, 1875-02-27


United Etat,s n CATTLE pro1nct for tho tirst nine
months Of l97t, will testfy.
Hair, manufactured. ea.......................$ anol
lla!r, mannfac4urtl.. e1a:E7
l!f,lth mid tktiIs. "9,Hlt
Eoots thd en"f.... ........................' @2ltAal
1HItnfs, ......'.'...........+..+. s,e.v
sadul;ry ant 5sn'anI
I"sa''.....'....-... .....+.4...".fIht'4i3'.''
From. thnte figures It will bo acun that wo ez.
port extensively ovelv product OF tho bcof that
does not como under tic hoad Of psog'siont 50
well ~ tle lattor. Tho raw material OF hlIlss-
however, l.at1s all tl,s ottlera. Notwithstanding
tho pcRt yrar has boeu ouo Of general t!o;'rcB-
4,on, our csporta have Increased, although. our
tmp5rls Iiavc decreased. Thore is alsn . nuw
aud tucl casing noutcn OF
LEATHER acrrLr
from the Htaies of the Pacific coast. Tle leather
wIiEh IL lnss III tlila section Ia said to 10 Of q
superior quality, and. Allhonghtho tanning h,isf.
uidcl: Known, ns ihera haze beon 1u:iny tho
rnst year Rht,m1nR Of California taune1 sole.
lenthcr to Boston, Germany, and japan. The
batl that Ia used In tanning is found to l,o oi u
sctv superior nature. as It makes strong liquor,
and preserves tin weight Of tho hides, hi,u ll1l-
parts to tho leather Il Etten4th. Fofsneas, aud
piab,1tty, aud tlnonhas OF ptaiu, It In claned,
not found In tho leather manufactured ia nay
otllcr portion Of tie Gnito;f S:atea.
1I:o bark il ffcm the chestnut oak. ana ia said
coaet. Ths 1iyc or a7otRrcen oak nlao ylo'ds
largo n.,oi,nt Of tat,,in. whicl, Is solnotlmed
nead, BIT not to 70 great al exteut IN tue ether.
Ono Elcas drawback IL said 10 exist III tile
OF tho butchers In taking them from the AMI
ma!n. This Ia All caet1y 1efnellcd difficulty, au,.
can,ot long stand in tue way Of
psoesess. A,lasher drawback y In tho &C.
lion of tho Genital Pacific Railroad,
whlc!, d1acrin,inases againat leather and in favor
oi hide in its fteghsrates tn tl,o East 30 tint,
while hides can bn aid arc shppe'i u1t enslycly
a. profit to D1htnn, the shtpsnvhl Of lcA:Ics Ii
s!Hao+t rreelutloa hY rates. nearly doublo th0su
On Liden. This Is elso ca1ias Of the sclcty OF
goo lliacs. ns it cnsts ns mac!, to ahio roar a.
Eood 1lahtv. Tina tntki uuiubet OF hides tannel
In California tn 1874 Mas 323 ,4l0.
To Ieil1rI, 10 ouT
local TRADE.
Tho Chicago boef.paeklns hi1snc.a is conducted
by touv OF tho 'rrecst tirme engaged in pork.
packing. Abons ti00o beat woro packed dir
ILL.,; iaat ecason, 7st!y Texans, tho aslling talua
Of wl,cl, wan s;0J,0h}, ani OF tho product. In
c'uding salt aud ,,acku1ss, Admit sG01,0sn. Com
operate for parties 90 tho other ado OF tho At
lautir. They lad very fiat aud Improbable
season last yenr In tho market throughout rttel
too high to operate successfully. Anolhor In
tetestsng ise1a in the trad. Is thh nutnbar Of
cattlu which aro slaughtered daily for
clrT CONSUMPTION,
inasrnucIt as tte amount OF fresh tecf Annually
consumed by tbs iuhabltants Of Chicago il fnlly
rcvon tunes the amount packed during tho sas,
and 1oo h:sa of esttlo per diem, tl!res-
fourtts OF which number arc Texans. Mnch
haa been saii o. thu grado OF b.of which /. sup-
pied t4o cils rs. tho Htock-Yasd butchers. and
great dissatisfaction has been Expressed IN re-,
gard 70 tho matter on ncveral occasions: The
fact In that aonlo vory good cstslo are slauEli-
ternn for ffia Chicago market, but such, unfor-
tunatcsy. aro an exception TO tile general rule.
The wants OF our locsl tra1A hre mainly sup
piled with th4 pooser sotts.-such ~ are
to uhip them any great diasanco. Eastern ship.
polR at this rnlut. ara abls to pay higher price
for tho bouvee titan the local butehue. rs tho
price which tscy receive from tho Eastern
than connte1balanca tho gain in rnrolinans an ILL
icrior grade at lover figure. Thaecfore, whsn
roachps Cllscaeo, cattto lsngIng beIow tile mini.
nilrn Essdc, fur nan: u nllpplnE purcl,astr arc
sndaled CT tho city mnEAeia. Ihts II net very
Pheasant fact fos tho eriourean beef-consunaeTa
OF cur town to- Ponder upon. yet, wh1ls tho
grade OF cattle which shall bo slaughtered 10 LOTT
entirely to tits bntcheEa' nption, tho prssons
practice Will probably remain slndistnrhed.
THE FACILITIES fnE BLAU0HTEHIHH
cattls at tho Union Btock-Yacda nre Of a
f, the busy part of the ssaso1,,
slaughter, alsin, aud d.oss 400 hand dsily. Prom
q humane poIlt OF yiow. bnwever, tho mode OF
points Of pcrfecllon notable In the ilog.kiiting
process, Aal, It Is hopsI, tt,st
4 FEW Hu6ora71nSA
will soro of benefit to tlie brtcher. Until With
ttslns 70 dispatch tho cattle by fraeturing Tie
skull With iron mA'let. The cruelty Of thla pro.
cosH WAS scf-esidcnt, howerer, and reform
In tho rnelhol soon adopted. The improved
mode uAa ttsled tho 4'spoarng procoss," end
consisted Of puncturing the anlsuals neck d.
rcctly bach of tho hort'a wish d basbad tnat,i-
1nont attached to long poo. Tho spear-thr,iat,
when directed by practical hands, neatly sewers
tic npinal column, and the animal Ia UNCONSCIOUS
Of all that happens aftorMar'4 - IN rsrHon
extracted willis undcr the Influence OF N anns-
thotic. During tia laSt Season, however, ths
Practice. In ono OF fnoie OF tho city slaughtor-
ing-louses. bns been almost ontlrc1y aho,iahod,
1t, aud consequently in tbe long run ia mora a1-
ponsivo. For sbe want OF this hnmAuo proccey
ll,o cn!t!a heyo bsan "hauled IN " Ia the old.
fasl,.ned way, and literally maulcu to death. 4
description of tho intaEior OF
a CATTLE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
and thu different stnges Of killing will tend to
mako tho reader fully appreciate how nsoessary
II ID t'.nt the operation should be performed tn
syhtemasio aud noroit,l manner. CAttle dc.
sIgned TOT killing arc drlvon into sectional
HlnuRhtetlng-roon1 III performing tho smear.
Ing 0p0ruton tho HpenreE walks ovoF ths Top Of
eani. pen and dalivols the fatal thrust, and the
aninaI inl,neilsteiy droRH to tile floor OF .e
ren UNCONSCIOUS. The door commented with tho
GIAugL,tariug-room ia then npeued, aud 1 ropa
nooae atlaehod to tbs coSn horns. and tue iuarl.
mate carcatH Ia hsu!td to tho "btoed,ng-
The COW is thnn biol, br opening the principal
vein II tho ncox. and the blood caught in basns.
Altor tbs h!codIng procoss Is eifoosod tho hide ia
quickly s:ttppat from the yot auivosins Aeat.,
ma the 'lisemboweng proctas gono through
With. Tbs hody IL then rbRdJ to bs 9nar-
toscd and divided. sfter which tbs becf is
allowed day to cool. On tl,% other haud, II
tho 1ncaring operation Is neglected, the accns Of
slangbtestnx IL ora uf dr8 confusion. TIE cattle
Eorsn to 1e posaehsod with IN almost human in
stinet Of stio torlnreu which ars about 10 ho itl-
tltcted upon them, and their tsrror aud rasn IL
helG'lenea ~ tbs sieksnpg s1ncli Of warm
b1and whioh is waElel to the1n from tho sla,lgh.
t,rin..ronn. Tllla Ia found to he especially
the "ato with 1'e1an cattle, for, having besn
ralse.l IN tho piains, thsJ a:s unaccustoInod to
restrniDt Of any natura. In tho abaeucs OF she
npsatiug pto:ess, t!,e cattle ure 1axsuod bY The
horns mud dsaauctl into tbs slaughter. room, the
other eul Of tho laas, heIng attacucd TO Wind
snH., after bcian tnu throngh ring nhtcl. IL fas.
tonca 10 tho blink Of tho " h'aGtling.Eukser. !"
Tho anmals' AoadR are thus drawn closer to
l. Abrx