The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-03


burg. she understood that he pu chased ch9ice
beef ct seven and EIGHT cent. per POI pound ,r Now
ans 20 bsh as twenty cents
Mime. Eugene then referred to the fact that
| ut the present prices paid for met. the market
butchers, she was satisfied, were. not making
| the money they were wont TO-, w fact may OF
them were barely making n living due as che
| understood to the fact III It the entire cattle
business was monopo'ized by a combination.
| We met n gentleman who is intimately con-
nected with the beef business. but vi o did not
nuthorizs US T., use bis name. Oar first aues-
Western beef here p
der'ake shipment from the West the combi-
| nation OF importers from Texas will immedt-
ately briug here. over the Morgan steamships
| aud railroad n lot Of IA choice beef and under
0. THAT would only be- temporary then2
oo.-WeSll then, why cannot combination be
made that would enter into contracts with no
| tel keepers, bu cheers. restaurateurs and other
As 70 butchers. they are all. more or less.
not well get oat Of them We have Fri ed to
make contracts with the other eass Of bu ,ets,
but somehow or othor they will not stick to
| their agreements.
Qnnstion-Dn You consider Texas beef equal
In quality to the Western beef?
AnsNer.-Yes. insomuch as choice meat Is
(Which Is the best boef the Texas or West
ern stack2
A.
that Ia consumed here, is cornfedD is equally
rs god NJ the W. stern. Indeed, very ,arge
Tsxas '" o sss he WE @f a W
numbers If corn fed in Texas also sent West.
o., Why does there exist no eomR9ett'on on
| A.-B cause land It locks Hike close CORPORA
tom II implication is made for transnortatinn
Fulton &c 1T or any ohsr tS sa a
Q-What does beef sell for ON foot" in ,Texas2
r., ,Ht,n hnt,., hg,tiyr hi
any there / s.lppose 1t Ia worth from 81 to
cents per pound, Texas steers weigh from TOO
hs re nS eharssd By the
Al do not know exactly. It Is probably 50
or 40 per head. But that is y thing we cannot
find eut. and 1t makes no difference as matters
} stand. for 1t appears that nobody can ship cat
fe qn TO- This condition s Of things is s""th"r
reason why New Orleans should have railroad
to Texas. When that Is done It will create COM
petition in the cattle trade, and beef must come
MEssRs. nuMFoRD WATSON
Of the City Hotel. TIE reporter dropped In upon.
, and found both gentlemen at their posts, After
u short compensation on other topics the re-
Mr.. Wats on. there has been considerable talk
Of late on the meat question. and want to get
your opinion on the subject.
Mr.. Wat-on-To what do you refer? Our meat
\ is very good. -
Mr.. W Laughing There can't be any aues-
ton about that. Tho Western meat s very far
superior. We have to get nothing hut beef from
J tho West for our guests. for they would not
have any other. You see the Texas cattle when
here ber o bs Vest In b The
| tired and feversh and wild:
Rep.-Then you think there is no COMPARE
Mr.. W-None at al-none ut all We get our
beef from Mr.. Mobiles. tho well known butcher,
P bn # Se SOCK apd ne
Ga tie runs out and we have for one day to use
Texas beef, it Is noticed at once To show you
; derloins direct from Chicago at n much higher
price than we could get the finest Texae here.
Mr.. Watson's partner here entered the con-
Mr.. Mumford-You remember there was n
, large canning factory established some time
ago In s.. Louis. where corned beef was put up.
After it had been running for some time parties
t IN Chicago got, ont an Injunction against u.
and riy we got it. When the inunetion cams and
this factory stopped and we had to depend on
our home markets. for orr morning steaks. the
gu SITS In the hotel observed 1t at once and COM
planned.
Reporter to Mr.. Watson-Is there not some
1 very fine cattle in Texas.
Mr. W.-Of course there is In the neighbor-
hood Of Dallas there is very, xcellent stock. but
we don't got them In condition. The way our
come ION IRON TEXAS * IS ths; o. Mohg
he MORGAN route. and these are gagged by the
demand here. Som times cattle arrive in Gal
steamer because the market here has not been
exhausted. and. Of course; this damages the
eat very mneh 1t is b Just as the contractors
{, Rep-Is that one OF the reasons-this delay
y thnt YOU do not use tho Texas beef?
Texas ef is not as good as Western. and 81.
though we have to pay much 1 more we lind II
won to rr n
l come here, Now II We had a road run
3 would get some choice beef from there but
now we do not 1t is not OF the b"st Texas
could furnish the trouble s %hs n they arrive
) Rep.-Then you think we do not get the select
beef from there?
Mr.. WI do not. They go North to st. Louis
by the Iron Mountain road.
!. COL. r. E. RIVERS.
who so graciousy and capably. presdes ove
the dpstinies OF the St. Charles Hotel was N urf
interested In the beef question. as he general,
is ON all public topics and entered at once int
> the matter. The reporter inquired as to his
/ opinion about Texas and Western beef in this
; Col. R-Bifrerencel Why one is a Jewel. the
} Western, beef is Infinitely tn, best best c,..u
Rep.-What is the reason OF this, Colonel2
Col. R.-Itis due to the way 1t Is brought here
for one thing: Our Texas cat lie get here after
> from one 70 twen,y-fye DAYS travel from the
rancho, and necessarily must be out OF cOEdi
Rep.-Does this occur at all seasons OF the
Col Rim the spring 1t is claimed that tie
Texas beef is very fine, bnt have not been able
to satisfy my guests except with that from the
West They say that beef off Texas Drairies is
as good as that from anywhere. but such has
not been my experience.
Rep.-Is there much difference in tae prices
here now?
Col R-They ask in our markets twelve and
q half cents for choice Texas, and l pay seven
teen and a hall fog Western under contract.
Rep.-Would your guests appreciate the diff
ference ii they did not know which they were
getting?
would. We hear the difference in the dining
} room, II our stock of Western beef runs out
two days we have to fall back on Texas. it is re-
marked. The best proof Of supsrierity Of that
from the West is that for Mardi Gras we always
get our bastf gras from the Vert and az you
know on that occasion We seek the very finest
to be had.