The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-02-22

live s'ocx Itoms~
According 10 recent market quota
tions good milch COWS are worth In
Chicago 5000 10 $4,000 and choice to
extra mixers $3.50 to $4,000 Fancy
stock is still higher
The total hog receipts for the first
10 DAYS Of January. 1901. at eleven
markets. viz. Chicago. Kansas City.
Omaha st. Louis. Sioux City, st.
Joeeph, st. Paul. indianapolis. Cleye-
land, Buffalo and Plttshurg were L.
554. 900.
stockor and feeder men say the big
food Of common and half-fat beef
steers at western markets has weak
ened the demand for the big. coarse
cattle. but that the demand for choice
900 to .0O0-pound feeders is as urgent
as ever.
A stockman who has realized large
profits from shipments he has made
or cattle to the Kiondike miners is
about 10 stock ranch on one Of the
Aleutian Islands II this experiment
Is a success he win probably accumu-
late more gold than the majority OF
miners.
Between January ! and January 10
142O0 ear loads oil live stock were re-
ceived at the Chicago Stock Yards. be-
ing a little over 100 more cars than
arrived the corresponding period OF
1900 The increase was altogether In
cattle. both hogs and sheep showing
a falling on compared with year ago.
Hog receipts at the Chicago yards
for the week ending January 10 wero
considerably lighter than the week
previous. or t6a,S73. against 9i9.969
the week before and is2.2so the cor
responding week in 1900 Prices, how
ever. averaged higher BY 10 cents than
during the week eading January IA
and 65 cents to Is cents higher than a
year ago.
Long tails on horses promise TO be-
come the fashion New York dealers
say there IS more inquiry for long
tailed horses than there has been for
two years and that some OF the high
est-priced horses sold this winter have
rej0iced IN long tails 1t is to be hoped
that the sentiment will grow among
the smart set7 as docking is a cruel
Institution
AT recent meeting Of live stock
breeders IN Austin, Texas. L was de-
cided 20 urge the passage OF Law 70
increase the functions, OF the state san
itary commission 10 the end that bet
ter protection OF the live stock indus
try against contagious or infectious
diseases may be had The proposed
measure viii include as a feature the
apportionment OF a veterinarian by
the commission,
John Sparks OF Reno, NeF.. recent
ly sold to N. X. Parsons, OF Salt Lake.
his entire output of steers and heifsrs
for the year 1909. estimated AZ 1900
head. The price Is supposed 70 be
about yz5 per head It vas q year ago
this week az the convention OF the Ma
tional Live stock Association, held in
Fort Worth that John Sparks sold
II 900 Nevada cattle 70 ST. X. Parsons.
over ysooQoa being involved IN the
deal.
The restrictions on the Importation
OF live stock from Great Britain were
relaxed hy the Irish board Of agrlcul-
ture December 1. 1900. These reslric-
tions were imposed when the outbreak
Of foot and mouth disease occurred IN
Norfolk. According to the order cat
tie. sheep goats and other rumlnant
animals. and swine" are TO be admitted
into ireland from British ports Il ac-
c0mpsuied by a permit" There Is
no exception TO this rule. and Il a q
very peculiar one. namely, the per
nit" IS Go Be dispensed with ID the
case Of sheep imported from Scot
land. and shipped At Scotch ports"
During the past season. from ths
port Or Montreal s2.172 cattle ginclud-
ing 5677 American cattle ia bond)
we're exported. an Increase or 1888.
compared With 1883 Average cost IN
this country. $50 per head; total value.
s.. $50 800. ocean carriage. SIS per
head: railway. Ss26 Sheep-Total ax-
ports. 2f.S5S. q decrease of q. .f31, COM
pared with 1899. but prices were ~
per cent better Value IS per head.
ocean freight siz5 per head; lnsur-
ance. IS cents Including expenses. the
grand total of this sesson's trade was
s7.s7s.Ife. or an increase OF y1.lfsl57.
compared with a year ago
Wash the burners OF your lamps. if
rn,s ~rifl land fhav ahnrla - waahnf
often). but d. not boil the Nicks. get
new ones They are inexpensive ana
much mere safe and wholesome than
the shrunken ones you set og putting
them in boiling water
TIE combined receipts 0f cattle AZ
the four western marke's. Chicago.
Kansas City. ST. Louis and Omaha. for
the week ending January = we're the