The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-02-27

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parents, of this place 49,.
A Mr., Terry is buying fat cattle IN
orr neighborhood. His first shipment
was from Mathis last Tuesday.
Can't. T. P. Mcneil is preparing 10
make a shipment from the same point
in a few days. The Captain says ne
has 1000 head that will go to market
this season.
COLORADO CLIPPER.
Winfield Scott shipped thirty-two
car loads of stock to Talala, |. T., yes
terday.
Charles Snyder was in from the
Rendebrook ranch Thursday, and says
cattle are still in fine condition.
John Scharbauer, eff Midland, this
week sold 5000 sheep to e. 5. Long,
the well known sheepman OF Las We
gas, N. NJ.
w. J. McKoy has placed an order
for the following stock cars: March
8, 40 cars; March 80, 40 cars; April
%, As cars. All go to Ponca, l. L.
Nance & Jackman brought in two
train loads of cattle from Toyah
Thursday, and unloaded them at Lo-
raine, to be driven to their pasture.
1t pays to breed fine cattle, and a
market does not have to be hunted for.
John Harris says he cannot raise Here
ford bulls fast enough to supply the
demand.
MT. Hall & Co. this week sold out
their entire stock of sheep to &. W.
Dockstade of Cawker, Kan, to be dellv-
cred after shearing. The flock COM
prises 1000 wethers and 1900 ewes.
Terms private.
SAN ANGELO STANDARD.
Cattle are booming. Hold your
steers for stiff prices.
B. Irwin of Middle Concho has
refused So for his steer yearlings.
R. r. Wade has bought $50 ones
and twos from M. H. Erskine for$7 so
and $l1.50.
The wool trade is slow, but as the
imports of worsted cloth has decreased
% per cent within year, and as wool
abroad is higher than at home, grow
ers and dealers complacently await
the opening of the spring market.
The American Wool Reporter says
of the Boston market Texas woods
show nothing doing save in fall woods
on secured basis of As to 81 cents,
secured. Spring woods are scarce, SO
to 60 cent. being the market for fine
free, and 50 to So cents for fine me-
dunn.
Stockmen of Ell Paso and adjoining
counties claim that it is much
cheaper to drive than to ship, and are
preparing to take the trail to points
in the Indian Territory with some
$4,000 head of cattle.
Some pernicious influence has been
brought to bear on the government
bureau of animal industry and new
Texas fever line has been made,
which places under the ban all of
the Indian Territory and Texas ex-
cept that portion of the Panhandle
lying North of the 34th parallel.
This undercut given by the enemies
OF Texas cattle should receive atten-
ton at the Cattlemen's convention ON
the 18th prox.
The Marquis de Mores, while living
among the cowboys on his ranch in
Dakota, became crack shot with the
pistol; consequently when he fought
M. Camille Dreyfous duel in Bel
gum the other day he plugged that
gentleman at the tirst fire, breaking
his arm near the elbow. The Mar
quls besides being a good shot is a
fighter from Bitter Creek, and on one
occasion he cleaned out a gang of
cowboys who made themselves
troublesome about his ranch in a wav
that commanded the admiration of
the wild and woody West.
FORT WORTH STOCK JOURNAL.
Burke Burnett has received returns
OF l2O beef steers sold in Chicago than
brought $3.5O-the top of the marked
and Melted $3.50 per head Thev
were coming 4-year-olds and averaged
lloo pounds. A number of hills
$2.15. 'i'' 'ioush'
The different railroads are respond-
ing cheerfully to the reql ct for re-
duced rates to the Interstate CATTLE.
convention to be held in Fort Worth
next month. "a ''
IL Is noticeable that where a sheen
man Is also engaged in cattle and
horse raising he generally has the
best IN his section and makes all nav
VIM. Palmer Of Deerfeld, Mo-, mr..
chased from E. NJ. Dageett dn pu
the week twenty-six head Of fine corn
LED steers, paying 1910 for them. He
purchased from Isaac Roberts fiftv
mead OF grass steers at $l9 ner bnsS
and will mature them on corn p0' o. nG Eau
feeding farm in Missouri. ''H a. Ills
Inc country south of San Antonio
10 tne coast few years ago was -
great great wool growing district. but was non ~
there are no big focxs and few WV .r moW
ones the,t and where formerly it '" woa
u thought only a sheep could live wa" ars
now immense fields Of corn u o 1--WE are
Southwest Texas. 0'0 even III