The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-11

Stockmen are on the trail for Colorado
Montana and Kansas, and good supply oi
cattle from Texas and o, her sections is as
sured. iearllngs are selling in Texas at
sli. Cattle men estimate that 250,t -
head OF cattle will leave Texas this year, all
under years OF age.
J. I. Van Slyck, of Texas, was lately at
Albuquerque, making arrangements with
the Albuquerque BRUCE company for the
passage oil AZ eco sheep he has Just bought
In Arizona, and is now preparing to drive
INTO Graham county, Texas. The sheep
cost MIN 20 cents apiece, or So, 600 for the
whole lot.
A late Liverpool letter says: al hear OF
big losses in the transatlantic cattle trade
tue past month; many shipments have lost
from 80 to 81 per head abou oil have lost u
freight. One firm is credited by the Cos
sipers with a loss of nearly $4,000. and u
great legal battle ia expected over the COM
| plications arising out OF a sort of partner
snip wherein certain we'll known steamer
ana steamship company that once carried
the american lag would be prominent tig'
ures.
A Scotch gentleman, with considerable
experience OF the American continent, wri.
ting to the North British Agriculturist
ffom California, says: People out here
are Wild over the cattle and ranching bust
ness, and there will follow the usual smash
after such excitement. The great profits in
ranching have not arisin 50 nuch FROM the
actual business AS from the increase in the
price OF stock, which has been going on
steadily Tor hive years. l think, however,
values have eliminated. The price OF fat
| cattle Is steadily declining. Parties buying
ranches just now will need be careful"
The National Live Stock Journal discus
ses the merits of the shorthorn AS follows:
Tue rdnchmen OF our vast western plains
ana the fertile valleys of the Rocky noun.
taibs are now enabled TO start with advan.
tages IN breeding cattle far superior to those
post ssed by breeders of any other single
District OF country. First c)mesthe noble
shorthorn, beautiful in color, perfect in
form, magnificent in size and generally nd
mitted TO excel all others OF the bovine
species for beef and milk combined Asa
bullock, he is the earliest to mature. among
the most economical to rear and fatten, and
turns out first quality of beef. The best
OF dairy COWS are found among many fam.
lies OF the shorthorns, excelling alike TOR
mix, butter, and cheese. These satisfy
the dairymen, while for the rancbmen
there are other strains which give oniy A
suiiiciency OF milkto rear the offspring well,
when are suffered to run at pasture with
their dams till weaned. For crossing on the
other breeds, to make the quickest i'm.
provement in all sorts of ways, shorthorn
males have been found superior. and they
are most generally resorted to for this pur-
pose The importation of sho thorns into
me United States, to any important extent,
did not commence till November, 1883 they
nave spread rapidly over the country in
less than half century, The American
Shorthorn bera Cook. reports a record i'm
us hrst twenty-three volumes of upward of
lhOOO bulls and 10000 cows, chiefly of
American birth, while the editor thinks
many more thousands have been bred here
winch remain unrecorded owing to the In
difference of their breeders to avail them
selves OF this great advantage. But the
beneflt OF these Is not probably lesseped in
the least in consequence of this neglect, for
these have been in constant use by breeding
with each other, and the bulls for crossing
on native cows, thus vastly Improving the
general cattle stock of the United States.
iesslng their cost, and yet adding incalcu
liable prospective wealth to the country for
the TIDE OF improvement may be said to be
only ialrly commenced at this present
moment"
TO-DAY QUOTATIONS..
BznY OATTtn-Butchers stock, grass fed. Az. |
corn fed, 5@p51 ~
BARREN oows-Fst 5f5,i cents
sHIPPINa-5h@5H cents
bTccK-Per head tl5@S2O,
Mich OOws-With calves, S85(as61.
Hoas-Corn-fed. &C. gross; timber fst 4,
stock. 8o3x. =
saEEr-Mutton, 494H cents; stock per head,
q. 00(0Ss co.
ha HossssEIss ane Per span ssoO@ssoe fancy
farm, e6O@Sl25; ponies, s25GS850
100 small ss0Gb0 ~