The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-24
LIVE sTOCk

The British steamer Rhinwidda, which
arrived at New York Saturday mornipr
rom Cardiif, Wales, brought twenty year.
ling Guernsey cows, consigned 10 Mr..
lloxle, OF Texas. They will be placed for
ninety days in quarantine.
A call is issued for a meeting of all Da-
kota stock-raisers, to take place In Fargo
Monday afternoon, July Sth. The object
OF the meeting is TO effect, If deemed ad.
yisable, the organization OF Dakota stock.
mems association upon a basis broad
enough TO accommodate all the branches
which may be comprehended under the
title OF stockmen,
A butcher of Springfield, Massachusetts,
says that the housekeeper who ask. for
white veal encourages aw.breaking and
buys poor meat. the wilderness Is due
SIMPLY TO the loss OF blood, the animal
having been bled twenty -four hours before
II was slaughtered. The farmers do the
bleeding, because the meat then brings A
better price, and the people who have a
foolish fancy that the white veal is the
best, are IN a way responsible for the brutal
process creating it.
The Farmers Review contains the fol.
lowing sensible advice to farmers: The
Doom IN tho western cattle ranch business,
unless there should be a let up soon, is
comp tnies are being formed In large num-
beers, and cattle. whenever obtainable and
at whatever price, are being pushed to the
| plains to stock ranches. There is danger of
| ovorstocking. The buffalo and bunch
grasses do not furnish u large amount OF
feed per acre, and large range is needed
for moderately -s!zed herd. They have to
winter on ground not fed close If at all in
summer. IL cattle become so numerous
that the range is consumed In summer,
death from starvation is inevitable In win
ter, for there is absolutely no other re.
source. Prices OF ranch stock have more
than doubled In the last two years, and IL
IL doubtful II parties paying present prices
Will realize profit on the same when it is
ready for the market two or three years
hence. Farmers will do well TO let invest
ments IN live stock companies the stock OF
which Is now being hawked through the
country, severely alone. Such companies
are being advertised extensively with
promise of profits OF 20 to so per cent. I'm
Vestments in them will probably prove per-
manent ones, so far ~ ever getting the
money out again. II does not follow, how
ever, that the ranch business is not legiti-
mate and profitable one to those who have
experience or an adoption to II. But, like
every other business, IL needs experimel .
and prudent management. These Ii, {
stock companies, AS an investment, stand
upon tho same plane ms mining companies
in which great deal of money has been
paid in for stock, but precious little ever
gotten out
TODAY QUOTATIONS.
BH!r CArrLE-Butchers stock, grass fed, ic
corn fed, SC
BARREN oows-Fat oents.
| bHiPPIkg--5a cents.
BTcCK-Per head, 8l5D820
MiLCH oows--with calves, 3a50pS60.
Hoas-Corn-fed, 40 gross; timber fat 4
stock. S@o9k
Bnxxr-Mutton, 4a4S CENTS stock, per head
el00at3s 90,
HoRsss-HItrs nne. per span, S3OOnsoOG fancy
harness, elb0@S0G livery harness, t76@li7S
farm, 9509el25: ponies s256DS50
MuLEs.EItrs heavy si26@s2OG medium 500
100 mall aS0@b0