The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1883-08-16
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on IL beoomlng evident" says the Med
tctne To1pe KanD Creaset, THAT tbs days
of Texas cattle drives 10 Kansas for ship
ment are nearly ended Even Dodge Guy,
which las long been the accessible point,
ia becoming surrounded Nv settlers, VINO
object to Texas cattle being driven across
their land" u...t
Some Of the London papers are enthusi.
astic over the recsipi OF frozen mutton ~
London from New Zealand. II IL frozen,
and kept In that condition by the dry AIR
process" no ice being allowed IN the re-
frigerators, and hence no dampness', one
smiling vessel landed 6,GOO CatCasses IN OK
cellent condition, besides some beef, tur..
KEYS and fish. The experiment proved
profitable, the meat being all IN perfect
condition on arrival, and was sold at an av,
eraVe OF pence per pound to the retaii
butchers. A..
The Droyers' journal, published at the
stockyards. saws: prices for beeves are
so high in xas that shippers cannot al
ford 10 do much trading. Ranchmen are
holding their beeves very firm. In iact,
they are holding values little 100 sun
and 1t is feared they are holding their cat
lie too long. According to the Opinions Oh
those who have carefully looked over the
situation, there will be falling or OF 10
per cent. in the shipments Of cattle TINS
year as compared with last ots ao .'v
present rate there will surely be TOO many
crowded on the market in short space OF
time"
Inc Dairy, New York paper, says:
Major, Alyord, who is an excellent authority
on any subject of which he may speak or
write, being man who knows before he
says is reported to have stated that east
ern dairymen buy calves from the west.
And western papers are very much cor
men buy calves from the east. No DOUBT
| there is truth in both statements. III Is
we'll known that dairymen in both the east
| and the west have an u1founded preJudlce
against raising calves, because they THINK
that it ia not a profitable practice. And
so western calves are sent east, and eastern
calves are sent west. This makes goou
business for those industrious persons
known as "middemen," VIII? receive q
good deal Of unjust animadversion because
| thew are ready and wise enough TO take
advantage of the mistakes of the people
who throw business in their way. And SO
il seems that the currents OF calves now
both ways and together maintain natural
level. 1t is a losing business any way we
look at it. Just now good calves are sell
ing in New York market for &c per pound
live weight. A 550-pound grass calf can
be purchased for $3.50. which is about inc
vonnp animal every way inferior. The
first Seller OF the calf probably gets hal
this price for it, which is clear throwing
away of money. For if these calves were
fed SKINNED milk and grazed, or graze.d
and fed for beef until two years old, there Ii
certainly profit in it.
| QUOTATIONS TO-DAY.
| rponorted NV Will N, Wallis DrOvers' aed
lD Butchers Stock Yard, North Side Elm ST.
| BEEVES-Cotn beeves, none, fair to gooc
grass beever, 2T@3Ac per pound; medium grass
| beeyes, 2S@2zc per pound.
COWS-Barren cows, 25 0O9S5 90; milch COWS
North Texan grades 40 0OG60 90; common 10 70
fair, IS 0Oe so 90. Stock cattle aIoud 10 oogIaoo
| CALVES-Veal calves, 0OsS OG yearLngs
10@i6 90; two-year odds, IDOLS.
SHEEP-Good mutton, 3@3hc per pc uno
medium mutton, 2%@3c per pound; stock sheep
GOITs-2 25@25O per head: ..o,
| HOGS-Corn fed, none; medium none stocf
hogs in good demand: none in market.
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