Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-01-23
OF INTEREST TO STOCKMEN.
COMMENTS on THE SALES AT THE
san ANTONIO CONVENTION.
Considerable Done at the La.t-An-
Aaal Report of the M0ntans
State Board-Other Live
Gossip and News.

In cattlemen at the San Antonio con-
standing as to prices, yet before they left
Ior nome did some business and ar prices
r raIses snou1d pr9ye satisfactory to the cattle
A number of sales were made here We'd
nesday. The most noteworthy transaction
Of Inc DAY was the sale by Colonel d. r.
rant the big Goliad stockman. OF I5.O0O
hedc OF cattle from his Cameron county
ranch to Davis & Jones Davis. of Fort
stock sold consisted of $500 head of bee.es
As up o.ND cows and 5000 head OF Young
Steer cattle. Is, Is and is. spring delivery.
The price paid was between ST. and si.so
per head, ell around. making the total on
SHERATON between SIS 90 and s26o 90 Jt
Is understood that these cattle are part
up practically all of Colonel Farts stock
on his Cameron county ranch.
Inc George B. Loving Company sold for
Y y Herndon. OF Shrevesporr. La 4O0
head OF Louisiana cattle to ]. N. Dough
erty. OF Abilene. as follows: 100 cows
ad h sef Per at hs sI' ana aTc s comma Snm; rs: steers
and heifers. at %: cattle to he delivered
april l. and wiz be taken to the Indian
ennce in the grade between West Texas and
Louisiana cattle. ~
F n Davis and 9; Fuller. of Wagon
ton. LOCO coming -yearlings. which are to
De good average East Texas stock. al sI1
per head; to be delivered April 1 for ship
~: c1lpeppers Of Pearsal1. has bought
OF John Campbell 80 head OF coming rs
apd rs; steers. at s1s around. and - head
head from George W. Sanders. of Pear.
san; also OF Ed Stockton. of Runge. 10
per head. ~
The Montana. state board of live stock
pert. and it is Of the most ENCOURAGING
eharacter The apprehension that has been
Iel no as to condition Of the cattle on the
SLOWS must be largely dispelled by it. Tie
lineage record. in speaking of the report,
shipped from the state is not SO large as in
some preceding years, a better price has
s 6een realized ~ making results quite salts
head Of cattle shipped from Montana to
consumed in the home market is stimated
az 6o.OO0 head. making the total 80, I62 head.
The The average nss price paid is estimated at STA
cattle industry Of nearly 50. 5O. ZOO.
It Il stated that the shortage in cattle
compared with the previous years. record
in all probability. Is owing to the fact that
IN some portions Of the state. feed was
frst-class condition. Owing to the un-
precedented demand for feeders, however,
unusually large shipments Of the poorer
feed yards at fair prices. Hence the total
output falls short Of the preceding years
by only 1900 head.
At the present time. the cattle and live
stock generally throughout the state are
in excellent condition Not only are they
but the climatic conditions Of 1877 have
been unusually favorable. The extremely
heavy rains in the late spring and early
the present year. and the animals are con-
sequentiy in good flesh, and able to with
stand the hardships Of the winter. Cold
Uo0fhaP oforfad IN ~othAr - @-l IT,
snow In some portions of the state has been
unusually deep for the season. but the
thus far are not alarmed.
land is 1s.sss.s1s The north island has
9.40.A5 and the south island 1o.1 .OS7.
In the matter Of hog weights, Kansas
trade more nearly han any of the West
ern markets. Hogs ave been too heavy
in the past to meet the best wishes of pack
hog raisers to market their hogs younger
and before they get overcharged with fat,
and in meeting this new reSIirement OF
lead For the week ending January IA the
average Of hogs sold here was rs pounds:
IT Omaha AZ s Il Was ss sS pounds ps Mas az pounds and
Visitors ut the Yards with Stock.
N. Hancock. Rydal. Kss. vas at the yards yester-
Dem 3 re1,. Forest City. Mo-. had In hogs yes
terday.
H. B. RouIsy. xiov.. L T.. vas Up with hogs
yesterday.
John ziesenfus. caney. Kaa-. was here yesterday
Frank Michael. Scranton. Kaa. was hss yesterday
with hogs
J. a. Jon. arrived With hoo Yesterday, from
T. w.. Nina. Richland. Kaa. vas Ans yesterday
with hogs
James William. oberlin. KS. came IN yesterday
with hogs.
John s. Lapal came IN yesterday with hou from
Caney. Kaa
C. H. Kemper. Linn. KS. va in ths city with
Frank Hobart. Glen Elder. K.a. came In with
James Crawford was up from Purcell. I. T.. yes
terday with hogs
Cory 4 Shepherd were up with hogs yesterday from
Pond Creek. o. T.
franklin Smith. Of Longford. Kaa. had hogs al
tie yards yesterday.
Baker Z Edwards brought in hoEs from Jewell
Robinson Z GIasscoet. Miller. No.. arrived at the
yards yesterday with hogs
Norris 4 AcNeal. Cawker City. Kas.. were At tbs
yards with hogs yesterday.
Henry steinkerchner. Newton. Kaa. arrived at the
yards with hogs yesterday.
day with Is choice hogs that averaged al pounds.
sold At 0.ss. the top Of the market
D; +; Gel,in . CO; Mound City. NO; had in g
At 0-75. the best price Of the day.
C. b. King. Walnut Grove. No.. came IN JESTER
day with hogA He says cattle are short in Green
county. but the usual number Of hogs in farmers
hands. Corn selling At Doc.
Indian corn exports were S.4se. 900 bushels the past
week. against 4.4sl, 900 bushels last week. asa. 900
bushels last year. $4,000 bushels in the CORE
week Of 1896. and $50. 900 In 1895.
LEGAL NOTICES.