Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-18
LIVESTOCK.
FINE TEXAS FED CATTLE ON THE
CHICAGO MARKET.
The Movement OF Feeders stacks Up =
ALltue-Nswsy Items Of Interest 10
oatuomen-Personai Mention.

Is here.
II. u. Rogers Of Godair, Harding &
Co., Chicago, is here.
Bel Hackett has shipped out another
car OF iiue hogs TO st. Louis.
J, y. Caldwell, well known cattleman
of Ellis county, Is In the city.
Colonel r. s. Benson of Midland, an
extensive cattleman, came In yesterday
Colonel Beal manager Of the Jumbo
outfit came in from Colorado City yes
terday.
There Is tremendous movement Of
livestock over the Arkansas Pass destined
for Territory points.
There will be big run Of Texas
sheep "a soon as the cattle rush is over
and cars can be obtained.
n. $. Smith has shipped 10 the Terri.
tory 1900 head Of cattle bought from
Colonel Adams Of Tyler county.
The Texas and Pacific stockyards are
practically cleared and Gun accommodate
almost anything that may como along.
Twenty-four thousand head Of sheep
the property OF SeldOmridge Il Pebble,
have been driven from Eagle Pass TO
Las Vegas, n, NJ
w. X Bell the well-knowu Palo
Pinto cattleman, Is In from the x. l. ~.
re nus JUST Nhppeu u VIZ SUNG va oNe'A'
10 that country.
u. l.. Knox. the cattleman banker and
merchant Of Jacksboro, made a stop over
at the livestock center yesterday, return
ing from Henrietta.
Arson & Werner bought last week 1000
head Of stock cattle Ia Schlelcher county
from Dan Berry OF San Angelo for
SS75. calves thrown In.
w. h. Worsham. the Henrietta cattle
man, was in Fort Worth yesterday and
left for Ennis where he will ship out a
number Of cattle 90 his ranch.
G.. NJ. Herbert ami c. Blanchcttc Of
jefferson county have sold 70 j. Nj. vii
liams 1896 head Of cnttle. They are be-
ing shipped to the Territory.
The best Texas sheep on the Chicago
market this year have just been marketed
by Dewitt g. Pulliam. They averaged
ninety-four pounds and brought $3.50
Receipts of Texas cattle at Chicar,
last week were 1900 head The demnn,
| for grass steers has been very slack
but prices have not appreciahly declined
r. n. Graham returned last Nigh
| from Midland. While there he sold 2Wp
bead OF cattle TO the Standard Cattl
| company of Wyoming 1t sausiactor
| figures.
The Joint track has 30 far this monu
| handled 500 cars more of livestock thai
| for the corresponding period Of time las
| year, and ~ over 5000 cars ahead so Ia
since Jam 1.
Charles Ware, livestock agent of IN
Fort Worth and Denver is In the city
He reports good movement OF feeder
| on his lire and suys the company In
| plenty of rolling stock 60 handle anythin
that may come along.
About 100 cars Of cattle were receive
at the Union Stockyurds yesterday
| Among them were fifty cars from Hal
x Bro. Colorado City for Grand SUNNI
Kan. and thirty-one from Colorado Git
for the same point shipped by j. Bake
These cattle were all IN the quaranur
division.
Receipts Of livestock for the wee
ended April 10 ut the Union stockyard
Chicago, show n decrease OF 3OOO cattle
an increase Of 10000 hogs and 500
sheen as compared with the preyiou
week. Compared with year ago ther
was a gain Of 1000 cattle, a loss Z
10000 hogs and gain Of ll,OOO sheel
The Lyons & Campbell Ranch an
Cattle company of New Mexico WI
commence TO round mp 10000 head .
cattle on the ranches belonging to IN
company this week for shipment to GO
orado for pasture. The company nO'
has ne, 900 head Of cattle in the West an
Northwest which are being prepared fc
market
Receipts OF livestock at the St. Lou
National stockyards during the wee
ending April 10, 1893, amount 10 pa
cattle. 1888 hogs and OlS3 sheei
against 1850 cattle, l4,750 hogs an
9A4O Sheep received during the preyiou
week. The figures show an increase :
1913 hogs aud 32l3 sheep, aud de
crease OF 2S25 cattle.
There was let up in cattle shipment
AT the Tcx,s and Pacific yards ycsterda
practically nothing having been receive
M to 4 o'clock The receipts Sunda
wore thirty-four cars feeders from job
ITlbrick. Maxwell. for Minco, /. II
fourteen ears sheep from John Sea
brough, Midland for the Kansas VI
market; four cars sheep en- route
Chicago, shipped by Garrett q Font
Maxwell TO MincO, /. r.; two cars heeNt
from j. s. Presnall, Mathis TO Nauont
backwards: one ear COW ponies consigne
IA Nj Smith Amarillo from Alice; tw
cars beeyes from H. S. Tom. Floresyin
40 Kansas City and eleven cars becyt
from j. s. Rutledge, Runse to 1T. Loui
A train of cattle was marketed q
Chicago yesterday by Messrs. Bnrnt
a Moore that topped the marker Tor Iei
| ans. There were lW'lNe 'uls vi t'tN
iu the train. Eighteen head average
Io29 nonnds and sold for $40, and ia
balance averaged 1860 pounds an
brought S4SO The cattle wer
\ fottened nj Denton on Colon'
Il Sfoore's place and were shipped by wa
4 OF the frisco They averaged heaYC
tban had been thought, and for 3-yeai
olds were as fine 4 lot as eau be PR
duced anywhere. Mr. Burnett. AWAY
manages TO strike the TOP n0tch' be'
,yere made TINT they would bring ovC
cents. but they evidently struck sna
In the market.
CATTLE SHIPPED,
Colorado Tex, Anril ~ lSpeclal) },
Iidghefe was two trains Of stock catu
fAnqd, from here Yesterday % Gran