The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-11
ONE INDUSTRY That HOLDs ITS OWN.

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ONE INDUSTRY That HOLDs ITS OWN
During the vlcssitudes attendant upon
the widespread business depression OF the last
five years no branch Of productive industry
has suffered less than that OF stock raising.
Tho risks attending 1t are infinitely fewer than
those incidental to the cultivation OF grain
ready markets are almost always at its COM
mnnd, and. "A n rule. profits are more than sat
isfactory. or the comparatively few failures in
this branch Of trade. the more important wero
connected with ventures in the new experiment
Of shipping fresh meat to Europe which in
volved risks usually inseparable from untriod
methods
On and near the Atlantic scaboard Of tho
United States are eleven cities that had in 1870
an aggregate population Of 3.014.92i. AMI
which now have n population estimated at hard
on 1000 all non-produccrs of live stock
and all generous consumers of the products of
animals-mcnt. pork. hams. bacon. The six
principal cities OF the clovcn-Ncw York. Brook
Ign, Jersey City Boston. Philadelphia. AMI
Baltimore-had an aggregate population In 1870
OF 2.Gl2. $40. now estimated at 3.50O.OO0. Tho
deliveries at these cities Of live stock Of all kinds
from the West Northwest. and Southwest. havo
been for the last nine years on an average
swine. with n maximum of 7,053.9is head la
1873. and minimum Of 49ll 1857 in 1869.
Tho deliveries OF the product OF animals ne
these ports from the interior. for export anil
consumption. have latterly assumed a very con-
siderable magnitude; hut there has boon no
record kept Of the aggregate movement from
Western States. or Of the direction Of tho move
ment. except as indicated In the deliveries nc
seaboard ports The number ot swine in tho
\ L.. - 40 .u.
nual slaughter OF hogs. including only the sum-
mcr and winter packing publicly reported. is
about quarter Of the whole number OF hogs
in the country. and. including the deliveries Mt
the principal -eaboard ports. the annual slaugh-
ter Is about onc-thrl of the aggregate supply.
Next 10 the domestic markets. the growing
importance Of our newly opened trade In dead
meat and live cattle with England and Scot
land attracts attention. The shipments of doai
meat thus far have only boon partial su 'cces.
and are declining; but Just in proportion az that
branch 81 export trade has dwindlod away tho
shipments OF live cattle have increased. not
only from New York. but from Boston and tho
Canadian ports.
Tho total shipments from Boston since Jan.
THAT s. 10 Aug - foot w 29.205 head. inelud-
ing 10 4is head Of beef cattle. 9S3 sheep. 4.573
hogs. and 2O2 horses. The exports Of hogs
have not proved successful owing to the loss of
SO large II number by sickness. Constant i'm
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,ios Ia i,.r,,l iu,.n, -, -, roc, H., nm,
,icohiIi,, -, tho ,rors,,,to,ion ~ hoo. in ,
.o,,uI ,,,n,i,ior orI -, a. ,,ro,,d s,olo rho,
h,,,o ,.,,,..ho.l q. s,,o,,.,. o,,I min ho,.,, no,
n,,,ed mn for mo n.co,,,,ointio, ~ . Ino ho,,,
h.t,vc,n do,te hosil,s ~ l,r,,o r,nho, -, .,o,,io
on tho main deck. Ii the experiment proves u
suocoss n 10, ~ s,oo,,,..r. ,,iu H., ...,a,ihoI
for that special trade
Indirectly bearing upon this subject we have
some interesting statistic Of cattle raising in
| the United Kingdom during the last few yoars
| embodied ia an official return made last month
/ 10 the House Of Commons. In 1867 the number
! of cattle. sheep. and pigs in Great Britain aud
| ireland WAS 4G.7OJ.uOO. while in 1877 1t had
fallen To- - 900 900 IA decrease Of one and three
quarters per cent. In ten years in spite Of tho
inducements offered by the high price Of ami
NAL food This decrease has no satisfactory
explanation. Tho area Of arabic land has not