The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-02-18
OVER THE RANGE.
PERSON POINTS AND
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DAILY ROUNDUP BY THE STATES
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steers to go in his Wise county pasture
The outlook for beef is considerably
better than it was one year ago. The gen
eral outlook for the cattle interests Is
steadily improving.
Dillon (Mont.) Tribune: There is a
long laugh on the faces Of stOckmen now.
Stock of all kinds is wintering finely, and
stockmen are particularly pleased
Kansas City Indicator: Several other
states would be very proud to have a live
stock law as good as Kansas has, and yet
some of her statesmen are very ambitious
to knock it on the head.
The receipts of cattle at Chicago for
the month of January show slight de-
crease in numbers and in weight. The
receipt of hogs also show a marked de-
crease, while there was a slight increase
in sheep receipts.
Messrs Boaz g. Hatcher have about per-
fected arrangements for putting up 1900
young cattle for the Home Cattle com
pany, of st. Louis. The stock will be de-
livered in the neutral strip and driven
north by the purchasers.
FL Paso journal: The range conyen-
ton has produced very friendly feeling
between the northern and southern cattle
men. Arrangements for spring purchases
have been made and several buyers re-
turned with the Texas delegation.
New Mexico Stock Grower: In Persia
cattle and Lorse thieves are punished by
manning. For the first oifense one or two
fingers are cut off, according to the mag
nitude of the crime, and for the second
offense the convicted person suffers the
loss Of Il hand or an arm.
Texas Stockman: The Texas yearling
trade has opened at IS for steers, and we
do not regard the price AS by any means
established for the season. 1t will go to
$40 before the first day Of May, unless all
the signs fail. Do not misunderstood us.
We mean for steer yeariings.
Silver City IN. NJ Enterprises The
ShorthOrn Cattle company, of SOcorrO
county, has filed articles of incorporation
with the secretary of New Mexico. This
company is incorporated under the laws
of the state of Texas. Capital stock,
$500,000 Principal place of business,
Colorado City, Texas.
News reaches us that the sheep of Mr..
White, in Mexico, have been coniiscated
and that guard of ten soldiers are
standing over thom. Mr.. Linn, United
States consul at Pedras Negras, has the
matter in hand and will see that Mr..
White receives justice under their laws
Eagle Pass Journal
The Eagle Pass journal says that the
London syndicate that some time ago
purchased some 100000 acres of land
H. OIL -, Oh
forty miles from Eagle Pass, intends to
stock it with 10000 head of cattle. Plenty
of stock cattle in this section of country
and we won't quarantine them.
There is lively demand for stock cat
tie in northern and western Texas. A cor
respondent, writing from Colorado City,
says, that steers, one and two years old,
are strong at $l2 to SIG, and it is the
Judgment of well informed cattlemen that
the price will advance to $li to SIS in
side of sixty days.-El Paso Live Stock
journal.
Mr.. s. w. Lomax, Espuela Cattle com
pany, finds the cattle generally between
Salt Fork of Brazos and South Pease, in
good condition and wintering well. While
several exceptional cold spells have been
experienced, yet have not been accompan
led by snow or sleet hence cattle have not
drifted much. The company is about
closing the purchase Of 10000 stock cattle
for delivery at the ranch.
Texas Stockman Texas is short on
bulls. In many of the western states and
territories the law requires that n certain
number of bulls shall be turued loose for
every 100 COWS. This may not be desira-
Bile in Texas, but this matter of more
and better bulls should be looked after by
Texas cattle owners, whether their cattle
run inside or outside the fence.
Ell Paso (Texasl Journal Mr.. j. c.
Beatty, manager of the Mexico and Texas
Land and Cattle company, has returned
from an extended trip in chihuahua.
While there he made arrangements for
bringing about $500 head of she cattle
north. One lot of about 1000 head is ex-
pected to reach Deming, New Mexico
March 3. This bunch is from one of the
best herds in western Chihuahua, and
range from one year past to three years
old. Another bunch of 1900 head is eX-
pected to arrive at Deming March u
This lot of stock cattle were bred from
Texas stock.
Mr.. O. II. Nelson came in from Deep
Lake, Hail county, Panhandle, on Wednes
day on his way TO Kansas. The firm of
Finch, Lord il Nelson introduced 700 head
of high grade and pure bred ShorthornS
to their 25,0OO acre breeding pasture last
year, and up to date have not lost u COW
or calf. Mr.. Nelson excerpts only two
storms from the general run of good
weather, and states positively that the gen
eral condition of the Panhandle cattle is
good. OF cattle driven in during the
year the mortality has been large, but
very much less than reported, and in
each case local conditions, burned range
and condition of stock on arrival have
had something TO do with the loss. Mr.
Nelson was on the range for several weeks
befoe his arrival in town.-Fort Worth
Stock Journal
The Journal is pleased to notice the
large number of blooded bulls that are
finding their way on to the ranges within
the radius of its local circulation. Hardly
day passes without information being
received of purchases or intended pur
chases for ranches in West Texas, New
Mexico, Arizona and Old Mexico. Several
considerable shipments of shorthorr
bulls have been recently made into Mex
leo and we are advised of the intended
purchase of large number for use or