The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-16
cattle, This year thus far the sheep feca-

cattle, This year thus far the sheep feed
efs OF Mirvlew have received $500 head.
When the sheep are unlolied tho farmers
turn them into their orchards ana the late
grass Ia soon cleared out TArn they are
driven into the corn fields For the first
two weeks they cal weels aud foNtail and
tho leaves from the corn stalks. They
grow and take on some flesh from this slim
Diet, but in course or time they clear It
M aud hunt for other food, This they find
IN the corn husks and II is here they get
their nrst taste of corn and IL then dawns
on the simple brutes Chat they can eat the
grain Sheep are not hcStyy grain feeders
and they take on flesh rapidly on corn
utet, Tho farmer leaves them TO themselves
after they have found that corn is edible,
providing only for water ana sheds in bad
weather They Ausk, shell and eat his corn, :
which grows into mutton, daily.
corn field after the sheep have finished
with 1t is hardly recognizable as suca.
Most Of tho stalks are lett standing and
from each stalk protrudes II naked cob,
bcroft OF It's last kornel OF corn and with
not husk IN sight, BY the time n corn
nold Is In this condition, II The farmer has
nlt oVerSockcd his iiell his aheap are
ready for the market. The best 30 first.
The poor ones then are fed on earn In the
sheds aud in a few weeks they are also in
good condition.
The total amount of bounty claims nled
tana during September amounted 10 $500.
This amount represents tho suaips OF ALB
timber wolves and l2l7 coyotes
Under uae new bounty law In Montana
there are nov unpaid bounty claims
amounting to $l03,0ib. Last month claims
were allowed ana paid amounting 10 sSoi6,
There will not be anothcr payment inul
january next, at which tlne there will DO
money enough on head to pay between
Sb0, 600 and 10000 OF the old claims.
Two counties in the state only had one
coyote cnch TO their credit, while Choteau
county headed tho list with thirteen timber
wolves and I53 coyotes, cabling for slioS,
Cualer county coming next with 16a wolves
aud IA coyotes, the scalpS OF which Will
bring the owners Ssl6
IT. Is known Bilt neither wolves nor coy
otes are az numerous or as vicious In nest
districts Of Montana as they are at present
in West lexaa. especially on the plaius.
and yet, with the exception of now and
then few dollars paid to hunter by pri-
yato parties. no eilort has been made TO
r,l the country OF them.
The Dgovcrs' Journal OF Chicago says that
the sudden and unexpected decline IN the
cattle markets abroad has been responsible
for much of the depression that has char
acterizei the trade on the Chicago market
for several days past. Exporters claim that
cattle arriving IN England now are losing
money on every shipment aud hence they
have resolved 10 buy at lower hBures or
not ut all. London papers SHOW that re-
ceipts have been quite liberal. but not from
the United States. nearly all the live stock
shipments coming from Canada and South
America Ireland also has been contribute
ing a good many head. Besides tbs, the
dressed beef shippers have been sending
over large quantities. OF The dead product
and the re ut has been bad break In
tIne i've cattl. Market This IL probably
Important the export trade is to the stock
ralsers IL this country.
Last Monday a commission man made
large bet that the receipts OF cattle 81
Chicago on that day would not exceed 1900
head. He lost his bet by one head, the
receipts being 1901.
A slx-months contract has been awarded
to Nelson Morris a Co. of ST. Louis 10 fur
MIN the workhouse at Columbus. Cllo,
with beef at s3.T0 per 100 pounds.
The National Live Stock bank OF Chicsxo
and the Chicago Cattle Loan company say
that there has been more money loaned
feeders during the past three or four weeks
than was before at u3ls season or during
n1Ilar period. Mr.. Doud Of the Live Stock
bank thinks now that tho Indications tor
the usual amount OF stock feeding are far
~ good. but he said that six weeks ago It
locked as II there would be large short
age.
Kansas City, October l5.--Cattle--aeceipts,
IFS; market steady; choice heavy steers, /. 90
Q3.75; medium, 4.eoWo. 70; light weights 40