The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-01-03
RANGE NOTES.
Sale of Cattle and Prices Received
10 Western Texas.
Cattle and colts Being Destroyed
by Coyotes, and Other Matters
of Interest.

Ol 1uIdE6SL.
The cattle market here in Austin for the
past week has been very dull. In fact
nothing has been done at all.
COLORADO CLIPPER.
Mckenzie, Scarbauer & Sloan shipped
four carloads of cattle to Chicago Wednes-
day.
7. j. Martin sold the following cattle in
East St. Louis last week: 81 COWS, 1927 lbs,
S2.15; 40 COWS, 795 lbs, 50.
Reports come from all the ranches north
of us that coyotes and loafer wolves are
unusually thick this year, and that many
cattle and colts are being killed.
The Chicago cattle company shipped a
train load OF cattle from Midland to Chi
cago in palace stock cars. We believe this
is the first shipment from West Texas in
the improved cars.
Reported from the Chicago market last
week. Martin & Estes, 292 steers, 903
lbs, $2.75; A. B. Robertson, A COVE, 767
lbs, 1920; 81 bulls, 1000 lbs, $1.50; Nc
Kenzie d. s., % COWS, 758 lbs, $2.10; Tiller'
d Co., So COWS, TIA lbs, $2.10.
The commission merchants of Chicago
have adopted and published the following
rates of commission: Six dollars per car
for sipgle-deck cars of hogs and sheep
and $40 for double-deok cars, SOC, per
head for cattle of all ages, provided the
charges shall not be more than $12 per
car, Sc per carload for cars loaded with
different kinds of stock, provided the car
does not contain so many cattle that the
charges at SOC per head would exceed Sc,
in which case the charge shall be SOC per
head.
sAN ANGELO ENTERPRISE.
B. F. Jones, of Sterling, sold to D. F.
White, of Colorado City, 300 yearlings at
$1O.25.
Reports conflict as to the number of
sheepmen attending the McKavett con-
vention.
Foster Brothers, of North Concho, sold
to j. B. Slaughter, of Colorado City, 300
yearlings at 50.
j. A. Cannon, of Montvale, North Con-
cho, is in the city He reports the live
stock interests in his neighborhood in
betJer shape than they have been for
long time-"everything is lovely and the
grass and water are high!"
Vim. S. Week has big reputation for
having "long head" as was ever "repu-
tated." About three weeks ago he planted
some rye and barley on his well known
North Concho farm, and it is coming out
SO nicely that hs will put in 100 acres in
small grain.
The Cattlemen's convention next spring
in San Angelo, mentioned in last weeks
issue, meets with favor. The business
men talk of a ball and supper as an ap-
propriate wind up. Already the demand
in the territory is manifesting itself for
IS and As, and many buyers would con-
gregate here. Keep the ball moving and
don't let 1t stop. The Enterprise is doing
all it can to accomplish the object.
FORT WORTH STOCK JOURNAL.
p. M. Blackstone, of San Antonio, is
shipping a lot of cattle to Muskogee,
7. T.
A carload of PolIed Angus bulls came
into San Antonio last week for the trade
of this section.
Mr.. j. L. Elwood, of DeKalb, ILL.,, one
of the principal Percheron horse breeders
in the United States, was in Fort Worth
during the week.
Waddell & Rhotan, sheep raisers in
western Texas, have sold 1000 stock sheep
at $1.25 per head, said to be culls of TO-
900 head. Luoas d Parks we're the pur-
ohasers.
A Jack county sheep raiser writes to
the Journal that his sheep are now in bet
ter fix than they were during the summer
season. He also reports that green weeds
are growing upon the range, and the pros
pect is very good to have strong and we'll
conditioned sheep at spring time.
The grass-fed beef cattle, with few ex
ceptions, are said to be run out of western
Texas, and the movement must be very
light from this time until spring. Some
feeding steers will move to Kansas City
from the Panhandle. The south will soon
be heard from.
Mr.. w. M. Allen, of Strawn, who is pres
ident of the Tom Green Cattle company,
ranching on the Pecos, was in town. He
reports cattle to be in good condition.
The ranch sold their beeves ct $50 around
only short time since, and th0y net
more than that in Chicago.
The inspection of beef stock intended
for export to another state. or coming
from another state, directly affects inter
state commerce, and should only be done
by federal authority. With such laws in
force by states Texas could never hope of
establishing successful refrigerator plant
within it's borders.
There will be some stock driven and
shipped Forth next spring from the south,
but at present it is impossible to get at
the number. The most of this stock will
be moved by the owners themselves to
ranges in the Indian Territory and on the
northwest side of the dead line, and few
spectators can be expected in the market
for direct shipment or driving to the
northwestern ranges, as was the custom in
old driving times.