Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1873-10-29
SHIPMENTS OF CATTLE TO GLAs-
gov.
4 New end Successful Enterprise.

4 novel feature III American eXpOtt
is the shipment OF live cattle TO Glasgow
to be slaughtered for the Scottish mar
kst. This enterprise Was lately under
taken by the Glasgow firm of John Bel
& Sons, the largest wholesale butcher:
in Scotland. who supply the Anchor lin,
of steamships. 4 i'll einher cf the firm
Henry Bell, was questioned i'll regard tc
the nltnase ment and extent of the new
business.
He said that the price OF beef in Scot
land had advanced fifty per cent. within
the last ten years, in consequence of the
rinderpest and the rigid restrictions sub
sequently imposed by the government
on the importation of cattle from abroad.
Many of these restrictions are st.li il
fore. and tie importation OF cattle
from certain continental countries is ..b-
solutely prohibited This s:ite OF Affairs
determined his firm TO Try the experiment
of obtaining cattle from the Unite:
States the cost of native cattle in the
Glasgow market being from $3.50 10
S225 per head. The latter price. how
evsr, IS that o: only the best p-;ze oxen
The firm sent out at first fer but s:x
had, which arrived at Glasgow IL an
Anchor steamer in the first week OF July.
These proved SO satisfactory that NJ
Henry Bill sailed for this cJuntry on
the 18th of that month To make the en-
terprise a regular business. H began
by sending ont six head Of cattle Iy
each of the Anchor steamers. but has
nov increased the number to twelve. II
sufficient accornrnodl atoms can be OBJ
tained he intends to soon forward twenty
by each vessel, making an average of
forty per week. 1t is doubtful however,
if the weekly average by this line can
exceed more than thirty.
The cattle came from Illinois, and are
bought by NJ. Bill at Communipaw at
an average of 800 per head. The cost
OF transportation, including freight
charges, feed and attendance, averages
about So per head; SO that the total
cost of each when landed is S175 As
the animal is then usually equal in
weight and quality to native bullock
costing $3.50 in Glasgow, the extra profit
to the firm is, under favorable circuln-
stances, about SIS. No insurance is ef-
fec.ed, as the cost OF this would almost
exactly counterbaiance the p~oit.
upper deck in open stalls. and fad on
hay and Indian corn. Hitherto one OF
the stewards on board has been hired to
attend to them, but if twenty are sent at
once r special nan Will accompany them
rs keeper. They have generally been in
fair condition on arrival. although losing. |
on the average, about fifty pounds each
during the voyage. The first lot of twelve |
sent out were forwarded by the Calif"r- |
mia, and were very unfortunate. in conse-
quence of the severe storm which lately |
devastated the coast of Nova Scotia. |
Four of the cattle were washed overheard |
and when the vesrcl arrived at Glasgow.
on the 81 OF last month. the others had
been badly bruised by the rolling of the
ship. three being unable to walk. As
result OF this experience the cattle will
hereafter be carried between decks. This
change in the methed of transportation
will occasion some trouble. as the cattle
have heretofore been simply driven on
and off the steamers by the gangwav,
while in future they must be hOisted in
and ont.
Owing to the governmental projections
against the rinderpest, the cattle are
in sheds on the wharf for
twelve hours after they are landed They
are twice inspected by government Off
GERS, once on iheiE arrival and again just
before they are released. When this or
heal has been passed they are immedia- :
ely slaughtered, as longer maintenance
ronld increase their cost.
Mr.. Bell thinks :ha: an attempt to
upply the London market in this way I
would not succeed, in consequence OF tie
ost of transportation from Liverpool. t,
N. that in the last-named city the
cheme might prove as profitable as
q Glasgow. He intends 10 continue the