Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1893-07-25

Dehorned cattle from Texas are
now going to the Chicago market
in large numbers.
Rather serious losses Of cattle
have occurred on the ranges in the
southeastern part Of Colorado this
spring, from the late SHOWS and
cold rains.
Chicago markets count on a bet
ter quality Of range cattle from
the west and northwest this season
than hat of last, and the number
of cattle received from those parts
promises also to be fully up to that
of last season.
Cattle shipments have decreased
materially from southwest Texas
points since the recent heavy de-
cline in beef values. Southwest
Texas has plenty Of grass this
year, and most Of the grass fat
beeves will ne held until the mar
ket improves.
The receipts of stock at the South
Omaha stock yards from January
l to July z were 409,812 cattle,
7O0,089 hogs, 1879, sheep, 5,739
horses and mules; showing a gain
of 59,323 cattle, a loss of 209, 500
hogs, a gain of 1852 sheep, and
a gain of 1854 horses and mules
rs compared with 1892.
Cattlemen generally believe that
the market for beef cattle is bound
to improve inside of the next few
months and in localities where
grass and water Is plentiful, many
cattle that would have gone to the
slaughtering pens this month and
last will now be kept in pastures,
awaiting a better market.
In comparing the range of values
on July 1 with that of one month
prior, a decline is noted on all
grades of steers, being greatest on
the heavy kinds, and more parti-
cularly upon those lacking quality
such selling 40 to 60 cents per 100
lbs. lower. While good heavy
gaades are not neglected, their
weight is against them, as the adj
vent Of summer gave precedence
to choice light cattle. Few really
fine heavy cattle are arriving at
Chicago, occasional sales being
made at $3.50 to $3.50 per 100 lbs.
The result is that the margin in
values between the two classes are
selling slightly lower than a month
ago.
Public sales of fine breeding cat
tie have been comparatively rare
in this country for some time,
especially in the line of beef cat
tie; and if anyone were asked to-
dsy to give the average price at
which prime stock of any one
breed would sell under ordinary
conditions he would have a prob
lem on his hands rather difficult
of solution, says the National
Stockman. We note, however, that
a recent sale of well bred Short
horns in England resulted in 4G
head being dispersed at an average
value of Sis per head. This is
not a high figure, but it looks as
though there was a little better
appreciation of beef stock owe,
there than in the recent past. Test
salos of such cattle on this side oil
the Atlantic, though, are not being
made with sufficient frequency Of
late to give any special basis fol
estimating values.
The New York Herald reports
an unusual operation in veterinary
surgery which was performed at
Sheepshead Bay, Long Island.
some few weeks ago. A horse be-
longing to a butcher of that place
was troubled with a film over one
eye, and had also become nervous
and intractable. DR.. Sheppard, a
well known veterinary surgeon, was
called in, and, after washing the
eye with a lotion which removed
the film, noticed a small live OBJ
ject wriggling about in the pupil.
He recognized it as being a case
Of Snake in the eye" a disease
very rare in this country, but com
mon in India and other hot elm
ates. Although DR.. Sheppard had
never conducted a similar operation
before, he had seen three previous
cases, and he decided to attempt
to remove the snake. The horse