Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-27
LIVESTOCK.
A SALE OF FINE FED TARRANT
COUNTY CATTLE
Al Good Figures -Liyeslock Waiting
Tor The 0pening-visiing Cowmen and
What They Have TO Say.

The total number of cars of cattle
shipped from ComnGChe since April 10
is nearly 200,
Uncle Robert Stevens, cattleman. cot
ton-seed-oil man, and banker Of Henri
eta, is In town.
United States Quarantine Inspector
Jordan came down from his headquarters
ut Quauah yesterday on business trip.
w. NJ johnson, cattlmau of the
Red River country, has sold his ranch
to Patricio Gonzales Of Las Vegas, n.
Jerry Beach of Fort Collins, Colo, is
IN New Mexico, contracting for 10000
lambs, 10 he delivered for feeding next
winter,
Colonel Day. II Roanoke cowman. was
here yesterday. He will make ship
nent of cattle from Roanoke tomorrow
to Chicago
Two train loads Of cattle nearly 1900
head have, been shipped by AIcssrs, Riley
ana l.ockhart from Los Cruces, y. NJ, TO
ltJckyfOrd, Colo
Tile rains of last week have proven of
the utmost benefit to the ranges in tho
vicinity Of Dcmiug, and the future If the
cattle outlook would seem 10 be- most
promising.
H. NJ. pittinger Of Turrant county has
soll -1u mead OF fed cattle to ED Farmer
and George Beggs The price obtained
was $3.50, delivered at Fort Worth. Tho
cattle were fed in this county aud wpro
IN prime condition.
j, V. Meek of this city has returned
from trip TO Hartley county and Eddy,
\. Nj. lie says the fact thar there hns
heon so little rin on the New Mexico
ranges is the ccuse of the activity among
Panhandle clttlemen
Colonel I,ockhart has purchased tbo
Carzilillo herd of cattle south of Deminr
ahd since grass is assured win tally them
and leave them on the range He has
sent messenger to his roundup outfit
digcctlug that Il part OF the herd be-
TUNED loose, since the rains have fallen.
- There will he several dne punches of
Iarraht county cattle ripe for shipment
TO market In Il few days "'rhe sooner
the packing house commences killing. tbc
better IL will b. for us feeders" re-
marked gentleman yesterday. III
Kansas CITY prices are pnid here as
promised IL will prove To be very profit
able TO feed in this country"
During the month Of April the total
number of Texas cattle hauled into Chi.
cago Increased 2i0O0 head over the cor
responding month last year. During tbe
month of March the Increase WA, - 1I1
head. OF this increase the Chicago ami
ALTON claims l2,OSl, the Chicago Rock
Island and Pacific IA, and the Wabasb
route Wl9 head. The Wabash shows n
hlg Increase for the present month over
last year.
Il, NJ. Warden, sheriff Of Potter conn
ty, came over TO the Texas liyestock cnn-
ter and has good news Ia tcll Of ANN
l1llN and her cattle trade. He snvs tbat
thriving little city has broken the record
~ cattle shipments, li3 l1nds having
been shipped IN one day, and snyg whom |
he left home several herds were await.
ing shlpmfnt; Ihere is, he says. q good |
deal of trading being done. and sood
prices are being obtained. eO'u
James H. Harris, liyestocl, ora,,, q, |
the Wabash. Is here. He saws ~ oSo |
more head Of Texas cattle wore n,or
keted 10 April Of this year at Chico
lhnn the corresponding month lnst 80
The Wabash handled 100 cnrs ,no us
leNas cattle, mp 10 May than for tl,c
same Time Hast year and the inrrease
continues as the days roll by. He bas
lqst shipped a train load of steers from
w lalSh IA me Il. l. T. TO market and
them. F'''' ior
A. h, Robinson. banker and oo,,i,
man OF Colorado City, who r,.nrssa,,t-
the livestock commission firm Of Grnar
1lllls q 70, IN Texas, was here ycster
gay, enrontc 10 Chicago and 81 Inris
~ reports everything looking wsli ",
SoloFauo CITY and says recent rains hev,,
uune q vast amount Of good. He has
,,,.,sl"s NJ NJ 81 sheep ON the road Ia
market NJ. Robinson Is pleased nj ~.
report OF lNgress at the packing bors..
ana SAWS he would like 10 mnrl..,t III
~, - gasue here. tie has promised ION
n'NV lot ms year and will shin mi Ill
''NNN He'e II everything goes well.