Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-12
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Yesterday was the banner hor anv
Oh the Fort Worth stock yards and
larger number OF hogs were received
than on any previous day since the
yards were established. The receipts
reached the 1900 mark and all OF them
We're Texas hogs. A short time ago
1t would not have been believed that
this number of hogs from Texas would
be put on any one market. and the
event indicates that the stockmen OF
this state are turning their attention
In earnest to the growing OF hogs, and
further that the increased efforts that
the stock yards company have recently
been making to build up first rate
i've stock market in Fort Worth are
beginning to bear good fruit. The re-
celpts yesterday were eighteen cars
from almost as many different points,
and fully another car In the nggre-
gate came In wagons from country
points, making nineteen cars. The
greatest number OF hogs received ON
any previous day Is given as ten cars.
The stock yards force and commits
sion men at the yards We're busy all
day yesterday and all were corrre-
spondingly jubilant over the amount
OF business done and the outlook for
the future
The packing house buyer was busy
on the market and took all suitable
stun. For one day that Institution
was satisfied and found everything In
the hog line 1t could handle convent
emily. Five hundred hogs were killed
and the rest of the large purchase was
held over for today's run. The man.
agement announces that It would be
glad to have the receipts every day as
large as on yesterday. Four carloads
or products we're sold and shipped yes
terday--one to Greenville, one to Dub
lin and two to New orleans. and an
order for an additional car came In
from Dallas too late to be Allied.
One explanation offered for the heavy
receipts of yesterday Is that the pack
ing company has recently received
many letters of inquiry from hog men
which were turned over to the COM
mission men and stock yards men. who
communicated with the writer's. The
pa sNing company continues to receive
a number of letters daily from hog
ralsers In Texas. Oklahoma and the
Indian Territory. who state that they
have hogs ready to send to this
market.
The large receipts brought down
prices about cents. and top hogs
brought $3i2 l-2Q325. and late In the
day $3.50 was about the best price Of
fered.
The cattle receipts were not so large
as on some other days and prices re-
manned steady. The Chicago market.
however, was reported to be 10 cents
higher, and cattlemen are hopeful that
this may indicate an early improve
ment In the market. At present II
appears to be an Off season and little
Is doing In the cattle line outside Of
some small movement to feeding points
and the steady shipment to market.
Among those who sent stun to tho
local market yesterday were Strother
& Lackey. Sulphur Springs: Burlington
& Grant, Itasca. and Cato & Holman.
Hutto, who consigned two cars OF hogs
each j. ]. Farrow. Commerce: NJ NJ.
Mahaffey. Mt Vernon; John Todd.
Bowie; T. C. England, Alvord; J. II.
Parker, Lamar: Honen & Ferguson,
Rio Vista; s. Webb, BELLEVUE; II. NJ.
Tatty. Sunset; C. A, Drake, Harold;
n. n. Neal. Vernon. and ]. @. Hardin,
Wicldta Falls had In one car of hogs
each. II. d. Woody. Decatur; *. II.
Reach, TeNarkana, and John Hogan.
Taxarkann, had In a car OF cattle
each. and r. r. Crockett Texarkana.
had In two cars OF cattle. The Texark-
ana cattle were destined TO ounnah.
Colonel W. Il, shrnar ~ he stock
yards Is busy mailing large number
OF Invitations to horse buyers In Diff
ferent parts OF the country, notably At
lanta, New Orleans and Shreveport.
asking them to attend the horse sale
which viii he held at the yards Decem-
her 10 This Is the lnitinl active step
taken to build up a horse and mule
market at this place. Mr.. Skinner has.
however. had this matter In contempla-
tion ever since he nssumed charge as
manager OF the yards, and when In
Chicago recently he made the fnni ar
rangements for active steps TO be
taken. George Amos of Iowa. one
OF the best hersemen In the North.
who was engaged to take charge OF
this branch OF the business. Will ar
rive the day before the sale with four
carloads OF fine horses which VIII be
offered for sale at auction, together
with any others that may be consigned
in the meantime. Should this sale
prove to be a success. as the Indications
now are, the horse and mule depart