Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-12-30
R0UND-UPS.
The Dement'S of the State Inspection
Scheme-Another Suggestion.
The Transportation of Beef Cattle Direct from
Texas to the English Markets-0ther
Live Stock Matters.


sheepmem in the vicinity of Clayton,
N. NJ. say their fiocks are in fine con-
| dition now.
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The Cherokee cattle law, as passed and
| approved by the last legislature, pro-
vides as follows: Cattle may be intro
| duced each year between November 20
and February 20-ninety days. No tax
is imposed. All cattle brought in are to
be registered and bill of sale for same
presented It is made unlawful to en-
ploy non-citizens to herd such cattle
The object of the latter provision is to
prevent smuggling -
The cattlemen around Deming, n m. 4,
are about closing the branding for the
| present season, and the reports from the
various ranches in that section of coun-
try show the large increase of so to 80
| per cent. as usual. Cattle are looking
well throughout the entire range, and
| ranchmen are not worried over the posi-
BILE losses of cold winter, or any other
cause, that being one of the countries
where cattle die only at a good ripe old
age; unless perchance they have to eat
| them-or charitably donate them to the
needy and destitute big four.
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Not long ago was published in THE GA
ZETTE a communication from Spinks 81
Co. leading firm of live stock commits
sion men i'll Liverpool, England, in which
they set forth the great facilities now
presented for the establishment of a great
trade between Texas and England i'll the
,a1of of cot the
of the west to the markets of the old
country. A statement from Mr.. w. f.
Sommerville of Fort Worth, was
also printed in this paper,
in which that gentleman
explained how he, cooperating with
other capitalists of this vicinity, had
about made arrangements for an expert
ment i'll such an enterprise last fall, when
a sudden drop in the Liverpool cattle
market compelled them to discontinue
the work for time. These items were
EXTENSIVELY copied and invariably favora-
bly, zP6nafiented upon by the papers
Throughout the West. Mr.. SOmmerville
&{ias' Just received another communication
from Spinks s. Co. bearing upon the same
matter which throws more light upon the
business:
LIVERPOOL, December II, 1883.
W. F. Sommervile, Esq, Fort Worth.
DEAR SIR am glad to hear that ar
engagements are now made to complete
stockyards, which will be ready for cattle
in about sixty days, and l trust that you
will be able to keep the thing alive, when
there is little doubt the thing will grow
and soon attain large dimensions, even
tually making Fort Worth the center and
most important place in Texas. As re-
CARDS your remark about drop in prices
here the report was evidently incorrect,
and it is not at all unlikely it has been a
trick of some of the northern people who
have put such reports about in
order to mislead breeders. The
best states beef is making now
CID G3c) and has maintained that
standard all the summer, and even
higher, with the sole exception of about
two weeks in November, when it was as
low as I'd per pound, but even at that it
would make your people plenty of cash.
THOMAS PARKEs,
OF Spinks s. Co., Cattle Statesmen.
Accompanying the letter is a copy of
the Liverpool Courier of December II,
from which the following live stock quo
tations are clipped:
Liverpool, Monday-The supply of cat
tie was rather less than last week, and of
sheep larger. The weather foggy and
very unfavorable for slaughter. Trade
sluggish without material alteration in
the prices of cattle. Best tirst-class, I'd;
second-class, Cd; third-class, sgd; NUT
tonIfsfirst- class, Cd: second-class, I'd;
;stdffrd- class, Cd per pound, sinking the
6ffal Live weight cattle, 3Is4d9 32s per
cwt or 4sSd@ Asa 3sSd per stone of l4lbs.
At market-2332 cattle and 499S sheep.
The exports from Ireland for the week
ending December l consisted of % ,l33
cattle and 1899 sheep.
Crewe ,Monday--At market 600 head of
fat beasts, sheep, pigs and calves. Prices:
Beef, 61ad@7Rd; mutton, 71ad@9d;
lamb, SMd@91ad; veal, 7d@10d; pork,
2-6(99-3 per score; new mich and calv-
ing cows and heifers, E1l@21; barrens,
f9@l3; stirks, f6@9; store pigs, 25@48;
large attendance of buyers.
London Dead Meat Monday-Moderate
supplies on sale, and trade fairly active
at the annexed prices: Pork, with colder
weather, is much better trade. Beef.
IS Sd@4s I'd; prime Scotch beef, As 2d@
As 4d; mutton, IS Sd@5s Al; veal, 3s@4s
l0d; large pork, 3@4s; small pork, As
d4s I'D per pounds.
London, Monday-Larger supply of
beasts on offer, with large increase Of
prime quality. Trade slow, owing to up
ward tendency in values. Clearance ex-
,Rected; top price, 81 per lbs. British
karrivals comprise 800 Scotch, 700 Irish,
If5DO Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex, 22l0
Midland, home and western counties; $40
Canadian on offer. Sheep trade very
slow with a tendency in buyers favor.
Little or no demand for fat calves.
Mich COWS slow sale at e15 to f24 each;
Prices: Beef, IS 4d to 5s; mutton, IS 4d
TO 5s 4d; veal, IS Sd to IS; pork, IS Cd
ftcto As I'd per lbs. At market-BeastS,
1850; sheep, $3.50; calves, 70; including
$40 foreign beasts and 100.
STITE INSPECTION.