The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-23
LIVE STOCK.

Mr.. Joseph 2. Deylne stock raiser in Texas
writes as follows ~ the National Association 0
Wool Manufacturers. Boston, Massachusetts
| There are millions OF acres of rocky, billy IN
dergrowth of hye-oak in western Texes, anC
In other states also, that via not support ons
sheep TO twenty acres. one COW 20 forty acres, o.
one horse TO tiity acres III other words, that ar,
utterly worthless for any use on Gods greer
earth except for goats. Now, ii there is go d
aud sure sale for mOhair, th9re is no doubt bui
the common goat can be made to produce in
hve or SIX removes, iieeoe equal nearly 10 any
pure blood hair in lustre and length, and in
weight far more, by breeding from puIe-bred
bully every time aud Always. TO sum up the ad-
| yanlages OF goais over other stock, they can be
| herded with perfect safety and TO advantage in
| docks of loo, for now have one herd OF COO
graded Angoras, herded by one Mexican. They
can be located In summer eight miles from their
| Watering place, and drink once in three days,
| returning TO camp same day-a great item in
ms dry country. They can be raised and thrive
pest on land worth from 10 TO % cents per acre;
| ihey are subject to no disease whatever, that
Know OF; they will protect themselves. thar IS.
lhe grown, against wolves or dogs; and last b9f
NOT least, they come home i've times II six Il.
lost on the range Then there is mott more
agreeable or pretty pursuit in the world than
raising Angora goats. That you may not lhluk
am too partial IN Angoras, allow me ~ say
am breeding cattle. horses, and have 5, AGO head
OF Me'ino ewes;and If had little more encour-
aBement as TO the future OF the Angora, namely
regular sale and'fair price for hair of first quail
NY, would, If forced TO, give up all my interest
III STOCK except one keep my pretty, intelligent
anu valuable Angoras. and let sheep, hogs, etc Z,
30 TO grass"
The Drovers' Journal says The present win.
ter must be written down as remarkably hard
one' The weather through December was
peasant enough for the winter season, but the
month OF January and the first half of Febru-
aly nave peen cold and stormy to phenomenal
degree. :, Rain, sleet and snow-storms have pre-
valieu all over the country between the Pacific
ana Atlantic se9bOaIds and between Manitoba
ahd xe Gulf or Mexico, and different cold terms
naVeFreVal!ed In different pdetons of this wide
spread region, showing n temperature of 10 10 GO
degrees below zero and the effect of these con-
uin0hs, especially in connection with helive-
stOck interests of the country, are now being
generally discussed, and there seems to be a
Widespread anu deep feeling of interest on the
sublee. as well there may be, from the fact that
we are yet liable to have, at any time within the
next four or rye weeks, violent storms of rain,
sieet or snow, as the case may be. There IS no
doubt but what cattle. hogs and sheep have SUI
Tered severely throughout all the Mississippi
river valley country, where stock of this kind is
largely. and good deal of trouble
ana anxiety has been caused among ranchmen
all along the eastern base OF the Rocky
from Manitoba to Mexico.
the Boston correspondent OF the Droyers'
Journal writes, under date of February 10, as
iollowS Advices received from foreign market
landings, since last report haze not teen en-
to say the least, to American shippers
OF live stock. Still, we have heard very little
complaint from shippers. and, while the profits
may not be large, certainly the losses must be
small ana why We base our report as above is
that had shippers made any heavy losses, loud
would have been their EXPLANATIONS, and to
near them stranger would at once arrive at
lhe conclusion that no more live stock would be
exported; but as we have eften said before,
when heavy losses are reported, there is sure TO
follow increased shipments. While the reports
AZ THIS date seem to be very unsatisfactory, the
outlook for increased shipments during the next
lhree months looks very encouraging A visit
to the offices of regular line steamship COM
panles ilnds all space for the next three months
engaged ana the inquiry strong. Freight rates
remain unchanged from those reported one week
ago. insurance premiums, from s to per cent.
against all sea risk and mortality Rates of pre-
miums on total loss aud general average I'M
changed
TODAY & QUOTATIONS..
BzeF UATTLR-Butchers stock, grass fed, 3ls;
corn fed g. ON'
BARREN oows-Fat Sl4@SIS cents.
snIPPING-4@1i4 cents.
STcCK-Per head, Sl2Gs20.
MICH Cows--With calves, e25@DSl0.
a0es-Corn-fed, &c. gross; timber fat, S;
stock 9@S1 -
sHEEP-Muiton, s1i&l cents: stock, per head;
" 0O6pS2 so. "'
HoRsEs-Extra fne, por span, s30OGs5GG fancy
harness, Sl5O@S2OG livery harness. 97s@al75:
|arm, sS0@sl25; ponies, S156gsS0
), M MuLEsIExtra heavy sl25Ss2OC medium $500
HOO all a30GbO ~