Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-11-09
srOOk SHIPMENTS. CATTLE TRADE, &c.-Th

OIOCh OhlfMENIS- OATTLE TRADE, 0C.-luc
shipments of cattle and hogs from this point to the
East have been very large during the past season.
Large and well filed cattle trains have come in on
the Western roads, bringing their loads from the
praires of Illinois, from the grazing lands of Indi-
ana and from the rich pastures of Ohio which have
been forwarded for Eastern and European markets
Large quantities of hogs and sheep have also been
sent East from this point and other places West of
US. During the past week, over two hundred cars
Of cattle and about one hundred and fifty cars of
hogs were forwarded over the C. & E Road The
shipments average about three hundred cars per
week of cattle, hogs and sheep. From the first of
November up TO last Saturday there were about
sixty cars of cattle, thirty single decked and fifty
doubled decked cars os hogs shipped TO Dunkirk,
and one hundred and sixty cars OF cattle, twenty
single decked, and thirty-five double decked cars
ofhogs shipped to Buffalo. During the month of
October, one hundred and fifty cars of cattle forty
nine single decked and eighty -four double decked
cars Of hogs, and six of sheep were forwarded
to Dunkirk. We have been at some pains to figure
up the shipments Of the various kinds of stock and
obtain an estimate of the number forwarded on the
C. & E. Railroad, also the amount received on the
C. c. & c., the C. & T and the CAP Railroads since
January lst, '5S. These figures may vary slightly
from the actual numbers, but not to any great ex-
tent
Stock received from West and South.
Cattle 1883, Hogs 3O5, ,663, Sheep &C, $50 Total
46O,372.
Forwarded over the c. &E.RR
Cattle 96,4O9, Hogs 2O6, ,G2O, Sheep 60 O6O To-
tai 453,Os9.
Some idea of this vast number may be obtained
by forming procession, allowing to each beef sew
enfeet in length to each hog four feet and to each
sheep three feet. Then supposing this procession
to pass in single file there would be over one hun
dred and twenty-seyen miles Of cattle, more than
two hundred and twenty-four miles of hogs, and
more than thirty-four miles of sheep. Should this
army pass through Superior street at the rate of
miles an hour, it would be five days, eight hours
and forty minutes passing any given point, travel
ing day and night. What an array of doomed VIC
tins. About fifteen car loads of sheep have been
sent East via the C. & PRR
These cattle and hogs come from all over the
West, but principally from Ohio and Indiana
those from Illinois, Wisconsin and the Northwest,
passing mostly over the Canada road One hun
dred car loads of stock have frequently been recev
edand shipped in a day.
Winter rates are now charged on live stock from
this place Eastward and all stock cars are weighed
before reaching New York. This is done 10 pre-
vent fraud by overlooking the ears. When car
load does not weigh IS 900 lbs it is charged the
same as if it was of that weight The rates on the
n. Y. q. E. and the N. Y. C. Roads are the same
from Dunkirk, excepting the freight from Dunkirk
to Buffalo. From Buffalo the rates are the same on
both roads The following are the rates from Dun
kirk:
FEgn @ DuPEifE to N Y. Gaas. .s 429 cts per laa lbs
DO Do 0''S DO Hogs iS shoop4j AZ 90 DO DO DO
Two dollars per car is deducted to BeIgin from
New York rates. Cattle are billed to Bergin and
Newberg only.
In connection with the cattle trade we have
made some enquiries into the business of the differ
ent packing houses. twill be remembered that
the contract for three thousand terces of beef for
the English Navy was awarded to Col. n. NJ.
STANDARD. This beef is now being slaughtered and
packed at Sholl & Scovill's packing house. The
beeves are all A No. /, none beilg allowed to
weigh less than 1900 lbs live weight These are
selected from different sections of the country, and
the fact that Mr.. STANDARD has been nearly month
selecting one hundred head shows that none but
the very best are allowed to be used. Some most
| splendid and mammoth specimens are in the pack
ing house. These beeves when slaughtered are
carefully and nicely cut and packed in iron hoop.
cd terces manufactured expressly for this purpose
About five hundred tierces have SO far been pack
ed. These beeves will make on an average two
tierces each.
Messrs. shoI & ScovilI do, almost exclusively,
q Commission business, but occasionally pack a
few hundred barrels on their own account. They
employ about hundred men in saughtering and
packing.
Messrs. Tracy. Chaplin & Co.'S establishment
was spoken Of at some length few days ago
They have slaughtered this year, up to last Sat.
urday night, 1908 Cattle and $3.50 Hogs Their
Cattle came from Indiana and Illinois mostly
Some of their prices we give below:
t,sttle, gross, s. to $3.50 per lOOlbs.
Hogs, - To SiS -