The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-14
TEXAS LIVE STOCK NEWS.
,..x, HOG Rccei,ts mt Fort Worth,
attaining TO the Panhandle.
Fort Worth, TEX, Dec. Il.

,sris were eslapIISHeu' Inc recelpts
',.ed the 1900 mark and ali of them
"a Texas hogs. A short time ago
4. would not have been believed that
49,. number OF hogs from Texas would
!. nut on any one market, and the
IAN, indicates that the stockmen of
,,,s state are turning their attention
IN earnest to the growing of hogs, and
t,,her that the increased efforts that
Nc stock yards company have recently
Nam making to build up a first rate
ilvs stock market in Fort Worth are
h,s,nning to bear sood fruit. The re-
ssipts yesterday were eighteen cars
srom almost as many different points,
nd fully another car in the aggre-
sa,e came In wagons from country
,oints making nineteen cars. The
rsatest number OF hogs received on
80 nrevlous day is given &c ten ,a~@
Ths stock yards force and commits
.on men at the yards were busy all
f,v Yesterday ana all were cu.rle-
sncndingly juhilant over the amount
~ business done and the outlook for
| the future.
The packing house buyer was busy
an the market and took all suitable
s,nS For one day that institution
rss satisfied and found everything in
NJ hog lire 1t could handle convent
,rtly. Five hundred hogs were killed
al, the rest of the large purchase was
held over for today's run. The man.
srement announces that it would be
lad 10 have the receipts every day as
large as on Yesterday Four carloads
. nj products were sold and shipped yes
lin and two to New Orleans, and an
arier for an additional car came in
nom Dallas too late to be filed.
one explanation offered for the heavy
,.celpts Of yesterday is that the pack
inc company has recently received
MANY letters Of inquiry from hog men
rhrh we're turned over to the com
mission men and stock yards men, who
communicated with the writer's. The
,,Ning company continues to receive
number of letters daily from hoE
nsers 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
Thought SS12 1-2G325, and late in the
day $500 was about the best price Of
hred.
The cattle receipts were not so large
Is 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
hills may indicate an early Improve
msnt In the market. At present It
appears to be an off season and little
[ doing in the cattle line outside Of
kome small movement to feeding points
Ind the steady shipment to market
Among those who sent stuff to the
sa market Yesterday We're Strother
Lsckey. sulphur Springs; Burlington
Grant. Itasca. and Cato & Holman,
iuito, who consigned two cars of hogs
sch ]. j. Farrow, Commerce. NJ N
Aahasey, Mt. Vernon; John Todd.
B,wi.; 7. C. England. Alvord; ]. T.
Parker ,tamar; Honea & Ferguson
10 Vista :. Webb, Bellvue; f. NJ.
FATTY. Sunse'; c. A. Drake. Harold:
& Neal Vernon. and ]. G Hardin.
Skldta Falls had in one car of hogs
(Nh 7. D. Woody. Decatur; *. H
an Tevarkan9. and .Iohn Hogan.
drtinu. mad In car of cattle
PaA4 nd r y Crockett TeXarkana
hhhwo earn y. cattle. The Texark-
lna a.le were destined TO Quanah.
tplrel " +. i"uer ,"'
nts Is busy mailing a large number
mutations to horse buyers In diff
1it parts Of the country, notably At
lh, New Orleans and Shreveport
sang them to attend the horse sal,
karh will be held at the yards Decem
X ~ This is the initial active steI
azen to build up horse and mul,
a .a at this place. Mr.. skinner has
osever, had this matter in contempla
ha nj op q
lanager of the yards. and when Il
lcago recently he made the final ar
aAEements for active steps to b
ssen George Amos of Iowa. on
me best horsemen in the North
ny was engaged to take charge o
branch of the business, will ar
Y me day before the sale with fou
roads OF fine horses which will b
,'ed for sale at auction, togethe
MI any others that may be consigne,
me meantime. Should this sal,
Nem be success. as the indications
are, the horse and mule depart
.nl OF the wards will be made a per
slsht feature
announced In the Washington
.pslehes published yesterday, Presi
M simpson, accompanied by Con
ssman Bell OF Texas. called upor
tit L N~N' epiii VIC ppJNNA VI ~
~ being to request the lessening o
.h'lne restrictions to such nm eN
@ 10 facilitate the expectation OF
M, cattle from Southern port
~ y soon be undertaken by Colonel
thompson or Toronto. Colonel
'Tpson is also In Washington and
saunders of New Orleans. agent
'ae Pacific Mail and Steamship
ne mas given assurance that rs
as The exporters are ready his
~ VIII have line OF ships run
rom Galveston or NelasGo, am
+ 'ef The purpose.
reported from Memphis. Tex.
aiee number OF cattle are be-
IA. ypec into that part OF the Pan
a.. rom the east to winter. AMONG
VINO recently received cattle, the
"lhs are named: d. Z. Webster,
ss.s from Arkansas, j. q. Noel
r from Jack county w. w.
two cars rom Arkansas; L. 2.
!, msee cars from Arkansas. Hen
sr OF Colllngsworth county,
Ia from east Texas: Mr.. Swoi-
M = SolllnGsworth county, two
un Hooper, four car loads
u - ulslana, ana several cars are
hi, ue road The cattle are said
aks exceedingly well. and viii
uy.s good showing alongside tAe
4; ~ next year.
Y ,.vsan ontsomery shipped four cars
"a lnsas c ,old steers from Memphis 10
b,'.S lty last week that was tie
ryss on the market The day he
6si,n shipments from that point
/. tsas made to Fort Worth also,
D, pc,tss sIoekmen Of that section are
NJ p no 70 favor this market.
aitv .syss OF the Territory was In
- Yesterday H. no.