New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-04-12
IMPORTANT TO CATTLE DEALERS.
IOUTEs AND COST OF CATTLE TRANSPORT
ALTON FROM THE WEST.

nary fact USEFUL 70 those Who Transport s]oeA nea
tie West.
The design Of the Arer, and the Association Is 70
.duce drUyer. the southern roatas, IN prefer
ttee 10 eihsr Of tie railways through Sev-York Ia
that they are entirely justified n they slese, The
ro.ds Of ,his State are exoEbtsni in their ohsrys
bot the -sateIaep, that the pnoe hiss bees raised f
s4s 70 else per car does lot prove the cha'ge-i ony
proyes the fBy OF the msHAs meui that redaced the
fs-e 10 that very .ov rate, by which the noosy Of
stockholders wss cp-srned fyr tae benef, of-soooiyi
,ipce drovers VII 81 cattle 20 cost AID trans
poraton BE, TO facts, a. regards distances and Coz
Of transportation:
Tie dj,tsDce from CinoDcst 70 NeF-York, va
Wheeling and Baltimore, Is 7'3 mic. The ooss q
car upon tbs route is;
cipeisasii 70 sN cIes'i- "a gsr.r....so
NEnEs'OS 10 Be..I...-' L-se'''es t. bel.'f
Car vii usually bold confytaby IS head Of 7 cEt-
bunocks, or 60 sheep II E sngle-deck car.
Tie average speed OF stock t-sins = - niles a
hour Il 10 de;sntions occaI By which trains
cessitsted to lay BY On . switch, ~Ach Is more n
furious 20 stock than constant motion. TIE Bessir'
nertored above Is the terminus Of the Central Ohio
Road. four miles below Wheeling, on the Ohio Rive.
oppo-e BenwoOd, tie terminus OF the BsliiEOse sai
Ohio Road.
The tine stated for the TIP from CiDcnnsti 10 Bel.
.r is 81 bourz There cattle sre Transferred from tie
Ohio cars across the rver BY steam ferry bos;s sad
shpped upon the Baltimore cars aod TO Baltimore,
D. delay occurs, IL IS hours. bnfcria1S;ely up0a
tbs a. upon eli ether roads decay. EsAvos4sbs,
ard where the time extends 10 % o. % hOz-s tie in
Jury 10 stock i severe s:Eee there shsooe 20 give
them food or water. The following are the P1oes a
stock car fun Columbus BY TIE Souihern rOus<:
Proz Columbus 20 Be,r - rsf sage dsck sai 80 90
Fr5m Serai TO Bella, =:i 90 sss. asei AZ ss 30
Frozs CSisbs 70 Ne-,sk r<l s-ys ast a.. !, g ps
Gouhe ssek eAr.
The speed ls miles az hosr, and s.ook trains srs
20 have preference over al other freight trans. Thst
Whist they should have uPoa S. roads, AID ssyer Be
compelled to rait for any ;rain oct Of tine. IL q
far more importance TO hurry esrs filed With dsns
beasts to their destination upon the score Of humanity.
thar !: Is 70 huTy human fresh. and much more n
sr.us;e matter.
The prce Of cars upon the Baltimore sad Ohio rcsd
Fl, tie river to Bsiore i So pr car Of 10 bal
locks 20, exceeding ls 90 pounds tanned n lore or
g. per head for rHe bullO>ks Pr CO.., ia s.&lA We
hope to see the system OF charging BY the had uni
yersaly adopted upon al rosis, whether IN sA1s o.
Lot. upon ell kinds Il eas;le that would in grest
measure prevent tie shipment OF small and inferios
SIX.
We think, TOO. TIA; 81 g; bulooks sh1sli Be put il
s,sr. whenever transported in railway eSs, v.AO1t
any e1oeptcn a. Il appess that the eIp-nse Is only
o1e ktL maze, o. O.e toi.. pr head, from Ohio 70
Baltimore.
The prce Of cars upon tie Baltimore and Ohio road,
L., - To- IL -ls,ek Oft IA
csp.oitY Of y, 90 pounds, s:5; and for singieeck
car OF 900 pounds sis The owner Of tie stock, or
BIS authorized sgeri to execute In al cases, uDder
thee rates release TO tbs Company fFoa sl claims
eor dameges, except s7eh nay aTse from the grss
negligence Of officials II TIE owners Of stock desire
70 serd Il cir employees 70 s;ten3 her property whse
Il trsns:is they VII BE allowed the pyvl!ege 1 -
doing to the extent % ore 10 every two losded
esrs, ard f@ passes TO b furnished - carry then
bsck Sheep charged per hesi .; iSc.
Tie charge upon cars fIn Bsltinore 70 Phdsisi-
phis !. 81 50 pr head FOR buOoks sd IL 70 . oens
pr hesd ~ sheep. Tie schedule time eight hoTUsi
,he d..tsSee - NILS
TIE Camden and AnltOy Road charge o. per head
or busooks e. per head tor horses, and IS cents PEI
head for sheep or bos The distance Is 3 miles, azd
time eisht hours or more Me-. drove-s prefer 70
drive then stock scrsss SevJersey rather thsa psy
such high ,aI.1 The cost Of driving ballocks IN
Winter WI "a. exceed o. 80 Per head. ssd IN S1s-
ner much Iess Tie r.si : geaeraily sandy sat
ieve and feed plenty, and j. S really better fE 10
cattle to finish their journey OF feet
The total anoun, Of railroad fright, barring extras,
per head for beeves from Cincinnati 70 Sev-f,rk vs
Wheeling and Baltimore. Is Eli 70, AID from COlln-
bu. OF CireleyIle /. j. sil 80.
Another rorte for Western cattle Is By way Of the
Pennsylvania Rosd from Pittsburgh 20 PsilsdelPhis-
From ID3..sspoGs, via ULion, Bele.o3Gsise aid
Cres,ln., 10 Pittsburgh. tie sdyeERsed prics . s7a
Per car.
From Fort wsyre % Pittsburgh sei Per esr' AID
from Columbus vi. Crstae. 81 per esr VITA retarn
pssses sor h.nds From CllErabEs By way Of s'uosn-
vile spd ,leuc. BY boat TO Wheeling tie pree per
ca losd ea9 50, .rd 10 PstsbGr-a By ss-9 route,
Az s. F-,ss Newark VS. S,eGssavlae Ard boat. 70
P:.,,uryh e. pe1 car 4rl - Wheeling sss. Tbs -
che ,sAouie vh., TIE nver j. op-a. On the Psnnsyi-
v.nis road tie easrse - stock car. frS Pittsburgh TO
or Baltimore, carrying 1900 lbs- d
srine. sheep o, bseve., Is 81 Eleven head Of Is
CIT; bulloeks would b car load Tie running tine
l. p hour. from Pittsburgh TO H1.bzrg - hOcrs
10 Philadelphia Those n charge Of stock Pass free
csuairs .nd re,g-ain- Cs:;le are u.losded from ne
oh;e ca. and p.s. the Allegheny River 5: Pittsburgh
% Sot over bridge. The routs !. ssoT. oae, oss
The charge = thought By drOysrs - Be t00 h-gh.
Tie 6S;Anoe from Csesg0 b! tie Fort Wye
Road, now nesriy eo1PleSei.l via P.ssbErss A1a
Pbla6eipli. 70 Ne--YoEk, WI Be 50 ailes; fFon
CLn.so va Ioledo, Lzke Shore Ros3, BzsA.e snf
AIbary 70 Sev-Ycsk, ssI NILS fr0n CAscAso va De
,rci,, TIE csrsd. road, srqensot Bcalss aud Ao.ny
% Ne~-Yo-k, SIS miles.
From Chicago VIA Toledo, Lake Ere snt Dgnkirk %
Ne--Yetk, %, m;ie-; It's: =, By ears st' u2os-9y
sesren ~ rles-by ears @ he Ere Bod, aSo