The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-08-19
THE GREAT RANGE.
IMPORTANT AND INTEREST
ING CATTLE AND
HORSE NOTES.
DAILY DRIVES FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE STOCK GROWING
COUNTRY.

Inc southwest Is beginning to cut an
important figure in the beef market.
Lucky Baldwin has won $4,000 in stake
money and purses on the turf this year.
Exports from New York last week in
Guided 73O live cattle and 1920 quarters of
dressed beef.
The ella County Live Stock association
held Its regular meeting at Globe, Arizo-
ma, on the 7th.
Best American live cattle are steady in
Liverpool at II to 1919 cents per pound,
estimated dressed weight.
Pontiac, the colt for whom the Dryers
paid $17,500 last winter at the sale of
Pierre Lorillard's horses, has broken
down.
There were 757, 1882 animals received al
the Union stock yards, Chicago, during
the last month. For the same time last
year the total was 661.75O.
The exports of live stock and dressed
meats per steamers from Boston for the
foreign markets last week, were $50 cattle
and 1888 quarters of beef.
The July receipts at Chicago this year
show gain as compared with July, 1885,
of 96,0S2 animals, while the aggregate
decrease in the shipments was 17,711.
The exports of live stock and dressed
meats from the port of Boston for the
markets last week were 1927 cattle and
1888 quarters of beef.
The stock yards at Forsythe, Montana,
were considerably damaged by fire few
days ago. 1t was the result of careless
ness on the part of some parties heating
branding irons.
Most of the yearlings purchased last
year by the turfmen of the east have
turned out worthless. Some of the colts
and fillies that cost $4,000 and 5000
each can now be purchased for $400 and
$500.
Ed Fitzgerald, stock herder for Lantry
g. Sons, of Strong City, Kan, who was in
charge of a cattle shipment, fell from the
train near La Junta, last week, Thursday,
and was so seriously injured that he died
soon after being found. He was intoxi-
Gated.
The second annual trotting meeting of
the Kansas association of trotting horse
breeders, will be held at Bismarck Grove,
near Lawrence, Kansas, September %, 30,
and 80, 1886. The final payment on
stakes will be due on or before Septem-
Der IS, 1886.
Mr.. Nall reports that 900 Bar X COWS
and calves crossed Gillaloo the other day
on their way to Colorado. This was a
part of the cattle contracted by Franck-
Ign company to Mr.. Head. He also ex-
amined a herd of Tx cattle, which were
driven to Caldwell, Kansas.
The 100000 appropriated for the
bureau of animal industry can be ex-
pended by the commissioner of agricul-
ture only for the purchase and destruc-
ton of diseased animals when, in his
judgment, it may be essential to pre-
vent the spreading of pleuro pneu-
monia from one state to another.
During the drouth much well boring
work has started in Tarrant county.
George Stroll, ranching north about ten
miles, is now close to water, and Mr.. Erst-
wistle found good water about 240 feet.
Mr.. P. II. Hale obtained water at depth
of IT'S feet on Marine creek, four miles
north of town, and water rose 100 feet in
the we'll. The wells in Tarrant county
run from IT'S feet to about 405 feet in
each case the water supply is inexhausti'
BILE.
At the August 4th sittings of the COM
missioners of San Miguel county, New
Mexico, the following cattlemen were re-
lieved from assessment on cattle: Sam
Doss, 1000 head, valued at 100000; the
New England Cattle company, 1,500
head, of the value of $22,500; Dan l..
m a ID n.
the Lee-Scott Cattle company, on 1,200
head, of the value of $4,000; and John
Gerhardt, on 40 cattle, valued at $3.50.
L. Horn was discharged from the paying
of taxes on 100 head, of the value of
$1,000; and William Mccartney on 600
head, valued at $4,000.