Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-23
LIVESTOCK.
NEWsY NOTES GATHERED At
HOME AND ABROAD.
why TsIas Caturmen should Ne Con-
tentsd-I.ivsstook statistics -Tradss
and Deais-Psrs0naia


Jesse I1ittson Is here from Weather
ford.
John Thomas, the builder Of the Fort
Worth packing house plant, and of nu-
mcrous other plants 81 the kind Ht an
the hig puckery centers is in the city,
| and it is possible may Dee employed ON the
extension of the plant here
Mike White. q wcllku0wn hide man,
who has worked as foreman Of the
hide departments for several blk pnckery
concerns, is here, aud VIII in all proba.
bility take charge VI the hide department
John Thomas. the builder of che Fort
Of the Fort Worth packing house, 30
soon as the plant commences work.
Receipts of livestock al the Union
stockyards yesterday amounted 10 but
thirty ears from on the Denver en
route 10 the Territory. The yards were
cleared out Friday Of cattlo that had
been there several days aud the Santa
te has resumed lie livestock traffic Re
ccipts for the week ended yesterday,
amounted TO Pa cars, but would have
been trebled. but for the strike. legh-
teen thousand head of cattle have been
received since April ., and 10000 head
OF sheep.
John n, Bcal Of Colorado City, who
owns "a ranch In Cara county, arrived
In Fort Worth yesterday evening.
j. n. MeCauloy, a popular cattlcman
OF Itunnel8 county, was hero yesterday.
lie has been south, shipping cattle 70
the Nation.
Bob Lee. the well-knOwn cowboy and
lightning steer tier Of Arizona, is about
~ make a trip around the world
Texas cattlequcn ought 10 be well sat
ished with the prices they are rscelNng
fhis year says the Chicago DroyerH'
Journal. Cat1e which have been mar
keted this season that possessed fairly
good finish sold az good prices aud well
up 10 similar weights 0i nAuFe cattle.
Texas stockmcn seem 90 be- catching the
idea al last that Il pays 90 get steers
well maturod and in good marketable
condition before sending them 90 market
and expecting a good price. Fewer cat
tlo and better quality should Dc their
motto.
w. H. Stark & Bros Of Richarl.u
and H. H. Skiles Of Denton marketed
cattle al ST. Louis Thursday. the former
two cars Of fed cattle and forty steers
1241 pounds average that brought $40
and the latter % car OF lO5OpOund steers
that netted S4O5.
Tho lambing senson around Sherwood
a. about over and K r. claimed THAI from
90 10 100 per cent have been saved.
The report Of the statistician Of the
department OF agriculture gives the fol
lowing as the condition Of farm animals
nj he United States. Horses, average
sanitary condition, 97.5 ratio of LOSSES
10 the country at large, ~ per cent
as against 10 per cent last year Cat
lie. average sanitary condition, bil, ns
against 932 "a year ago, losses from an
cuuaes. 34 per cent. sheep average
condition $40, as against DOB 40 1877
LOSSES from an causes, ~ per cent;
Swine, average condition, D4, che high
est figure for several years, as against
05.2 Tor 1902 ratio Of losses 6.3 per
cent
hoe Brothers Of Clarendon have re-
turned from Kansas CITY, where they
made arrangements 10 move 1000 head
Of good feeders of she H. %. brand %
Kansas pastures.
Messrs. a. ~. Allen and wiz Kelly
have contmcid 90 deliver 40 VIII Field
OF Sonora 40 n. r. Bakers pens on
North ilauO. between 800 and 1000
head of cattle az the following prices
Cows 50; yeariing steers. Ss 2yeaf-old
steers ~ yeaFling heiiers, 50; 2-year-
old heiiers. ~
Me~rs 1noHa- Pepper ana Mckee
Of SogiA lAsna have soli 800 head Of