El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-04-28
Live Stock.

| G. M. Foster, OF Des MO1nes, Iowa
has organized company for the pur
Exchange.
, M. Half of Midland county, Texas.
will ship about 5000 head OF mixed
cattle to Elgin, Kan, this spring.
Denver Stockman.
Receipts of horses and mules at St.
Louis up to Saturday of last week were
about 5000 less than the correspond
: ing period last year.-Exchange.
o. n. Christy is the owner of some OF
the finest blooded cattle in Arizona.
Mr.. Christy cry properly believes
that 1t pays to breed fine stock.-Ga-
zette.
During the past year there were
slaughtered in Monterey. Mexico 10,
DOL beeves, valued at 1888, 438 "a; 1,118
sheep and S,942 hogs valued at $780,
O14.-American Herald.
Parker & Stephens, heavy Nebraska
cattle owners, have bought in Ector
and Midland counties, Texas, 1900
yesrlings at $16 SO. Tie general
price, on the past weeks sales in these
counties has been S16(917.- Exch.
Frank Rodgers of Coconino county
Arizona has sold out his ranch and all
his cattle interests for a consideration
of $13, GOO. Mr.. Rodgers is credited
with being one of the oldest cattle men
in the territory, and thinks he has
been in the business long enough.--The
| Oasis.
A 81, 0O0, 900 company composed prin
plant of the Northwestern Packing
company at Sioux Fslls, S. D., and
Mr.. Heyer, the president, will perso-
| nslly superintend Operations.--Ex-
change.
Plenty aof good feed and water,
ample room to move about in and free
dom from excitement or worry will
enable beef steer of the proper breed
to develop and put on fat in a way that
will make the owners pocket books
smile from car to car.-Exchange.
Hank Smith, South Dakota cattle
thief, has been caught in Tennessee.
The South Dakota association offered
S4OO reward, and Meade county 5000
for bis capture. He is said to have
stolen cattle from the government off
the Pine Ridge Indian reservation.--l
Exchange.
From general report the calf crop
this spring is going to be very good,
and of qualify surprising that of any
other season. The good bulls that our |
progressive stockmen have purchased
during the past year are making their |
mark on their progeny.-West Texas
Stockmsn.
The Colorado Stockman states that
it is in possession of facts to warrant
the assertion that the State Live Stock
Sanitary board is seriously consider
ing the placing of Mitchell, Fisher,
Scurry, Sterling, Howard, Borden and
other border counties below the qua
rantine line.
The idea that the prairie fires in
Eastern Colorado. Kansas and Nebras-
ka have ruined the range is q mistake.
In many sections the grass is often
burned off in the fall or spring to in
sure crop of new grass. A few good
rains will make the burned ranges all
right and better than ever.-Ex-
change.
1t is reported from Texas that about
]0,000 cattle will be shipped from
points between Corpus Christi and
Laredo. The Texas Mexican railway
has received orders to supply at least
1000 cars for these immense ship
nents, most OF which will go to North
,rn points and the territory via Laredo
Ind San MISUNDERSTANDING
The demand for stock cattle in Ore
ION is very much on the increase. The
tates is responsible for this demand,
which has been growing for several
ears. Stockmen ca pect prices to reach
he high water mark in June, and
many are determined to wait until I
b at time. Yearlings are selling at $40
md 2 year olds up to 1927 per head
Exchange.
The Journal-Miner of Prescott, ,
tates that jeff Slipp, from the Santa
1aria district in Yavapai county, one
the heaviest stock owners, says that
be range industry in that section is
oomed and that unless rain comes
cry soon cattle will die by the hun
reds. The Santa Maria river il q
bed of sand, a remarkable
ondition for it to be ic at this season
( the year.
BY an act passed by the last terrific
lal council of New Mexico, 1t is fell
ny for any butcher or dealer in Dress
d meats to purchase cattle, sheep or !:
oats, without first having inspected
s hide, and making and preserving a
scord of the marks, brands and color
the animal. The punishment is a IN
ne of not less than 1926 nor more than
ZOO or imprisonment for not less
ian six months nor more than three
ears. This is business.-Denver \
,ockman.
The largest deal that has been con-
minated in the Midland country for
me time took place between John
,harbauer, of FIT. Worth, and Geo.
Elliott, of Midland, this week, the III
tier buying from the former one III
Ilf interest in the 5WLS ranch and "
title, located thirty miles north of
idland, for consideration of $I25,-
U. There are in the neigh bOrhood /.
IL 900 head of cattle included in this IL