The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-20

The experiment Of sending frozen mutton
from Australia TO London has resulted In 4
pecuniary failure The company engaged In
the business lost Sl5,C0J on the importation of
81 900 carcasses
The price of Texas cattle has advanced about
40 per cent. In the past five years. The San
Antonio Express says IL is generally believed
that the drive of this year will be the last of
any great magnitude, and the cattle product
VIII nave TO be sent to market by rail or sail
The additional expense of which viii unfayora
bly, affect the price of stock on the range
The New York Mercantile Journal says: "The
methods OF transporting cattle across the Allan.
tic have been so improved that the VOYAGE Ia
accomplished by the cattle now in safety A
system generalization has been adopted whereby
In all sorts If weather, even with the matches
battcned down, the holds in which the cattle
are eau be kept free from the noxions vapois
which otherwise produce suilocG'ion"
The following is from the plltsburg Stockman
OF late dalc.
The rapidity viii which the available sup.
plies of cattle are giving ont in many districts
points TO the usual chenge in the nature of the
trade Mt this place which occurs In the spring Of
the year. We refer 10 the dependence of The
market on the west for supplies. throughout
the entire past year this dependence has been
steady, and hardly week has oCcu red in
which more or less of western cattle have not
been offered for sale, Bnt In the spring local
supplies amount to almost nothing, and
mo west ~ tho almost sole reliance
OF the, trade supplies from Pittsburg
Kentucky shippers tell us that uothing
OF consequence remains to come from that state,
the supplies IN Ohio are materially docimated,
especially In low grade butcher stock. Ohio Is
likely TO furnish more cattle in the next month
or two than In the same part of last year and of
better quality, and yet the total is limited aud
cannot be depended upon for any length of time.
Indiana western Pennsylvania, and other tribu.
tary districts have but few cattle for Pittsburgh,
and local buyers must soon become regular yisi.
tors nj Chicago.
The Uuit,d States attorney for Wyoming has
rec lived instructions from the department OF
me interior To AZ once proceed against all ranch.
men who hay fenced government lands, amour,
whom swan Brothers are mentioned and tn H. 6.
stitute proceedings 10 recover the value Vt all
hay which has been cut from thee land. A
reasonable time is to be given for the removal
OF the fences, after which legal pToa,ss VIII GU.
sue.
A Kansas exchange says. The loss OF cattle
from the storm seems to be rather worse than
nrst reports indicated. There is little doubt bu,
that the great storm OF two weeks ago damaged
stock In Barbour county to the extent OF ut least
$4,000,
TODAY sQUorATIoHs.
BRRr UArrLn-Butchers stock, grass fed 3%.
| corn fed, b,
BARREN cows--Fat. SG@3H cents.
sHlPPis1-leoia cents.
| STcCR--pcr head, sl26es20.
MICH Cows--With calves S2S0tsio
| hoes-,corn'tea, &c. gross; timber fat o.
| stock. SarSs.
snyslS Mutton, sk@4 cents stock, per head
| s2.CNlps2, 90.
HoRsKs.Extra hne per span, ssoOassoe iano,
harness, el50&sSl0G livery harness. S56sSl75
farm, stoF tl25; ponies, sl56pSs0
NuLEs-EStra heavy si2SGs?O0 medina $500
| sl0O ANAL aNAH.