The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-03-22
FOR ST. CKMEN,
Items About the Home Market Of
Interest.
And Round-Ups on the Great
Range by q Statesman
DroVer.

The livestock market the past week has
been quiet and but few drOvers in. The
local butchers have generally made
arrangemtn ts with the feeders t. use
their cattle, but yesterday the marke
was plmost bare and there was rustliug tC
get choice cattle.
Prc are about the same as last week
Good round, smooth fat steers, 3 to 81
cents; oxen ard half fat steers and aga
2 to "a cents.
Colonel Richards, from Bastrop, hat
1000 good mutton wethers he will sell al
81 each, but butchers won't take hold Of
them.
The demand for car load lots of smooth
beeves is good, but none on the market
The shippers tat We're here last week
have gone to San Antonio to fill theil
orders.
There is not much demand for mich
cows.
OVER THE RANGE.
j. Il. Jes9up succeeds j. X. Gu" as
general livestock agent of the SDu5hern
Pacific in Texas.
j. B. Kincaid, of Raymond, recently
sold 1,500 head of steers to California
parties for $2S per head.
The condition of the great western cat
tie range has mat, rally improved during
the past week. The grass is growing in
good shape, and in some sections the cat
tie are mending. Horses comm nced i'm
proving week ago.
Durant IL Co. START about tae 25th, with
$500 head to the Panhandle cJuulry.
They consist of steers from two years of
age up. Den Knight is in charge.
Western Texas is sending the most cat.
tie north this spring; but instead of going
to The northwest where they used to corral
them by quarantine and then get them at
their own price, the cattle go to the H.
dian Territory to be hold for the fall mar
ket. So mote it be.
E. l.. Gage, of Fort Davis, who has a
ranch in Buchel county, and slaughter
ing establishment in Ell Paso, contem-
plates Putting up prickly pear cutter to
cut sotal for his beeves. II will be an *.
pertinent, which would prove yery vain.
able if successful.
The journal has often advised buyers
of range cattle for their own good to put
out little money about the new wear.
Since January, cattle have advanced on
the local ranges, and it is not SO easy TO
buy cattle for song as it was. Cattle
are going up.-Fort Worth Stock journal.
The work on the stock yards at Fort
Worth, is progressing, and the visitors to
the grounds are unanimous in expressions
that the site is well chosen, and that the
railroad facilities are the beet in the state
The grasses of Jack, Parker, Young and
Archer, are growing finely, horses are
mendlng fast and there are no dead ca file.
This is the report Captain Hatcher brings
from trip to his range.
Mr.. f. W. Smith, of Columbia. Nisscrri
has sold to the Kentucky Cattle RAISING
company, of Blanco Canyon, 100 head Of
thoroughbred bulls, and the delivery will
be made about March 20.
Collins correspondence in the Cornrs
Christi Caller: During the past week tbe
following sales of stock were made: Dr,s.
coll Bros, Banquette ranch, sold 1O0n
veal calves to A. NJ. McFadden, of Vic.
toria; price, So per head. Wade g. John.
son, of Victoria, bought of VIM. Benton
of Collins, 600 beef steers at S19 per head
kleberg d Doughty, Santa GertrpJoS
ranch, sold for Mrs. q. NJ. King to J. H
David 10 and 2-year-old mules; nrica
$25 per head. Adams Bros, Collins
county, sold to j. H. David 65 l and ..
year-old mules, no brands; price. so5.
Messrs. Kleberg d Doughty, San Ger
trudes ranch, sold for Mrs. 81, M. Kino 70
D. M. Dobie, Lagarto, 45O mares and "a
potroS, matured stock and various colts:
price, $l2.-Corpus Christi Caller.