The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-07
LIVE STOCK.

cattle are cheaper In Missouri than in Texas,
aud stookmen in the last-named state are re-
plenishing their herds from Missouri.
Cattle markets of England. aud also OF Dublin,
Ireland. have been closed by order Of council.
10 prevent sales OF enimals other than fat stock
ior slaughter, owing 10 prevalence of foot-and-
mouth disease
Il Is said that the storms of this winter have
forever settled the question of ranging cattle on
the plains. The bu,iness is no longer eX-
detrimental. The storms have demonstrated
that cattle viii live through any weather, N g.
Davis, president of the stock growers aSso.
citation of Wyoming, regards cattle us worth g.
moe per head since the storms, because their
security is assured
A prominent farmer in Gage county says that
IN the opinion of some stOckmen who have
tried H. the Introduction of teosante. n new
cereal, Into Nebraska, will solve the problem
OF stock-feeding, especially In dry seasons Teo-
sante Is cereal that Is perennial IN southern
laltudes, but must be planted every year in the
north, in hills like corn II resembles cross
between corn and sorghum, and II is said that
experiments have demonstrated that one hill
VIII produce fodder enough 10 keep a ,teer
Wenty'four hours"
Among the gigantic enterprises for raising
ontlle which have taken form In Europe, with II
view OF monopOlizing Il large area OF territory
III the lar west of this country, Is a Glasgow
sompany with caspital Of sl,tOOOOO which
mas made preparations to lease the Maxwell
grant III New Mexico. The Maxwell company
| Is Dutch corporation, organized under Il Ioyal
chhrter and is owner of about $50 O % acres, OF
upward OF 2 7Si square miles, pretty nearly In a
square podv on the boundary llue between New
Mexico and Colorado, one-itth OF the land lying
norm OF the boundary. The grant has been
| confirmed by nh act of congress aud the COM
pany mas The patent Of the United States GOV.
eIAment
A letter from cattleman IN Cheyenne says;
IN TINS vicinity and for miles in every direction.
ihe outlook is the darkest, The snow lies on Y
level 70 depth of ten to thirty-dyc inches In an
uhDroken waste. The cattle in all This vast
range cannot obtain morscl of grass, and there
Is not any immediate prospects Of their chances
beihg betteted, IL the wind had only been
blowing during the snOw-stornl, so MS TO keep the
STonhd c ear in spots, there would have been nc
| ullllculty. If the bowling waste II atmosphere
which was hurting itself all over this part of tht
country last week. had come at the proper time
~ would nave been boon and blessing, in
stead OF source OF piof0nity. The barometer
uoss not indicate recurrence of these breezes
ana II Is piobatle thft before there Is achange
crust VIII be formed over all the snow, oyei
which the wind will glide as unavailingly rs
water over ducks back. The cattle are getting
hungry. and, with brute instinct, ave travelling
they may reach grass. but lettering, as they
| piobably viii lie down, only. to die in theil
places, OF starvation and cold"
| TO-DAY QUOTATIONS.
BKsr oArrhR-Butchers stock, grass fed, 81
BARREN cows-Fat Sii@3&. cents.
BHIPPINa-iCp41 cents.
SrCCK-Pcr head, tl2DS20
MICH Cows--With calves, e25d1si0
hodsaCorn- &c. gross; timber fat 8
saEEnn SHEEP Sh@i cents; stock, per head
| ". 0O@22 SO
HoRsEs--Exua fine, per span, sSOOaDS5Oe fancy
harness ei50gs2O0 livery harness, S15GS176
farm, s5O09l25; ponies, S156ps30.
MULKs-Extra heavy tl250s2OO medium $500
| 200 mall aS0@60.