The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-06-08
FORMED BY COMBINATION OF
M0LASSES AND "CUSH- CUSH."
II Is Called Molasouit-Might Prove Of
Considerable Value 70 Planters.
Valuable as Food.

George Sawter, United States consul at
Antigua, writing 10 the state department
tells Of a new cattle feed in the British
West Indies. He says:
Experiments have been made by M
George Hughes, director or one Of the
largest sugar estates In the British West
Indies. which will result in the formation
Of profitable industry in the manufacture
Of a new cattle food to which the name
molascult has been applied. 1t IS n com
position OF molasses and cush-cush of
bagssse. the finest part OF the Gber of
sugar cane. Fifty per cent Of cush.cush is
digestible and nutritious.
The proportions Of the composition ere
so to So per cent Of mol0sses and IL TO 20
per cent of cush,cush.
This composition is air dried ana may
be made by utilizing the gases from the
factory furnace. When ready for The mar
ket it presents the appearance of very hue.
" ground oil cake.
There is another preparation In use
known as 'molasslne meal made from
beet sugar molasses and vegetable mat
ter. which sells at about So per ton aud
has very good demand. Moldsclit can
be sold at about 20 per cent less, and can
be shipped In bags.
As byproduet Of sugar It might hc Of
considerable value 10 planters. VINO would
thus have two ways Of disposng OF m0lls.
ses-in making rum and moiascuit The
matter has been brought before the board
or agriculture with q view of getting tno
preparation officially recognized 80 tl,at
uniformity may be obtained. ! have in
CURED of sugar planters II they could afford
10 use hagAsse for this purpose in prefer
ence 10 utilizing IL for fuel aud was told
that only very small portlon-and that
the finest part Of the uhcr-of hagasse WAS
required IN the preparation and that Il
would not interfere to any extent with the
use of hagasse az fuel. They also acknowI-
edged Its value as 4 food for cattle and as
a new industry for the colonies"
ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis, June .--Cattle-Receipt. 500.
including l75 Texans steady; choice native
steers closed strong and Zoe higher; med
lnm native steers and Texans lower: na.
tive shipping and export steers g. l5d7. so:
dressed beef aud butcher steers 4 5oGl7 90;
steers sue uaaer 100 pounds 4.25d650: stock
sr IS az aud feeders 260d5. 10; cows aud heifers
SSSS9o,sV' Gamers 2oo03O0; bulls . 256I
otoi calves 5.JQd6. %; Texas and Indian
Scyers reg 4.5Oa1O0; gsassers S.30d4 20;
S99NWs ana heifers 25od4 %. Hoes-Recelnts
175yo; market steady to &c higher; pigs ami
llsuts o.o9tgl 10; packers 60tSdT IS; hutch.
e rs !, lsd'.D. Sheep Receipts %: market
&C., "a naive mnttons 40Adl.GO: lambs
9 ~ t go cults and bucks 3O0d4 so: stock
e's l"a3p Texans 40.
KANSAS CITY.
hansas City No. June 7.-Cattle-RA
e SSip5s Sco natives, 800 Texans; market IN.
steers 7l5G7aO: fair 10 goo gissS c6L7 ee eel
ss.SeHers and feeders S.OOfi0 80; Western,
sea steers 81 4.5oa6.oo; Texas and indian
natIys S'ossaS,oOi Texas cows 2.50tf4 10;
~ 1ns.e Tvs -'UsIS.I5; native heifers a A5Ss
o.n: Gamers iT5a3.00: bulls 4 800 "a Syi
ms,ss, s,Hqeoo Hogs Receipts ss'0.
MIXED Is aiga .s, scslye hesyy T.Soa7 4o
7.ioGI SIS; pls, ~ oN agat - 8 eeal 25 .porkrrs