Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-04
OF INTEREST TO STOCKMEE
AN ORDER ISSUED BY THE TEXAS
LIVE STOCK COMMISSIONER.
Colonel Dean, However, Says That
Healthy Cattle VIII Not BE AT
fected-Notes and News
From the Yards.

The past winter being an open one. many
of the cattle that were shipped up from the
South and put on ranges in counties in
Texas and Oklahoma just west of the quar-
antine line have proven to be ticky. and
to guard against the spread of Texas fever
from them w. b. Tullis. the live stock
commissioner of Texas, has issued an order
requiring all cattle in the counties border
ing the quarantine line on the west TO be
inspected and the owners to secure a clean
bill of health before moving them. In
spectOrs will be sent to anyone in these
counties on application to the commission
er, but no cattle will be issued a certificate
of health having ticks, regardless of their
otherwise healthy condition. Kansas and
Oklahoma will also exact personal inspec-
ton Of all cattle coming from those coun-
ties. and intended to be introduced into
those countries. Colonel Albert Dean. how
ever, says that this will not affect healthy
cattle in other counties west of the quar-
antine line not included in the above, the
to move upon the affidavit of the
owner that his cattle are free or TICKS
and have not been exposed to infected cat
tie.
Reese Pieronnet was receiving the con-
gratulations of his associates at the yards
yesterday on the arrival Of a daughter.
Weight, eight pounds, She Is his eldest
and he quit work early and went home
One Of the p~rettiest lots Of baby steers
| thar nave been On the market IOF SOME
time was brought in yesterday by A: S;
Adams, Marion, Kas. They were Hereford
and Shorthorns of his own feeding. They
were smooth and well feshed down TO the
hccks. There were forty-eight steers.
averaging 1.197 pounds. and were sold by
| Company, at A.S. next to the highest price
of the day. Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
got them for the export trade.
| of Missouri origin. They were. th~irty-nine
well fatted, native steers, smooth and beefy.
They were fed by r. II. Mckeighan, Lees
Summit. Mo, and averaged 1,456 pounds.
3. F. Baldwin & Co. sold them at $50,
the top price of the day. swift q Co. got
Sparks Bros. yesterday sold to ]. r. Hale
twenty choice railroad mules, lS4 70 10
hands. at $50. They go to Ration, N. NJ,
for railroad purposes.
Visitors at the Yards With stock.
Rumbel & OFT, Moran, Kas.. had in hogs
| yesterday.
| NJ. OLaughlin, Cameron, No, had in
| hogs yesterday.
| Israel Morris. Palco, kas., was here yes
| terday with hogs.
Brush & Francis. Newton. Kas., was in
| yesterday with cattle.
William Barton. Independence, Mo-, got
feeders here yesterday.
Robert McGregor, Morrow, Kas., was
here yesterday with cattle.
s. A. Potter. Turner. Mo-. was at the
yards yesterday with hogs.
C. C. Brown, Abilene. Kas., was at the
| yards yesterday with cattle.
II. NJ. Lull, Lebanon, Kas., came in yes
terday with cattle and hogs.
Brannock & Underwood. Pleasant Hill,
Mo, had in hogs yesterday.
NJ. X. Wolf. Ellinwood, Kas., came in
yesterday with cattle and hogs.
]. C. Naylor, Baxter Springs, Kas., was
on the yards yesterday with cattle.
c.. NJ. Dougherty. WiImore. Kas., was in
yesterday with cattle. He says there are
| more cattle in Comanche county than last
year but fewer hogs. Grass fine and stock
doing well. Corn up and stand good.
]. NJ. league, Haddam. Kas, got feed
ers here yesterday. He reports Washing
ton county 1curishing. The people feeling
good. All crops promising. More cattla
on hand than last year and the usual num-
Der of hogs.