The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-23

ciiierirss are larsciy IN excess Of what vas
n notice, too, d dispcsition Oh tho part 81
ranchincn to lay In winter supply OF forag';
TO- their stock. against possible CONTINGENCIES.
THIS 4 ndcas rsS 81 x" ct shat our ses sscc
growers realize. more than formerly. tho ne
cetSlty OF carrying their stock through the
catiye q the improved character Of the stock
Nost q our ranehmen now have their
memo herds graded up TO a point where they
represent such large values that they can not
affora % place them II Jeopardy through
fec1 supply. They realize that with tho pos
their animals through, they must give them
thst largo quantities Of hay, cotton seed and
cotton seed products are now being bought by
the ranchmen.
"NcUec, Storey 4 Landa viii have on feed
this year about 200 head, 1000 OF which will
be FED In tho pens at Austin and 200 NJ Now
account ut San Marcos about 1000 steers"
SOME RECENT TRANSACTIONS.
The Ardmore OIL mill OF Ardmorc, l. t..
has bought from w. II. Washington 1000 head
Of top Chickasla beeyes, to be put on second
fccu In their pens. at $500. These people
are among the most successful feeders IN the
country. and their stuff always brings top
prices in the market. This purchase indicates
their ,soniidcncc In tho early spring market.
~. w. Lynch OF Ponce. City bought OF ii.
VI Williams OF IllaIiC c1Uu nphG OF lzulO cattle,
locEtSd on pastures In the Usage Nation.
=. The price paid was $3.50 FER head and
the herd consists OF about ico COVE. 400 If.
Ike X. Pryor OF this city bought from Moore
& Jnmes Of Ardmora 1000 head Of 2 and D
,enr-cid steers at so. per. head This Is q
ktecrs that are we'll worth the price paid.
They are all located IN Oton pastures and viii
DO nscd by Colonel Pryor In his export trade
Light & Gamc Of indian Territory have
purchased within the past thirty days about
1000 head Of Territory cattle. which they, VIII
winter in their Chirknsha pastures. II Ia
claimed that IN the matter Of price the pur
chas.s they mndc could not have been dupli-
cntod In Texas
McGchce, storey & Landa have bought from
Pat pngh OF f3ocviilo 200 hcnd of well bred
feeding steers, paying so for IS and $50 for ss
In the purchasers feed lots at Austin.
J. NJ. Chittim has sold to Wright& Kennedy
out Of his Mathis herd 800 head OF and 4
SHRED to tho feed pens at Hearne on the
s, G. Gantrell of Kansas City uas bought
from A. i. Houston 1926 coming ycarling steers
at SIO. The same party bought Of Charles
Glasscock 80 head OF Is past at $lS.
The first sale OF tho season OF meal LED
cattle from Texas war made on the Chic0go
market ON Saturday. The cattle belonged to
n SAMSON Of Alyarado and averaged 1896
pori Dis and brought Si.30.
G.. w. Johnson OF Chldreis sold last week
to $. r. McMurray Of Kansas City a car.
otsdry cows at $3.50 per head;
Barnhard and Kinney of Cbidrcss last
week madc n big trade. Two sections Of land
with improvements aud 81 head OF cattle
were sold by Kinney to Barnhard at private
terms.
Tho o X ranch was shipping cattle from
Chidress last week.
The ! T pasture near Childress was bad
ly damaged by fire last week
II. l.. Crews of Childress has purchased four
sections OF land in the north part OF Motley
county and will move his cattle over there at
once. B3a9s =
Ex- Sheriff Roberts of Childress has been
appointed Inspector by tho Texas State live
stock sanitary board.
ley county, was In Chdress last week. He
reported cattlein fine condition In his section,
Frank collinson. owner OF the + ranch IN
had four pure bred bulls stolen from his
ranch a few weeks ago.
|ceived four cars of steers from his ranch
north of Van Horn. He will feed them at
Abilene for market. They are mostly IS
&C. p. Warren OF Abilene recently bougn,
over 100 fine red calves for his pastures. War
rcn got about forty of these calves from Tom
Cross, Alex Neal and Green Aston each, at
about an average OF sl2. so per head. M
Included in the receipts at the stock yards
at Fort Worth today were two. ears OF cat
liam NJ. Boiler and the other by w. Il.
Gates. both consigned TO srnyhorn, Hutton 4
Evans At Vernon; one car from Roswell n,
City; one car cattle from Roswell, N. NJ,
shipped by j. r, White to Kansas City;
fourteen cars Of cattle from Roswell. n. NJ,
shipped by the Bloom Cattle company to Kan
sas city. two cars of cattle from Midland,
Texas shipped by w. W. Evans to local
Md ,SraFs sxas 10 Of re
To Clay Robinson " Co.. Kansas City; one
car CT cattlc from Midland shipped by j. r.
lind. shipped by j. S. Dousherty to to- same an,
one car OF cattle from Midland shipped by
Thomas Vtoln TO same; three cars of cattle
from Midland. shipped by j. s. Dougherty TO
same; four cars o. cattle from Midland ship
ped BY Thomas Voiva to same: thirteen cars
Of cutts from Roswell. n. 81. shipped by the
B!oom Cattle company TO Kansas City.
There are eight carloads of ticky cattle n.
tho Yards ready to be dipped. hut owing to
the sudden fall IN the temperature today Man
agor. skinner of the yards deferred tho process
until tomorrow. II tomorrow proves MS cold
aud blustery as today tho dipping Will be fur
ther deferred as MIR. skinner does not want
a chill In the Indictment weather
:, some remafkuoly iine cattle are arriving at
Fort Worth Z, these days Granville g Wa
bull Regardless. which he purchased az the
Gmdgnll & Simpson Hereford sale ut Kansas
for the bull was in excess Of $500. The bull
ford county, Texas. where Mr. Waters resides n
and whore he has ranch.
George w. Littlofield also had twelve reg
istered Hereford bulls, bought ut tho Kansas
WY saie, ana w. M. Atkinson TWENTY-FIVE
heiiers. purchased there also This stock was
shipped to Roswell, \. NJ.
Kapans City; November e2.--cattlc-
cciris. ego natives and 7I5 Texans: market
active; steady, shade higher, choice nativr
stecis, 5laWa.e0 medium, 4.70M5is; light (,
Weights. i.20df5.o0; stockers and feeders. q % /
MiSo. butcher COWS and heifcrs, gI0s, 30:
Western steers, s,25dt75; Texas steers, s.ss,
hpqehers. s,7oai$'7o. Hogs Reccipts, stu. /
good demand, ai4 to higher: heaves. s, ioer |
$40. mixed S.asl3i5. lights. 3,a5ai3 40. Sheen |
: Receipts, 10; market steady. good de- |
nrnd: lambs, 3 10 10 higher; native lambs.
s.OpdS 30; native sheep, je0e i.i0 Wnstern |
lambs, i.tt95.o0; Western feeding iambs, 400 |
g 2 ~; Western feeding sheep, S5O2iio0, stock |
Chicago, November s--Cattlo--Msrket !
~ m: choice, isifs.50; fancy 5,G0@ $40; corn |
fed Westerns, sS5U1, 90: Texans, ss5aia5; |
rnEra cattle, ao0Ii,20, stockers ana feeders, |
hs5ats lIogs-Market. good els higher:
heHs. s.adiS.5IIs. mostly s.ial3. 55h; pigs, |
,.SrTS20, Sheep and lambs. Demand good. |
market strong: choice lambs 10 higher; poorer
laplbN, 3.i5ai4.2s, choice to strictly prime, |
oeeiu.S5; yearlings, s,a0ifi.50: sheen. 350St
Lao; Western predominatod. Feeding shoeo |
ma lambs were scarce: Receipts--cattic. $500;
ACES $4,000; sheep, 500.