The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-03-01
ENCOURAGING 10 STOCK RAIS-
ERS.

We called attention. somo time since,
to the revolution that would surely result
in cattle raising il America from the
discovery that beefand mutton could be
carried in ocean steamers, in ice
compartments, TO England, .nd deliver
ed ia tho Mharves OF Liverpool as fresh
Us the day it was butchered. 1t 10
working out just as we propheoied. Al
exchange says:
The English are going wild over American
beet aud lnnttou. OF late years these items Of
the Buton's bill OF fare have been too expen-
tor the majority OF the people, and the efforts
10 i'm port bbt meat aud leef fro N Australia.
aud cattle AMI beef from Brazil, have failed
ilher to bring prices down or glve satisfaction
! III any form. American beef and smuttoH ex-
actly meet ths need ot The hour in every way.
They reach EnVand in splendid condition anu
sell for from 4d pound for bits to 81. a
pound Tor choice pieces, which, is ID. or I'd
l,-ss than the prices Of the home article Con
moi seurs declare that American be-s and mutt
ton lear evidences of b>ing better fed Tue
pr,ss Is IN rhapsod'es, and cannot mention the
subirrE without Quotations from Virgil aud
D,ckeLs. The trade il growing very large
one day. 1t sells immediately, and Is now
mark, ted liz London, sLivrrpuol, Manchester
Sh field, Birmingham, Nottingham and man
Other towns.
The old alagc Is that lone MAS meat
Il another mans poison" and it proves
50 in this case The "meal" which will
make the stock raisers Of the West rich
promises to intlict great injury on the
farmers OF Ireland In tact they are in .
state Of panic. The Dublin Freeman
anil Irish Agriculturist says:
+. 4 disaster to the cattle trade would ba dis
fsttr 10 every man, woman ana child IN Ire.
| land. That there il & possibility OF SUCH
/ disaster Is > tact which. Il Is welt tn face I
means has been discovered of Importing fires
American br,f iii good ou1it'on AID n.
| oi'eap lase. AT present the iuiportatlons ar,
| com pafatiyvly snail, s'ut tG-y have sensibll
| affected tue III II k~ls across thu Chunel. Til,
/ neat, Il is said, can lei sol! at little more thar
! half the price IL til, home grown article.
commands faa ~ ina' ket at about three psne
| pound l~ss than lrisu or English Avr-f. u
| 70 this II has onlf ell imp rted few hun
bred Ions al a time, hut The supply is i. ex
llaustible, and il = understood iuat the gr. Z
ocs.in steamers are being fitted up Tor tire trade
| and lhai soon the i'm ports wilt Ie counted IL
| tens of thousands ct tons. Cheap meat Nil
, lAs IA boom 10 England, bu. Ivy exactly sa muc
itwi bs All injury TO Ireland. The tact d
our being able 10 purchase beef cheaper wi
tv poor compensation for The reduced prios W
| will receive Tor our exports Ihe matter Is
s'-r,eus. ONE. aud deserves to be carefully con
silesed
THE Irish exports OF cattle las. year ver
559, 6is yaits-d 1t { 953 81, and the Freelna
Z ts,lat taas reduction al three peace l,-
pound la the price woGla he loss OF 8 =,
5p, Uo1 to Ireland. aud of course ii beef gus
down )" Will mutton and pork; ana il rsii
lastes the total loss ss less than So 90 90.
TIE Manchester sGlesmaster writes to he sam
| effect.
near the importation of American beef ri
Ice seriously iral. rs, from wnstl can CLEAN
even up 10 the present oulY few vessels lax
been lifted up TOR Keeping lie II at cool Fl
long II Is expected large Ii ~ OF tbs Aslansi
steamers ATE J., Ia fitted Up with cool larsier
Milen this ira u Is properly dssyslop~i III
!, prices OF nss.f and mutton must come dow
/ - = natural consequence, store catsgs and lsu
must iud their Isy,i.
II Why cannot The grea. prairies