Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-12-22
LIVESTOCK.
Week Ended Well at
the Yards.
RECEIPTS WE'RE UNIFORMLY coon
WITH BETTER PROSPECTS.
WORK OF PACKERY.
THREE THOUSAND noes AND FIVE
HUNDRED CATTLE KILLED
DURING THE WEEK.
u. o. Lively start. n Movement to
Organise a Farmers Institute ut
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

The week Just closed. though in some
respects slightly disappointing. has in
general been n very good one for the
Fort Worth stock yards. and the
amount OF business done his been
gratifying to the management, and
Notwithstanding the unfounded claims
OF rival places, and n certain one in
particular, TO the enviable distinction.
Fort Worth continues to be the live
stock market and center of Texas
with constantly Frightening prospects,
increase in business and gain In press
tige Ms the natural live stock market of
the state. The market, too, has been
generally good. especially for fat hogs.
which find ready sale. Eighteen car
loads OF cattle were sold In the market
but large part OF the receipts OF the
week were billed through to wlnterlng
places or the northern markets. The
hog receipts for the week have num-
bered about fifty cars. most OF which
Were sold TO the packing house.
The packery killed 5000 hogs during
the week and a little less than 500
head OF cattle. Yesterdays killing
amounted 10 600 hogs and 100 cattle.
The packery still has on hand only
about enough hogs for Mondays run.
The receipts at the yards yesterday
were a good Saturday, and included
twelve cars of cattle from Colorado
city consigned by NJ. C.. ". ]. and Y.
A. Garfield. They are offered on this
market, but in the event of failure
TO sell here they Will be shipped to ST.
Louis.
W. A. Neal had In car OF horses
from Wichita, Kan, billed to Waxn-
hachie. and ID. r.. Lane, Loody, had
IN a mixed car of horses and cattle.
The hog receipts We're two cars from
j. II. Beasley, Crockett, and one car
each from j w. Corn. Mustang; c. l..
Martin, Itasha. q. s. DeWolf, Iowa
Park. and w. l.. Lanum. PaulB Val
ley.
The prices In the market were slight
ly OF, medium cows being 8 cents low
or and light hogs fully 10 cents.
ID. o. Lively, who travels for the
Fort Worth stock yards was In Gran
bury recently, and started movement
looking to the organization OF farm
ers institute. Frank CASTOR, editor of
the Granbury News, and Hon l.. ].
Caraway. president Of the Texas state
Farmers congress- circulated a call for
| n meeting Monday, December 30, which
was numerously signed. md Mr.. Lively
was entrusted with the duty of secur-
ing speakers for the occasion. The pro-
gram for the meeting, which will be
olude the following;
Farmers Institutes and Their
Work." by It. A. Evans of Hutto.
Texas.
"orchnrding for Home and Market"
by John S, Kerr Of sherman. president
OF the state Horticultural Society.
horticulture of Texas" by ~. l..
Huffman, secretary of the State Hor-
ticultural Society.
"Live Stock Raising and Marketing
ms Necessary Adjunct TO Farming"
by D. o. Lively. secretary State Farm
ers' congress.
Hon. A. j. Rose OF Austin IL ex-
peoted TO attend and make an address.
and Hon. l.. j. Caraway Will also have
something to say. Quite good deal OF
enthusiasm is being manifested by the
farmers of Hood county and citizens OF
Granbury. and a big meeting IL ex-
pected.
Kerr & Webb. Bellvue. Tex. market
ed In st. Louis Thursday 1915 pound
steers Mt $685..
Gordon 81 os., Sulphur Springs. Tex.
marketed at the same place 1853 pound
steers at $40.
D,Pord & Co, Sulphur Springs. Tex.
marketed 1929 pound steers Mt 1890.
J. d. Jackson from Marathon. Tex,
sold 1T steers, $50 pounds average, to
Hammond at Sass.
The excursion party which will leave
this morning for Ardmore to inspect
the herd OF fine feeders at the Ard
more oil mills win consist Of s. y. Bur-
nett. William Hunter w. II. Skinner
Lon Barley. John Sheldon. Ed II.
East. Dock Harold NJ. French, w. p.
Hardwick. #. ]. Powell and NJ. Davis
with representatives OF the press. The
ostensible purpose OF the Newspaper
men in going Is to gather news. but II
has been suggested that their real
object. there being no ministers in the
party, Is to see that the crowd con-
ducts itself with proper dignity. Mr..
n. d. Yoakum. assistant livestock ag-
ent of the Santa Fe, will accompany
the party and do the honors of the
road
NJ. r. Birdwell OF Mineral Wells. nm
oil mill and stock man, was in the city
yesterday. He has Just returned from
Kansas City where he sold five car
loads OF cattle.
Mr.. Arson OF the firm of Arson a
Werner. San Angelo. was here yester-
day arranging TO feed 800 head OF cat
tie.
Pat Stevens returned yesterday from
San Angelo. where he has been at
return to his home at San Antonio.
Mr.. Stephens has recently been In the
territory on cattle business.
Ed and Harry Eaiseli returned yes
terday TO their homes at Vinita and
Henrietta respectively.
Wash Fields. representing the Texas
Commission company OF Dallas. was
here yesterday, having Just returned
from trip to the West.
T, +. Smith of Crockett was among |
the cattiemen In town yesterday.
Captain A. 2. Reed returned yester- |
day from trip TO Kansas City.
a. N chesner OF the Panhandle coun-
try was a visitor In the city yester-
day.
J. II. Wilson OF San Saba was here
yesterday en- route home from the ter
rltory.