The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-28
LIVE STOCA .


Fifty thousand sheep are being fed in the
Platte valley for spring market aud are doing
well on cheap corn
Advices from Wyoming are to the effect that
| tho winter'cured grass was not covered with
snow during The late storms, and that the loss of
| stock has been very slight
According TO the caldwell (Kan) Post the
losses Oh cattle 10 date on the ranges of Indian
| Territory and southwestern Kansas, will not eX-
| coed per cent, and about per cent Of this
will be on through cattle that were driven late
and not used 10 that climate.
| Sheep and cattle In New Mexico are repored
In splendid condition. There Is no loss The
| past season the grass was very fine The stock
| all went into the winter looking well Stockmeu
feel jubilanl over the prospects. The snow has
not been deep.
Colorado cattle have wintered In good condi.
| ton. One cattleman gives 1t rs his opinion that
there had been loss of per cent on the South
Platte among Texas cattle, but that there was
| no deaths among the native or acclimated men,
bers of the herds The cattle have not been
deprived ofgrass at any time exceeding one
| week, for while the snow was deep IL was loose
and the cattle had but little difficulty In roofing
| their way through TO the grass. From all the
| ranges " thin hundred miles of Denver the
| cattle growers are iubilant over the prospects
| for the coming season.
The secretary. of the interior, In response to
| numerous inquiries of cattle men, has tele.
graphed that AT present no leases will be granted
| In the Indian Territory. Western congressmen
generally are opposed TO leasing the land. They
also approve the action OF the secretary In order.
cattle-owners be torn down. some talk has
been INDUCED In Of bringing the question of
granting leases before congress, but It is hardly
possible that the subjectwill be considered dur.
Ing the remainder Of the present session.
| Many think tho cattle business will DO over.
| done, so many are investing In II. Population Is
increasing wonderfully, and consequently 30 is
the demand for meat, Great foreign markets
Ia Nsn hnAp tn mn aud
opeu for our meats In some form or other The
people of the world will have meat In some
form, aud tho Cattlc.rasers of the United States
viii supply IT. to satisfy the demand, Beef will
the Increase, instead of decrease.
A Little Rock, Arkansas, letter TO the Louis.
vile Courier.J Journal, dated February Is, says
4 Reports received from Indian territory indl.
cate unusual activity In the cattle interest
Prominent cattle dealers estimate that be.
tween 800 900 and 400 90 head will be driven up
the trail. Preparations for the drive have al
ready been made In many quarters, and buyers
are gathering the stock at various points, pre-.
paralory to starting, Stock has passed through
the winter WE'LL and cattle will be In better con
dition than they usually have been found when
The season opens, Buyers are already In tn,
market In different parts Of this state and the
stock is rapidly bought up Prices are high
ranging nom $40 10 n6 per head for two.yeai
olds. Never before has there been such desir,
TO engage In the cattle business. nor has there
been seas On when preparations had so far ad.
vanced toward driving at so early period in the
spring."
TODAY QUOTATIONS..
BEEF OArrLx-Butchers stock, grass fed, SA
corn fed, s.
BARREs cows--Fat aAcah cents.
SHIrriNo--i04A cents.
STccK-per head, el2@S20.
MICH Cows-with calves, s.5Sss,,
Hoss-Corn.fod, &c. gross timber fat 8
stock, S0eSS.
snEkr-Mut,on, sxGi cents; stock, per head
e2.O0QoS2 80
HoRsxs--Exus nne, per span. sSo0@s5oe fanc,
! harness, sl50@s20G livery harnesA e751el7b
farm, s501si2S; ponies, Sl6@&S1
MuIRs-Extra heavy Sl2S6,S2QG medium $500
J el0O small aS0@tN.