The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-06-14
LIVE sroCK

The Drovers' Journal says: "a good
many Texas ranchmen who used to swear
by Spanish bulls are being converted and
are now using improved bulls Blood will
tell. but sometimes ii takes q good deal of
time to make it tell. By the way, what is
the reason some Texas ranchmen don't
start fne stock farms for supplying ranch
men with home raised aud thoroughly ac-
cllmated bulls? IL will pay, and psy
highly. There will be an increased de-
mand in the southwest for improved bulls
and of course stockmen would rather
patronize home breeders, even if there were
no strong arguments in favor OF having
breeding stock acclimated."
A Liverpool correspondent writes as fol-
lows to The Drosers' Journal: The agri-
cultural press continues to grumble at the
refusal of the privy council to exclude the
Importation OF all cattle from foreign coun-
tries, particular, from the United States,
as The Med Lane Express demands. The
advocates of exclusion though van
pushed, like G0ldsmith's parson argues
still. The pres dent of the privy council
plainly tells these people that experience,
as IN the case of Germany, proves that the
prohibition Of live cettle DIES not increase
the dead-meat supply In 1877 the land
owners OF England succeeded in getting
live cattle from Germany and Belgium en-
tir.ly prohibited from landing, and the loss
of cattle slnce then to the consumer was
5000 cattle per year, equal to nearly
80 900 pounds Of beef, anu less cead meat
by nearly 10000 pounds has come from
Germany and Belgium since the landing of
the cattle was prohibited. The stock argu.
ments OF the prohib,ionists are that of the
whole amount of meat consumed in the
United Kingdom only thirteenth part Is
imported alive, hence this small contingent
would not be missed. That the consequent
security to the landowner would sosp fill
the denclency caused by the prohibition.
mat the taking away OF all foreign sup.
piles would stimulate the growth of live
stock to such degree that in short time
the price OF home-bred stock would be
lower than the foreign bred is now in
the English markets. Queer reasoning
this, but such it is when stripped of its
roundabout assertions. The facts are,
the land owners want government protec.
ton against the cheap products of other
countries. Their soil is BANKRUPT, and
their herds have become weak and incapa-
Die, through their own greed and careless
ness. Natures laws have been ignored
For them artificial means have been sub
stltuted; destruction and decim alton follow
and yet the Landowner and his satellites'
continue in their blind ways. Bad seasons,
pad management, and bad speculations
they expect to overcome by legislation.
Many OF the most persistent prohibitionists
are men that few years ago were carried
away by the craze for the then fashionable
bovine that cost nearly as many thousand
guineas as will not barely realize now as
many shillings. Another class are those
newly-made rich tradesmen who tancied
that the possession of a few hghly.priced
acres would give them social distinction
and too soon found out their error, They
want protection in order to get their
money back, throwing social distinction to
the dogs"
TO-DAY QUOTATIONS.
BED OArTLE-Butchers STOCK, grass fed, 4c;
corn fed, SC ~
BARREN Cows-Fat centA
bHIPPINa-54 cents
SrcCK-Per head, $l5@&2O
Mich oow8-With calves, 8S5nS60
stock. s@Sk. =
sa ase Mutton 4@4X cents; stock, per head;
HoRsEs..Extn nne, per span, SsOO@S5oo fancy
harness. vl6O@$20G livery harness, S76@ol7i:
farm, 85098l25; p0nies $259850
MULss.Extra heavy el260s20G medium $500