Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-24
or INTEREST TO STOCKMEN.
GOOD CATTLE MOVEMENT NORTH
OF QUARANTINE LINE
Texas Government Inspector Makes .
RepOrt-Other Local and Gen.
ernl News of the Live
stock Trade.

There has been q free movement or 1eSaS
cattle north of the quarantine line since
the expiration of the quarantine season.
10. W. d. Jordan. the govern
ment inspector for Texas. puts the num-
Der coming north from the infected area
from November IL to December l at 1G.cS-
The following were among those coming
up:
Winfield Scott. from Harris county. Tex,
to Howard county. 4.000.
Bush & Tillar. from Tarrant county,
Tex. to Borden county. 1:ca.
Bush & Tillar. from Louisiana to Borden
j. b. Slaughter, from Frio county. Tex,
to Kent county, leo
H. G. Beal. from Mississippi to Borden
county. $40.
Isaacs Bros. from Shackelford county,
Tex, to Hemphill county. Leo calves
L.; j. Johnson. from Baylor county. Tex.
to Hall county. 1,500.
Graves * Adkins. from Parker county.
Tex; to So~liingsworth county, 2"o
j.. NJ. Shelton. from Harris county, Tex,
to Wheeler county. 1.Ho-
Curtis Bros. from BAYLOR county. Tex.
to Hall county. 1.J0o.
Clay. Ebbinson & CO.. from Shackelford
county. Tex. to Carson county. 5000.
5. Newman. from Cass county. Tex, to
ChildreSS county coo.
William Herreil. from Ellis county, Tex,
to Childress county. 500.
r. H. Kirby. from Georgia to Hardeman
W. NJ Neal. from Louisiana to Harde-
man county. 800.
Davis Chambers, from Robertson county.
Tex. to Hardeman county. 80.
Clisbee Bros. from Collins county, Tex,
to HaTdeman county, 500.
y. C. McIIhenny. of Chicago. Objected to
tie rule of his Live Stock exchange which
limited the number of solicitors a firm
should employ to three and caused an
determine the right of a corporation to
ADOPT such a rule. The circuit court he'll
the rule limiting the number of solicitors
to be valid and refused to file an opinion
in the nature of a quo warranto.
The supreme court, in an opinion by
Chief Justice Phillips, held that a rule re-
strictins the number of solicitors to be
employed BY any person engaged in bust
hess was a restriction on trade and COM
nierce and fettered the action of a ~particr-
ard hence was against public interest and
public policy: that public policy required
ar Independent freedom of trade. and any
restriction of freedom of trade was in
valid. and was. therefore. in violation of
the policy of the state. hostile to the pub
lie. because 1t tended to prevent compete
ton and hence was invalid. The case WAS
reversed and remanded to the circuit court
of Cook county. with directions to file an
opinion in quo warranto-
The exports of hog products of late have
been very heavy. Last week they reached
the same week last year.
The Chicago live stock yards have made
up their receipts of live stock for the past
year and given them to the public. esti-
mating the last nine days. Cattle fell
short of last years receipts 1910. while
here at Kansas City. SO far this wear, the
receipts show an increase of 11o.3S6. Chi
cago gained in its hog receipts during the
year 6s4.95S. while here at Kansas City the
increase was 90. 43. Chicago fell Off in it's
sheep receipts 1855. while here at Kansas
City the receipts have run 1854 heavier
SO far.
Notwithstanding the approach of the hol-
idayS, there were 4 number of new horse
and mule buyers in the past week. c. G..
John Dandineer. Dallas. Tex. took home
a shipment of mules; r. l.. Leonard. Wa
co. Tex. and r. c. Edmison. louisiana.
went to Memphis and J. CorriSan. Lamar,
Col. took three loads Of extra heavy
mules.