The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-05-26
LIVE sToCK.

II
The grazing lands OF the north vest, Col.
orado, Nebraska. Wyoming. Montana,
Washington, eastern Oregon and
Idaho, are estimated At 1,000,-
0O0,O00 acres. The Oregon short
line OF the Union Pacific is now opening n
region capable of supporting 600 600 cattle
and 100000 sheep, which, when il shall
be fully oochpied, can export yearly $4,000
cattle, $4,000 sheep, and 10000 600 pounds
Of wool. The Union Pacific recently offered
l,U5,O acres OF grazing lands in Nebraska
at an average OF 81 per acre, besides large
blocks in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming,
aggregating over 100000 acres, at an
average of 75c per acre.
The Pittsburgh Stockman says; The
tat-cattle market this spring differs from
| that oil year ago IN one essential particu-
lar which prevents prices from reaching
the extreme range which many expected 10
Ind 1t at this time. We refer TO the pres.
ent character of the country butcher trade.
In The spring of 1852 no beef cattle of con-
sequence were obtainable without visiting
the fat stock markets, and the demand
from this source did much toward advanc-
ing and sustaining prices. This spring,
| however, country butchers are getting u
large percentage al their supplies from
home. good many farmers fed few
head OF cattle last summer who ted none in
the preceding one, aud these cattle, while
not apparently numerous, have been sufli-
clent To curtail the country demand at all
points quite materially. IL is safe to say
that not one half as many cattle are being
bought AT the Pittsburgh market now for
country consumption as there was yea
ago, and other markets are having similar
experience. This is "A matter to which very
little attention has been given in arranging
I'm tH
Die Importance nevertheless.
new feature Is developing in tire Eng
llSh dead-meat trade. IT. is nothing less
than the Opening M ola traffic in Russian
fresh beei, which, II 1t proves successful,
must give American export slaughterers
very formidable competition. The Liver
pool correspondent of the Drovers Jour
nal writing under date of April 81 says:
Among the additions to the dead meat
supplies this week were some 100 frozen
sides from Pillow, on the Baltic, which
sold on Monday in Smithfield ut to old
per Id, according to newspaper reports,
out on Wednesday my London correspon.
dent wrote me that Mr.. James Roberts
bought lot Of the beef for the Aldershot
camp at 4d and a lot OF the mutton at I to
I'd per Id. The Times and other papers
refer to this as an experimental shipment,
and new feature in the importation OF
foreign meat, which promises very hope
full results. But if such markets as the
shippers met this week occurred often, it
is more than probable the enterprise would
come to grief. The meat was kept not In
a frozen, but in cool chamber, and it arriy-
ed perfectly fresh. The voyage from the
Baltic only takes four days, and it is there
fore clear that if there is superabundant
supply of meat in Russia, tins country
might become u large importer OF the
commodity. The cargo consisted of beeI
and mutton, and can be sold with good
profit to the wholesale merchant at $40
per ID.
TODAY QUOTATIONS..
BEEF CArrLE-Butchers STOCK, grass fed, &c;
| corn ted, sc.
BARREN Cowa-F8t cents,
BHIPPINa-6I cents.
STCCK-Per head sl5GS20
Mich COws-With calves, sS5@SS60
Hoes-Corn-fei i'io. gross; timber fat 4
stock. SGSs.
sHREr-Mutton, 4aiH cents; stock, per head
o.. 006DSs 90.
HoRsKs--Extra nne per span, s3OO@s5Oo FANCY
harness, elb0@s00; livery harness, S75@s9l75
farm, 85O@Sl25; ponies, S256aS50
MuLEs-Extra heavy Sl35@82OG medium $500
| 100 small R0(GbU