The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-04-01
OVER THE RANGE.
PERSONAL POINTS AND
NEWSY MUG
GETS.
DAILY ROUNDUP By THE STATES
MANS TRAIL
MAN.

More than three fourths of the beef
now consumed in Boston comes to that
city dressed.
Reports from Texas indicate that sew
eral thousand cattle have been purchased
there for the Montana ranges.
A "feast or famine" style is no way
to feed horses. They want their meals
regularly, and the same quantity each
time.
American cattle are firm and strong in
Liverpool at 1319 @14c, estimated dressed
weight. This high figure is not likely to
be sustained.
The executive committee of the North
ern New Mexico Stock Growers associa-
ton meet in Springer on Monday, April
9th, at 10 a. m.
The exports of livestock and dressed
meats for last week from the port of Bos-
ton per steamers for the English markets
were 100 cattle, 4,071 quarters of beef.
w. j. McBrea, of the P L R herd Little
Powder river, has sold his interest in that
outfit to his partners, Watson Johnson.
under which name the business continues.
The terms of sale we're private.
About the strangest sale reported to
date, is said to have been effected at
Westherford. herd of cattle was sold
at $50 per head for the calves, the COWS
being thrown in. 1t is estimated that
there was one calf to every four COWS,
which would make it $3.50 per head for
the COWS, and the calves thrown in.
The well-known livestock firm of j. H.
Campbell 81 Co., in their recent circulars,
take a more hopeful view of the cattle
market. The tone of the market is bet
ter, and while prices have not materially
advanced, still there is generally a better
feeling. The firm warn their customers,
however, not to be too sanguine, and ex-
pect a very rapid advance in prices in the
near future.
M. w. Stewart has received letter from
Dan Ming, who is in Texas, stating that
he cannot ship the cattle purchased by
Mr.. Stewart, owing to the strike of en-
ployes on the Texas Pacific railroad, and
consequent suspension of traffic. Mr..
Ming is patiently-or rather, we surmise,
as he is but newly married, impatiently-
awaiting the end of the strike.-Wilcox
(Arizona) Stockman.
One of the heaviest ranch and cattle
deals which ever took place in the history
of Socorro county, was consumated yes
terday John B. Slaughter having sold
his entire ranch and cattle, numbering
5000 head, to Messrs, Stevens, Upcher
and Burr, for and in the consideration of
the enormous sum of $130,000; $4,000
spot cash paid down, and the balance of
$4,000 to be paid in four months time.
This gives the purchasers fine range and
Aba Of
100000 head. John B. Slaughter is a
brother to W. B. Slaughter, also large
cattle owner, and is well-known here in
Socorro as the president of the First Ma
tional bank. John B. still has a ranch
and 5000 head of cattle to fall back on.
He is quite d young man to be worth a
quarter of million, being only about %
years of age.-Socorro Bullion.
The Weatherford convention expressed
its opinion in relation to the per capita
method of handling cattle by commission
merchants in the following resolutions:
Whereas, The manner of selling cattle
per capita is manifestly unjust to the
Texas stockmen, the basis of percentage
being the only legitimate basis for trans
acting commission business; therefore
be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
association that the present manner Of
selling cattle works hardship on Texas
cattle shippers, forcing them to pay from
21% to 5 per cent. commission, whereas the
northern shipper and feeder pays fol
transaction of his business only from
to per cent.
2. That we condemn the system of com
binations as manifestly existing between
the railroads and some of the commission
merchants, whereby the latter receive
rebate on shipments consigned to then
of so much per car, believing that an!
concession that the roads can offer SHOULD
inure to the benefit of the shipper.
g. That copy of these resolutions b.
forwarded to the various commission mer
chants and livestock exchanges at Kansa
City, St. Louis and Chicago, and thei
consideration requested. The resolution
was adopted.
few days ago another carload
blooded cattle (Holstein -Friesians) left 81
Louis for Zacatecas, Mexico; as the ship
pers desiredto make the stock as comfort
able as possible for their long journey
they rented palace livestock ca
for the purpose. When the stock wa
leady for re-SAlpment from uhls pom
having been purchased in northern Illinois
the railroad companies refused to handl
the car unless paid a very heavy trlbut
above the already exorbitant freigh
rate. SO high was this extra charge tina
the palace car had to be abandoned and
small 3O-foot stock car of the ordinar
kind, especially arranged for the trans
portation of the valuable animals. 9Th
policy of the railroads." said one of thei
commercial agents, is to eight down thes
palace cars. They don't want them at an
price, Revista Mexican, st. Louis
THE TA1LEss CATTLE OF FLORIDA.
81 noticed, yesterday, some cattle her
in Jacksonville, and thought that asid
from their leanness and diminutive siz'
there was something else peculiar abou
them, and studied for some time, until
suddenly discovered there were some c
them minus tails; others looked as thong
they had about half that useful append
age cut off. In country where flies an
mosquitoes are as plentiful as they mus
be here, l should think it no less tina
downright cruelty for people to treat tn
poor creatures in this shameless manner
"My remarkes were greeted with roa