Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-12

At this time of the year when the
Texas Cattle Raisers association
brings great many stockmen to-
gether. conversation often takes
turn upon the merits of the different
markets. It Is a time when the Kan
sns City solicitor is multiplied in NUM-
bers and quadrupled in aggressIveness,
It is a time when Kansas City tele
grams are pushed around actively. and
the claims which are advanced for
that market would lead all to suppose
that st. Louis and Chicago We're back
numbers and no longer in the bust
ness.
In view of the extreme claims which
the Kansas City market advances,
stockmen VIII be interested in the re-
suit of great split shipment which
was divided between ST. Louis and
Kansas City during the height of the
grass cattle season last year, fun par
tlculars now being made public for the
first time.
Last August, September and october
the ranches of Texas and the Indian
Territory turned their cattle towards
St. Louis and Kansas City markets 10
the number OF two hundred and sew
enty-hve thousand or more, all quar-
antine division cattle. 1t was a mag
nificent display Of grass cattle and the
quality was about evenly distributed,
The tops were not sent one way and
the taillngs another, but both markets
had u good many to handle OF all
kinds. Kansas City Of course claims
the short run. and that cattle arrive
in better shape there, therefore Kan
sas city ought to show something for
1t. on an even deal Kansas city ought
to show as good prices as St. Louis,
and to show superiority ought to show
higher prices than st. Louis. The
sales at Kansas City are taken from
the Kansas city Drovers' Telegram,
and the ST. Louis sales are taken from
the National Live stock Reporter.
The cows We're not equally divided,
Kansas City getting the most of them.
OF cows st. Louis received $4,000 and
Kansas City received $500 Not many
cows sold at $3.50 per 100 pounds or
less st. Louis only sold 800 head at
this low range. To equal St. Louis
Kansas city should not sell over 500
head, but Kansas city sold 1900 head
at this low range, as It Is the Kansas
city habit to sell the most cheap cat
tie.
A low range for cows is 81 50 to I.95
per 100 pounds. In this class St. Louis
gold 10, 500 or say % per cent of the
total, but Kansas City sold 40, 900 or 50
per cent of Its total Here st. Louis
outsold Kansas city on 81 per cent of
the cows. Kansas City sold most at the
cheap price.
Another range for cows is 81 to sees
This is moving upward in price. Kan
sas city had the most and should have
sold the most, but prices were too
sold about 5000 cows at this range
or say 4l.7OO cows or ~ per cent Of It's
receipts. Here st. Louis outsuld Kan
sas City on % per cent of the cows.
The remaining cows sold at 50. 80 and
upward. Kansas City had the most and
should have sold the most, but Kansas
City did not do IT. Kansas City only
sold 800 cows at the top range, while
st. Louis sold 1900 head Here are
four tests of the Kansas City market
and It failed every time.
OF steers st, Louis received the most,
about $4,000 head. of low priced cattle
Kansas City received the least and
should have sold the least The low
est priced steers sold below cents.
st, Louis sold only twenty head, and
Kansas City sold 525 head at this ex-
trenle low range.
Another low range for steers is S2.05
to S2.25. In this class Kansas City re-