Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-06-03
ROUND-UPS.
views of a Well Posted Cattle-
~ man on the Outlook.
ma, Will Be Plentiful and Prices Will
s''- ,nrrov.-RspOrts from the Range.
Good Horses in Demand.
-..r,.nosted cattleman, in conversa-

~.,,.nosted cattleman, in conversa-
9TH GAZETTE reporter yesterday
~ ~ that he had not for several years felt
'1- nnob encouraged by the outlook for
'.,tI. a, he did at present.
'I rs.,s are several things" he said
- Give me encouragement. There
aIaot he so much beef thrown on the
W. ..yst this season as there has been and
~ t,ct will lead to a little sharper
~ ..,,t,on. Then, cattle this year will
,arket from the range in better
Than they have for some years
"Sp and good cattle always help a mar
p1s" rbjIe bad cattle will affect it Just
gWbsD the spring opened this year
.,o bod lust passed one of the most re-
e".Eoble winters l ever knew, and in
a n-i sections Of the state grass
I'D been growing up to the cold
la- IN March, which only lasted few
LEY e, since then we have, in most
us s,t, NJ the state, had splendid rains
p, where this has been the case the
1a,,ls are fine. True in some sections
. ... has been long dry spell, causing
tr;lrrs of pastures, and the retrogression
che range cattle. The cattle in these
.a,,ions are now so poor, that the idea
:, nutting them on the market is not,
yor will be entertained, consequently
tbsv will not come in the way of those
cattle fit for market. 4"
i.6-Dl there be as many cows and
,rmature cattle thrown on the mar
bet This year as there was lRst?'
nOf course not. In the first place
,bsv are not on the range to market,
and in the second place stockmen will
vsrt the COWS for breeding. The thinning
opt last year was simply enormous
end the stock Of Cows has
been cut down, very materially, not only
in Texas, but in other states. This will
If course cut short the calf crop this
war. and believe the benefits resulting
win be very great, but will not be so APP
parsnt until next spring, though prices
am confident will be better ell this year
tbsn they have been for some time"
"You say cattle will be better this
wear than last-in what wsy?'
"The range cattle will be fatter, and
as corn in some states has been remarka-
Bis ehesp it has been fed freely to cattle,
there being more money in it that way
than selling it at fifteen cents per bushel.
Many people have bought cattle Tor feed
Ing who never did before, and this will
add to the quota Of good fat cattle from
ihs different states.
'rAnd you think that the fact of there
being more good beef cattle on the mar
kst will help the prioe?''
lido. The fewer poor cattle there is
The more good cattle the Gamers at the
market centers will have to buy; and in
proportion to the increased demand for
good cattle will prices be improved. You
zee while the market has been glutted
with poor cattle the Gamers would buy
them and let the good cattle alone rather
than pay the prices they would bring
they could get what they wanted without
touching this kind of stock; but if the
stock Of half fstted stuff Is reduced they
will have to go into the feed cattle mar
ket or cut short their product. They
will not do the latter for the reason that
they have demand for these goods,
which they must fill even If they have to
pay more for cattle. 1t may result in an
advance OF canned meats but, belieYe
that it will help them all round much.
Yes, | think the outlook IS better |
low than it has been for several yearsssS
Beef cattle have just begun to usaF5 I
from Texas, and while it will not be so |
heavy as last year it is going to be quite |
large. expect to see Texas cattle stand |
better, comparatively, in the markets
this year than thew did last. -