Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-02-18
LIVESTOCK NOTES.

r. n Graham loft yesterday on
business trip to Hillshoro
T. +. Hagnlrd, the Grccr county COW.
man, f. la Fort Worth
William McAuley, the big Rupucls
county catteman, Is IN the city ou bus.
iposs.
Colonel j. l.. Pennington livestock
agent of the Santa le h hack from a
trip 10 Kansas City.
George w. Dicc. representative OF the
New England Cattle Car company. catue
la from a rustling trip yesterday.
g. NJ Casey, president Of the Coucho
Cattle company, WIS TN the clty ycster-
day. accompanied by h, II kinrshury
Cattle around Proctor are reported 10
hu In fine condition TIE grass out thcrc
Is very good aud but little feeding has
been nccdUd.
Colonel w. Hunter. agent Ia Fort
Worth and vicinity for the lynns-Sny-
dcr-Bucl company. came 10 from a trip
yesterday,
Henry Martin aud O. A. Bcemnu,
well known tounuchc county coWmcn,
we're talking lcnmcdly about liycEork
In the ltckwick yesterday
Mr. w H. Riddr of Alyarado. Tex.
marketed a string of cattle including
forty stcors. l8O pounds average. which
sold Mt Sl,30, at ST. Louis. Wednesday
William Peters of Chicago, the Texas
salesman for the Campbell Commission
company nj the Chicago st0ckynrt is
Ia the city combining business with
pleasure.
4. &, Andrews has gone 10 Austin ON
business. He IL an enthusiastic udyo
cate, and hand worker Tor thp establish
mcnt Of livestock sanitary commission
for Texas
j. H. Harris. tho tull sycamore of the
Wabash, came In Yesterday from Kansas
city en route tu Houston. lie suys his
| road h doing good business, and that
| it was the only road showing nn Increase
| last mouth In the number of hogs hauled
| into Chicago, all other lines showing u
! decreuse
The employees OF thc Texas and Pacific
| stockynrdS are busily engaged cleaning
| MP the yards preparatory tu the spring
| rush. Otherwise very little H. being
done, traffic being rather light. Neatcr-
| day one ear of cattle and car Of horses
| received the former being ON route from
l.ockhut 20 Midland.
j +, Butt, nt present extensively dcnl.
| Ing In hogs. b. lust ln from De Leon.
| and says there h u fair supply uf hogs
| In that vicinity lie is Of the opinion
that hogs have about reached the top
! notch us regards price, and he says the
| supply iu Texas is us large ar usual.
| Ills advice &c farmers BE- udsc hogs
Joe Miller Of Winfield. Kan. was
| among arrivals yesterday Mr. Miller
Is Interested Va sorghum raising aud has
put over 5000 into its cultivation ON
his hin county runvh, whore Dee is feed.
ing 1900 head of cattle. lie has 10000
bend of cattle ON the range iu Wharton
and Fort Bond counties that viii hc
moved 20 the territory Ia the spring.
lie says thpy have Wintnrrd splpndidly.
much better than last year.
The following Texas shipments were
on the ST. Louis market yesterday
A. j. Saunders a Co., San Antonio.
two cars nf cattle W. c. Moore Maria,
eight cars OF cattle; General Is. A. Grici-
son. Fort Davis, three ears of cnttle.
Guy Borden, San Antonio, two ears ol
ratle. o. T. Jones, Baird, two cars Of
clttle: g. Donks, Woathcrford cattle.
r. NJ jay, Alyurado. cattle, ~ Wag
g0ner & Son. Decatur, five ears of cattle,
NJ Hail. san Antonio, two carH OF cat
ue g. B. Reed, Maria, cattle II. llol.
gate. brentwood, cattle; Mailing a. jus.
tice, HilsbOro. three cars uf cnttlei j,
G. Page. Abilene, cattle