Show BEEF kimt lifs by th bureau or animal lad ostry washington sept 12 the annual report of the bureau of m austry for 1887 and 1838 will soon be issued regard to the bei supply the r port says during the past year in to a widespread demand on the part of those into reBe I 1 the bureau ma lo 10 special efforts to obtain reliable dati as to the number of cattle in the country trustworthy agents familiar with the range of the cattle inda atry were bent into the various territories to ga her the accurate figures obtainable in adai tion to the figures eo collected he es of the statistical division as to the number of cattle in the states giai e been carefully rne over and ed in accordance with te tion obtainable A of the BO compiled with the population since 1830 shows an in creage in population 1850 to 1888 while the number of catle has increase 1 in the aaice period from 07 to aso there was a steady increase in the number of cows and a steady decline in tha ftc pop from in since when the proportion hai hardly ried A close comparison of the mean prica of in chicago per dounda nith the of cattle add product pro luct carried through the aarlea of atar dcarlo lh atlef prices are by oilier than those of supply that i the number in proportion to population and ut ex ports in llott sapt 12 the road today to day elected for president john sloan of ohio indiana A western railroad at indianapolis ind vice courtney lake A southern at erie aa decuna vice president prep ident john dovle detroit lan at lonia michigan Michi ean and r kam tey cincinnati ham iton dailon at Conn oraville ind of the executive three year geo B cain 0 the wabash st louis i pacific at depater De patar il detroit was named as the place of he n st annual meeting and tha con cation adjourned fine du an oralise irusle Form lna 12 A special from st I onig enya the leading wholesale fruit dealers of st louis arc at present the advisability nf joining into a combination with similar houses throughout the larrer markets of lie country for the purpose of controlling the florida oranee crop developments in the matter are to bo expected as the new york end 0 the proposed combination is thing vigorously and has already operation cooperation co in other cities investigation among the st louia houses broft a that a gigantic orange is in progress |