most promi.
nent in these English cattle companies are
many OF the leading titled men of England
Lords and dukes seem TO have a partially
Tor this business, and some of them no a
hold enormous possessions in the western
states. They have doubtless watched the
course OF events more closely even than
American capitalists; and, having large
means for investment, and having noticed
the remarkable success attending stock
raising on large scale in this country, I'M
proved the opportunity for making money.
According TO general reports and to the
most authentic statistics, stock raising in
Texas aud IN the west has proved enor-
mously profitable, aid nearly all who have
been engaged In 1t have grown very wealthy,
The same reports place the average profits
Mt from % to 90 per cent, and more often
the latter than the former
Advicos from the embarrassing sections
| oil the southwest Indicate unusual activity
| IN preparing Tor the market some 10 900
head ready for shipment or the drive in
| Arkansas, and that state is expected To
furnish 5000 head OF these cattle in fine
condition, TO be taken to Indian territdrv
or Texas, where they will form part OF the
seasons drive, Buyers have already gath
q ed several thousand in northern Louis
lana, which will be sent to Texas and placed
on trial. In the Texas Panhandle and
other sections OF that state tho stoCkmen
are looking for u very brisk season. The
grass IS starting nicely, cattle are in splen.
did order, and prices high. Indian territory
is expected to be the great cattle mart this
season. Ii is estimated that not less than
10000 head will be congregated in the
Cherokee nation alone, whence they will be
distributed to various northern and eastern
markets. Prices throughout the whole cat
We region are high, yearings ranging from
81 to $40, and older ones III proportion
The Rural New Yorker of u late date has
the folowiug
The development of cattle-rosing in the
west is still rapidly progressing. English
and Scotch capital is already largely in.
vested III the business, and recent English
| papers tel of the formation of
large number of other cat.
tle-ralsng companies having chiefly in
view the prosecution of the industry on our
western ranges. Ola list OF seventeen such
Lately organized enterprises, representing
capital OF S2O,650,000 all but one intend TO
| operate in this country. They have nearly
all been formed in the last three or tour
months, and III soliciting Investment the
| prospectuses of nearly all have dwelt upon
the success OF the PrairIe Cattle company,
which lately announced first dividend of
over y per cent These foreign cattle com
panies are last gaining control of this in
dustry III the far west, either by appropriat
ing large ranges or 10y purchasing the
| herds and plant of American stockmen.
1t looks now us il Uncle Sans wide pas.
lures, from the gulf to the Canadian line.
would ere long be doing more for the en-.
rlchment of Englishmen and Scotcnmen
IMAM oil Americans, Is the arrogant dis
honesty OF the cattle kings toward smaller
stockmen and neighb0rng agricultural set.
tlers OF native or foreign origin? The land
Office records, the columns OF local pnpers
the observation OF Intelligent visitors to the
ranges, all tell OF the high manner in which
these potentaies often fence in large nrea,
1.-THE public domain, closing public road.
that cross their illegally -acqnired ranches
mix Mp small neighboring herds iuextrica
ply with their own mulitudluous stock
depredate on the crops OF adjacent settlers
and often at the mouth OF the rifle or re
volver forbid intending settlers to take III
the land offered them by the laws of thei
country.
| TO-DAY QUOTATIONS..
BRkf uArrLs-Butchcrs Slocg, grass fed, 81
corn ted, q.
BARREN cows-Fst SS@Sy, ccnta.
BHirrIN0--i0iA cents.
SrcCk-Por head, Sll@s2O,
MiLCH Cows--.With calves, s2S0sil,
hoas-Corn.ted, &c. gross; timber fat 4
stock. SGSSs.
snEgr-Muttcn Ss@i cents; stock, per head
e2.0OSpFa, 80.
HoRsEs-Extra nne, per span, sS0Oas50G fame,
harness, sl60@SNQ livery harness, a75lalSS
| hrln, S5OGDSl2d. ponies, SlhGnaSO
MuLKs-Extre heavy el2bss2OO; medium S0a
100 small ss0GbN
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