El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-01-24
xE1 Paso Is Market For Nations
Greatest Cattle Country; More
Than 100000 Handled In 1913

cattle between west Texas, New Mexico
Arizona and southern California.
Handled 100000 In 1913.
During 1913 approximately 200. 600
head of livestock were handled in the
three FL Paso stOckyards, and of this
number over 100000 head were cattle.
The three stOckyards in Ell Paso are
the Union Stockyards, the Southwest
ern Stockyards, and the Ell Paso Stock
yards, which occupy the old Santa Fe
stOckyards
Beside the northern buyers, butchers
from all parts of the west are in El
Paso continuously looking over stock.
and FL Paso is one Of the best COW
markets on the map, and the best in
the southwest
Railway facilities for shipping stock
from this section, the largest stock
raising territory in the country are
excellent, as there are conferred in Ell
Paso eight of the largest railroads or
the southwest.
Mounts High Into Millions.
It is estimated that IN the stock
raising territory of Ell Paso there are
about 100000 cattle, over 100000
horses and mules, more than $50, 600
hogs, almost 10000 sheep and about
$500, 900 goats valued at about $780,
00O 600
Four of the local butchers maintain
slaughtering houses. These plants are
located outside the city limits.
While the continued revolutionary
disturbances and depredatiOns in Mex
leo have interferred with the cattle
business to a tremendous extent, the
years record for the number of cattle
handled is very good. Had the rail-
ways been opened into Mexico, the cat
tie handled by I'll PasO firms this year
would have established a remarkable
record, as vast herds of Mexican cat
tie were contracted for that could not
be delivered on account of revolution
airy activities.
Not only does Ell Paso handle the
live animals, but there is a big trade
here in wool and hides.
Stock Yard Figures.
An idea of the amount of livestock
handled during the year by one stock
yard alone, is given in the figures Of
the Union StOckyard At the Union
Stockyards, during 1913, 22T8 cars of
cattle were handled, containing $3.50
head OF this number 21,3O0 were Mex
lean cattle, but only a trifle more than
One-half of the Mexican stock were
through JuareZ, large num-
bers Of Them being shipped in to Ell
PasO from Arizona and New Mexico
ports, Columbus, NOgales and other
places
The years report for, horses at these
Yards was IS carloads containing about
2O1l head There were nine cars. or
mules, containing 247 head. 50. cars OF
5OclLSs CUAALd4lllu8 OUll, and 10 cars of
sheep, containing $3.50.
The bulk Of these animals were re-
>eived and cared for at these yards in
transit to pasture or market.
Local Markets Heavy Buyers.
VI the livestock used for market
purposes in FL Paso, 900 head of cat
lie were received at the Union stock
Yards for immediate slaughter In Ell
6aso. To be converted into mutton
Tor Ell PasO consumption, $500 sheep
9400 goats.
From the upper and lower valley
-anches over 1870 hogs were hauled
10 the Union yards in wagons, to be
weighed there for sale to the local
for FL Paso pork. and fo-
the same market purposes. 1916 hogs
we're shipped in from adjacent terri
DRY, $50 of these being sold to local
butchers.
The years record for the Union