The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-04-03
BEEF.
unyEsTnuATION INTO THE TkUi
urwARDNEss or THE NEAT
QUEsTION.
s.attIe Dealers, Hotel Keepers, KestauN
rateur-. But cheers and " heleeaie
GrOccrs Interviewed.

4y0ttNG WGuNFSs
rateur-. HUI cheers and W holeeaie
GrOccrs interviewed.
The question of beef and its quality in our
markets being vital one, the DEMOCRAT
rhoupht Il worth while 10 send representa-
tive to interview the principal cattle Dealers
restaurant keepers, butchers ana produce
,nerchapte la order to ascertain, IL possible,
fhe true status Of our beef market. There Ia
M Doubt that we haveto suffer great deal In
fhis CITY from the want of iirst-class beef. par
tics,larly the poor classes, and the object Oh
the investigation has been to find out the
causes Of this evil, for evil 1t Is Oh course
in conversation with 80 many and different
parties contradictory statements must occur,
INIT n careful perusal OF the columns given up
10 the account of our investigation, clearly
points out that the fault lies IN the want OF
communication with Texas, which gives too
much chance to speculative talent to monop-
Slize n trade SO important 10 the vital inter
ests Of our community.
Our reporter, full of his subject interviewed
the following parties:
NOEL woorEN.
Mr.. wooten, of the flrm Of Noel & Wooten,
extensive dealers in western cattle. hoss
Rheep. etc. said that the beef received here
comes mostly from Texas; Western receipts
Texas corn fed beef can compare favorably ae
tosweetnsss flavor and oIal,ty Win ,h the sam
had Immense herds of cutie. but since that
time they arc exported TO all parts OF the United
States; consequently the stock has diminished.
AyoooK. MICHELb 90.
Mr. Aycock of Aycock Mitchell Il Co., large
stock importers, said that the beef now re-
ceiyed from Texas comes from the interior by
rail via Shreveport to New Orleans. The Gual-
what Inferior to the Texas stock. None but
corn-fed cattle are sold now on account q the
scarcity Of grass. but In about three mouths 3 we
will receive shipments Of erass-t d. cattle.
The difference between those two classes + that
he css pr1duee more meat and and th
same time bring higher price.
Mr.. n. @. sTEINBECK.
OF q. Mehle h Co., a we'll known firm of cattle
dealers was called upon;
auaiity Of Texas corn fed beeves. The cattle
are In as good condition and their flesh is as
delicate r any 2hsr grade OF s Gd b wheshs
DO ibis por, by two routes-the Galveston route
via Morgans steamships; also by rail from the
hy boat. The rate of freight depends on agree
ment; sometimes the charge is 30 much per cal
load. or 30 much per head,
A. present. the rates by the Shreveport route
are from s. so TO Sc per head or about 800 PEI
car load The Gayes,oRh route Il thh
10 TeSas, w1woud largely Increase our cattle
trade and have much finer. cheaper and better
meet than We have now Tnxas meat eomm M,
are many causes for the diminution Of receipts
OF Texas cattle The fret cause Is the exten,;,
ys tSa neG Of sae and
countries. The interior dealers find i to their
advantage to ship cattle direct to St Louis by
%srEee th MSaf Guam Now orsans
mand for fresh meat is failing of considerably
This Is due to the when ow q saf a
meat sold by the butchers.
@ have been here in the cattle business for
twenty Years. and dealt In Oil grades OF cattle
Western and Texas.
Texas cattle, before the war. were, very supe
from. 'S The drossrs then eou 60 out on their
ranches and make their, selections, New Or
leans then was the only outlet The Texas
Corn-fed cattle we receive now are ~ good as
ever before. They commenced f. eding Just at
ter the war. which has improved the grade very
At the present time the Texas beef is the best
in this market. There IS superior grade OF
beef in the West. bnt we seldom receive any
many ordinary cattle coming here from the
West and ar. called Western. but the Texas
heeves are much better and command a better
price. The Texas steers average on foot from
are eighteen head l have just sold from
Texas; they aver ge 1t4o pounds. II is impos-
sible to tell Texas beef from Western. Butch re-
will tell you all the time that fine Texas is West
s9n ask epn ha Wes eM the
$500
Before the war we could get no beef from
Texas In tn. winter, and we had to depend upon
the We I. The West. therefore. was considered
alta premium. and tina, Is how the grade was es-
Texas beef ranges from four to five and half
cents gross Before the war 1t was about three
and half to five. for choice. There Is very lit
tie difference in the price between 1860 and now
The market has ruled along about the same
since
ftesou nnfT l
When cattle comes from Tennessee. or Ken
lucky even II 1t IT. scrub lot 1t is called West
ern. As to Creole cattle. there is little or none.
During the summer months we get some Attak-
apas cattle, grass fed ;,some OF them are pretty
good, but there are not many now.
There ara sometimes com plaints' about lack
OF transportation Via Red river. and also by the
rule. railroaded to the different shipping points
and come by boat here Before they were
sarn eee he ra on ane Mo
When Texas cattle arrive there is never any
sign of disease occaSioned by transportation.
They are hurt more by rail than by water
Importer Of Western cattle. said:
The auslity of meat sold here Is good Re-
stock. The Cattle is SHIPPED to New orleans
BY tive ,hy rail to shhreyaRoFt thence per
car load. The Morgan line Of steamers also
bring cargoes of Texas cattle. The rates of
freight by both routes Is about equal.
The cause of diminution In the receipts of
Z. xas cattle at present is due to the fact that
many herders await the summer season to
ship their grass. fed cattle" None but corn
fed steers are In the market: the meat of corn
fed cattle is more tender sweet and juicy than
that OF the CRASHED beeyes. and commands
better prices. Texas Is the best country for
beef raising.
JOSEPH MAGINIs
the veteran stock salesman at the Slaughter
house. was found in a pen pointing out to a
crowd of buyers the superior points of a num-
Der Of steers.
RAporter-Mr. Maginis. in your opinion
from whence do we get our finest stock. as a
rule?
Mr.. Maginis-Our finest stock comes from
Texas now. The cattle coming from there are
OF the most excellent quality.
Rep.-What makes them better?