Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-02-14
OF INTEREST TO STOCKMEN.
ANOTHER SHIPMENT OF HOGS TO THE
cry or MExICO.


Mexico is stlli in the hog business here.
train OF twelve cars went out Tuesday
night for the city of Mexico It is the
third shipment Morris 6 Butt have made
within as many months. The hogs were
choice heavy ones. only heavy weights
are being shipped. as the duty is per head
instead of per 100 pounds. The Drovers'
Telegram, in speaking on this subject.says:
I'VE learn from MIR. Butt that there are
two duties which will have to he paid be-
fore those hogs reach their destination.
] he first is what is known as the frontier
duty; that Is Immediately after crossing
the line into Mexico. and the second the
municipal or federal district duty, which
VIII be paid before entering the City OF
Mexico. 1t makes no difference whether
those hogs came from Chihuahua or any
Mexican state they would have to pay a
duty before entering another state. Each
Mexican state has a heavy protective tar
that matter, should have to pay duty
which was taken from Kansas to Missouri
or from any state into another state in the
United states. The frontier duty. which
WIN be levied on these hogs, in this case
Cents s ras0 in Gei wS MSE'g e amSppts to ABB about
fifth American pounds. The Mexcans use
res tne frenrh s,ah systesm syst Of weights and meas.
country by Maximiian. The American
hogs are made mostly into lard 1t is a
mistaken idea that there are no hogs raised
N Mexico. In the states of Jalisco and
Wichoacan are quite a number which are
shipped to the City OF Mexico. the same as
hogs are shipped to the city of Kansas
CITY from Kansas and Nebraska. These
hogs are fed on corn and also a pea about
as large as the end Of ones thumb which
IN the packing business In Mexico | found
that these Mexican hogs produced 5 per
cent ,, more lard than. the American hogs
ket their hogs until they are . years old.
The poorer class of people In Mexico eat
very little meat relying ground corn
Npget1hlCa N ri Sb broe
to sustain life. The cattle raising districts
OF Mexico are confined chiefly to the states
Sonora"
petition generally signed at the yards
has been forwarded to the Kansas live
stock sanitary board asking 1t to make It's
regulations covering the admission of cat
tle into the state. of Kansas TO conform
the United States department of agrlcult-
ure. in order that the farmers. feeders
ana handlers of cattle. in Kansas may not
dealers in other states and other markets
,Alexander Maitland, president OF the
veterinarian. were at the yards yesterday
efonfsrrtng con with Colonel Albert Dean about
the Texas fever regulations for Joplin and
nmtine ant line this year, the bureau Of ami
and Newton counties, as Infected cattle
get Into those countie from Arkansas and
Secretary Morton against the exclusion of
these counties nj a. and he has promised to
souri, state board of agriculture can in
ysestigate .ss The grounds for shutting out
he could learn on, the subject; Wallace
county. Mo-, and ex-president of the Mis-
souri, state board of agriculture, was also
the @ in ths matter ns saes asd Wss
II those counties are doubtful they should
here yesterday with % Sheep. He says the the
people in his section are in better shape
Of snow. but said there had been Beer no o sur
fsnng fern on ,a, the part part Of cattle up to the
stand much hardship Most muttons. and
ffedns en sheep are hsye been shpPpea out
aceonnt ] @ Of the low '' Price D of WOOL. S''ess ."
nj, He says there are stock cattle in
L. NJ. Webb, Beivue, Tex. was here
yesterday with iifty-four as fine hogs as
averegsd ss5 pounds and md we're T @ @soid By K i:
G., White, & Co at SALTY, the highest
L. p, Allen, Roswell, N. NJ. was here
John Arlington, Kingman, Kas came
j. n smith. Burns, Kas was at the
yards yesterday with hogs.
B: f. Mann, Courtney, Mo-. was in yes
terday with hogs.
Fred Gender, Wamego. Kas., was on
the yards yesterday with hogs.
j. Gus Peterson, Marquette, Kas., was
here yesterday with some nice export
steers. They averaged 1,+s5 pounds and
sold at $40. the highest price of the day.
yesterday with cattle.
w. G. Lyon. Braymer. Mo-, was here
after feeders yesterday.
Roy Mansfield and w d. Griffith, Wheat
land, Mo, had in cattle YESTERDAY
Harvey Grace, Cheney, Kas., was In yes
terday with cattle.
Pat Connor and James Taylor, Pettls
county Mo-, were here yesterday after
John Gilchrist, Sumner county, Kas..
T. h. Payne. Duncan. I. T.. was on the |
steers that averaged 1913 pounds and sold |
f, G: Nelson. Tecumseh. Neb., came In
yesterday with cattle.
ORear, of Saline county. Mo, We're at the |
yards yesterday with cattle, and Mr.. |
Wright took back feeders. |
r. c. Walker, Cowgirl. Mo, had in hogs |
G: NJ Prentice. Galva. Kas., came In |
with hogs yesterday.
NJ. Bender, Powhattan. Kas., was here |
yesterday with cattle and hogs
William Trompeter, Horton Kas.. was
W. NJ, Pngrey, Woodson county. Kas..
was at the yards yesterday after stockers. |
He says hogs are all gone, cattle two
thirds short and corn 300S5 cents,
Oil OF Lavender.
The production of lavender for dis
ll.t To-. t.