El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-01-07

Bisbee has daily beef consumpt ion
of sixteen head per day, for which q
price of from three to four cents il
paid.-Bisbee Orb.
]. II. Gage of Hico, who was opposed
to dipping cattle, now believes that
even cattle fed in Texas should be dip
ped, as 1t kills the ticks and allows the
cattle to fatten quicker.-Pecos Times.
G. P. Warren of Abilene recently
bought over 14O fine red calves for bis
pastures. Warren got about forty of
these calves from Tom Cross, Alex
Neal and Green Aston each, at about
an average of $3.50 per head.-Pecos
Times.
A force of men started to work on
the new stock yards at Nsco of the
Mexican line, on Monday of this week.
The yards are to be about the same
size as those at Don Louis, near Bis
bee. They will be completed in about
q week from this date.-Stockman.
It is reported that Brooke Lee of
Midland has conditionally sold his
ranch and cattle in Upton county to
Col. McAfee of Frio county at the fol-
lowing prices: Ranch and pasture,
$500; 600 COWS and calves at $17 per
head; 300 dry COWS and bulls at $40
per head.-Alpine Avalanche.
A stockman who has returned to Ed
dy, N. NJ, from trip south, says tina,
down in northwestern Chihuahua cat.
tie owners have got prices up so high
that would-be American purchaser :
are shocked. About Sab:nal they ar
asking from 500 gold to $50 Mexican
money per head.-Alpine Avalanche
With the quarantine about to be
raised at Bisbee, some heavy ship.
ments of Mexican cattle may be expect.
ed. Senior A. A. Pesqueira of Hermo.
sIl1o, was in Bisbee early this week to
arrange for q large shipment and
Frank Morgan, another shipper, was
also at the same subj port at the same
time.-Stockman.
The goat industry is growing in favor
in this section, says the Reflex. A trip
through the mountains of eastern va
vapai reveals the presence of hun
dreds of herds of as fine goats as one
can find in any locality. They are COM
paratively no trouble to raise, the eX-
pense is small, and that they are prof.
table is proven by the large herds held
at good prices. Wilbur Mayer has a
band of about 200 that will some day
yield him a fortune.
B A. Packard, and Henry Ashton
came in from Naco last evening, hav-
ing stopped there on their return from
Colorado to supervise the unloading
and sending to the Turkey Track cat
tie range, below the line, 233 fine
Hereford bulls which Mr.. Packard
had purchased for himself and his
partner, j. V. Vickers, they being
now owners of the Turkey Track cat
tie. One beautiful heifer was also
brought from Colorado by Mr.. Pack
ard TO be reared on hie ranch on the
San Pedro. These fine cattle were
met at Benson by w. A. Harvey OF
the A. q S. E. r. r. and every ne
cessary arrangement prepared for
road, also their subsequent transit to
Naco.-Bisbee Orb.
Those having herds inspected and
driven across the quarantine line last
week were the following: John B.
Humphrey of Williamson county, 700
head to Jones county. II. G.. Cousins OF
Abilene, IL head to Haskell county; l.
Johnson of Abilene, IL head to Jones
county; 7. w. Scoggins of Abilene, IL
head to Haskell county: G. w. Cox of
Abilene, so head to Haskell county; S.
l. Rives, same place, AZ head to Scurry
county: Mayfield & Hughes, 50 head to
Stonewal county, Eugene Mayfeld,
500 head to Stonewall and Kent county
II. G. Grantham, 200 head to StOnewell
county: w. III. Cooper, head to Fisher
county: Winship Bros, 116 head to
head to Jones county;J. S. Brown, 80
head to Jones county, and j. N. Sage,
9 head to Green county.-Exchang