Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-10
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The indications Of = nats~ln I'm
prov-aent in the cattle Ms nc; VIII. ch
have greatly entouiag.d cattle:nss
with mar..etsL lie stun, wcse greatly
strengthened yeste-".y by IN, an
n uhLCms ut from the three DIG narhets
o. the n'rih at cattle were generally
le cents high The cattlemcn IN the
city were of eours. eiated ~ the news
and nro hopeful OF permanent I'M
provement in the market.
teiegt IN received here yesterday
from w. n. Moore. who Is In Chicago.
st ted that six cars of cattle from the
Ardmore oil mills had been sold on
that market by the commission firm to
whom he consigned them and brought
A.35. going zen cents above the train
load sold on Tuesday.
They averaged 1858 pounds. The local
representative OF a prominent Chicago
commission firm also received inform
alton that the company sold yesterday
lot of the Bar Y cattle at the same
figure. and as this is the brand OF many
of the Ardmore cattle 1t is supposed
that the shipment by Mr.. Moore was
divided and sold in two lots The cattle
of this brand were bought by the feed
ers from Sparks & Wood.
The buyers Of hogs at the Fort Worth
stock Yards yesterday were well sup
Piled In that line. as eleven cars OF
porkers were received during the day.
The market was. stronger than on the
day before. and few prime lots of
packers were received during the day.
The market was stronger than on the
day before, and n few prime lots of
packers sold for s3,45. the majority,
however, ranging from s31513,4o. Two
car loads marketed by w. A. Culwell
OF Marietta, J. r, were among the
tops that brought the best figure. 1t is
noticeable that good territory hogs
have been bringing the highest prices
during the whole week, and the num-
Der received from this territory outside
OF Texas Is a compliment to the Fort
Worth market. The packing house
company yesterday bought upwards OF
500 hogs. Very few cattle were on the
market.
Among the receipts of hogs were two
cars each from Davis G Witherspoon,
Gainesville. and w, A. Culwell, Mar
ietta, l. t., and one car each from
A. E, Eskridge, Wynnewood, /. II: Glib
Smith. Valley Mills, T. Kellum, Valley
Mills, and d. and N. Hunter, Tloga.
Hogs from other country points we -
brought in by p. w. Austin, w, w.
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Local livestock agents OF railroads
haze received notice OF recent organi-
zatlon at Pottsboro, Tex, of the Potts
buto Livestock association, the object
or which Is as given, for the prntec-
ton OF the members In securing freight
rates in the shipment OF their livestock.
The members agreed to contract with
any common carrier to deliver the
stock to any market designated by a
committee appointed by the association
ana by whose action the members agree
to be bound.
r. c. Sloan of Waldrlp, McCulloch
county. was in the city yesterday. MIR
sloan reports the range In fine condi-
lion In his section OF the state. as they
have not had there the late rains that
injured the grass in other sections.
and the dry weather Is enabling tho
cattle to winter we'll There are a go,i
many cattle on feed In that part of the
state, says Mr.. Sloan. about 5000 be Ir.g
at Coleman City. The method of reed-
ing there is somewhat different fr,m
that IN the oil mill sections Il TIE
state. a good deal OF cotton oil cake
IS shipped there and fed. but sorghum
cane ana milo maize. which grow well
there are used for roughness. and cattle
are said TO do well on 1t, Mr.. Sloan IL
Feeding 5000 sheep this season for the
May market instead of cattle
The Kansas City Drovers' TeioCram
says; The Alvarodo. Tex. cotton seed
NH as 5000 steers for market that
wilt average 1890 rounds and loco that
VIII elT'i NOR than thatA An admire
OF this st. i9 of cattle says II win be
the finest blk hunCA .yer sent to mar
ket froin "-yas
Among he sales reported from the
V louis market are 1,i6 pound steers
sold BY Towns s. Alley, Gcrzqlc., at
8'so; sI9 pound ste'rs hy T. E. Battle
Of Marlin at 50 40. and 1850 pound steers
$3.50
Sol Mayer, who has been In the city
some parties for Sonora to shc-.
head of feeder cattle that he wants to
sell should he fail to make sale he
VIII probably put the cattle on feed
himself for the second crop.
Among the visitors at the stock
yards yesterday were r. II Davis.
gainesville; II. H. FELTON,. Weather.
ford; j; W. Cooper. Valley Mills; NJ. /.
Scott. Mineral Wells: Sam II. Woody.
Parker county; NJ. Hunter, Elm; 4. w
Farmei Tarrant county. and NJ. L.
Skies. Christian. Mr.. Skies is feeding
market
Pat DoolIng OF ouanah, one OF the
livestock agents OF the Fort Worth
day
EN-Land Commissioner McGaughnv
OF Hood county was here YESTERDAY
lie Is on the program of the livestock
convention In San Antonio for pnuer
on The Land Lease Law OF Texas,
w y. Jorden OF Quanah, quarantine
inspector, and Clabe Merchant OF lbe
same place were among the arrivals
last evening. vas
l.. l., Moore came in fror, , 81.
through the Panhandle yesterday ~
reports conditions still very favorable
in that country. '"o's
w. &c. Halsell Of vinita, 1. T., came In
ias' evening from trip up the Den.
trip to Childress
John Gwaltpey, the Honey cror.
Feeder was In the city yester3ov
ClleA Connsl Of Di,hiir