, 1874-07-12
CORNERS.
A Little Research into the
Beef-Trade. .
The jews, and Their Knowledge OF
the Science of Wealth.

t. the Science of Wealth.
. Why It is Possible to Get Up a Corne
,, in Any Commodity.
Tho Law of Supply and Demand
Beef has BECOME an article Of euch prime ne
ceEsity, and has attained such high price, tha
o little
RESEARCH INTO THE 2EIF-rnApE
, may not be uninterestirg 10 the readers Of tn
Tribune, inasnuch az it enters into tho dali
consumption Of almost every one, vegetarian
excepted
In the Great NeHt, where grass grows abun
dainty aud the winters arc mild, where cattle
need but little care and attention, Btock-raisins
is made specially. In those regions, wbert
the cattle feed mostly on grass, and roam rount
on the praities alter their food, they do not ac
quire much fat, as the amount Of exercise they
tnke does not tend towards the accumulation oi
that substance; and, while their flesh is perfect
ly wholesome, it is lean, tough, aud hard. Such
is the character Of the Texas beef with which
our market il largely supplied. Having to be
driven many miles to market does not mako
them any fatter, or render tho meat any more
juicy or tender.
| Farmers claim that they can take cattle Of any
| age, and feed them one year, whou they will
| grow fat; and, no matter how old they arc, this
| one years feeding will render their flesh tonder
and 1uicy,-a delicious morael for tue palate Of
| the epicure. The Cherokeoa understand this
| method of making good beef. They feed their
| cattle destined for the market for ono year. as
they have discovered that it pays; tho result is,
| that Cherokee beef is much better than that
brought from Te1as, and it commands higher
price, Tho Texas beef is not UNIV wholsome be-
it is loan, but it il not quite pnlatabla Is
meat that has undergone one years preparation
for tho ehaplbleB; neither is it ~ expeusira III
the raising, aud it can bs furnished at cheaper
rates.
SEocu1atoys-men with money who desire to
trade with their money and add to their gains
80 through tho North and West, and buy up tho
CATTLE These meu are wealthy, and they are
able to hold them whom meat is cheap. which
lessons the supply and results in an increased
demand Meat then, following the common law
Of all things, rises in price; and tho cattle
dealers, having accomplished their ends, nou
Eond their goods into the market
At INCREASED RATES.
When they arc brought INTO the Stock Yards,
the beat OF tho catls selected and sent on to
Now York, Boston, and other Eastern cities only
few Of prime quality being retained for the
arstocratic uwellers Oh the Avenues aud others
Wao can afford to cat the best in the market. |
The demand for this kind OF beef BY the wealthy |
Inhabitants Of the South Side keeps up tho price
in tlsa: portion Of Chicago; shlle, on tbs West |
Side, beef OF all inferior quality sold ut 2 or |
cents Fer pouul lower to those who are not will
ing to pny tho l'i.;hest price. Gu the North Sile
the ma jnrty Of the lnl.Aaisants not articu
lar about the quality as they about tAs price |
consequently The poorest teef Is sold there, at |
the lowest rates. 4 person in moderate circuu1-
stGnccs, moving from the North to tho West
Side almost .nvarabl: says, when lie makes his
first purchase of meat, - can buy it cheaper
retii:s. - anow you can buy it for less nloney
there, b1t not Gs good bsef as this The mcat
yos, hare been eccli toned to buy was Of al |
Inferior quality" IL all probability, the nur-
1'evertiIeIea;. The san,e ching occurs in moving
from Sic West q tho t:.'uti, SIDE.
Mutton might be produced largely, and be 3
CHEAPER MEAT 1nAN nEEf,
,rerc it not for that unmi:lEated nuisance, the
log. Mo-es wes wise legislator when hu pro-
nouncrtl the do; GIT abon1inatun, and prohibited
The price Of ono being carried into the sanctuary
Had our legislators LID wisdom. human lives rs
veil ss one Of our great commercial interests,
would not be offered Up in Bacrifice to that
animal.
From tho fact of catlle-sreculators holding
N to their purchases, mud selling only at high |
ates; the cost OF transportation the prlce ol
si!lng and dressing; the profits OF the whole
ale dealer, and the profits OF tile retail NOR |
liant, we need ba at no lons to understand Why
reef is high, and likely to continue So.
Notwithstanding the high price OF beef tho
'rohts Of the retail mea6-dealers are not SO
arge formerly; the Wholesale price s 60
Ugh that. in order to sell, the retaif merchants
re obliged to cut down their profits to as low :
aargin as possible. and even then they do not :
ell as much os they did. on account Of tile ,,
carclty OF money. Said one merchant. ~ Many =
smiles now buy only pound and half Of =
leat where they used to take four pounds"
hey, too, like the grocer, have to contend with
be czcdlt-systeu'. Said one man to whom .
pphed for Information, 81 The credit-system is :,
reaking up entirely. We find it 1mpossible to
olect our bills. We snail either have to shut = =
p shop, or to refuse to let nuother pound Of |
,eat 70 out without the money"
The difficulties with which the retail merchant =
as had to contend il teac,ng him tho :.
THRIFT OF OLDER COUNTRIES,
nd he is learning to gather up the fragments !
:at nothing be lost. The bones which be used :.
, throw to tue dogs he now puts into BARREL =
ach he sells to factories, where they are boiled
le talloW, the glue. aud the geIatine of COM !!
terce. The bones are thon burned, and used as - -
,rtllizers.
The demand for meat is greatest in the winter. i
J the spring the supply OF good beef ls some a.
hat exhausted, aud plices range higher until | "
10 natural growth Of grass on which cattle :;
led is sufficient to tit them for the market, when ~
10 supply Is grea:er and prices again fall, | -,
bus, has been before stated, beef follows the ~ ~
" Of all marketable products. When the sup :,
y is greater than the demand the price will o. q,
II but, whon the demand is greater than the | a. a.
!pply, tile price will rise. =,
It is claimed that tue apeculators in cattle. ::
ho have contributed to tho high price of meat =. -
q mostly jews. It is not unlikely t,at this Is - -
fact for the Jews, more than any other people, -
lderstand 49,
TIE SCIENCE OF WEALTH b{
From the earliest periods of their history they il
Lve been commercial people land wherever n
ey have been, IN Kingdom Of their own or d.
nonS other NATIONS, they hAye invariably suc- in
eded in amassing wealth. until 'as rich a. &c
Ws has passed into q prorerb. There is no AZ
ance, nor luck, nor fate in this matter; they tb
We simply obeyed the laws which, IN spite Of it.
Governmental rapn1afiona s1v.. !, ,-a ~,,,, -