Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-07
ROUND-UPS.
A Remarkable Salvage In Shrinkage
Of Cattle Shipped 70 Market in
Improved Stock Cars.
Improved Prices on the Local Market.
The san Antonio Union Stock Yards.
Bought Some Cattle.

D. D. Sxesringen of Childress is In
the city, having come down from the In
dian nation.
HI. Campbell, manager OF the Mata-
dor Cattle Company, has returned to Fort
Worth from Ennis, and will now proceed
to his ranch.
Shem Hatchett, one Of the active citi-
2 ens of Alvord, is In Fort Worth. He Is
now working up the Wise county live
stock fair, and he is having fiattsrins
success in the matter.
Espsrsette, 8 forage plant that has bat
recently come into prominence in Amer
ica, is receiving favorable mention from
many parts of the country az the best
article OF its kind for dry or barren
spots.
Ed Jaquins, a Caldwell, Kan, stock
man, has oeeR out to Abilene to Look at
some range cattle, with view
to purchasing bunch. He
returned to Fort Worth yesterday, and it
| is understood that he has secured some
thing over 1000 head.
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E.A Perryman Of Jacksboro Was ex-
pected to arrive in Fort Wsrth last night
with s carload Of PercherOn stations
which he has imported directly from
France for breeding purposes. He will
hold them at Folks yards for week or
SO. He will place them on his Wise
county ranch, aEd will breed from North
Texas raised mares.
f.. II everSseounty in Southwestern Texas
thai hasan abundance of pr;ckly pear had
fed The qusntl y of cattle that this county
mas fed, what a great difference 1t would
have made in money matters throughout
the country. Next winter they will fol
low the footsteps OF LsSsUe county and
feed their beef steers and barren COWS.
-1Cotulls Ledger.
CT. Shedd Of san Antonio is in the
city with view to the establishment OF
facilities for the training Of horses at the
Union stock yards upon their completion.
Mr.. Shedu says some of the San Antonio
people are trying hard 20 establish Uuion
stock yards at that town, but so great Is
the pickering among the dsalerf, he
doubts II the scheme will ever be carried
out.
The prices on market stuffs at Fort
Worth during the week, according to
quotations st Folks yards, have been 8
little better than at any time during the
season. The quality of the stock coming
In is greatly improved. Fifty-two head
of sheep have brought II cents around
Six cows averaging $50 pounds have sold
for so. so, veal calves are worth IS to Sc
while steers, grass fed, averaging SSl
pounds, went at cents.
A train load of cattle was received or
the market this week shipped in Streets
western stable cars, showing compare.
tive salvage in shrinkage of fifty pounds
per animal over other shipments from the
same section. They came from Corpus
Christi, Tex, way down on the gull
coast. Another consignment tha'
left In the ordinary cars al
the same time arrived three days
later. There was q vast difference IN
the appearance or freshness Of the cattle
in favor of those handled In the improved
car, which feeds and waters in transit,
thus practically demonstrating the super
iority OF this mode of transportation ovel
the ordinary way, both in time saving, in.
crease in weight and value per cwt. The
general adoption Of this car line will make
cattle shipments from that part OF Te1ai
profitable alike to the producer and con
sumer.-[Drover's Journal.
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Colenel W. c. Young, contradiction
sof whose statement In the Denver Repup
licsn was published In THK GAZETTE yes
terday morning, waa seen In his office
yesterday land he seemed greatly exssper
ated over the uAnher in which Colone
Standart had criticised him. He sale
fthst his declaration that the demand fol
HaxAa caffle In the nnrthHe WAS de-.