The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-13
LIVE STOCK,

All the papers in the Black Hills report stock
doing finely.
The late snow will prove Of incaleulable
benefit to the great herds Of cattle on the plains
OF Colorado not only In preserving the grass
roots, but in furnishing moisture for present
uses.
The prince Of Wales has at Sandringham 1C5
short-horn cows and twenty mine short. horn
bulls, which are kept in two distinct herds.
The first annual NEE inc of the Kansas State
Short-Horn Breeders association will be held
in Topeka February 18th and 18th. All the indi-
cations point to Il large and successful meeting
Governor Click viii give an address, and nI.
merous shOri.horn breeders have written their
intention to DO present,
william II vanderbts stable for his horses
in New York cost $50, 900 and is bullion $50, 900
lot. The animals kept in this stable ut present
are Maud S Aldine, Early Rose. Leander Ly-
sander, Bay Dick, Small Hope, Charles Dickens
and four coach horses, besides six large coaches
eight light wagons and two sulkies
The Texas cattle drive for the coming spring
Is estimated at 100000 head. The San Antonio
Express says of the number 10000 will be
yealinYs. S. 600 two year old steers and 25 600
thIee.year-old steers and female cattle. OF The
total number not more than 10000 will be sold
at Dodge City and other points for ranch pur-
poses.
Says the Pittsburgh stockman: eve see II
coming, and frankly acknowledge It. Pitts
bnrgh has heretofore led Chicago several
while The receipts here are increasing every
year. the growth nj Chicago is so much more
rapid that within n year or two that market will
be the first IN sheep, as II now is In everything
else This is so plain that he who runs may
read"
Canada shipped 10. 400 head Of cattle to Great
Britain in 1877 in lss? she shipped 10, 900 head
an increase OF 30 900 head IN fiye years Re-
sides, there were sent during the wear 70 52I
head OF sheep. The total exports of live stocE
from Canada to Great Britain since the com
mencement OF the cattle-exporting business I'm
1877 amount TO l6S.2SS head Of cattle and 1853 %
head OF sheep. This business, II is said prom
ises to enlarge
The Kansas City Price Current of February
6uth says: News from the range is less favora
be. No serious losses are reported rs yet though
The injury by the present cold snap has beer
much greater than the former. Sheer have suf
fered the most Colorado ilock.masters losing
quite number, and reports of losses reach n,
from southwestern Kansas. A number of thir
cattle, as well as sheep, are reported dying IL
that section. The previous cold snap having re
duced them In flesh and chilled them through
they were poorly prepared TO stand the trials o.
the cold weather the past week. The percentag,
OF ceaths. however, Is light"
TODAY 3 QUOTATIONS.
BssF OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES stock, grass fed, So
BARREN cows--Fat S9@sh cents.
sHIPpINa-i@o4a CENTS
sTccK-Per head, Sl2@s20
Mich Cows-with calves, s25@s40.
stock. S@Sk.
,saEE;r-Mutton, sS@i cents; stock, per head
~. 00t0S2 so
HoRsEs-Extra rne per span, ssoO@ssoo fame,
harness. el5o@s2oG livery harness, s75aDSiSj
farm, s50@Sl25; ponies, SlSCasS0.
=, MuLRsIExtra heavy sl250sO0 medium $500
sl0O small sSOd60.