Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-11
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SOME CATTLE SALES

Friday was n quiet day generally In
local livestock circles and compare
lively speaking nm air OF dizziness pre-
vailed at the local yards, in the COM
mission houses and among almost all
the livestock people. The markets were
for the most part reported steady. and
In the local market strictly top hogs
would have sold for S3.45, but none
brought that figure as no prime hogs
We're on the market.
Receipts at the Fort Worth yards
were smaller than for any previous day
during the week. but even should today
show small receipts the aggregate for
the week will be above fair. The re-
ceipts OF yesterday included a car of
hogs each from II. Specht, Iowa Park.
Davis & Witherspoon. Milford; w. W.
Major. Midlothian. ID. =, Beckham and
Willis McCauley marketed li3 and "A
hogs respectively that were fed In the
feeding lots at the yards. ]. A. Gaines.
Midland. had on the market a car OF
cattle; ID. Mason. Kemp, a car Of cattle
and J.P, Bass and E. +. Billings, cattle
from country points. g. ID. Martin and
]. NJ. Henderson marketed country
hogs.
The packing house yesterday slaugh-
tered over 500 hogs and forty-five head
of cattle.
Seth p. Mills, president OF the Nc
Lehman County Swine Breededs assoc
citation, has sent out invitations to the
meeting of the Texas State Swine
breeders association. which meets in
Waco January q. An excellent pro-
gram has been prepared for the meet
ing and reduced railroad rates have
been secured from all points In Texas
as well as reduced rates at the Waco
hotels. large attendance has been
expected.
The Indications are that number
OF stockmen will go from this place to
the meeting In San Antonio next week.
Among the number Will be Captain A.
s. Reed. accompanied by his wife, who
! VIII leave earlier than the rest to at
tend meeting OF the executive COM
mittee of the association, Geo. b. Low
1 ing, Colonel VIM. Hunter. C. c. DAILY.
NJ. French. j. l.. Pennington and 9TH
ers A II, Jones had intended going
but instead Will leave tonight for New
/ Orleans to attend the quarterly meet
! ing of the Southwestern Traffic assoc
! citation which meeting occurs on the
same DAYS as the others.
Hon Thomas D. Northcutt OF Pierce
! City, Mo. a stakeholder In the Live
! Oak ranch company, is visiting his
daughter Mrs A. S. Reed. and will at
tend the san Antonio meeting He will
also join the excursion party to the
CITY OF Mexico
The Live oak Ranch company has
closed deal for 5000 Mexican cattle.
2EnO COWS and 500 steers. that are to be
delivered at Eagle dPass They win be
shipped to some place In the Territory
to Craze. ID. =. Gay. OF this company,
recently saw the 1900 head of cattle
that the company has had on feed
nearly month at Cleburne and reports
some of them will be ready for market
by the middle Of February.
A train OF eight car loads OF the fine
cattle on feed at A!varado was shinned
to the Chicago market yesterday. with
the possible execution of n few car
ionds that e u Harold and his ASSOC
ciates are feeding Mt WaNahnchle.
these are said to be the finest fed cattle
In Texas. and the prediction Is made
that unless n serious break occurs In
the market the shinment will on Mon
day top the market for the season.
Two car lopda OF the WaNahachie cat
tie will be Skinned tomorrow.
The n C. HIN cattle. about 200 IN
number. shipped from Mckinney. sold
on the Chicago market Thursday at
from si20 to as5, according to weirht.
They rnnged from lib0 to 1880 pounds,
The heaviest BROUGHT MS good price
as has been paid this season.
The cattle men Of this citv who know
Milt Shoemaker. and most NJ them did,
regret very much his death, which
occurred at llN'Htur 1 UuINuhN' ' ne
funeral took place there Yesterday
Mr. shoemaker recently returned trNr,
Hot Snrings where he sought In vain
relief FROM his fatal mPlady. cancer
Qua Infection Of the throat. He was an
old-timp co'''eman, and much liked by
the fraternity.
6 v Purne'i ard II. C. S'rnhorr re-
turned last night from trio to pe"a-
tnr whore they went on cattle business
Mr. Burnett exnects to go down to Al
varado todav with some friends to see
the cattle there
James Harrison OF the Home Land
and Cattle comnanv OF Wyoming. who
has heen IN the city for n few days.
left yesterday for n trip to Waco.
w N. Io~fnn. who Is down from
ouannh. reports things in nice shane
In tho Panhandle hut quiet, as the cat
tie movement In that section Is about
ended for tho sen son.
H L. Huffman, n Snlphur Snrinrs
ca.',e-,ar. SVEN. yesterday In Tho cltv.
w. u. scrimshire and oscar rhomp-
son came in Yesterday from, Ballinr"r.
Captain Hamm prominent s'Nok-
mnn OF wills Point. came In veste~Aav
non Bell, the well known Abilene
cattleman. Is In the city.
beautiful Cut Flowers.
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