Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-01-23

At the fou~ leading Western mar
kets n year ago this week were ll5-
400 cattle Chicago had 64,400, Kan
a City q, 200, st Louis 1880.
Kansas City Packer: No stronger
evidence Of the wonderful growth
of the live stock business of
Kansas City could be presented
than the fact that the Stock Yards
Company intends 30 spend $1,000
600 during the coming year in
doubling the present cattle capa-
city Of the yards.
The armour packing company
has filed a certificate to do bust
ness in the territory, designating
east Las Vegas as its place Of bust
ness and T. w. Barton its agent.
From November l TO January 3
Kansas City packed 255,OOO hogs.
A recent Antwerp cablegram
stated that trichinea had been
found in n shipment Of american
pork.
A dispatch from Fort Stockton
says conservative men estimate
that 90 per cent of sheep in West
Texas will die during the present
WINTER for there is nothing for
them to eat except dead grass and
the cowmen are fencing that. The
grass has been killed by the frost.
The sheepmen are moving their
herds toward Mexico and the cow
men swear they will die before the
sheep will cross their ranges. Both
sidesare armed and are ready to
shoot-Kansas City Daily Drov-
ers Telegram.
G. w. Merchant Of Abilene,
Texas, spent last Saturday in town
and in driving to some of the
peighL5fing cattle ranches. With
himself are associated Messrs. Par
ramore and Lewis, of the same city,
and they desire to purchase a large
number Of feeders aged two and
three years. p. b. Soto closed a
trade for 1910 head and received
instruction 70 purchase 1000 head
more at the same figure. They pay
S1l aud Sl4 for delivery of the
cattle between April 90 aud May
20, paying three dollars per head
down to bind the bargain. A large
pasture in Kansas will be used for
the purpose to feeding these cattle.
Mr.. Merchants n most pleasant
gentleman and the Stockmau
acknowledge a pleasant call from
him.
Commission men at the Chicago
stockyards are considerably exer-
cised over notices sent them 10y
the stockyards company telling
them that Jan. 1st, the company
win try 10 equalize rentals boy
raising them on a number of the
Offices. The increase runs from SGC
to $40 a year. The live stock ex.
change met and after discussina
the question appointed a commit
tee Of FIVE, Messrs,l Martin, Steck.
Counoyer, Wadsworth and Bunks.
TO wait upon John b.. Sherman
and see if the company could be
induced to allow the rentals TO re.
main as they are. A resolution
WINS ado ted directing the presi.
dent 10 appoint a committee to Sc.
cure subscriptions for the relief Of
the destitute unemployed.
The retail cattle thief is aboard
in ihe land, ard from Indication,
his business is carried on over
considerable scope Of country. @.
Wednesday of this week while
Mexican in the employ Of NJ. =
Cayanaugh, was looking for los.
cattle he was attraeted to a bursl
heap by the presence Of a do
near ii, and upon investigation
found the heads and hides Of fv,
lately killed cattle, which had beer
killed and the hides e0creted BE-.
meath the brush pile. He i'm
mediately came 10 town and In
formed the authorities. The hides
were brought 60 town aud inspect.
ed By j. IL. Oyerhuls. One be.
longed to the McCortneys Of Wat
ousi one 10 J. ID. w Needer on.
Of a herd he has leased, and tire,
TO Joso Albiuo Baca, Of Upper La
Vegas. Although there has been NJ
close 70 the perpetrators Of thl
deal. the indications are that IA,