The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-31

Ststlsllcs csacefnlsG msatsaa CsttIe DIR.
lpg he Pest Yesr.
AVERAGE PRICE WAS MATERIALLY nIGHfl
THAN u Was DsrIss the Previous
Yenr-Fifty Thousand sheep In
the Pecos valley.

Montana cattle has averaged per cent higher
thnn during any season previously IN tho MS
tory Of the State, according to the report OF
the State stock commission, Just submitted to
Governor Smith. Tho number shipped outside
the state during tho season OF 1898 was S,2s5.
aud $4,000 were killed for home consumption,
| making the consumption OF Montana cattle
| this year 232. 22S.
The average price received was $50 a head,
material advance over last years average
price. During the year the Montana inspect
ora recovered 16.O5s strays, worth s636,ooo, OF
which $227, 1880 was paid through the Mon
tann Stock Growers association.
Oie OF the special features Of the business In
the 1895 season was the sharp advance in stock
cattle. While the advance III stock cattle was
| 40 per cent over 1897. there was only an ad-
vance of per cent In beef cattle. The biG
advance 10 stock cattle was duo TO the demand
owlns to the high price Of young stock, fewer
cattle were brought into the state during last
sinners say that only n 900 cattle were shipped
into the State during the year, falling on
81 a. per cent as compared with importations
While tho shipments OF cattle fell short
during tho year. tho board anticipates that the
| nouilced The shipments were made greater
| this year from the fact that number OF large
cattle outfits went out Of business, cleaning
reason shipments were heavier than they
would have been under natural conditions.
the bounty laws Of the State. they sny it is
the unanimous opinion OF stockmen that the
| bounty on coyotes should be either taken on
| altogether or materially reduced, as the coy
| otss are responsible sor very little loss. The
| present bounty, they insist, is. not large
! IS bead. While wolves do practically all the
| damage to stockmen, IS per cent of the bounty
Claims filed against the state are for coyotes.
| SHEEP IN PECos VALLEY.
| Frank p. Morgan, live stock agent of the
! sbntn Fe and Pecos Valley and Northwestern
roads. states that the latter road will be com
pcted by January 10, q which time the gap
Of twepty-n nine miles wiz be closed s This WI
thirty six hours lie thinks there are about
the Pecos valley. All these win practically be
| mnfketed In Kansas CITY. Tributary to the
| Pccos Valley road are ranges now pasturlns
LAST WEEK OF OPEN SEASON.
| Fort Worth. Texas. December 30--This is
| the last week of the open season, according to
go,ernment regulAions, 80 far as Southern
cattle arc concerned. During this week such
cattle can 81 into Missouri aud Illinois with
out restriction, but afterward the cattle will
| have to be dipped or sold Tor immediate
| slaughter
! KANSAS CITY
Kansas City. December 30 .-Csttle-R eceipts
s53o natives and sgo Texans. receipts we're
mostly good quality; dressed beef and butcher
sls'r Rs sold readily at steady prices: a fcw
! punches OF half fat stock slow OF sale at
trife lower prices; heavy native steers b1o1
- Ss medium isa5 10; light weights i.2aaf
cows sSS s and %.ss4n ssess
S.6ela g; Texas steers J,aoni,a no; Texas cows
2;,SatsGo; sanpins stoek s.a5a'a.1a. lIos,
| maud: trade opened active nj STEADY prices
n strength ,nsts US The session ad
pus. s.soas. TO-. sbtep--Receipis GOO. steady;
Gonj dcmand; lambs i,755fs 50; buttons j. Sou
~ feeding lambs 4.ooa $50. feeding sheep
CHICAGO,
| Chicago, December 80. Cattle--Strongcr ana
| $40. commoner .s5: feeders q oOdfi 20;
| bulls, cows and heifers ,.ooa475, the latter
lor choice io hsifsrs Western ed steers sold at
~; hsavies $soMs' 7e ples a.sSms$s s''o'e
active demand; sheep A. 10; lambs IS 30: export
sheen sso9sss. With fancy exports as hish as
| 1000 '''YeV' ''''p
ST. LOUIS.
St Louis. December observation-disclosures
BOD, including 100 Texans. shipments 300;
si ste, lair to fancy native shipping, md en- {
po'N stnnrs ssH ?, rp' dressed peff and butcher
steers S.la1a. %; stctrs under 1000 pounds g 90
Mi.sc; Texas and Indian steers 350ii 80; I
COWS End hcifers 2.ioa3, so. Hogs Receipts |
S3o% shipnrnts 1900; steady 10 strong; pigs I
and ght 3.301s. 10; packers 3 i0ars so: butch.
ers s.t5M3.so. Sheep-Recoipts COO shipments |
JOG SLOW native muttons S.sadI,s 80; lambs
HOUSTON.
Saunders Hotchks. live stock commission.
! merchants. report as follows
Lhp,re neeNts ......-.... ...,.....f 3LU 81,
Medium. beeves ............
Choice cows and heifers .,...
Medium COWS and heifers, ....., az
Common cows and heifers...... IN ~.
HtIljs.. 6tays and work oren Y ~