The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1888-10-25
OVER THE RANGE.
Items of General Interest 10
Cattle and Sheep Men.
Prices Of Cattle and Wool. and
Sales of the Same-OIher
Range Notes.
roE- wgErH s-ock sgrEyAL.


Angorss for sale.
The Albany wool sales amounted &c
. 10000 pounds. No. very many flock;
were shorn this fall in that vicinity.
Mr.. R. L. Crowdus, OF Fort Worth. ha:
returned from q wool buying expedition
and says that woods are not in sufficient
/ supply at an? OF the minor markets TO be
OF i'm POrtspce.
! Every pound OF wool sells in San Angelo
/ as soon IS it bits warehouse floor. The
I Ssnder=on clip of 10000 pounds was sold
on Monday by Halfn i Ruef at l43ic.
Eight hundred head of yearlings were
sold to Jno. B. Slaughter and b. u. Sims,
q. Abilene, and the price vas reported az
S per head.
John j. Young says that pasture build
ing on his ranch in Hidaigo county con-
tinues, and nov there are about 100000
acres under fence.
S.N. D3bie, of Dobie Brothers, Live
Oak county, was in San Antonio last week.
This Is one of the most eptsrprisiug horse
shipping firms II this section, as well as
extensive rancheros.
E. Morris, of Corpus Christi, and Ed
Corkhill, of Realities, Duvan county, have
been buying several thousand head of
young cattle and stocking the Fred Frank
ranch in Duvall county. Prices no. men
toned.
I, is reported that the Dull Brothers, Of
La Sale county, have bought 1000 head
of tTo-yegr-old steers OF the Coleman
Fulton Pasture company, San Patricio
county, for so per head. They are said
to be lot of good and improved cattle,
well worth the money.
Simpson L Mangum are having $50
head of horses shipped out from Lavaca
county. and among them will be two fine
stations and a jack. This firm sees
money in the breeding of horses and
mules and are going to engage in the
business. Mules are always in demand,
and the same is true of good horses.
Southern cattle raisers ough. to be in
position to stand aside and let the north
western range cattle monopolize the Sep
TENDER and October markets. The Texas
men to do so will have to find way to
winter their steers strongly and fatten
them early.
A case OF wonderful atmospheric
evaporation was recently brought to light
in Frio county. In about month some
2,4O0 head of cattle in a pasture evapor-
sted to about 1000 head. This has always
been known to be most remarkably dry
climate, but such results are rare. The
courts will probably be appealed to for an
explanation of the scientific principles in
tae effect of such climatic Influences.
The young steer trade is becoming more
active in the Southwest, but SO far the
buyers are altogether from oar own state,
placing the stock in empty pastures for
the winter. This is a strong indication
that they expect rise mex, spring.
The Bindera county school lands located
| in Maverick county, on which unsatisfac.
| tory bids were rejected by the commits
| sioners of the former county some time
since, have been purchased By Messrs
J. I, Lyle & Co., the former lsssees. The
! price paid for the lanis-of which there
are some 1900 acres-was $31,392, $1,000
being paid down, the balance payable in
fifteen years with ) per cent interest.
! Prices based on actual transactions may
| quoted at Sc, 50 and $12 for one, two
and three-year old steers. These price:
are subject to variation on conditions oil
delivery and class of stock, but will cover
the general run OF southwestern cattle
The tendency is for an advance, and il i:
safe to say that there are little prospect:
of decline for at least term of years tC
| come.
A very strong petition signed by 6
large number OF cattle shippers vii
shortly be presented to the Internationa
Traffic association asking that palace enc
stable stock cars be transported at the
same price as common cars of the same
length. At present toe Texas compan1e:
are charging u per cent extra on the
run between Texas and Kansas City, Of
| st. Louis.
MOBEETEE PANHANDLE.
c. B. Willinghsm is gathering bunc5
of Texas horses to take 70 Georgia.
]. J. Drew and A. j. Marioribanks, OF
the Rocking Chair ranch, have been il
town several days.
Captain Arlington has purchased the
bunch of stock cattle formerly owned by
Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery.
Several Of the counties south Of us ere
said to be very short on grass this fall,and
| SOA7iN~AHO4S oHA4CNg PlSNdll5 because OF
the gloomy outlook for wintering stock.
The Rowe Bros. have brought a bunch
of stock cattle, numbering 1900 head
into this nsighborhood and turned them
loose. This movement was made neces-
sary By shortage of grass in their pas
| ture.
There was 6 beef roundup on Nc
Clellan creek on Monday last. A large
number Of ] A and Two Circle cattle were
cut out for the market. Some $500
beeves have been taken from this range
this fall.
Prairie fires have done considerable
| damage in this neighborhood since our
last issue. West of town tract of land
has been burned that would have sustained
| thousands of cattle the coming winter
whilst to the north the flames Travelled
many miles. A sharp lookout should be
| kept for those who set these fires out. and
tbs law should certainly be allowed to
learn them lesson.
Republicans Ratified in Kansas.
From the Kansas City Times