The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-08-30
THE GREAT RANGE.
Movement and Prices of Cattle in
the Great West.
Stock Notes and Other Items of
Interest for the Range
Country.
COLORADO CLIPPER.

SuSSp W CulCdgO wednesday,
G. G. Slaughter shipped two cars of Cat
tie to Chicago Wednesday.
A. W. Hudson shipped twelve car loads
of steers to Chica3o last Friday.
D. P. Atwood shipped two train loads
of cattle from Midland to Chicago last
Tuesday.
Mr.. Cookson, of the bar 10 rHpch,
Double Mountain, shipped ten cars OF
cattle last Friday.
Iol. Rutledge, of the Concho, near San
Angelo, shipped two car loads of good
beef cattle 10 Chicago last Friday.
IKE Gronski is still increasing his flock
of sheep. He bought 1000 tiue sheep
from Hanks Bros. this week at 81 a head
"a great bargain.
G. Q. Slaughter's shipment of COWS
from Big Springs recently sold in Chicago
as follows: 12O averaging S53 lbs. at
$24O; "a averaging ZIG lbs. at 1925.
SAN ANGELO STANDARD.
S. A. Starlight, of Austin, was in the
city this week, and leased the Sanderson
Red creek pasture, and will stock it with
! 1000 head of cattle.
Lee Minor, of the IS ranch, WAS in the
city Tuesday. He says about 400 IS
steers, weighing l,O4O in Chicago, sold last
week at $3.75 aud about 200 calves at
50.
Fayette Tankersley closed the trade this
week with Minor d Rhoades for seventy
| five head of steeTs-ones, twos and threes
at IS, $11 and SIG. The reason Fayette
paid this price is because he thinks they
are about the best cattle in the country.
The date fixed for San Angeles great
railroad celebration is September II, on
which memorable day the Monarch of
The Plains" will spread herself in a man
ner that will cause the denizens of the dim
and dusty east to stare in smazement.
The Santa Fe Telegraph company
pitched off its poles between here and
Bailinger Tuesday along the railroad
track, and men are now busy setting them
in the ground and stretching the wire.
The line will be ompleted and ready for
business next week.
swEETwATER RECORD.
Some ranchmen who have had their
grass burned by the late fires, talk OF sue
ing the railroad for the value of the grass
and crops burnt.
Parties from Kaufman county have pur
chased and are preparing to inclose nine
sections of land on the head of Valley
creek i'll this county. They will put 500
acres in cultivation, and will also estab
fish horse and cattle ranch in addition.
IF. Newman returned from his ranch
on the Plains this week with a herd of
81 II
tended to put all that were ready for the
market i'll his Fisher county pasture, and
when he learned that his pasture fence
had been cut he was considerably worried.
But after due consideration Jim has come
to the conclusion that he and some of
his Fisher county friends are about even,
and that he is now ready to quit if they
will.
MARIENFELD NEWS.
Hale county is now organized. Her
election came off August 4th. Hon. F. M
Lester, of Epworth, was elected county
judge, E. l.. Lowe, county and district
clerk. Plainview was selected for the
county seat. This was the organization
election. At the November election officers
will be voted for there again.
One year ago only one man lived on the
road from here to Mt. Blanco. Now there
is big settlement reaching nearly half
way! One year ago the settlements
we're confined almost conclusively to Es-
facade, now we have a new county organ
lied on the northwest, Hale and Floyd
county have newspaper and will be Or
ganized in another year. In this town we
have fine court house already for use,
and Jail in contemplation
and many new houses and private resi-
dences are to be counted on all sides. In
fact our country is forging ahead all the
time, slowly, but very surely, and few
years more will find it highly developed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
If you want to bet on sure thing and |
can buy yearling steers for Sc, buy them
if you have any place to keep them.
You can afford to rustic little for place.
San Antonio Stockman.
man tells the Chicago Drovers' Jour-
nal that "the Gamers are literally stealing |
the common Texas cattle. That is moth
ing new.
The wool interest in Australia has suf-
fered severely from drouth. The sheep
have died by millions.
Within the past five days 100 cars of
cattle have been run into the New Orleans
market from this section. Such a run
will, of course, have the effect over-stock-
ing the market for some days, and as
many calves are included in these ship
ments there will be considerable loss to
some of the shippers.-Cuero Star.
Cattle, horses, hogs and sheep continue
10 go to market from this section; the small
grain is being sold, corn is being gath
cred and new cotton comes in almost every
lay. Taken altogether there is rather
poor prospect for starvation in this
immediate section. If you want to starve
,ut, you must move Mason News.
Mr.. jerks Blocker has purchased Mr..
Jal Avery's entire brand of cattle, 800
read, lat S775 all round. He has also
bought of Mr.. R. F. Roundtree, 166 year
ings at 81 per head, and IA COWS and
'alves at $12.-Llano Iron News.
Mr.. R. P. Hill has so far purchased
bout go head of two and three-year-
lids, at prices not learned. These, with
1000 head recently bought of Messrs.
Moore g. Foster, make his purchase 1,6OO
lead. The demand for cattle is increas-
ng, and prices are somewhat better
Ilano Iron News.
A large drove of hogs passed through
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