The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-01
BY Tue BOVtruOT.
J. w. Madden, Secretary Of State.
FORT WORTH NOTES.

| Fort Worth. Texas. December 81 .-R. Walsh
OF Palcduro manager OF tho LA" and
III" ranches In the Panhandle. Is IN the
city. On his ranches are located the finest
and largest herd of Hereford cattle In the
, United States and perhaps In the world. Mr..
Walsh hns Just sold and shipped to Thomas
Coleman OF San Antonio a large shipment Of
Hereford bull calves at $s5 PER head. ibis
is the second salp OF similar kind made
to Mr.. Coleman.
/ Alfalfa has produced this year In the Pccos
valley from four to six tons to the acre and
has In many places been cut four and five
times during the season i appears pear that u
year. AS a number OF speculative gentlemen
have now nearly cornered the supply ana ~
hSssr pses do may pc soel i
ws IustTaed II the s case w o. ten sT o ans
butcher and which dressed ,a az g ,d TINS
Quite a number Of farmers and home seek
ers from the East are spending the wln,cr 10
EDDY and 10 ths valley WIN Inc h ,ae s .,
East. which viii bring them $50 to s7S an
5s saS ss 4 .he ss as T s"a ps
Of the new road has had d great deal TO a.
with this new immigration, .,,anoa
of Cattle to Abilene Texas. to feed there. at
tho cotton seed oil mill pens. He Will proba-
w The ' fargo ranch Of w. II. Woods at La
Huerta. near Eddy, has becn purchased oy y.
J. Thomas OF Midland
a small tract Of alfalfa land md, from Sheriff
AyGry OF Bargtow, paying 5000 Tor the use
OF It for the balance Of the winter
CATTLE IN JACKSON COUNTY.
Edna, Texas, Deoember 3i.--Regarding the
cordition Of cattle in jackson county, when
interviewed by The Post correspondent, Mr..
l. Ward said: '.The number Of cattle on
feed for market. all Ages. IL about 1000 head.
They arc mostly rough fed on cotton seed.
The range Is very good over the greater part
Of the county. except ln parts Of the southern
end where there was little or no rain all sum
though, and there Will be little or no LOIS I'M
u III stock ok men hays fesd Tor their thin stock,
county worth about 100000. The calf crop
the mast season was fins. Neatly all the
stccknen are using improved bulls. mostly
Herefords aud Durhams
CATTLE IN BRAzoRIA COUNTY.
Braxoria. Texas, December N.--within :
radius OF nftSeu or tweaty miles Of this place
there are soma 1900 or 1900 head Of STOCK
and range cattle; they are in very good wintsr
n. re T ~. isw
better than usual for this time Of the year
aud stockmen generally aay that their cattle
viii 70 through the winter splendidiy,
THE DENVER MEETING
Tort Worth Texas. December al.-Ths
Forthcoming ,neatlpg Of the National Lave
Stock association ID Denver next month Il
st,lnctinx much attention II the stats and
1exaa VIII be well represented The coming
session begins January "A and will last four
dSyL The railroads Will grant low rates for
Ieyss. now o. Denver y the president =, The
alton OF the National association.
SHIPPED 10 ST LOUIS.
Waxahaehic, Texas December ~. The
Houston and Texas Central took out seventeen
cara Of beef cattle for 81 Louis this morning
shipped by w. 4. nrigss'
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City. December 81. -catt1e--Re
izse; supply pf aood slaughterIng estfls this
was no auotasly higher prloes lsst wxss 9
steers t.1e65.tQ; medium l,X06.1Q; hAht