The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-25
LIVE sroCK.

A Liverpool telegram was received by the
Drovers Journal reporting a weak, drag
sing market for cattle at l5c for choice
american steers, estimating dead weight.
The Liverpool sheep market was over
stocked, and the lc. advance last week has
been lost, the best price obtainable for
choice American sheep being l9c.
Tue breeders Gazette says: "One of the
most interesting phases of the American
cattle,rearing interest OF recent years is the
! growth OF popularity of great cattle anche )
in the tar west aud northwest. Verys large
tracts have been purchased for such estab-
iishments by English and Scotch as well as
sv American companies. Skillfully man
aged, we see no reason why these ventures
may not prove profitable. But some of ur
contemporaries seem to us to be borrowing
needless trouble over their estab.
llshment. They will exert an in
nuence on the cattle trade OF the
country, but they will not revolution
we IL. Years ago it was predicted that
ieNas ana the southwest would deyelop
such cattle trade as to make beef-rearing
Improbable to the farmers of the great
central west. Some men believed the
wheat growing business OF the continent
was to be demoralized by the bonanza
wheat farms Of Dakota. lfany of our
readers have some promising calves, we do
not think IT necessary for them to sell
tnem TO the butchers because of any fear
that the bottom will drop out of the cattle
market"
"On Thursday of last week gentleman
claiming To hail from southwest Missouri"
says the Greenwood County (Kan.) Re.
publican, landed at Eureka over the Wicn-
TIA road, with 7iO head OF Arkansas cattle.
| ranging IN size from good sized rat to a
ilt.le larger than iull-grown Greenwood
county lackrabbit, and proceeded to drive
them ON the ranges west ofthe.ri On Sat.
urday the stockmen of that section held a
meetingi Eureka to determine upon some
action that would rid the country of their
presence. They decided to meet ut Mr.
hrickson's Sunday morning, from there to
march forth in solid ranks and request the
gentle nan to remove his cattle at once
which be did, in manner thai
meant business, and SUNDAY evening
the cattle were driven back to town and
put IN the stock-yards, and Tuesday
were placed in cars and shipped back to
Fort Scott, from whence they came. There
Is no use talking, the stock interests are too
great, and the stockmen of this country
have suffered too severely to ever allow a
nerdoi these cattle to remain any length of
tlme within our borders. The process OF
law is too slow for safety, and in the future
new process Will be adopted to that prac
ticed in the past"
"Stock-raising in Colorado, )" writes Den.
yer correspondent of the Drovers Journal,
| 'on anything like a commercial scale, only
uates BACK about fifteen years, yet the esti-
| mated number of cattle in Colorado at this
time is 2, 100000, and the number of sheen
is hardly less than 4 100000 Last year was
one OF the most prosperous ever experi.
enced by stock-growers both as to small per-
centage OF loss, large increase. and high
prices. The increase for 1882 is estimated
to have been 20 per cent. higher than that
OF any proceeding year. This was owing to
mild winter and heavy spring rains,
| which gave the grass good start before the
dry weather came on. The present
prospects ere that this year will be
quite as favorable as last. There was some
very severe weath.r in February, but il
found stock in good condition, and did not
last long enough to exhaust their vitality.
iience but small loss has been reported
The rainfall for the month of April was the
heaviest that has been known and came in
succession Oismall showers that allowed
It nearly all to settle into tie earth
ms moist weather has continued thus far
in May, and the plai have seldom been
as green at this season of the year as they
are now. Stock-growers assert that enough |
ram mas already fallen TO insure good |
year, even should 1t be dry from this time |
forward. good many young cattle are
being broughtinto the state from Nebraska |
and Iowa, coming mostly by rail |
This Is an unusual occurrence which |
l have not heard explained. 1t |
is estimated, also, that nearly |
200, 900 head of cattle will be driver ND from
Texas this spring. Most of the Colorado |
cattie'growers are wealthy men, and some |
OF them have become millionaires. The |
sheep industry is also growing and prospe-
rous, and its prospects for this year are un- |
usually good, but it has not afforded so
many. great fortunes, and has been of IA less |
speculative character. Agriculture and |
horticulture are making rapid strides in |
Colorado. Every year witnesses the COM |
pletion of extensive irrigating bitches.
bringing thousands of acres of previously |
arid land under cultivation. This fact will |
be demonstrated by the displays to be made
ut the expositisn this year"
TO-DAY 8 QUOTATIONS.
Bsnr OArTLE-Butchers STOCK, grass fed, &c,
BARREN cows-Fat cents.
SHlPPINa-5k cents.
sTccK-Per head, Sl5@s2O.
MICH Cows-With calves, S3561e6O
HodsaCorn-fed, Axe gross timber fat, l. |
=, s Has, as4. CENTS stock. per head
HoRsRs-Extrs hne, per span, sUOasSoo fancy
harness sl5o@s2OC livery harness, S75Ssi75;
farm, S5O@Sl26; ponies, S25@S50
100 small! ssO@6O. WV
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