The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-11

basis and from now on wc may ressonsbl
expect better hred csttle from the Lone STE
State. Receipts at Chicago for tbs. year wer
10000 head direct, OF which .ls. were Il
also sss calves The fact should not b
overlooked. however. that thous ands Of Texa
cattle have been received at Chicago who's
i identity has been lost in passing through tn
Northern feed lot The scarcity Of nativ
cattle 10 the corn belt has created a wonder
ful demand for Texas cattle and The lars
i number bought by, feeders in this manne
direct from the raiser is tho cause OF tn,
/ apparent decrease In supplies. II Is hars
/ 70 estimate how many corn fed Texas catti,
/ reached Chicago this year. but II Is certain
that tho number was larger than iast year cal,
The coming year, however. may show de
crease In the number Of Texas cattle fet
| in the North. ~ is estimated that fewer stocl
cattle were shipped. out OF the State thar
1 last year. Prices OF stock cattle In Texas
arc exceptionally high and though outside
buyers have made very tempting offers there
| Is a. strong disposition On the part OF Texa.
! stockmen To feed on their own ground. One
reason for this has been not only the abun.
dance OF feed. but the chcapness of II. This
result Is that as many, II not more, cattle
/ Will be fed in Texas this year than last
/ lie number is variously estimated at from
100000 to 10000 head
I season ranged from S1s.ooG 800 per head
according to ago and quality, but several
sales OF exceptionally well bred cattle were
made even above these figures. The demand
/ never was better and for the frst time cattle
I were sent back from the Territory TO supply
! the wants CT the feeders. Conservative men
who have canvassed tho situation arc firm
/ IN the conviction that the cattle going on feed
| this winter are younger and generally In
ferfor in quality to those fed last year. for
every corner Of the State was scraped In
TIE effort to get stocked up. The ruling Of
tho arbitrary board prohibiting the shlp
/ ment OF Texas cattle below the quarantine
| line to Northern points during the time when
the government restriction is suspended. I'M
/ LEGS the cattle were dipped, has been a great
disappointment both to many Texas cattle
raisers and to prospective buyers. The dip
ping OF Texas cattle TO kill ticks mud so pre-
/ vent the spread Of splenetic fever is
! new departure and while the results OF the
experiments have not been entirely success
iul they are In the line of progress and may
IN the near future have an important bear
ing e. on the industry Of the big state.
The Importation OF Mexican cattle into
the United States has reached low ebb.
The falling of Is not due to any decrease in
thu demand for Mexican cattle, for feeders
arc securing the country for stock. but 1t
seems the supply Is running short. The larg-
est number of cattle brought into the United
States this year in one month was In April
when 3I,,S head were received, and the larg-
portation reached 7s,i7s head. For eleven
months this year the imports from Mexico
reached l2o,ssS head For the same time last
year 24e,II head crossed the border.
An entirely new demand for Texas cattle
sprang up during the year from Cuba. The
dsyastations of the Spanish army on this
live stock for natives to subsist on. As soon
as hostillties were suspended some trial ship
ments were made from Texas by Colonel Ike
T; Pryor, which proved quite successful
These were followed by others until up
TO the present time something like 1000
head have been landed at Havana. It is
mere than likely that the trade will develop
considerably as soon as business becomes
normal In Cuba.
CHICAGO.
Chicago January Tho oyeraya oua1i%,.
of cattle marketed today was poor. Buyers
were inclined to walt for more desirable of
f i,.rh and the market dragged At previous
common up to 5.6od5 50 for best received. A
few fancy steers sold at I. s0as 90; mediums
beG S steers steers 1897 sSa q; % bulls 24s
steers icoGS. 20: Texas steers 3. sSG,d. q;
calves s.5od7.oo. Trade in hogs was quite
am animated at an average Improvement of Sc
at an advance of TIC. Hogs sold all the way
from ga. for the commonest light weights up
tS $50 o. r 5as h fs e With shc the sSs e
packing lots .a5s s2s miyed $sSMs s 70;
butchers IT s46as.75; lights s,s5ds.. SIS; psis
sheep and prices ruled stead steady pd for light 10.
decline ef 5Gicc; native sheep s' ..7sF a. .i5:
iings 4.ood4 ,s5 lambs s75d5 1915 Receipts
Cattle 1000; hogs 25,eco sheep 5000.
hANSAS IlI1.
Kansas City, January 1o.-cattle-Rece,pts
1880 natives and $40 Texans; good demand
for best at steady prices; common lower
heavy native steers ii5a5:4s;. light weights
butcher cows and heifers 2.7594,25; Gamers
. .ood2. Is; Western steers 3.75dt.e5: Texans
: .60mi. IS. Hogs-Rcccipts 1890: packers and
of prices; heavies 3 s5d3.T5: mixed 3. 401l3. 30;
lights , .2OdS. 30: pigs S.0ea3.2o. Sheep-Re-
ceipts 1870 demand for lambs and medium,
rt.,ht xh.rt,
a shade lower; heavy 4.T565 ~: fnnttons $40
Clio; lambs 3ood3.5o; stocfers 2.oo13.5c.
ST. LOUIS. ss
ST. Louis, January o.--Cattie-Recetpts
AGO, including 1900 Texans: shipments 1901;
market steady; fair to fancy native chipping
snd export stecrs seas Is; hulk a,5a525:
hulk sOoI,Oo; cows and heifers 2.0oG,4 so:
hulk Of COWS 2.5od2. IS bulk OF heifers a.T5q
3 80; Texas and Indian steers s.ooai, 20; bulk
. 81, Hogs Receipts 1890 shipments 1900
market steady to strong; pigs aud lights S55
sheep Receipts i'oo; shipments NONE: market j
steady; native muttous 3.'50tno, Texas I
GALVESTON. /
rhis day. 81 cattle; this week. II cattle. Q, {
'alves q sheep, S. hogs this season slii :
stock in pens 81 cattle, 10 calves. g. sheep, IS
hogs. ,
Cattle. calves and sheep In fair demand.
DENTON NOTES
Denton. Texas. January Sd Il. Aldwell
night shipped eight cars OF cattle. n
.hieh he had been feeding here. to ST. Louis. 20
C, II. Eck,eberger bought three cars OF .
attic a. Bellevue last week. which no has
brought hero to feed Mt the oil mills.
SHIPPED FROM WEATEERFoRD. n
Woatherford. Texas, January .. - r.
rammsll of Sweet Water shipped today =
rom this place three cars Of fat steers, which q
9 had fed here. These cattle go to 81. Louis. 81
HOUSTON. Al
Saunders & Hotchkis. live stock commission ..
Merchants, report as follows; =,
boiee teeves OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. a&0 ~ !.
Ie1luu. beeyes ..............,... ~
hoice COWS ani loifers.. "a VI
[sdiurl cows and htifers. 2a1 81
uiuuop COWS ana heifers.....,. n ~, ct
uIls. stays and work oNen.,,... " az 81
h0icr yearlings. ......,.,....... SAG 3N N
eiium ycarlinss. .,....+..,,,... 3ii IN
c,anGn yeurl.ngs, .........,..,. lAq , n
hoice calves. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ~ "a
tdiura c'ives.,.. .,.,.t.-,,...,.. 3is1 3A sa
ioco mltton. Neutrality-suspicious.. a,ry 81, pr
m cenfed logs tsolid)-- So
Wholesale ......-,-....s.'s.-..,h ~ I AZ
hptiit neutrality-suspicious.. Hi-U IN Sc