Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-01-30
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THE ACTUAL NUMBER
THE CATTLE MARKETS BARELY
HOLD THEIR OWN.

President Bush of the Cattle Raisers'
association has submitted to an inter-
view in which he states his attitude on
the Mexican importation and the part
he and his CONDUCTORS took In the fight
over the question at the recent San
Antonio convention engendered by the
introduction of the SAMSON resolution.
calling upon congress TO impose duty
on Mexican cattle. As there is already
a duty of 20 per cent. this resolution
was construed to mean request for
practically prohibltive tarin.
Colonel Bush was down for paper
on the subject OF Mexican Cattle, aod
the Effects of Their Introduction Into
the United States" But realizing the
wrought-up feeling on the question that
existed among cattlemen he RETAINED
from a lengthy elaboration OF the sub
ject in the hopes of avoiding the precip-
itation OF a heated discussion. Inn
mediately, however, Mr.. SAMSON intro
duced his resolution and the undesired
discussion ensued. Colonel Bush as
serts that he and those with him in the
convention fought against the adop-
ton of the resolution because OF the
decided political nature of the ques-
ton and because the convention hau
already determined by resolution that
1t would not pass ON governmental
policies"
81 do not know" says Colonel Bush
"Mr. Sansoms politics. but | do know
that every other gentleman who spoke
In favor OF his position was either an
avowed Republican or, as one told me
of himself, a'a protection Democrat.
Colonel Bush says that the question
OF whether a prohibitive duty should
or should not be imposed on Mexican
cattle was never really discussed In
the convention, which after all Is not a
cattlemen's convention, all KINDS OF
livestock being represented.
President Bush submitted to the Ga
zette some reliable and interesting sta
tistics from which II Is learned that
the total number OF cattle in Texas
assessed In 1890 was 737S,2OS; In 1885
there were 4,S73.S9S, decrease OF 2,5OS-
3O5, or little more than 80 per cent.
Texas may safely be estimated to have
shipped out during 1885 100000 cattle.
The total number of Mexicans import
ed into the United States since the tar
If went into effect In August, 1894, is
$50. 1863. or these cattle there were Inn
ported into Texas during 1895 for graz
ing li2,9Ss. leaving the number to other
states and the markets l0l,6sS, the bulk
of which must have gone gone to mar
Il
for grazing and maturing amount TO
only about Ia of one per cent. of the
total estimated number OF stock cat
lie in the United States which Colonel
Bush thinks Is hardly enough to AFFECT
the market value OF cattle.
The cattle market yesterday was re-
ported barely steady and in some
places slightly lower. In Chicago re-
CENTS were 10000. The local hog mar
ket was still much better than ten days
ago but was off from the preceding
dny from 10 to IL cents. Receipts were
again encouraging and the packing
company absorbed all offerings OF good
packers, many of which were on the
market.
went TO work In earnest yesterday
morning soliciting subscriptions to the
entertainment fund. though were lat
or interrupted by the rain. The var
ious banks of the city were visited,
and each contributed literally. the
committee will meet again TINS morn
ing at 10 o'clock and resume work AS
desired 1t is hoped that all the mer-
chants OF the city will contribute
something to swell the total sum.
Next Saturday J.. ]. Godair VIII
make another shipment of 1000 fat
sheer from Dublin, part going to
| 81 Louis and a part TO Kansas CITY.
The sheep will be uniform in quality
and condition, and by having them on
The two markets on the same day Mr..
Godair proposes to test the relative
merits OF each.
$. II. Bromley is back from chicago,
where he has been attending TO the
shinments of Aiysrado cattle. on ac-
count OF the condition of the market
| shipment from that place has been
| temporarily suspended
n. 3. Humphrey, n prominent cattle
ian OF Taylor. was In the city yester-
day. ~,
nision company. were here yesterday.
j. w. Wingate, a catticman and bank