Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-03-22
LIVESTOCK NOTES.


The secretary Of the treasury has is-
sued circular which mOdifes the exc
listing regulation regarding the impOria-
tion OF animals for breeding purposes.
Whenever the requisite certificate can
not be furnished at the time of the arri-
val Of the animals and the collector
s. satisfied from tho evidence they would
Doe entitled 10 free entry, they may be
admitted on n bond for producing the
required certificate.
w. Powell Of the firm OF Rhome q
Powell Of RhOmc Is still I'm the city.
He has made several sales Of thorough
bred Hereford bulls Yesterday he made
sale Of q car lot that brought over
BOO each, twos and three, to Louis
Runge of Monardyile
George Dice, the genial agent Of the
New England Cattle Chr company. Is
here again, having just got In from a
trip north He says that there will be
this year than for a long timc, on uc-
count of the scarcity of cattle, good
grass aud water, etc He reports a
good demand for ears for beef cattle.
b. b. Carver the Henrietta cowman,
Is in town.
John Kritzer is again In the city.
w. ID. Jordan, United States quaran-
tine inspector for this district, arrived
yesterday from trip To Arkansas City,
Kan.
j. B. Robinson. stockman from the
boundary line Of 1urrnut county. was
talking steer TO his friends In the city
yesterday. He says all Is lovely In his
part of the county
The packery deal IL the all absorbing
topic nc present among the local aud
visiting cattlemeu. The universal opn-
ION Is that IL will prove To be the best
thing that ever happened 10 the city,
and In the not far distant future. they
see Fort Worth the rival of Kansas
City and St. Louis as packing cen
ter.
$. u. Burnett, who has been In the city
for several weeks will leave today for
his big 6G6G Panhandle ranch. TO see
how matters are progressing there.
W. II, Moore Of this city will ship, nc
the latter end of this week, train of
fed cattle 20 Chicago, from Marietta,
]. r.
J, j. McAlester Of McAlcster /. r..
who has just been appointed United
States marshal for the Indian Territory
by President Cleveland, is a cnttleman
Of considerable prominence, and Is we'll
known In this city, whore he can count
his friends by the score. They think
Grover has made an excellent selection.
The case of the New York. Lake Erie
and Western Railroad company Us. Is.
till, recently decided by the supreme
court of the United States, was brought
60 recover for injuries 10 live cattle Ia
transit from Massachusetts 10 Nilsson.
RI by collision IN Ohio. The court held
that the state courts had jurisdiction OF
Du
sponsble for the difference between the
market value Of the cattle In good CON
diuon and as received, Irrespective ol
the question whether II was intended
10 sell the cattle or 90 keep them fol
stock purposes.
Albert Knowles formerly manager OF
The entire sheep business of Swift q
Co, the big packers Of Kansas City ant
Chicago, was in town yesterday He Il
now in business on his own accOun
aud has purchased between 10000 an,
5000 sheep Ia the state recently, 1900
head last week.
John Cudahy, the big packer Of Chi
cagO, Is trying 10 revive the nncien
glory OF Cincinnati as a packing hOusl
metropolis, by building one of the larg
est ,ab9ttoirs of the wyorld there, ll
IS, however meeting with "a great dea
Of opposition though with every iudica
ton that he win come out on top.
The latest figures 10 hand from Soutl
America show u marked decline in XIII
Ing operations during the FIRST half O
February, the falling Of being nearly 81
per cent as compared with last year
statistics. Az the various slAughterin
points only 10000 head Of cattle wer
buichered during that time. against 1893
800 In 1872 $4,000 IN 1891, aud 174
800 In 1880.
j. y. Dorsey, representative OF W. +
Moore 4 Co, livestock commits
sion merchants Of Kansas City, II her
buying cattle, IL Is his first visit TO For
Worth, aud he has fallen In love wit
the town. lie says this IA a great shee
country; did not know there was 4
many sheep In the state until he too
a trip of about 200 miles the other dal
and they told him there that he had n,
got Into the sheep country yet lie ha
friend az Kansas City who Is la hi
sheep slaughtering business, who wa
remarking 70 him short time ago thl
he would like 20 move his plant near,
the source Of supply, and he says ho shR
certainly recommend him 10 come an
locate Ia Fort DOrth. He sees no rel
son why Fort Worth should not benon
q second Kansas City, and gave his rc,
sons for thinking 50, also saying that th
ny NtAo AAN INANNhANEf NNhI ANf tiAN
the mouth of the Kaw. Ia being near,
the source Of supply. thereby saving
great deal Of money by avoiding the 10.
always incident upon long journey
market. The beef can be refrirernte
here, and 50 direct 70 destination Ia IN
part Of the world He has made n tr
over to the stockynrds and packir
house. and says they are both moi
extensive, and substantial than he IA
any idea they were, the yards especial
made d great mistake, Ia his 0pini0
by trying 10 keep out the commissi,
men. They are great factors In buildil
up q packing center, and Ia the deyelo
uaeut Of the livestock industry, ana shOu
not De ignored Mr.. Dorsey will rema
81 the city for several days