The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1886-01-21
DAILY ROUNDUP BY THE STATES
MANS TRAIL


Louis Kells has retired from the man
agement OF the San Antonio end of the
Texas Live Stock Journal.
Dispatches from Abilene report that
cattle have suffered but little from the
cold weather. in that section.
=. E. Dougherty & Co. sold one car of
cows at $3.50, two ears good beeyes at
22,and one car extra beeves at $26.
kilograms from Dodge City, Kansas,
report that the cattlemen are very appre-
hensive of large losses from the recent
storm.
Forty two corn fed Texans, averaging
a weight of 1868 pounds, were sold at the
Chicago stock yards last week at $4.1715
per one hundred pounds.
There we're 100000 head of cattle re-
ceived at Chicago during 1885, and the
estimated value of the stock footed up
the round sum of $79,408,000.
Marcellus Long was in from Atascosa
county last week and reported some loss
of calves in his section. AS usual the
finest, best cattle are attacked.
The San Angelo Enterprise reports
sale of 300 dry cows in Coleman county
lately at $12 per head. The cows are
from three to seven years old, and will be
delivered to the buyer in February.
Col. j. N. Simpson has made large
purchase of land and cattle recently, be-
coming owner of 10000 head of i'm
proved stock with range on the Pecos.
The property was bought from Mr..
George H. Goddart The price is esti-
mated at 100000, though the figures were
not given.
The following delegates were appointed
Friday by the Northwest Texas Cattle
Raisers' association to attend the Denver
meeting: w. R. Curtis, L. j. Atkinson,
w. S. lizard, j. NJ. Lindsey, W. f. Lewis,
S. B. Burnett, j. N. Simpson, A. P. Bush,
E. C. Sugg, G. C. Slaughter, l.. B. Collins,
E. F. lizard, W. A. Garner, G. E. Odem, j..
p. Smith, A. p. Belcher, j. G. Loving and
Frank Powell. Extensive arrangements
are making for Dallas to be the starting
point for the Denver convention, all going
are to meet there and leave Monday 23d
via Kansas City. Three sleepers are con-
tracted for. The round trip to Denver
and return will cost $38. Full parti culars
can be had by addressing j. c. Johns al
Dallas.
The unusual quietude in stock circles
was broken Saturday in this city by the
announcement that Mr.. Geo. H. Goddart
of the Valley National bank, st. Louis,
had disposed of his entire ranch proper
ties on the Pecos, consisting of 10000
head of cattle with all ranch equipments,
Mr.. John N. Simpson, of this city, being
individually the purchaser. The price
paid is one of the mysteries of the trans
action, in that neither of the parties to
the trade has permitted himself to speak,
though severally asked to unbosom on that
particular point by the Journal represen-
| tative, believing that actual figures made
by these leading lights of the range would
be carefully noticed by the many readers
of the journal. 1t is current however
that the figures we're moderately low, for
it is stated on good authority that within
thirty minutes after the verbal agreement
had been reached an advanced offer OF
81. 800 was rendered and it is within the
limit. almost, of certainty that it would
have been run up to $4,000 and per
haps $4,000: but Mr.. Goddard said mo
nv word is out, and no amount of money
would interfere with the terms as agreed
upon with Mr.. Simpson" The purchase
aggregates over quarter of million
dollars.