El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-06

Live Stock.

AT GlenrOSo STOCK losses nave OeeL
quite small, and stock of all kinds win
tered well.
The cattle on the Mimbres as a gen
eral thing are rather poor this spring
although the ranges are very fair.
The hearing of the terminal charge
case at Chicago has been postponed un
til May l on account of the inability Of
the representatives of the interstate
commerce commission to be present.
Cattle now command the highest
price known in this locality. Fat
steers have sold as high as 81. 40 quite
readily. For some time to come the
Salt River valley will furnish the coast
markets.
The Frisco papers say that the
Southern Pacific has made reduction
of about $40 car on cattle from San
Antonio, Texas, to meet the demand OF
the Los Angeles butchers. Large
shipments are expected to result.
E. B. Moore and H. B. Kelly, q
prominent cattle buyer from Cheyenne,
Wyo., drove to Fort Grant and Ara
vaipa canyon the latter part OF last
week. Trey brought most OF the
steers in the. Fort Grant district.
A big sale was consummated in Sill
yer City last Saturday. The three
Cornell ranches, north of Fort Bayard.
with one thousand head of cattle were
transferred to Thomas Harrington.
The consideration was $4,000 spot
| cash.
Geo. S. Gayle, United States report
err of statistics of Jackson county, Tex
as, after careful investigation, reports
the loss of cattle at 40 to every 1000
head. He also reports cattle at this
time in fair condition and improving
rapidly.
Dan Daggett, Fort Worth, butchered
last week an Is month old Berkshire
hog, the gross weight of which was
61O pounds, net weight 4S5 pounds, and
from which he rendered $50 pounds of
lard. Mr.. Daggett will raise from the
same stock some pigs for exhibition al
the next fat stock show.
The Range News says Gee. L. Brooks,
live stock agent of the Santa Fee road,
has been advised by HUMPHREYS & Co,
of Maria, Texas, that they have for
sale, for immediate delivery, 1,5OO two
to five years ewes in lamb, $3.50; 4OC
five to eight year ewes in lamb, 81: 400
yearlings, $1.50: 1000 one to three year
old weothers, $3.50.
The district court of Fort Worth has
on trial suit styled Maud g. Csrrow
legged failure to carry out contract in
the delivery of cattle which were stop
ped in route under quarantine restric-
tions. The case is being hotly con-
tested and will probably consume con-
siderable time.
T. j. Martin, of Midland, is in the
city. MIR. Martin Is one of the cattle
kings of the Texas plains. He has
something like one hundred thousand
head of cattle on his ranches ard is
one of the best known cattlemen in the
state He said to Town Talk last night:
"The range country is in very dry
condition and is getting dryer every
day. We have had very little rain
since Christmas and on the plains
there is little more than enough water |
for our actual use. Nothing that could
visit US would be more gladly welcom- |
ed than number of heavy April show
ers. Eft. Worth Register.
A special to the San Antonio Express |
from Beeville says: George West, the |
we'll known Live Oak county cattlemsn,
was in the city one day last week, and
n conversation with the reporter for |
The Express spoke of specimen of the
last disappearing 'longhorn," of which
ne Is the owner and which is perhaps
jhe finest specimen of that breed Of
cattle now in the state. The animal
vas raised on Mr.. Vests ranch and is
low 16 years old. It is steer and it's
1orns measure eight feet and seven
inches from tip to tip. He has kept
purpose of seeing how long it's horns
would grow. 1t certainly would be a
lrawing card in museum or sideshow
# circus
The following from Colin Cameron OF
outhern Arizona, was recently pub
ished in the Denver Stockman: THE
attic of southern Arizona are looking
airly we'll. We have had considerable
now and rain through the winter and
ne grass Is beginning to sprout. With
ontinued warm weather there will
bon be enough that cattle will i'm
rove. There are no buyers yet worth
ne cattle growers are hopeful, and are
skiing last years prices and are ex-
Getting to get them. The cattle of
)uthern Arizona are graded up to a
Ugh standard of excellence, better
ian Is commonly supposed, but in
397. and 1898 large number of scrub
attic from Mexico we're brought into
lie country, to the great detriment OF
alive herds, aud this year already,
le same this importing of inferior
.ttle) has commenced, than which
,thing can faster deteriorate and give
bad name to our cattle"
Hon. John w. Springer of the Con-
mental Cattle company, has returned a
ON trip to Texas which was ex- II
nded up into Indiana. Mr.. Springer
ports that the Continental company
Is closed deal with Harris Franklin -
South Dakota whereby he purchased y
700 head of the Continental 2-year-old -
eers.> The price was not given, but
@ deal amounted to close to S125, 600.
lie steers will be delivered through
'nver in May. The Continental still