The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-21
LIVE srOCk .

The live stock business is active at this
time, sithough not as heavy Us il was late
last TALL or early in the winter. There are
no grass-tat cattle on the market, aud cora
led are far from being plentiful. Mutton
sheep are very scarce and high. Veal
calves sell readily when in good condition.
Hogs are abundant and prices weak.
Horses, ponies and mules are in good de-
mand. See quotations,
The Breeders Gazette of this week says
zone fact that will have considerable effect,
as We think, upon the fat-cattle trade of the
spring and early summer Is that there is a
large quantity Of corn in the hands Of
farmers which cannot safely be kept through
the hot weather, Only within day or two
We have heard of an Illinois farmer
who has decided to at once commence full
feeding lot OF 2-year-Old steers, which he
had designed to keep through the summer
on grass, feeding for the early winter mar
ket. The condition of much OF his corn
has determined him to feed as rapidly as
may be. This is but one case OF many.
This will, perhaps, work two ways-incTease
the number OF cattle and hogs for the COM
paratively early, and decrease the number
for the later market, AS every indication
now is that good corn will be high In price
during all the summer"
For year past there has been decided
boom IN range and ranch operations In all
portions OF the country where this kind OF
business Is carried on. Large ranches with
the stock upon them have been selling for
high figures, and "A large number have
changed hands, and cattle on the ranges
have advanced TO prices that have hereto
fore been unknown for cattle on the ranges.
stock cattle arev very scarce in Arizona, and
prices very high, COWS without calves rang.
ing as high as S6. In Texas, too, cattle
have been selling at very high figures. 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 will be sent TO market by rail
or sail.
IL appears from statistics which have re-
Gently been compiled that the United
States possesses In round numbers 50 0OO, q
OOO ca tie India 100000 and Russia %,
100000, Russia has 20 010,000 horses, the
United States $500 coo and Austria 3 500, %
900. Australia possesses S000O,000 sheep,
the Argentine Republic Is 100000, and
Russia 63,OOO,0O0. The United States
comes forth in this list with 5000 600 but
in the matter OF swine she heads the world,
having 100000. The goat is an impor-
'oht animal III many NOTWITHSTANDING IL
credited with no less than 10000, CO., Africa
with 100000, and Mexico with 100000.
From the above figures it will bo seen that
the United States comes first in the list OF
nations with the two most important
articles of flesh food, cattle and hogs
while she is second in horses and fourth in
sheep. In regard to the latter two animals,
however, she is making rapid strides to
higher position.
TODAY QUOTATIONS.
BEsF CArTlB-Butchors stocK grass fed, "a
corn fed, 3.
BARREN cows-Fat 84@3ls cents.
6nIPPING-i6p4A cents
BToCK-Por head, sl2GsS20
Mich Cows-With calves, s25@SiO,
Hods-Coru.fed, 70 gross hmber raL .;
stock. 86gS&.
5nEsr-Munon. 3H6S4 cons stock, per head;
o.. 00@s2.60
HoRsRs--Extra line, per spau, e3O0@s5OG fancy
harnesa, tl5O@SOG livery harness, 6759Gl7E;
farm sb0G9sl25; ponies, 6l5GaSS0
MUIKs-Extra heavy sl25@s2OG medium $500
500 mall SSOGbO