Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1883-05-25
MEDICINE LODGE BARBER co, KANSAS NAY Is, 1888


LIVE STOCK MOTIFS.
The first herd of through cattle were
driven to Hunnewen last week, and
consisted of 800 head. The two year
olds sold for $40 and the threes for S2s.
The first of grass cattle came in
Mr.. Castle of Dodge shipped
in q head of grass Texas steers to A.
J. Gillespie s. Co., who sold them for
81 20 per cwt., a better price than was
received in st. Louis for the same cat
tie.
The success of the Polled Angus and.
Galloway cattle sales here this spring
have encouraged our breeders to make
further importations. Mr.. NJ. r. Piatt
of our city has already a shipment of
two car loads of Galloway heifers on its
way from Scotland.
Cattle are being purchased in Arkan-
sas and Mississippi for driving west.
Hon. Chas. II. Mcclellan of the McClel-
Ian cattle company has been in those
states for some time and picked up over
5000 head at S11 to $15.-K. C. Live
Stock Record.
Ruf. Walker arrived on Tuesday from
Southern Texas with 500 head of horses,
40 head saddle horses. j. w. Steen will
have the handling of the stock.
s. Tuttle has bought 800 three-year-
old steers and 900 cows from the Hodg-
son ranch. The ranch has been sold to
d. 7. Beal under private conditions.
The terms of sale of stock are also pri-
vate.
From John A. Blair, VIM. Corzine,
and others who came up from the range
on Saturday, we learn that the local
roundups have progressed in very sat
isfactory manner, the gatherings being
far in excess of all anticipations. So
far One-half or two-thirds of the cattle
have already been picked up. Cattle
have not shed off as early this year as
usual ,and in consequence no estimate
of the loss on the range for the past
year can be formed until after the gen.
earl roundup, which begins the 2lst,
inst.
The late rains make the Territory
cowmen feel pretty good-so good, in
fact, that they are determined to hold
until prices suit them, no matter what
the through drive may be.-Caldwell
Journal.
During the month of April, 2S9 cars
Of stock were shipped from this point
over the International railway, princi.
pally to Wichita Falls. Of these ship.
ments, about 40 cars were muttons, and
the balance horses. These are the larg-
est shipments ever made from this city
in the same length of time. 1t must
be remembered that San Antonio claims
full credit for the shipments. The
stock were sold here from the ground
and raised in the country southeast
San Antonio Dept. Live Stock Journal
Mr.. j. II. Sanders, of Chicago, mem
ber of the United States Treasury Cat
tie commission, leaves for Europe mex
week 4On a special governmental mis-
sion. 1t is understood his trip has par
ticular reference to the restriction now
imposed on our export cattle trade with
Great Britain and to our pork trade
with Germany and other European
countries; also under instructions to ex
anime into and report upon the dangers
of any form of contagious and infectivt
diseases to which our live stock is ex
posed by further importations from Eu
ropean countries; to visit and report up
on the International live stock show, Il
be held July next at Hamburg, and t
make general survey of the live stocl
interest in Europe as compared with
our own, under direction of the commi
sioner of agriculture.
The grading up of cattle in the wes
and southwest has been going on rapid
ly for the past ten years. 1t would bt
difficult to decide whether Illinois o.
Kentucky is the center of the Shorthorr
breeding interest in this country. TIL,
centre, wherever it may be, is a move
able one. The Texas steer, that is, tht
original broad-horn, half-wild animal
is rapidly disappearing. Droves O.
these cattle are now rarely seen. The,
have been displaced by better ones
This, as we have previously pointed
out, means that our source of suppl,
for plump, heavy hides is being cut off
The improved breeds of cattle. will
their sleek, glossy coats, have thin fab
by hides. 1t is already getting to be {
serious question as to where the thick
heavy hides are coming from, for thi.
grading up process is going on to som,
extent on the South American pampas
Chicago Shoe and Leather Review.
The Chicago Drovers' Journal has re
ceived reports in detail from the ranch
ing regions of Colorado, Kansas, Texas
Indian Territory Montana and Nevada
The reports show that the range cattle
BUSINESS is in very thrifty condition
The percentage Of loss in all the state.
and territories range from one to TWEEN
ty per cent,or general average of three
and third per cent. The greatest Loss
was reported in Arkansas, Indian Ter.
titory and Idaho. Kan;as is the only
state that reports an increase In the
shipment of beeves this season, but the
general average is reported the same as
in 1882. The average condition of cat
tie on the ranges is reported in Kansas
Texas and the Indian Territory to be
worse, when compared with the CORES
ponding period last year, but all thf
other sections report an average Of bet
ter condition of stock than last spring