El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1899-03-13
Live Stock.
Bulletin Reports.

live STOCK on GQ0 WeoteTu EohSSS'
These reports include almost the en-
tire west, and cover loss from winter
weather and storms, together with
general conditions for the spring
Owing to the incomplete condition OF
this work, it was not intended to make
publicthe results.until.late butsas there
have been many conflicting reports
pu blished and the headquarters are
bese1ged with inquiry for facts, it Is
thought best to publish Information
thus far received. For New Mexico,
Texas and Arizona the bulletin reports
rs follows:
Louis L, Farr. San Angelo: Losses
4 per cent. Well stocked in this loo
atty. Many one and 2-year-old steers
on the market"
AL. Chastan, Panhandle, Texas:
Closes about 3 per cent. Plenty of
feed. Only about half the usual num-
Der of cattle here.''
A. G. Boyce, Charming, Tex: LOS
ses light to date, but cattle getting
very week. Nothing above twos for
sale and very few of them"
Cox & Kayser. Ell Psso: Stock win
tering well. Losses not worth mention
ing. Plenty of grass starting. About
$4,000 head will be shipped from this
point"
Henry Stevens, Corpus Christi:
| Hardest winter Witnessed in forty
years. Losses about per cent. Plenty
of cattle for sale if prices suit. Large
| steers scare"
! J. P. Stuyvesant, Folsom: No loss as
yet. Cattle all on pasture and look
very we'll, considering the very cold
weather we have had. None for sale in
spring. A few less than last year on
range"
| r. P. Robertson, Eddy: Loss 1 per
cent. There are about as many cattle
in Gains county, Texas and Eddy couR-
ty, New Mexico as heretofore but not
| nearly so many year-old steers rs
formerly"
A. F. Crowley, Fort Worth: "Win-
ter losses very small yet. Two-year-
| old steers and up rs per cent short of
last ten years. No shortage in other
classes. This information is for Mid
land county,
r. D. Green, Esteliine: Losses Z
per cent. There will be a good many
steers for sale here next spring. Grass
is very short, but the weather is fine.
Flies are beginning to bother the cat
t e severely, which is hard on the old
and weak ones.'
Eighteen districts reporting, mostly
in north ern aid western Texas, show
an estimated winter loss to date of
per cent. principally in what are known
as Through CATTLE, 3" cattle being NOV
ed from the south to the north on graz
ing, and on old cows.
A. P. Bush, Jr., Colorado, Tex:
"Cattle that started in the winter in
good shape are still doing oderately
we'll, except where moved late and
Oh rr,ll
stocked. Very few aged steers and
not q great many twos."
w. B. Tullis, Quanah, Tex: 'Los.
but cattle are poor. Feed will be short
unless spring comes very early. In
the territory including about seventy
five miles around Quanah, there are IS
per cent less steers and 25 per cent less
stock cattle than last year.
1t has been a good winter and the
losses are about a minimum. What
losses are reported come from q few
email districts, where feed was short.
Prospects for early feed are good.
There is scarcity of 16 per cent of old
steers reported, together with average
morality of per cent.-Denver Stock
man.
A. B. Robertson, Colorado, Tex, re-
POFtS w luteT lOS5 UO Inc present
time about 2 per cent. Feed is short |
in some places. Losses in the Pan
handle may reach 20 per cent. Gen
orally speaking, cattle are short, es-
pecially steers above one year Old.
Prices for coming twos, S25; coming
yearlings. $18."
Reports indicate a general winter
loss of about % per cent very little
above the average. Northeastern por-
tion of the Territory seemed to get the
worst storms. Grass is starting early
and no further losses antici pated. Re
ports indicate shortage of Is per
cent of year old steers and over per
cent less twos than q year ago.
The greatest loss OF cattle in Texas
threatens between now aud the coming
in of abundant grass.-San Antonio
Light.
The recent government report shows
that Texas has 300. 900 less cattle than
q year ago. This should be pointer
to cattlemen that cattle will in the ma
ture of things be held at high prices
this spring.-Ex.
1t is stated by cattlemen who claim
to be posted, that over IS, 900 head of
the next three mouths from the state
Of chihuahua, Mexico.-Roswell Live
Stock Champion.
Raising fine Herefords and Short
horns On alfalfa farms is making rapid
progress in the Pecos Valley, and q :
great many thousands of dollars are
being and will continue to be invested :
n the usiness.-Midland Reporter.
Capt. Chas. Schreiver, the we'll
Known banker and stockman of Kerr
vile, sold to 2. 8. WitherspOOn, a pro-
ninent feeder of Gainesville, 1000 1