Kansas City daily journal., 1897-01-30
or INTEREST TO STOCKMEN.
TRIBULATIONs OF A KANSAS BUYER
AT AMARILLO, TEX.
One Hundred and Forty Head of Cat-
tie Were Drowned-Review of
English Imports by W. III.
Brauer. of England.

Wichita, Kas., Jan. 29.-(SpeciaL) I. P.
Campbell. of this city, the we'll known at
torney, who has just returned from a busi-
ness trip into Texas. tells of the tribula-
tions of a Kansas stockman who has been
buying cattle in that country. He shipped
500 cattle from Eastern Texas to Amarillo,
station on the Santa Fe railroad about
twenty miles from the end of the PAN
handle line. The stock arrived at Amarillo
III excellent shape. and the owner drove
them to u large pond near town to water
them. The pond was frozen over and most
of the cattle walked out onto the ice. They
got 10 milling in the center and the
ice gave way under the great weight. One
hundred and forty We're drowned and forty
more died of the cold afterward.
William W. Brauer, of Smithield. Eng,
in reviewing the imports of cattle and
The cattle from the United States, during
the early part of the year, were excep-
uonally good. Those from Canada were
not up to the usual standard in the first
part of the season. and towards the end
of the year the bulk of the cattle from
that country could only be Classed as good
to fair 'Canners.'
For the first half of the year 1896. with
the exception of one or two periods of
short duration, trade was very much de-
presSed-thlS depression was caused by the
large numbers of cattle from the United
States and South America. While the Iarg-
er proportion of South American cattle
We're from common to fair. yet the prime
meat frCm this source takes the place of
the coarser joints of the United States,
but do not come into direct competition, as
lar as quality is concerned.
owing. doubtless, to shorter shipments
from the United States and South Amer
lea, trade, after the first half OF the year
continued to improve and, with the excep-
tion of short interval, remained fairly
good. Doubtless. the falling off in point of
up to their usual standard-contributed
somewhat to imported cattle realizing
higher prices.
Undoubtedly. the year 1895 proving so
prontable to the South American shippers.
they were influenced to expect a similar
success in 1886, but this did not prove TO be
the case, inasmuch, instead of realizing q
profit, they actually sustained heavy losses.
, Referring to the cattle from Australia.
the Shippers In that country sustained such
severe losses that 1t is considered a failure.
and consequently the mother country will
not be able to rely upon 4 continuance of
supply from that colony
The sheep trade has not been very en-
couraginS for this season. owing to, fair
numbers of English, Scotch and Dutch
depression in that trade. consequently little
or no prcht could be realized during the
hored that the exporters, especially South
Americans, will be content with sending
fewer sheep on each boat. IN order to real
look is somewhat brighter for the fore part
OF 1897, and better prices are rather ex-
The following table gives the total num-
ber of live cattle and sheep from the United
States, South America and Canada, as
shown at Deptford, during the year; also
the average prices realized for each of the
respective impOrtations:
Total Av'ge Total Av'ge
Countries. No. price No. price
shownper Ib. shown per ID.
United States -. 1885 5.lSd 1887 lid
Canada ........ 26.S1J AID S6255 5.2Od
Total ........ 21ss5O 2ssSso
A. B. Hunt. of Campbell. Hunt & Adams.
is back from a two weeks trip through
the Indian Territory and Western Texas.
Cattle he says are are doing unusually well
strong for this time Of year. There has
been absolutely no loss so far. Unfortun-
ately the cattle supply is much shorter
per cent as to locality, and prices in con-
sequence higher $2.0OG4.00 per head. and
holders not anxious sellers at this ad-
vance.
F. IL. Weinscheuk. one of Kingman.
Kas-, best cattle men and shippers, and a
member of the new Kansas live stock san
itary board. was at the yards yesterday.
His appointment by Governor Leedy to
this position is well received at the yards
and meets with general approval.
Charles Evans. Emporta. kas., was at
the yards yesterday with 20 steers of his
own feeding that averaged 1.422 pounds and
sold at $3.50 per cwt. They were fed 1O6
days and gained in that time 3lS pounds.
which Is n handsome showing.
One of the incest punches of cattle on
the yards for several days was brought in
yesterday by Charles Well, Overbrook.
Kas. They were of his own feeding and
very smooth and beefy. They averaged
LASS pounds and were sold by Noffett Bros
& Andrews at $3.50. the highest price of
the day. Swift & Co. took them for their
dressed beef trade.