Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-01
General Notes.

General Notes.
Following is the condition of the leading
markets on Texas cattle, taken from the
| Associated Press report of last night:
| ST. Louis-'Market steady; Texans and
| Indians So 25(d525.''
Kansas City-"Texans lower"
Chicago-''Slow, steady to stronger;
Texans, 81. 35G4.
7. T. ID; Andrews returned yesterday
| from the Childress meeting held Saturday.
C. c. French returned yesterday from q
| business trip to Hillsboro and other points
down the road, and leavs to-day for Kansas
| City. -
| Nat Houston Of the Union stocllyards left
| last night for n trip to Wichita, where he
! Will spend the Fourth.
J. S. Prestol, a stockInan OF San Antonio
was in the city yesterday.
Nat Houston shipped out Monday four
| loads of choice spayed beifers for Kansas
| City. They were from the Burgess herd,
| and this is sufficient evidence they were Al,
aud will top the market.
E. NJ Daggett had twenty-eight calves
| and twenty cows on the market Monday. !
W.R Moore had a load of calves on the
market Monlay, and sold to the packery
| for 81 per head -
EThe packery yesterday bought eighty
eight calves at cents.
Daggett, Cobb and others shipped out
last Sunday from Dundee one train of
choice beef cattle for St. Louis and Chicago.
To-day Mr.. Y. S. Wardlaw takes charge
of the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES office at the
Union stockyards, Office in Exchange hotel,
Mr.. Paxton having rendered his resigna-
| ton, to take effect to-day. Mr. Wardlaw
has for some months been filing an i'm
pertant position in the packing house
counting-rooms, that of head bookkeeper,
having come to Fort Worth from Kansas
City, at which place he was connected with
one of the largest banking institutions in
the city, and comes highly recommended.
In connection with the duties of secretary
treasurer of the Union stockyards COM
pany. Mr.. Wardlaw has been made cashier
of the bank to be put in operation at the
yards the 18th of this month. Everything
is in readiness for the bank to begin opera
zion on the 18th and will prove great con-
venience to the patrons of the stockyards
and packing house.
The Santa Fe people have decided to
place an agent at the Union stockyardS
after the 9th of the present month, whose
duties will embrace looking after and bill,
ing stock handled at the yards by that
road. -
Several Of the men at the Union stock
yards will take run up to WichitS to
spend the Fourth.
The Plano Gazette says W. Thurman Of
Mason is in the county buying cattle. He
will purchase 300 head.
Forty-nine cars of stock have been ship
ned from Pearsau depot from the 18th to
18th of June inclusive
wv Wilson shipped train of fat cattle
to Kansas City Saturday evening from
cG The Coleman voFcss saws twenty-five
steers, eighty-nine cows and 225 calves were
shipped 10 Chicago from the Day pasture
last week.
The Llano Gazette says J. NJ. Coulter's
herd of cattle has been stampeded three
times, but his loss has only been eigh- head
The ca tile are in fine condition.
In Kokernot, K. H. Fitzgerald an d
Lee Barnett shipped a train of thirteen
ears of beef cattle to st. Louis from Sinner
on the 23d- -.
on Wednesday the last train was started of
the 200 head of steers o. II. Nelson pur-
chased at Clayton, y. NJ. for his pastures
in Greenwood county, Kan. =
The Bell outfit are expected at Amarillo
this week with 5000 or 1000 steers forYsale
or shipment - 4
Mr.. Campbell of Amarillo is said toshaTe
bought all the balance of the Spur cattle.
some 1000 head OF steers. 49,
The Amarillo Northwest says Mr.. Mark
Allen started bunch of about 100 head of
beef cattle to Seymour on Wednesday, for
shipment to Chicago.
P J. Mattingly of Sherman left Saturday
morning for St. Louis with eight cars OF
fine beeves, which he win place on the market
there. The cattle are in good fix and a
fancy price will be received for them.
The Amarillo Champion says that on
Wednesday Col. Cogshell shipped from
Amarillo 1880 head of three-year-old steers
to Montana, and on Thursday the Espualas I
land and cattle company shipped 1880 head
OF three-year-old steers TO the same state.
Mr.. C. W. Stewart 225 head of steer year
lings. which include the fine yearlings
raised by Mr.. Jack Coghill. This makes
1000 head of steers that Messrs. Webb 81
Hill have bought to winter. They report
several other land trades pending, and
think that the chances for lively trading in
the future never better.-[ Albany News.
To Stockmen.
The Daily GAZETTE can always be fangsaA
at sale at B. Clicks news stanGis-.essso. 535
Main street, under. .ihsSepera house, near
St James bossassH KANSAS City, Mo.