The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-05
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A dispatch from Austin, Texas, says 30
herds OF cattle will be driven out OF that
state this spring. The entire drive Is esti-
mated at $40 600 head, against SoO,UO last
year, Most OF the cattle will 90 TO Dodge
City and 0galiala. Nebraska. Shipments
by rail, il is said, will be oyerestlmated, ana
will probably not exceed 5000. Large
nerds of horses are also moving toward
market. The importation of @,COO cattle
from Brownsville, was from the stale
New Leon, Mexico, and 10 600 head OF them
have been already gathered and VIII be
driven across the Rio GTande IN lew
days.
Liverpool adyices denote an improvement
in the cattle trade, with an advance OF &c
per. ID over last Saturday, making an ad'
vance of lc over the lowest price reached
this year. Steers are selling IN Liverpool,
according to a telegram received yesterday
by The brewers Journal, at l4i 10 l6c per
| III for medium to choice. This advance in
| England failed to affect the market percep-
tiOly yesterday, though choice cattle were
bought fairy for export. Shipping and
! butchers cattle were active at full previous
| quotations, but hogs were dull and l0c
lower, with good receipts. Sheep were IN
small supply, and ruled steady.
The Montgomery, Alabama, Advertiser
OF last Thun day says: On yesterday morn
ing 0l5 cattle were shipped from the l.. q
n. stock yard at this clly, by special tram
to Texas. They come over the NJ. II II.
road TO this point from Albany, Georgia,
where, 1t is presumed, they were purchased
by parties from Texas or their agents. Du-
ring this month now closing 1851 head OF
cattle have been handled at the stock yard
here, besides several car loads which have
passed through without stopping. All
these were shipped to New Orleans where
some were forwarded 10 Texas, and con-
siderable number were purchased by New
Orleans butchers, and pastured ana alter
wards sold for beef. In addition to the
aDOve mentioned considerable number OF
carloads have been shipped al points along
the road between this city and Pensacola
Junction, to Texas. About thirty car loads
are also expected to come from West Point
Georgia, which are for the same destina-
ton.
Agents have been inquiring for rates to
Texas at stations on the railroad from De-
Catur down. They have been out in por.
tons of Montgomery county, with the pur-
pose of buying all the cattle that could be-
obtained. Those that have been shipped
embrace all sorts, sizes and ages. This
movement from small beginnings has in n
very short time attained to phenomenal pro-
portions. 1t is probably due in great
measure to two causes. Cattle are scarce
in Texas and command high price; and
enterprising men are also buying to ship to
thar state for speculative purposes. 1t is
not confined to Alabama, but agents have
been buying in Florida, Georgia and Mis-
sssippi. 1t may not continue much
longer if it should, this country will be de-
nuded of cattle, and milk cows that now
sell for thirty dollars will command hun
bred per cent more. II may be that one
object of the Texas cattle men is to cross
the common stock with their fine breeds,
and ii it results in getting rid of the scrub
cattle and our farmers replace them with
finer strains, 1t will not be without good to
this state. The agents appear to be plenti-
fully supplied with money, and the readi-
ness with which cattle are purchased indi.
cate that very good prices are paid.
TODAY y QUOTATIONS..
BHHy OArTLR-Butcners STOCK, grass fed, Az
corn fod 6@5k.
BARREN Oows--Fat 5S5h cents
SHIPPINa-5Sa@5A cents
STCCK-Per head, tl5p820.
Mich Cows-With calves, t85@s6o.
Hoas-Corn-fed, DC gross; nmDer fat, A
stock. S4Sx.
sHEEr-Mutton, 4S4h cents; stock, per head
o.. 000Ss 90,
HoRsKs--Extra fine per span, ssoO@s5oG FANCY
harness, al60@t20G livery harness, 66G8l7b
farm, S50@Sl25; ponies, S251850.
MULKs-Exra heavy Sl26@82O0; medium $500
100 small S80E160