The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-15

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inrs. Il TIM Western states do NOT exercise
Nrtat oral Of vigilance IN building up their
hcrds for the purpose Of producing fne beef
animals. Texas Will come along In the courro
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~ well as holding ntyt place IN tho total Nun
ber. lcushorn wtii soon BIO = relic Of for
ner days. ~ 10 che buffalo.
80
Chicago TerNssnn1 Charge.
Fort Worth. Texas. December IA. r.
Busih president Of the rcvas Cattle Ralsers
association, II hcro aud he and othcr ofn-
csls of the association arc preparing 20 in
sutnte suit In tho Federal court 10 enforce
tho order OF tho Interstate commerce conimis-
zion reducing thn terminal charge al. Chicago
Atituted 10 recover from tho railroads tho OK
cosa charge that has been collected.
SMALL LOSSES IN WEST TEXAS.
Fort Worth. Tcxa., December t4-From
feuchncn and csttIemen who hayc been In the
tho cold fs we@shsr r and snow s have caused no
ccntidcrablc loss among stock In West anu
Northwest .Tosas Buck burnett, who has
lust reached homo from trip 10 his ranch III
wichita county, says no heard Of no losses
from tho storm. lie says the fall Of snow was
several feet in depth. Hen ven Tuyic Of Coz
orado City says the snow In West rexas was
dnpreceasniSSa IynS on ,oyel sIs inshss
similar encouraging reports como from other
stetlons III West Texas. Much GOOD is sx-
q osh e s .s s Ds
lowest degree reached along that line north
from Fort Worth was 80.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City. Dccembtr II. --Cattie--ReccipfS
Ssl0 natives and 800 ,rexans: best strons, i0c
higher; others active and arm: choice native
steers 8. Wft5. 10: medium 4.Sodf5. 90. light
WEIGHTS 4. lbf6.0o; ftookcrs and feed re- 4.0sdp
49,; butcher cows aud hcifers 2.GJMt,l5:
Ts sef s,snsr ss. IsSss steers ssaaSa
steers 2,@d2.GD Hogs Receipts 1880; mars
kct stosd I sfi7'ie lower: hcaylss 3.3ssfs. l6;
Rccoipts ag'o market active and steady;
lambs 4,s5ff5 90; mnttons 3,756ra5O: feeding
lnnlbs 500 as; fecdin. sheep 5.e5efS.75
stockcrs 2.5td2.1o.
CHICAGO.
Chicago. December ii.--.cattle - Marlse,
strong; common 3.Gof,4bo: good to choice
shlppmg bcoves l.0oira.6o; choice to fancy
Christmas. eco; feeders a.Uoai.35. lloss@-
Market 2iec lower; hogs lower at nm extreme
;;nss Of ,S Sss,SS tho bnk q the Gales be-
lambs fairly active; sheep, poorest e.50m3 90;
good to strictly primo s2S. Western a.5Od,
4.ib: ycarlings i.25ffi. 30. cunnicn to primo
4, 00tf5, 40. Westerns ss5f5 10 Rrceipts--cat-
Ito 6iOo: hogs $1,000; sheep tS.0c0
ST. LOUIS,
81. Louis neccmbe- II ,-<cattlc--Reccipts
$50 head, including 1850 Texans; shipments
GoOo; market strong aud sbsady. fnir 10 fancy
native shipping aud export steers a.c5Sia 10;
dressed beef aud butcher steers 53016 4. 90,
stcers under loco pounds 3.Oodti. %: stochors
and feeders :.S0'Ti ~; cows and heirers y. O0ap
60: bulls 2.3hd,340. Texan aud Indian
steers :, IS6iJ 30; COWS mud helfers 2.60GD3, TO-
Hogs Receipts $500 shipments POO; market
quiet, Il lower; porksrs 3.00atS 30. packers
.. gan5.io; butchers s.aNdf3 syn. Shccp--Rc-
oclrta goo; shipments none. market dull and
slow; native muttons 3.5osIi,Oo; lambs AVA
$50.