Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-19
R0UND-UPS.
The Danger that Turks in the Lump
Jaw Beef.
The Nature of the Disease and How 1t May be
Communicated to the Human Sys-
tem-Cattle Clatter.

Hog cholera has broken out in several
counties of Illinois.
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| Beeves are being sent from Southern
| Texas to the City of Mexico for the
| butchers there.
D. D. Swearingen of Childress and 1 i.
R. Darnell of Wichita Falls are two cat
tlemen in off the Denver
1t is estimated that over 10 900 head of
stock will be fattened on corn in Con-
zales county this winter.
st. Louis is the greatest mule market
in America, the trade reaching Sc 900,
900 year. Atlanta, Ga. =, has a trade
of about 81 900 900, and Columbia, 5.
c., about half as much.
A meeting of wool growers will be held
at Fort McKavett, Tex. on the 22d in
slant, for the purpose of electing dele
gate to attend a grand meeting of wool
growers from all parts of the United
States, that will probably be called to
meet in Washington, d. G. some time in
January.
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The work of filling up the Cherokee
strip follows close upon the securing of
the lease by the old company. 1t is esti-
mated that $50 ZOO more cattle can be
placed on these pastures than are how
there, and as Texas will be looked to for
most of the stock, that demand will cut
no Unimportant figure i'll the market in
this state for several months to come. One
Kansas City firm is now advertising for
10, 600 head to place on the strip.
Among the recent arrivals in Fort
Worth is Colonel George w. Scott of
Bolton, Mo. who has come with the in
tention of testing this market as trading
point i'll thoroughbred cattle. He is
Hereford man, and is member of the
Hereford Breeders Association. He is
stranger to the trade in this state, but
from what he has seen since he came
here, he is inclined to think he will find
this Il successful venture.
J. B. Wilson of Dallas, who passed
through Fort Worth recently on his way
to the nation, where he goes to look after
affairs in the Cherokee strip in which he
is largely interested, expressed himself
while here as most earnestly in accord
"itil iiiO lOI Juo distribution
of the cattle trade of the country, and
for the passage of state laws for the in
spectiOn of cattle on hoof in order to Sc
cure that distribution of trade. Mr..
Wilson is not a stockman who usually
takes an active hand in the work of con-
ventions or similar popular movements,
but he has become so thoroughly salts
fed of the merits of these measures that
he declares he is willing to head the list
with subscription of $4,000 to secure such
legislative aid as is asked for.
The fight against the dressed beef
combine which recently focused into
big convention of cattlemen and butchers |
at St. Louis has been narrowed down by
the Big Four into Il simple fight between
St. Louis and Chicago for the cattle |
markets and Strengthening establishments
s2f course, as matter of fact, the fight |
is an affair of vastly greater Importance
than that, but that aside. The Big
Four, having become incensed with st.
Louis on account of the part played by |
her people and newspapers in the recent |
fight, have determined to punish that |
city by so far as possible taking away |
from her the small portion of the cattle |
trade that still remains to her. 1t is re- |
ported they have resolved to withdraw |
their buyers from East St. Louis on and |
after the LIST of next year. Armour has |
not had buyer there for several months |
Hammond withdrew his November l |
and now Swift & Morrison propose to pull |
out. OF course that will settle the East |
St. Louis cattle market.
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OF the composition of wool this esti-
mate has been given: Carbon, so per
cent; hydrogen, I; nitrogen, II; oxy-
gen 1t. and sulnhur B While SIS ner