Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-19
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BY THE STOCK YARDS

" VI "a SWIM yhhs 9tottliag NhS
the competitive fine hog show which
resulted from the Offering by the stock
yards company a short time ago OF
cash prize OF 800 TO be awarded to
the owners OF the finest car load OF
hogs consigned to the yards that day.
The receipts of hogs at the yards
were good. but only three conslgners
saw fit to enter their consignments In
the interesting contest. The entries
We're as follows; One car of Poland
China hogs. IS In number entered by
y. Hart OF Grandview: one car of
70 Poland Chinas, entered by q. w.
Elbert OF Lewisvillo; one car OF So
mixed hogs, entered by W. q. Gathings
OF Grandview.
The judges were W. IL. Pierce OF
denton, ex-presldent OF the Swine
Breeders' association; Il. 10. Singleton,
president of the same association, and
j. Is. Googlns, buyer for the packing
house, who represented the yards. AZ
ter careful inspection of the exhibits
the Judges awarded the premium TO
Mr.. Harris exhibit, The hogs of MIR.
Elbert, which were second choice,
were slightly heavier than the prize
winners, but were not so even or
smooth lot. The winners were splcn-
did specimens OF Poland China hogs,
and do credit to Texas swine breeders,
and the other exhibits were also very
creditable ones.
Mr.. Harris lot averaged 500 pounds
and were sold by the STANDARD COM
mission company to the packing house
at 81. 30, the top figures of the day.
Though this might be considered a
low price for such hogs when COM
pared with prices that have been paid
in the past, yet as Mr.. Hart won the
liberal cash premium offered. no was
highly satisfied with the result or his
consignment, and opened a iine box
bertis hogs weighed $40 pounds, and
brought $3.50, while W. Q. Gathing's
lot averaged sl3 pounds and sold for
1927 liz. The packing house bought
all three lots.
A large number OF stockmen and 9TH
ers from a distance who are Interested
in the Fort Worth live stock market
were present at the show, but the
Fort Worth citizens present were un-
expectedly few. 1t Is earnestly hoped
that II larger number OF home people
will be present touay at the horse
sale.
The sale will begin at 10 o'clock
this morning, and H. as the indications
now are. a sufficiently large number
interesting, the whole lot of forty Xix
choice horses of all classes on hand,
ranging in weight from 1000 to 400
pounds, will be sold before the sale
| Is closed. The horse sale at any rate
| will be the event Of the day in live
stock circles.
yesterday, outside of the hogs on ex-
| hlbition. were one car of hogs each
from N. G.. Decherd, Thackervilie, l.
| T.:J. II. Scoff, Commerce; j. II. Nc
| Lain, Grand Saline. Davis Wfther'
spoon, Gainesville; W. w. Stovali
Marietta, /. r.; d. c. Kolp. Jr., lows
Park; |. N. Jones. Clarendon; Naylol
| K. Carter. Chillicothe. and w. II. La
cev- Marble Fails: II. l.. Huffman hat
| in a car OF cattle from sulphur Springs
and l., c. Parish a car of cattle from
i. w. Ferguson was in from Doug
lns. Kan, with n load OF thirty-eigh
head of yearling Durham shorthori
bulls that he was taking to stephen
VILE. At that place he expects to ais
nose of a part of them. and the rest h
will take to his ranch near Breckin
ridge. Mr.. Ferguson IL great DO
lever in Shorthorn cattle.
n. II. Baskin, who was down IRON
Clarendon with a carload OF hogs wa
on the market for some cattle an
bought over 100 head OF the Harper
Boyd cattle, which he VIII ship TO IN
Panhandle.
vflIe, the carload OF hogs that was sec
ond choice in the show, has heveri
other carloads ready for market. II
looks for much better prices early mex
wear. and Is great believer In IN
future of the hog industry IN Iexa'
He likes the Fort Worth market, toe
and with equal shipping facilities woul
patronlze 1t extensively.
THE hacking company yesterdn
hought about 1000 hogs and PRACTICAL
cieared the yards of all suitable stun
The packery is now Strengthening ahou
ZOO hogs per day on an average: N
prices paid ranged from ods.sS; IN
latter being the highest nsuro p ,, =,
received at the local yards was sIna
,ot NJ eleven head consigned by J. !.
Vain Of Cotton. They were Polan
fhInas and record breakers. and weigh
ed a little over 400 pounds average,
ID. o. Lively, one OF the travenn
representatives OF the Stock Sarul
came in yesterday from trip eaf
aver the Cotton Belt in time TO Sc
he hog show. He will remain lon
snough to attend the horse sale ais
Az lively Is enthusiastic over the on
inais Tor the Fort Worth market, espe.
ialIy the hog department OF u: =
saws that there arc enough hogs IN ~
territory tributary to this market
continue the good receipts OF the lai
Ten days until the middle OF next Jun
and by that time those that are 30 90,
there will be no danger Of exhnustin
The supply. This hog raisers IN a
narts III the state that he has visits
Are looking towards this market
l.. L. Moore is back from a "
through Hall. Cottle ana Chiiure
counties and other parts OF the "a
handle and reports hne cattle pro
n good grass and more young calv
tban ne ever saw. w. O.. Richard
who was down from Cottle couf
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