The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-10-23
OVER THE RANGE.
NEWS NOTES FROM OVER THE
GREAT SOUTHWEST STOCK
COUNTRY.
Sales of Cattle and Sheep and the
Prices Paid, and Other Matters
of err est.
COLORADO CLIPPER.

sheep 81 1888 head.
Harness & Co., sold this week to
Waddell 4 Rhoton 60 Vermont
Merino bucks at $40 round.
Vincent Vincent sold his fall wool
clip this week to M. Carter, $4,000
pounds, at tic.
D. N. Arnett bought 500 one and
two-year old steers from j. I. Bull
this week, paying $3.50 and Sill.
R. G. Head hes orders in for TWEEN
ty-eight Street stable cars on Oct.
10, and M. q. Smissen order for ten
cars on Nov. 6.
G. G. Slaughter shipped one train
load of cattle to Chicago Thursday
and two trains yesterday.
GA. Scaling this week sold to Jno.
Wallace 100 yearliLg steers at ~ and
thirty two-year.old steers at 80.
Robertson & Harris sold 1000 3 and
4 year old steers to Winfield Scott
Wednesday, TO be delivered at the
stockyards here on Nov. l.
Waddell & Rhoton this week sold to
the Chicago Cattle company 500 head
of l, 2 and year old steers at 80,
$3.50 and $3.50 per head respect
lively. Cattle to be delivered at sellers
ranch.
One lot of six loads of Texas cattle,
weighing 1929 pounds, brought 1886
in Chicago last week. This is not 80
bad, and shows what weight and flesh
will bring, even if the market is hard.
Live Stock Journal.
r. G. Head sold the following cattle
in Chicago last week: Forty-eight
cows, 799 lbs, $780, forty-six cows,
S74 lbs, S1.60; twenty-five steers,
1885 lbs, $2.15; twenty-six heifers,
$40 lbs, SLIGO; twenty-four COWS, SOS
lbs, $1.65. Fred Poyser sold seventy
five steers, 1886 lbs, at $3.50.
SAN ANGELO STANDARD.
Ten car loads of half circle 6 steers
were shipped to st. Louis Saturday
night.
On Wednesday G. B. Metcalfe sold
500 X q steers to M. u. Smissen
and the latter sold the former 100
head of horses.
T. D. Newell bought from. w. H.
Franks, both of Sonora, the latter's
patent car-coupler for, ST 900 cash.
Mr.. Franks still retainh en- interest in
his invention.
DIR. j. w. Hous, OF Burton. WASH
ington county, was i'll the eitv several
days this week and with the assist
ance of Neb Pulliam and Allan Mac
Lean sold 1000 steers, rs, 2's and 3's,
in the Arden pasture, to Graham Ken
edy. Terms private.
MIDLAND GARETTE.
Simon Faltz shipped one car OF
sheep and 100 beeves to New Orleans.
Simon Faltz bought fifty head OF
fat steers of f. w. Mckenzie at $3.50
per head.
E. w. Mckenzie bought seventy
five head of steers from Messrs. James
at $3.50 per head.
J. P. White, of the Littlefield cat
tie company, bought 1000 one and
two year old steers from d. s. Combs,
paying 1925 for ones and Sill so for
twos. The cattle were from Buchel
county.
Old time stockmen say that the
country and all kinds of stock were
never known in finer condition than
just at present. This, together with
the almost absolute certainty OF an
advance in prices next year is GER
tainly enco Iraging.
SAN ANGEEO ENTERPRISE.
The sheep men are preparing to
drive south.
Cattle are In fine fx-fatter than
ever before at this season.
A. B. Robertson has an order from
Chicago for twenty cars cattle on the
10Th.
Stilson & Case shipped ten cars OF
fat cattle to Scaling & Tamblyn, St.
Louis, Saturday night. Eight or ten
cars will be shipped this week.
The American live stock commits
sion company sold last week for
Conner Bros. 500 steers, 979 pounds,
for $2.75, and for M. q. Smissen 1862,
836 pounds, for $2.54.
Scotty who was bitten by a spider
at P. G. Lees ranch is now sufficiently
convalescent to be about.
P. G. Lee was badly hurt at the d
ranch on Middle Concho. He was
thrown from his horse while round.
ing up and was run over by some cat
tie. DR.. Smith went out in the after.
noon to attend his injuries.
S. J. Blocker left for the B. /. T.
Monday, where he will remain for a
week looking out for his extensive cat
tie interests.
Especially at this time there is
often considerable loss in failing to
feed the stock as much as is necessary
to keep in good, thrifty condition.
ArizoDia papers all agree in the
statement that aged steers are fat
and still improving, a condition I'M
common for three years last past.
One lot of six loads OF Texas cattle
weighing 1929 pounds brought $3.35