The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-05-20
LIVESTOCK NOTES.

few drives of cattle are reported from
Coryell county as follows: viz, A. p
Bush, l,S00 head ones and twos, for Ala
bama e. Texas ranch; the Morrison Buys
LOCO head Onss, to A. w. Dunn, Colorado
city; Daugherty & Montgomery, 200C
ones, steer cattle; north.
Texas Live Stock journal.
Andrews Bros. d. Co. sold at their stock
yards this week forty head of cow-horses
at $43 per head, to the Hansford Land q
Cattle company, also twenty-five head to
Frank Smith, at $50 per head; twenty five
head to the Day cattle company, at $50
They also sold several head of work
mules, prices ranging from $100to $3.50
The Texas Wool Grower closes an ar
ticle on the sheep industry of the state
with this advice:
1--WE should advise all sheep raisers hav-
ing sheep now to keep them. We have
seen sheep bought for four dollars and
sold for one dollar, now we hope to see
sheep bought for one dollar and sold for
four dollars, and do not think the time
very distant when the poor sheepmen
will once more be in circumstances of af-
tiuence by the natural changes of a good
and legitimate business
San Saba News.
Isn't it little inconsistent in sheep
men, who are nearly all protective tariff
men and believers in the dignity of labor,
to send down to Mexico for cheap shear
ers? But what is the use of finding fault
poor human nature is the same whether
wrapped in the epidermis of Jay Gould or
the man who has to hire one laborer three
days in a year. l un derstand all the
sheep in the country have scab, that is,
every flock is more or less affected with
it. This is unfortunate, as dipping adds
largely to the annual expense.
Considerable country extending west
ward from Fort Worth is badly in need of
rain. 1t is dry up the Fort Worth & Den
yer road and westward for considerable
distance. The plains country has the ad-
vantage of good rains, and the Panhandle
also, but good general rain would do no
harm.
For the week past the market for fat
cattle has been healthy, and prices hav
been better than those obtained the week
preceding. Behind the actual movement
of cattle, there has been an active inquiry.
The resistance on the part of purchase,
to an increase of prices is
favored by the presence of a great number
of small lots on the market, of which own
ers are determined to be rid. The time is
now propitious one for buying young
cattle and pasturing for a future market,
and most of the shrewd dealers are avail
ing themselves of it.
In the district court of Tarrant county
the Espuela Land d. Cattle company have
brought suit against H. j. Hensley and
u. S. Oliver, in the amount of $4,000
damages and against j. S. Price and j. H.
Hensley for the amount $4,000, and al
lege in both cases that in purchase of
cattle by range delivery the cattle fell
short one thousand head in each case. The
plaintiffs allege that the defendants false
ly represented the number of the cattle
and warranted the same, ut failed to
make the guarantee good. These are
similar suits to those in the federal courts
and grew out of the rulings in those cases.
Live Stock journal.
Mr.. |. Dahlman is on his way home from
England and may be in Fort Worth dur
ing the coming week. His coming will be
looked for by the stockmen who
want to sell fat beef at home. The works
are bright as a new dollar, and in good
shape and can be started up at days |
notice,