Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-02-02
LIVESTOCK.
Some Fine Fed Cattle
Are Inspected.
THE SEARCH is rop HEAVY CAT
TILE SUITABLE ron EXPORT
TO EUROPE,
TALK OF BELT LINE
ARRANGEMENT COMMITTEE OF
oArrLEMEN HOLDS A MEETING.
Promotive League People Added TO
the Committeeman Week u
TALK OF BELT LINE
ARRANGEMENT COMMITTEE OF
oArTLEMEN HOLDS A MEETING.

Colonel A. J. Thompson, the Toronto
exporter OF cattle who came down from
Chicago few days ago. has returned
from q trip TO Ardmore, where he went
to SEQ the fed cattle at the oil mills
there. S. II. Burnett. who is Interested
IN the cattle. was also OF the party.
II is stated that Mr., Thompson made
an offer on the cattle, and also that
the cattle were priced TO him by the
owners but no sale was made oil ne-
count OF a slight difference in the
price offered and that asked.
Mr. Thompson, II Is understood. viii
pay very nearly the Chicago prices
for cattle suitable for export a prom
ncnt cattlemnn yesterday said that II
was nothing but fairness for the Texas
feeders 10 allow MIR. Thompson the adj
vantage or the cost Of shipping from
Texas points TO the Chicago market,
Mr., Thompson, accompanied by MIR,
Simpson OF the stock yards yesterday
went 10 Alvarado and saw the cattle
on feed there. These md those mt
Ardmorc are pronounced auitnble for
export II any In Texas are. Mr..
Thompson, since arriving In Fort
Worth the last time. has not given out
anything as to hts purpose. but the
know how much In earnest he is In
his purpose 10 get into the export busi-
ness, MIR. Thompson WINS yesterday In
consultation with live ptoct agents
Of railroads lending into New orleans.
II IL from that port that Mr.. Thomp-
son win no doubt make his shipments
" he goes into the export business
here. II Fort Worth should be made
the confer for the gathering OF cattle
for export, live stock people declare
that II would be the best thing for
the Fort Worth yards that has ever
occurred
During the visit Mr.. Simpson and
other members ~ the stock yards COM
pany In the city, the matter Of the
belt line railroad hAs been freely dis
cussed and there II no doubt that tho
question is being Thoroughly Rgitatcd.
though the purpose or the yards man-
Augment is not yet glver out.
The cattle market yesterday was
stronger, ana the local hog market
was reported TO he stronger to cents
higher. Top hogs yesterday sold FOR
$3.50, The total receipts OF hogs made
the week Just closed by far the
best the yards have ever made. The
receipts for the week reached the 1000
mark. The pnclinE house concluded
the week by slaughterlng upwards of
1000 hogs yesterday and business for
tho week IL ahead or anything that the
paclsory has hitherto done.
The arrangement committee Of
tho cntEemen met yesterday AZ
ternoon and received the reports
Of the subcommittee. II was
reported TINT tho whole orera hnnac
for the play by Thomns Keene, who
oppcnrs here during the convention,
could be obtained for 5000. MS Manager
GToenwall had received q telegram
from Mr., Keene TO that effect, Com
slferlng the nature OF the entertain
ment. this WAS regarded by the COM
mittee 40 being MS cheap as could be
expected, Bids were also received
from three different bands--Cnrricoa
Aults and the Cotton Belt band. ali
Of which offered 10 play for tho same
price, 500. Nothing was done finally
by the committee yesterday. but the
committee on reception ana entertain
ment recently appointed by the Pro-
motive League was added 10 their num-
Der. These gentlemen are j. II, Mitch
ell, b. II. Paddock w, u, Skinner, N,
NJ, Washer, Pnul NAPLES, j. n. Weed
on, u ] Goldberg; :; 7. nibh W; y
J. v, Goode and ]. p. King. The full
committee will meet Wednesday after
noon at s O'Clock In the Office OF the
secretary OF the Cattle Rnisers' Asso.
citation, when some nnal action In sew
eral matters will be taken.
lot ]. Smyth was In the city yester-
diy from Gainesville. Mr. Smyth has
stlll at that place TOO head Of feed cat.
tie that he Will run TO market In about
a week. lie reports the cattle he re-
Gently put on feed near Fort Worth
and at Alvarado M doing well.
George Simmons OF Weatherford Is
In the city. He has Just returned from
a trip through the choctaw and Chick
aEaw nations.
]. v. Reader and II. y. Bclthardt OF
Yorktown. Texas, are the latest mem-
- a. r.t IL. n .lu IL.
Drew Moody and H. X. Halsell went
out yesterday 10 Decatur.
n, 4. Ellison, Jack county cattle-
man, spent yesterday In town
]. u. Wilson OF Dallas, one Of the
extensive cattle operators OF Texas,
was in the city yesterday.
VIM. Harrell and A. NJ. Henson. two
Amarillo cattlemen. were In tho city
yesterday.