Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-08
IIVTSTOCK NOTES.


w H. Bcu. pulo Pluto oattlpman,
struck both Fort Worth und the blizzard
yesterday
Bnck-lcg Is said 10 be- prevalent among
the herds n Wyoming. The cause b.
the very mild winter experienced SO
far.
W. H. uulscll one of the biggest cow
| men in the Territory came In Yesterday,
and viii probably remain until Thurs
day.
The volume ~ spring trading gives
/ promise to De very large aud wcllpnstcd
! cowmcn say the supply win not cQunl tho
demand
Jesse Carpenter Of Decatur came In
yesterday He rs feeder ON very
| extensive scale. and has n large number
] of cattle Oh oil meal
There has been rush Of fed cattle
| 10 the market from North Texas during
the past few days The good prices Obj
talncd lately b. the cause.
Colonel James Wilson came Ia ycstcr-
day from u trip tO North Texas tie re-
ports cattle traffic Is exceptionally good
on his lime for the time of the ycnr
The winter has been very favorable to
the sheep mCu sO far, and NJ thr next
>iX ur seven weeks are pulled through an
right they viii have mo- kick coming
4 Northwest Texas shccpmau said
yesterday thut. uN far MS the range ilucks
are concerned scub has practically dis.
appeared. This WAS true also, hc said.
OF Colorado.
j. L. Pennington, livestock agent Of
the Santa Zee. is in from a trip tu san
Antonio. He says the road is doing a
fine business, carrying rOttuuaseed and
gra8-fcd cattle 10 the markets
Colonel Jonathan Nebitt. general live.
stock agent of thc Chicago and Alton,
arrived in Fort Worth yesterday from
the City of Mcsic0 aud will probably rr-
main until Thursday, when he win leave
for ~. Louis
W. X Middleton Of Abilene arrived
yesterday from Arkansas City. Kan,
where DC has been on a business trip II
Is understood he Intends placing large
number of West Texas steers for feed
ing purposes IN that section.
The Rock Island rond, in conjunction
with the Fort Worth and Denver, win,
it is said hy local stOCkmcn, soon begin
10 make the other roads hustle IN they
intend 10 preserve their livestock traffic
That road is reaching out Tor Inc bus-
ness, aud means 10 corral all II can.
SO far no steps have been taken look
ing toward arranging for the coming
Cattlpmrn's convention. The time is
young, as yet, though, and tho visitors
viii have no reason Go complain Of their
reception when they arrive They may
boz sure Of one thing, thnt they win not
Zoe refrigerated, q Ia Dallas
4 number Of Montana cotucmcn VIII
b. IN Fort Worth before long, probably
about the tur Of the meeting OF the
Northwest Texas Cattle Ruisers' assoc
citation, with the yiow u purchasing sew
crn thousand 2Yearold steers 10 Craze
m Montana. They will run them there
for two yenrs, and then market them ns
Western CRUISERS.
The catllemon gathered Ia The hotels
yesterday were almost unanimous Ia exc
pressing the opinion that the cold snap
would not do much damage, bat when
Il commenced slceting their faces dig
urntycly speaking, grew longer Tho
seet Is the one thing 10 be drcndcd, aud
Nj n keeps up fhe losses on the ranges
viii be- considerable.
II. n. Ferguson, who feeds number
of cate near Winnipeg, Manitoba, was
here yesterday, ga route 90 the City Of
MeNicO He stated mar the winter had
been very severe there lately aud the
blizzard here was like q summer zephyr
He Gays an experiment rs being made
"a that section looking toward producing
"a hardy breed Of cattle by cfOs8bnad.
ing the buffalo with cattle, and thinks
Il viii BE- q success.