The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-11-29

10 Cuba - food for American troops. sn s snH
have excluded Northern cattle I or .nv Viii
that Cuban cattle have ticks. Seei
son ESQ nc,as s' 81 Pecos CITY, Texas has
bero,ne the purchaser o. the entire n ~ lrsv-
longing 10 Combs and kincaid n sser.,ssinr Of
w ~, scrcs Eighteen thousand cat'ic ws'e
ieluded In tho deal at SIS per head ,,t L.
The Arizona Rsnge New y w., - from : current
market reports It would seem that sea d,s
warrant would be- needed to nnd inc o,t sS HrS
eussed cattle shortage. Events sse, .s ~ cat
tIs now. but rather that there must nayc ysem
an enormous surplus a few years age; ~.
Il was seen that in consequence o. "a ~" Iar.e-
* ceased to raise cattle, and when goseina, T.,
nent reports showed great rcaucuon =,
numbers OF meat stock. the belief IN sn w.
age became general ana dnc n eSpeetation Of
enhanced prices for beef farmers IN tue coI,,
holt rushed headlong into the pusiness y.
feeding cattle, regardless OF .ns,s ,r IN When
fhey invested The unsatisfactory result OF
this iii advised stampede 90 cattle feeding. 10
eether with the war scare care, o' 'a swing back
nearly to tho opposite extreme. Feeders DOW
want top cattle or none, and IN cons.uuenIio
Of this common and even FAR 10 gooa .u'.r ~
buyers Notwithstanding the unsatislactory
state of the stocker and feeder markell we
would hardly be justified In claiming tina.
must be remembered that. with the exception
Of last wear, few stockers have ordinarily
been sold In the fall. Spring. is the season son
for moving yearlings and breeding eati,s, we
end of next winter matters affecting the cat.
IT, trade will have adjusted themselves ana
that heality, active marks, may DC ioo aa,
Tie growers nrr to tc congratulated on tbs
favorable -angs conditions which ostain so
generally throughout The Territory.
SALES AZ SAN ANGELO.
San Angelo, Texas. November. 2..5-Iuuge
Folks bought from Vim. :. Kelly 100 stock
cattle at sl1.
Bob Foster sold to X. >. Canipbeil tnree
cars of COWS at 81.
Willis Lawhon bought from McCrohan Bros.
two cars cows at SIG. N
The weather for the past three days has
been cold. accompanied by drizzling ram.
Not so severe as to iniure stock. 1t has con-
siderably moderated today.
STOCK HURT BY WEATHER.
kaufman, Texas. November 2s.--Still hav.-
ing cold wet weather, which is hurting stock
badly there are 1000 head of cattle being leu
a; kaufman for shipment to Northern mar
Chicago. November 2s,--Cattle- Market
DllSk, STEADY anu ABOUT uucniuseus peel
steers. commonest, S.90G f2o: medium. 40;
gocG to choice shipping. 5.o0d5.50; extra
choice heeyes. 5.50I5,So stockers aud feeders:
9. 0o6p4. 10: butchers and Gamers, steady and
unchanged: calves. 6.O0G7.O0. liogs-Good de-
miind from packers. but the heavy receipts
caused a decline of TO-; sold at an extreme
range of 3.1odSi5; mostly 3.27isGS.311k; pigs,
2.2omS.3o. Sheep and ,anbs--Dull. 10 to Is
lower; sheep culls, 225l2,S0: good to choice
lots. S.00I4.40: yearlinss. 4.25Gi41o; lambs.
orc mary. 3.50G4.5o. Ood TO choice flocks, 800
p5i0. Receipts-Cattle, 1900; hogs, 1000:
sheep, 1900.
st. Louis, November eS.-Cattle-Rcceipts,
1IG) natives and 1000 Texans shipments, 2O00;
market strong and steady: fair to choice ma
dressed beef and butcher steers, 3.70d4.6 5;
Texas and Indian steers, 4I0a4.ao; cows and
heifers. 20043.25. Hogs-Receipts, 12,3UJ;
shlr ents, 400; market 10 lower; Workers.
3.l0Q3.25: packers. 3.20d3.30; butcher. 3.25G
$40 Sheep--Receipts, 1000: shipments, 200;
market steady. native muttons 3.15Q415: ma
tiy lambs. 4.75G5.25.
Kcnsas City. November 2s.--Catte--Re-
ce.rts. 10000 natives and 700 Texans market
stead! to 10 lower. medium. 4.45G4.s0: light
weights, 400Mi.75 stockers and feeders, 300H
40. butcher cows and heifers, 2.65Q4 Is:
Teyas steers, s.lod4.3o: Texas butcher cows.
3.C5m4.25. canning stockers, 17.00G2600 Hogs
-Receipts. II 500: heavy receipts and slow de-
m..nd; heavies, S.3oa3,37a; mixed, 3,2003 % /:
light. S.10G3.25. Sheep-Receipts. BOO; mar
ket slow, ) to 10 lower lambs, 4.60I5.20; NUT
tors. S.75di.25; Western feeding lambs. 40OSp
40: Western sheep. 325a3.S5; stock ewes.
250l3.50.