The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-18
PRESIDENT HARRISON HAS MODIFIED
HIS ORDER TO REMOVE CATTLE
FROM THE CHEROKEE
STRIP.
News Notes Gathered from Exchanges
Published in the Great Cattle
Raising Districts of Texas.
THE MoBEETIE PANHANDLE.

this neighborhood recently from the
effect of Texas fever, but the number
OF deaths from that disease this sum-
mer has not been as large as usual.
President Harrison has modified his
order to remove cattle from the Cher
okee strip so that one-half of the cat
tie should be removed by the LIST of
November and the other half by the
LIST of December. He insisted that
the cattle companies should enter into
an agreement to conform to this order,
and by the LIST of December not only
shall all the cattle be removed, but
property and employees shall be re-
moved also.
FORT WORTH STOCK JOURNAL.
The Fort Worth market is too slow
for any business, and quotations can
OF oe made.
T. L. Cutbirth had 400 cattle on the
Fort Worth market, but the demand
livery slow for them.
Harold & East, Fort Worth, had 81
cars of cattle on the Kansas City
stock yards on Monday.
A. J. Wick of Houston, one of the
largest cattle feeders in Texas, was in
Fort Worth and Gays he will feed
10000 to 10000 cattle.
Mr.. B. E. Sparks of Bosqueville, re-
ports lots OF feeders in his neighbor-
hood, in good condition.. Twos sold
in the Spring for Sill. Range is rather
short on account of dry weather.
Kansas City stock yards received up
to September 7, 1890, 950,050 cattle,
and 1876 calves, a total of 1926
cattle, or, in round numbers, a million
head. For the same time last year the
receipts were 1877 ,lO2 head, an increase
OF over 100000 head at this point
alone.
Mr.. John Dennis, Hood county
cattleman, is sanguine of big rise in
cattle values in the spring, as the
scarcity OF cattle will cause a demand
for them. He is strictly in favor of a
Texas market for Texas cattle, so as
to save the cost If sending to Chicago
at an expense of $6 per head, and he
is, therefore in favor Ct Texas refrig-
Grating its own beef.
Reports from the live stock agents
of the railroads indicate that they ex-
pect large run of Texas cattle this
fall. Few cattle have got out of the
Panhandle, and there are probably
about 10000 or mora yet to market.
Along the Texas and Pacific road the
run has been less than usual, and it is
expected that there will be great
many to market from that part of the
state, unless the owners hold them
over until spring.
We believe there is enough fraternity
and good comradeship between the
cattlemen of Texas and the Indian
territory to cause the former to give
heed to the appeal made them by Mr..
Ike T. Pryor, to withhold their ship
ments until the enforced clearing of the
Indian territoryis completed. There is
very cold blooded saying that "there
is no friendship in business" but this
is an aphorism that is not current
among cattlemen. And while helping
to relieve their friends in the territory,
Texas cattlemen will be serving their
own interests by holding back their
stock this fall. Notwithstanding the
presidents modification of the order
to clear out of the territory by Octo-
Der l, and the extension of the time
to December l, it is evident that in
October and November there must be
such number thrown on the market
that, with the usual shipments from
Texas, prices must decline even from
their present low stage, and the ship
ment of Texas cattle would be ruin
Gus to the shippers. There will be
better times after March, and the
cattlemen who can hold off the mar
ket until then will not lose by it.
COLORADO CLIPPER.
A. B. Robertson shipped three car
loads of cattle to Chicago Monday.
Thos. Brennard shipped two double
deck carloads of sheep to Chicago yes
terday.
Tom Powers bought 700 sheep from
Peter McCullum this week at$2.O5 pei
head.
The Capital Syndicate marketed
some Texas steers in Chicago last
week that averaged l101 pounds.
J. vi. Williams shipped ten carloads
of the Scaling cattle from Iatan to
Chicago. Williams & 1saacs also
shipped one carload.
Kansas City sales last week: Gra-
ham Bennedy, 1856 steers, S46 pounds,
$3.50; R. G. Head, 81 cows, STU
pounds, $1.70; 46 steers, 974 pounds
$1.90.
Last year Texas shipped 6l3,OU
head of cattle to Chicago. The tota
shipments to all points 10 twelve
months was over 10 5000 head. II
costs on an average 81 per head tc
ship these cattle out of the state, Sc
that the cattlemen of Texas pay "a,
600 900 to the railroads for hauling
their cattle to market.
SAN ANGELO STANDARD.
In Chicago on the 1st, Conner Bros