The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-06-17
THE GREAT RANGE.
IMPORTANT AND EST
ING CATTLE AND
HORSE NOTES.
DAILY DRIVES FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE STOCK GROWING
COUNTRY.

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Guy Border shipped three cars of Co.
lad county grassers to Chicago last week
Never did Texas send to market so
many cornfed cattle as she has this spring.
R. A. Houston bought 1900 yearling
steers in the Goliad country last week, at
81.
Many of the highest priced beeves in
Scotland never knew the taste of corn
roots.
Chas. Goodnight will try the experiment
of crossing the Galloway with the
Buffalo.
Reported that Capt. Henry Scott, of
Refugio, recently made sale of 1920 steer
yearlings, at SIS.
The Chicago Cattle company, of Tom
Green county, recently sold 5000 stock
cattle to the capitol syndicate.
$3.50 to $3.50 is about the range for
Texas grassers at st. Louis; 10 to 20
cents lower at Kansas City than last week.
1t is pretty safe to say that no more
steer yearlings will be sold at ruling
prices than people are compelled to
sell.
The Chicago Gamers who shut down
awhile ago to wait for large arrivals of
cheap southwestern grass cattle, are still
waiting.
Brigham Brothers are suing the Mis-
souri, Pacific railroad for $3,992.50 for
damages on cattle injured in wreck and
for non-delivery of others.
The Powder River Cattle company now
has on the drive three herds from their
ranges in this territory bound for the
British possessions. They will probably
be turned loose some fifty miles from
Calgary.
About $500 head OF cattle belonging to
the Root Bros, A. D. Campbell, H. M.
Garrison and other Cimarron rangers,
have been driven across the divide for the
summer.-Montrose (Col) Messenger.
The land board of Texas, by its multi
farious and ridiculous rulings, is turning
this country over to the squatter and
keeping out the settler who is willing to
buy land and make a home.-Texas Pan
handle.
Texas cattle, under our state law, can
not be admitted into the state of Kansas
between the first day of March and the
first day of December of each year, CON-
, ing from south of thirty fourth parallel
, of north latitude.
Mr.. Moody, of the Andrews Cattle com
pany, came in town Tuesday. He seems
we'll pleased with the condition of stock
saying they are in better condition thar
: at this time last year.-Northwest Stool
Journal, Cheyenne.
There is a growing impression that thu
general cattle trade this summer and fal
will be in in very good condition. Price
. for cattle are now higher than last year
= and there seems to be no good reason
= why better things may not be looked TO
and realized as the season advances.
= The highest-priced beef in the Londor
D market is the West Highlanders. fhe!
\ are SMALL compact, long-bodled animals
who make the most perfect beef ever seen
They have long, woolly coats, are black o.
q dun colored, and the hardest cattle in thu
world. Steers when three years old weigh
' from 800 to 1000 pounds.
: The second we'll on the ranch of tn,
capitol syndicate in Hockey county, pro
duced flow of water five and one-hal
c gallons to the minute. The vein of wa
/. ter was reached at 100 feet and the dept
was increased to 1876 feet in expectation
of finding stronger flow; failing in thi
the operators stopped work.-Texas Liv
Stock Journal.
A Des Moines paper says the Unite
States Express company is selling off al
its bay horses and replacing them wit
4 grays and sorrels. 1t is claimed that bay
L are more liable TO disease and injury thai
!, horses of any other color, and that gray
and sorrels have the most immunity.
i this be so the prices of the fortunate col
ors will advance.
The scours in calves are easily cured
% Put lump of lime, the size of hen
egg, into a jug of water, shake it wei
:, then let stand corked tight When yo
= notice signs of the scours, reduce tn
: amount of milk at once, and give tea
- spoonful of the clear lime water at ever
, feed. A raw egg stirred into the mil
a is another very good remedy.
It Capt E. H. Trerise, whose cattle rang
d is on the upper Mimbres, was in the cit
a this week. He states that the rodeo il
v his vicinity this spring will be an impol
W tant one, as il has been more than yea
n since any branding was done, owing to tn
,. Indian troubles. He thinks there must b
o many mavericks on the range in that sec
e tion.-Silver City Enterprise.
B. 1t is currently reported that Armour
Is Co., Chicago, during the last few day
have sold 100000 pounds of canned bee
n to the French government, about 1000
d, 600 pounds of bacon to the United State
h government, and 100000 pounds of mea
to the Canadian government. This ougl
to help the demand for canning cattl
and yet il is said that the store houses al
literally loaded with canned goods ft
which there is very little demand.
If it will be any satisfaction to the
Paso journal, we are ready to admit tn
Or the Texas free eraser who wants to tai
N his cattle to Old Mexico, might also
- glad to have the duty removed. But Il
n rule would have to work both ways, al
NJ when his free grass cattle began to Gro
N the river to market, in opposition to Il
W men who pay taxes in Gods country, the
II would be trouble on this side. But tn,
lv we might get up zone o. them schemes
in We might discover "dipplicocci" doy
there and quarantine.
IT, 1t is announced that the Indian be
at contracts of the Rosebud, Pine Ridg
al Grow and Standing Rock agencies ha
al baeu awarded w Parton of Oman