The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-30
LIVE sToCh.

Sheep-men say the increase in flocks in
4 Nevada has been greater this year than
ever before.
Mr.. Baker, of San Antonio, Texas, sold in
st. Louis GO head of Texas mules, which he
sold at $40 per head, said TO be the highest
price ever obtained for this states raising.
| The Cincinnati Price Current calls atten-
ton to the fact that since the LIST of March
the receipts OF cattle at Chicago have been
~ per cent. greater than during the cores
pondlng time last year, while the number
retained for Strengthening in this city has
been "a per cent. greater than last wear.
During this time the net supply of sheen al
chicago has been 80 per cent. greater than
last year. At New York the receipts OF
beef cattle for the same period have ex.
ceeded those for the corresponding time
last year, and sheep have also shown a
large increase. There has been no scarcity
OF animal food material, and the prnspec,
Tor the future is for an increase steadily as
compared with last year.
| The attention paid to Scotch short.horns
oy the American buyers who have Just LETT
our shores, says The Agricultural Gazette
London, is one OF the healthiest symptoms
IN matters connected with the breed which
mas been seen OF late. Since 1880 short-horn
| cattle have been most carefully cultivated
la Scotland; there are pedigrees held In re-
spect 'hefe which are almost unknown to
| pc sons familiar with English catalogues
ana the ptcullarlties OF the climate. loca
| management, etc, have caused the Scotch
| cattle 10 escape some Of tue worst m,lad.
| minlstrailons TO which fashionable English
nerds have been exposed, II the revival of
Gehlahd from America leads English
Lreeuors 20 visit and taHe note OF Scntch
shor'-horh management, IL will have done
IA In n. Id
horns are not better than English this
rs proved by The fact that Scotch breeders
Freely GENE here Tor sres), but thew are
certainly so far distinct as to be recogpi2aple
ny personal appearance.
oheep are Just now in excellent demand
on boih sides Of the Atlantic and command
good prices. The Breeders Gazette re-.
marks that the sheep husbandry of Eng
lana. often and properly pointed to as pos
sesslng many features worthy of adoptiou
| IN this country, has been within the pre-.
| sent year brought face TO face with the fact
Una, pound oil mutton would command rs
hign price III the market as Il pound OF
wool from the same sheep. while thousands
Oh hungry men daily call for meet that can
not be supplied by English hocks at even
this extravagant price. This demand
already has an appreciable effect on the
American mutton market, says The Ga.
zette, and can be made to innure 10 the
great advantage of such flock owners as are
soonest ready to respond with good shin.
ping WetheIs, not necessarily large but
tat, little observation in live stock mar
kets Will demonstrate that the price of
| mutton sheep for domestic CONSUMPTION il
| affected by condition and symmetry rather
| than size OF the animals, while the shipping
| demand calls for those above the average in
both size and condition. Thus is found IN.
c0uragement for placing in No. condition
all animals that are to be marketed the
present season, and, by such means as are
within reach of every flock manager,
steadily advancing the standard TO meet
the more exacting demands of the future.
TODAY 8 QUOTATIONS..
BHsr CArrLk-butchers STOCK, grass fed, 4c:
corn fed, SC ~
BARaRh COws-Fat oen.s.
HHprINa--5A cents
6rccK-Per head, S15@S20
Mich Cows-With calves, s35gas60,
Aoss-Corn-fed, 4sic. gross; umuor fsi, a,
stock, SidSL, =
sHERr-Mutton, 4@4< cents; stock, per head;
e. 006a6s 90.
HoRsEs-RNtra Gne, per 6pan, a3O0esl6sO fsnc,
harness, 31SGe20G livery harness e75soSITE.
farm, $50Q3l25; ponies, S256oS50
MULss-Extra heavy si26@,G2OG medium ssNG,
100 small As0@60.