Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-14
AT PACKING HOUSE.
THE GALVESTON PEOPLE ARE EN-
THusIAsTIc OVER MATTER OF
EXPORTING CATTLE.
Great Encouragement offered to
Observation-Disclosures Nsws.

Receipts at the local yards yesterday
were hardly so large as on the two pre-
vious days but were regarded good for
an end-of-the-week day. but the bust
ness at the yards has been so good re.
Gently as to cause the management TO
hope that no more duh days vii
be experienced. The receipts yester'
day were mostly hogs. hardly enough
cattle coming in to make market
The numbers of hogs received was
about 600. The hog market was stronr
and about 6 cents higher. the top pric,
paid being 50. 80. The packing house
slaughtered nearly 900 hogs and sixty
five cattle, some of which We're of yes.
terday's purchase, and some left over
from the day before.
Among those consigning stock yes
terday were the Texas Midland rail
way. Terrell, one car OF cattle. w. n
Cooper. Bowie. one car OF hogs; Wi
liam Hail, Millsap. one car OF hogs
Hurlbert & Agnew. Paul's Valley. |. T.
one car OF hogs; w. Il. Lumpkin
Terrell. one car OF hogs; J. L, Luckett
Bonham. one car OF hogs; Ashley &
Gray, Llano. two cars of hogs; J. NJ
Denton, Granger, four cars hogs: W
McCauley. w. o. Medlin, p. Cahil
and p. c. Wllborn had In hogs from
the country.
Among the visitors at the yards were
j. A. Agnew, Pauls Valley; l.. Nj
Webb, Bellevue; j. C. George. Gaines.
vile: and ]. II. Luckett, Bonham.
Captain A. s. Reed has returnce
from a short visit to Galveston. Will
In that city he talked with number
OF prominent. citizens, nll OF whom
are enthusiastic over the prop'se'
scheme to export cattle from that port
uta
market built up at this place TO the
end that the business OF exporting on
a large scale may follow. They give
assurance that II the cattle for expor
are forthcoming the Island City VIII
do her part In the matter OF furnishing
u deep water harbor and other neces
sary facilities.
Captain Reed reports the receipt o.
about forty acceptances OF the Invita-
ton to go on the stockmen's excursion
to the City of Mexico. and j. II. Snow
OF the Mexican Central, who went to
Beeville In that behalf, reported yes
terday the nattering reception that h
received at the live stock NEE Ing
there. Nearly all the stockmen whom
he approached were very enthusiastic
over the excursion. and expressed their
intention TO go and take their wives
II Is therefore practically settled that
as large or larger party than was
at first expected will be gotten up
Hon. c. u. Connellee n catileman and
politician OF Eastland, was tere yes.
terday and stated that he would be a
member OF the excursion crowd.
Sanders Estes has returned to Md
land from q trip to Mexico, where he
| purchased bunch OF Mexican cattle
! Sanders says the cattle he bought were
/ good and somewhat graded He thinks
there is little In buying Mexican cat
tie: he would prefer home cattle. as
d thav n ha ial a. a,
sham about there being so many cattle
there. Mexico needs more and better
| cattle. and those fellows who were 80
hot after Mexico have about cooled
| on.
Lee J. Goode was In the city yester-
day on his way to Maverick. He has
| Just returned from ST. Louis. to which
| place he shipped a lot OF cows fror,
Ballinger. They sold Mt $3.50. with
which MIR. Goode was satisfied consld-
ering the kind of cattle.
| Chittlm & Glare sold Wednesday in
| St. Louis n train OF a23-nound steers
| at 80 20. The receipts of Texas In that
market on that day were reported to
be light.
1900 head OF steers and COWS fattening
| for the spring market. He has thirty
| blue ribbon over anything that has
| ever left the country.
| Messrs. Martin and Beeman were in
the city yesterday on their way to
| Comanche from Kansas City, where
| they have been marketing some cat
| tie. They have a lot on feed at Co
| mnnche.
d. p. Gay Ia at Cleburne receiving
! the Live Oak cattle that are 10 be put
on feed there. Two trainsioads have
been received. and II will be several
days before all OF them are In. as they
| number 2OO0.
| W. j. wingate, q prominent cattle
| man and cashier OF the Ballinger Ma
tionnl bank. was visitor In the city
| Ed Carver. who has been seriously
| III for some time In this rity. was able
| TO 20 IN to Henrietta yesterday.
| Mr. ganderson of the cattle firm Of