The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-03-25
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PERSONAL POINTS AND
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DAILY ROUNDUP BY THE STATES
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Stock cattle and feeders are unquestiOn-
ably high in comparison with fat stock.
John Blocker and Bud Driskill have
bought $4,000 head of cattle and will drive
them this season.
England is again announced to be free
from foot-andmouth disease, all infected
animals having been slaughtered
II is claimed that the refrigerator beef
company organized by the Marquis de
Mores in the northwest will open 100 re-
tail butcher shops in New York city.
The Colorado Cattle Growers associa-
tion has 534 members, who own over 1,200,
600 head of cattle and $4,000 horses,
which represent a value of $50,000000.
Dahlman, the owner of refrigerator
works at Fort Worth, has made a five
years contract for the delivery of dressed
beef in England, aggregatlng $5,000,0oO.
If is estimated that between 10000 and
$4,000 head of beef cattle will be shipped
east from Arizona during 1886. IfsO, the
revenue so obtained will be nearly double
the value of the bullion output of the ter
ritory for any single year.
Col I. E Stevens, of Colorado City, sold
his interest in the Independence Cattle
company this week to Mr.. TUFTS, of st.
Louis, for $4,000. He also bought a
$85OOO interest in herd in Old Mexico,
of which he already owned a $4,000 in
terest.
Information regarding the practice of
Offering prizes for beef animals to be
slaughtered has been requested of the Hi
nois state board of agriculture by the
Smithfeld club of London, which contem-
plates the adoption of this feature of the
Chicago fat stock show.
Since January 1, 1886, to date,arrival of
live stock at Chicago exhibit an increase
in cattle and sheep, and considerable de-
crease in hogs, as compared with the cor
responding period of last year. Ship
ments exhibit $4,000 decrease in cattle, s.
200 decrease of sheep, and 1874, 900 increase
in hogs.
Glenwood Springs (Colo,) Chief: Mr..
II. @. Russey, for his cattle company, is
last purchases are those of Lee Dixon for
$4,000, and Greville Mains for $1.100.
The ranches are on the north side of
Grand river, about five and thirteen miles
below Rifle creek respectively.
The United States consul at Birming-
ham, England, says: No other article of
import from the United States into the
midland counties of England approaches
in magnitude and value that of beef and
mutton. Enormous as this trade has
grown, when reasonable probabilities are
nationally considered, it is yet in its in
fancy.
1t is said that the Laureles ranch, in
Nueces county, has over $4,000 head OF
horses, many of which are imported
Many of these are mares that will have
colts this spring. Besides horses there
are cattle, sheep and goats. This ranch
formerly belonged to Captain M. Ken
nedy and is now owned by Scotch
company known as the Texas Land anG
Cattle company.
Ell Paso (Texas) journal: Judge Hen
derson has issued an injunction restrain
ing Major Alex. Rogers, cattle inspector
at this point, from collecting any inspec
ton fees from the A. T. d s. f. railroad
his agents or employees, upon stock ship
ped over their line. This action does no
appear to relieve importers from paying
fees, but simply relieves the compan.
from responsibility in the matter.
The time is coming when nearly al
range cattle will be fed and properly fat
tened before being marketed. Choice cat
tie, fresh from good range, are often a
fat as corn-fed cattle, but it must be re
membered that very few such cattle COM
to market in the course of year. 1t i
positively wicked to waste so much GOO
material as is done every year by sending
to market thin, unfinished cattle.
Springfield Herald: Tom Ross, a Cree
negro, who is charged with horse stealth!
from Henry Starr, the sheriff of Table
ouah, short time ago, was arrested b
United States Deputy Marshal Rice, Wed
nesday night on the eastbound Frlsc
train near PIERCE City. Ross was serving
prison sentence of five years at Table
quah for robbing and recently escaped
having served over four years.
The strike on the Gould system of raj
roads, in the southwest, is bad, but
might be much worse for the live stoc
trade. Chicago has been receiving abor
1000 cattle, 500 hogs, and as many shee
from Texas per week, lately, and the trol
BILE cuts this trade off. But the interfe
ence is not so bad as it would be If "
were getting 1000 to 5000 grass Texar
per day, as we shall do in the regult
season. Chicago Times.
Ell Paso Journal: H. c. Myles, VII
owns large ranch and herd of cattle
Lincoln county, New Mexico, informs I
that advices received indicate that Gait
in that section are in fine condition. L
leaves the first of the week for the rant
to commence the shipment of beef steer
He will ship sixty cars, driving them fro
the ranch down the Pecos and shippin
by rail over the Texas d Pacific from To
ali. He will ship in ten carload lots, IL
road granting special train for that 81
shipments.
Sheep have fallen off in numbers in ii
United States, during the past year,
shade over per cent, and have decline
in value IL per cent. There was slig
increase in numbers in Arkansas, Mimi
sofa, Kansas, Nebraska, California, N
vada, Arizona, Dakota, Idaho, Montan
New Mexico, Utah. Washington and Wy
ming. In all other states and territori
there was fall off; Pennsylvania leadiI
with 20 per cent, with decline of 10 p
cent. in Texas, in Illinois, 6 in New Yo
and Georgia, in Wisconsin, Kentucl
and Colorado, and in Ohio.