The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-20
CONDITION OF CATTLE.
Reports irsm Seyersl Counties ss to Stock
On the Range.
GOOD IN SOME SECTIONS, BAD IN OTHERS
Worth 10 Cn1ifcrnia - Resu-
lar Thing.

Richmond. Texas. December 1.-THE catue
range In Fort Bend county this fall and
winter has mostly been destroyed by prairie
| hres whereby range cattle are all very poor
and should the winter be a hard one. this
county will sustain heavy Iosses of cattle.
There are only about 1000 head Of cattle being
| fed by gattlemen OF this county. and they
are being fed In Harris county There are
! now about $1,000 head OF cattle on the range.
and cattlemen have sustained some losses 10
| the recent spell and II the bad weather con-
tinues the losses Will be very heavy
Elgin, Texas December I9-Thc condition
of cattle In this and surrounding section OF
| Bastrop county Is good. notwithstanding the
unusual cold weather so carly in the season.
tho range " good and range cattle VIII go
through tho winter all right; Tnere a,e.ie v
cattle being fed, only sufficient number 20
meet the local demand and there are no cattle
being fed for foreign markets.
Rock Island, Texas December -19.--Cattic In
this section Of Colorado county are in good
condition aud tho range is excellent. That
territory where fires have destroyed the prais
rio hay late in the season Is somewhat slicrt.
but as tho number OF cattle on the range has
been largely curtniled the past year It leaves
aniple pastilragc FOR the remainder. No cattle
bring fed here, Not to exceed A. per cent OF
the stack ON tho range as In former years.
Every deaier In stock In this section is taking
to the idea Of improving the breed Much
thoroughbred stock being imrcrted from
Northern States.
Ell Campo Texas, December 1.-THE condi-
ton OF cattle in this portion Of Wharton
county is good, number OF beevcs being fed
for market. 200 head by Cornelius g. oliphant
tho range was badly damaged by prairie hres
during tho present month; range cattle linz
tied In this seclon: winter so far has been
favorable to the cattle industry; all cattle IN
good fix.
Rice, Texas December ts.--Cattle are doing
well In Navarro county: none are being fed
for market: hardly any range and what there
is Is not good; mich cows are In demand
here at present, and prices are much higher
than for the past year
Sublime. Texas, December 19.-lThe condition
OF cattle on the range Is not good this year
in Lavaca county. Old cows and cows with
young calves must be fed. otherwise they will
perish The drouth during the fall months
and the hard freeze at She beginning Of this
winter have put the range and the cattle GA
Il IN poor condition. Cotton seed and other
feed is plentiful and stockmen are doing their
best to avoid losses. No cattle are being fed
for market at this place this year.
HOGS FOR CALIFORNIA.
Fort Worth. Texas. December 1.-THE
Union stockyards of this city is filing con-
tract shipping five cars OF hogs daily to Los
Angeles, Cal. The hogs are being shipped by
Cudnhy. the well known packer. and the
shipments Will be continued indefinitely. intS
is a. new departure IN the business OF the
local stockyards. Tho hogs are to be slaugn-
tered in Los Angeles for consumption on the
Pacific coast. This arrangement opens up q
new demand for hogs at the Fort Worth
market.
TO BAR MEXICAN CATTLE.
The prospect that the department Of agri-
culture is about TO establish regulations tina.
win result in the exclusion OF Mexican stock.
when infected with fever ticks. from Texas.
It's enc that will give great satisfaction to the
stochgrowers OF the STATE. There is no qucs-
ton but that the open door from Mexico into
Texus In times past has been the most serious
dra whnck to the cattle Interests OF Texas.
This fact is beyond any sort of question.
The San Antonio Express, in an article on
thi, subject. says.
Not only mas 1t made 1t impossible for our
stock to reach the high degree of excellence
obtained by the breeders In other States, from
til. fact that there has been constant stream
OF The inferior grades produced in Mexico
crossing our frontier. but 1t has also operated
against our stock in the great market centers
by giving the buyers an opportunity TO class
ify everything from Texas rs of an inferior
quality.