The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-26
'DEADLOCKED ON PRICES.
Texas and Northern Csttlemen Unable 4
Agree Upon a Scale.
THE NORTHERN RANGES NOW Dfplf1tp
They want 10 Re-stoc,x, but Do No'
want 10 Pay Enoush-unifor"
bounty Law for wolves

penver Colo. January 25.--The range
cattio show at the stock yards is receiN-
ing marked attention from the stochihea
in attendance at the National Live s'oe"
convention. ,.
The situation Is nearly deaoioch'
Toxas men are holding out for iast year
prices and Northern men are stanu,"e
mt The prices last year we're slo ioi
calves. $40 for yearlings and s25 for 2-sear-
olds. The big Texas breeders insis' 'na.
they must have that figure this year VI
tbev will hold their cattle, and the WORTH
arm men insist that they can not ahoiu
to nav the money, Five years ago Mon-
TINA took nearly so, 900 head of Texas cat
uc Last year she took less than 2ooo
head. The Northern ranges are depie'ea
and the stockmen up there are anxious
to re-stock, but thus far have maze no
contracts.
Resolutions recommending UNIFORM
bounty law Tor the determination oil pred
atory animals in all of the Western states
and Territories formed the subject lor
discussion at the opening today. An IN
teresting feature OF the discussion was an
exhibit OF wolves the offenders against
the cattlemen.
A. j. Boutwell, Of Wyoming recommended
legislation with the following features
First, permanencc of the wolf bounty
laws second, bounty large enough TO
warrant men in following wolf killing for
IL business; third, uniform law in all the
States infested by the animals.
Resolutions were adopted as follows:
Approving the work of the bureau OF AMI
NAL industry in its efforts to prevent the
spread Of contagious diseases; asking for
accurate animal statistics from the Fed
eral government; providing for commit-
tee to look after wolf bounty legislation
B. +. Mitchell of Oklahoma read paper
on Grading and Breeding of Range Cat
tle."
The question of leasing arid lands was
then taken up, provoking a heated dis
cussion. which was still going on when
adjournment was taken until 1870 o'clock.
At the afternoon session DR.. Victor No
gard, chief OF the pathological departs
ment Of the bureau OF animal industry,
spoke on the work Of the bureau in the
way Of preventing the spread of con-
tagious diseases He said the method Of
treatment for hog cholera has reduced the
mortality of infected animals from so to
20 per cent. The treatment of calves to
prevent blackleg had reduced the mortality
by this disease from il to less than ] per
cent OF the calves of the country. The
bureau, he said had secured dip which
Is absolutely fatal to the ticks and is not
regarded as injurious to cattle.
DR.. A. T. Peters Of the University OF Ne
braska corrohorated DR.. Nogaard on the
subject of hog cholera. He urged the CO.
operation Of all States with the bureau of
animal industry.
A resolution urging upon the States and
Territorial legislatures the Importance OF
establishing sanitary committees was
unanimously adopted.
Mr.. ]. l.. Sanderberg, observer Of
weather at Denver, read paper on the
work Of the weather bureau as affecting
the live stock industry. He urged coop
Grafton of the local stock growers associa-
tons with the bureau in spreading the
warnings of coming storms and cold waves.
Hon. Peter Jansen of Nebraska read a
paper on "Shoep Feeding in the West"
Colonel Alexander Majors. the veteran
frontiersman and founder of the famous
pony express and said TO be the Oldest cat
tleman in the West, spoke on the cattle
industry Of the past eight years.
The discussion of the resolution fayorinp
the cession OF arid lands to the States and
leasing of public grazing lands was re-
sumed. After several short speeches d. n
Stickney of Wyoming offered substitute
for the resolution under consideration, pro-
viding for the leasing Of public lands by
the government.
Tonight the Lyceum theater gave a spe-
cial performance for the stockmen and
their friends, the entire house helms
placed at their disposal free of charge.