The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-09-09
THE GREAT RANGE. :
AND INTEREST,"
ING CATTLE AND
HORSE NOTES.
DAILY DRIVES FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE STOCK GROWING
COUNTRY.

Pecos county, belonging to IL. v. Dargon
& Co., to D. l.. Slataper, of Fort Wayne,
Indiana. Consideration $4,000. Mr..
Slataper will stock the ranch with young
steers. 1t is splendidly adapted for a
steer ranch.
Texas Live Stock Journal:-The fair
season is coming on. We know this be-
cause we see the announcements in the
northern and western papers, not because
of anything doing in Texas. Aside from
the two fairs at Dallas, there is nothing in
Texas to indicate that such things are
known. When we inquire why this is so
the question is puzzler.
Missouri, Illinois and Kansas are not
better farming states than Texas, yet
there is hardly county in either of them
without the annual fair and district and
state fairs are numerous, in addition
to the county organizations. There would
not be so many fairs, and they would not
be so well kept up, if it did not pay to
hold them. The natural conclusion is
that they do pay; and if they pay in those
states, why not in Texas?
We do not raise as much wheat and corn
as either of the states named, but we have
more ground than any one of them that
is as good for wheat and corn growing.
We do not raise as much fruit as Missouri,
but what we do raise is as fine, and Texas
peaches are not surpassed anywhere. The
horticultural convention recently held in
this city demonstrated that fruits of all
kinds, except apples, do as well here as
anywhere north. And as to live stock, we
have more cattle and sheep than any
other state--but we lack the quality.
If the farmers and stock breeders of
Texas would initiate those of other states
and hold fairs, they would feel encouraged
to do better. By coming together and
seeing what one another is doing, all
would profit by it. The exhibition of fine
vegetables, fruits and live stock would
stir others up to emulation and result in
better quality of products from all over
the state. Nothing can do this so GER
tainly and effectually as local fairs. They
will do good in Texas as well as elsewhere,
and we welcome the day that this truth
becomes known and forces our people to
action.
Rosenbaum Bros. d. Co., of Chicago, say
of the market under date of Both: The re
ceipts of cattle last week were 52,187
head, lacking only five head of being
equal to the largest number ever received
at any market in week. OF that num-
Der, less than 26,000 were range cattle, the
bulk of the stock being cattle more or less
cornfed from Illinois, Iowa, and Missouri,
Kansas and Nebraska. The market dur
ing the early part of the week was strong,
but prices closed 25@35c lower. To-day
the receipts of cattle were 10000 head, or
1000 more than receipts of last Monday.
The general cattle market this morning
was rather slow to open, but the best
grades of fat cattle sold well at firm
prices. There was considerable strength
in the demand for good fat cattle. There
were seven or eight trains of western
rangers and a liberal supply of Texas cat
tie. Common natives and rangers were
slow sale and barely steady, prices in
some cases being lower.
Care should be exercised in the ship
ment of grass cattle. The first thing to
be observed is the loading. The cars
should not be packed SO full that the cat
tie will have no opportunity of moving
about, neither should they be so loosely
loaded that the jamming of the cars will
knock them about too freely. When an
animal is lying down in car, if it is at
the end or along the side, there can be
but little danger, and it is best not to
disturb it. Only when one is stretched
out on the floor should 1t be disturbed
Exchange.
At the solicitation of many breeders
and owners, the National Horse and Cat
tie Exchange of America will hold sale
of thoroughbred horses, at Lexington,
KY, December and 8, 1886. They have
already some thirty odd head who propose
to enter this sale, amongst them some
twenty yearlings, by the best and most
fashionable sires.
TO keep the feet in good condition the
shoes should be removed once every six
weeks or oftener. The ruination of many
horses feet can be laid to careIessness or
penuriousness of their owner in not get
ting the shoes reset often enough. The
blacksmith who can make the shoes stick
on the longest is regarded the highest by
too many of our horse owners.
TEXAS LIVE STOCK JOURNAL.
The proportion of cattle on the Chica-
go market is we'll shown by the Saturday
summary from the Drovers' Journal,
which says: THE receipts of range cat
tie this week we're IA 800 through Texans,
IL, 100 northern rangers, total of 25,700.
Last week receipts were $4,000 Texans
and 1906 northern rangers, or total of
20,6O6. Thus it will be seen that the re-
ceiptc of range cattle this week have been
the largest of the season. Prices up to
the close of Friday declined % to 30
cents, which is not bad, considering that
we received at the same time more ma
tives' than rangers, making the total re-
ceipts for the week about the largest on
record, Late Friday many Texas cattle
arrived, and ,43S head were sold, making
5000 head Of through Texans sold during
the day. The late sales also included
1,OO1 wintered Texans, making the total
sales of northern rangers about $500
head. Thus the sales of southern and
northern range cattle aggregated $500
head, or just about 80 per cent. of the to-
tai arrivals ot cattle"
On the same date the total recelpts at
Chicago of cattle, from January l, were
1,226, 51S, against $1,000 less for the same
period in 1885. Hogs are only 100000 in
excess of the previous year, ami sheen
about 10000 short. Taken e.itouether the
quantity of meat received This wear at
Chicago is but a trifie .treater thar the
receipts of 1885.
If the market is Iot as strong as we