El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-06-10
Live Stock.

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In Williamson county, Texas, las
week $4,000 pounds Of wool sold a
13(d154c per pound.
Sheep are dying by thousands il
| New Mexico as result OF the colo
spring and barren ranges.
Some Southern growers are declar
ing they will not again wean theil
calves. Results have shown that, es
pc cially In the Whiteface class, wean
ing stunts the animal.
Up to this morning 14,629 head o
cattle had been shipped from Wilcox
since April 20. This springs ship
ments promise to be considerably heav
| Ter than those of last year.-Arizons
Range News.
| New cotton seed oil mills are beine
built all over the cotton belt of Texas
and a larger proportion of the cattle
fit to go on feed can be provided for
next fall than ever before.-Texas Stock
| g. Farm journal.
The demand for horses seem to be
steadily growing. All classes and
| grades are wanted and the neglected
! range horses are being gathered and
branded this year for the first time in
several years. At last they are worth
money again.-EX.
Red sheep are curiosities in Nevada.
says the Reno Journal, but there are
specimens of that color in Dan Wheel
er's tiocks. They were propagated in
Mr.. Wheeler.'s herds by the intrOduc-
ton of Persian sheep, of which there
are but few in this part OF the world.
All have heard of double chickens.
two-headed calves, pigs with four legs
nd ut hnr frao inn n
enter freak in the way of a two-head-
ed lamb, which WAS born Monday at
the Gates Live Stock company's ranch
north OF town. But, like all others of
its kind, it died.-Hugo Independent.
1t looks as if it would take several
years to bring the supply of cattle up
to q point that will justify holding
young steers on the range until they
get much past years old. The 3s sell
now at good prices, as compared with
Is, and seem to be in strong demand.
1t Is probable that good many Is will
have to be taken next fall if the feed
lots are to be filled.-Ex.
The kind of fat cattle going to mar
ket just now are the best of the year
the Iong-fed, well-6nished kind. When
these kinds commence to come buyers
expect the end of the season shortly.
They are willing to pay good prices for
the choice stuff and slight advance
next few weeks. It is the situation q
month from now that it is of the most
interest.
Swift & Co. have secured the con-
tract for supplying the army ia Cuba
with fresh beef. The contract calls for
refrigerated beef in carcasses weighing
not less than 600 pounds and freshly
slaughtered beef weighing not less
than 400 pounds dressed. The figures
are not yet made public. There are
nineteen posts to be supplied in Cuba
and the contract calls for first-class
beef, the government providing
rigid Observation-Disclosures Stockman.
The United States embassy at Brus-
ses has reported to the state depart
ment that the Belgium government
has by decree issued on the 18th in
slant rescinded the Introduction upon
the Importation of American cattle.
The decree takes effect May 31st. The
state department Is very proud of its
in securing the opening
OF the Belgium market to American
cattle, they having been closed since
1894.
Receipts of horses and mules at the
Grand Avenue market, Kansas CITY.
during the first five months of this wear
to 1860 head. Last year
during the same period they were 26.-
3O5 head. AT Chicago arrivals during
the same period amounted to $4,000
head, against 60. 139 the year previous.
At National yards in five months, ST.
1872 head of horses and mules were re-
ceived, as against 81. 353 head during
the corresponding time in 1898.
According to the official report of
the department of agriculture, the esti-
of horses in Wyoming in 1898
was l. LOG, less than any previous year
since 1895. That of cattle in 1898 was
Is, 500, being largely in excess of previ-
ous years during the same period. |
Sheep, for 1898, at 236, 6S3, about rs |
,he previous years since 1895. These |
estimates represent losses from all |
causes.
The bureau of statistics shows that |
Turing the month of April the United |
5; states .aa exported 81, 243 cattle, valued al
81, $50, 66S, against 80, 0S7 last year, val
led at S2.772, 789. OF this years ship
nent the United Kingdom got q, sos:
West Indies, 4, Isl; British North Anne
-lca, AL; Mexico, "a; South America, |
|, and Asia. s. Exports of cattle for |
,en months, ending April 30, were
'OS,6l7, against $40, 663 last year Hog
exports for the same period were o.
'S8, against Ia, 147 in 1898; horses, Al
I4S, against 80 1858.
The last report of the bureau of |
statistics gave the number of cattle in
on the first of January as
49, 900 and placed the average value
It S25 per head. By putting in
thorough bred bulls from the princi-
'al beef breeds, it is estimated that in
our years these cattle can be made
worth an average of S35 per head,
which would mean an additional value
. the total cattle in the state of near