The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-10-08
american FOOD In Great nr,taIn.

NIL. Victpr Drummond, secretary Of the
British legation ut Washington, who liz ut
London Datiu Ne,ps that be has been asked
I by w many persons to furnish exact Informs
taOn s'Hs to the lowest price that wheat, cattle
and pigs can be landed In England from across
the Atlantic that he finds 1t easiest to furnish
4 tha press oil he knows upon the subject, and
] accordingly sends 9 column and q half to the
Ns,rs. Some OF Mr. Drummond's facts IRE
TOO well known VI need repetition III regard
III tho future prospects of the cattle trade be-
tween the United States and Great Britain,
what Mir. Dfummond says ~ Important. III
the present restrictions III England on cattle
from the United States were removed and
they were allowed to be landed alive, the
trade would Increase enormously, and would
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT for o large NUMBER of Brit
+ lab steamers now lying idle. In fact, more
would be built xghd ,Iy for the trade. Not
understanding the an6nt restrictions and the
pfa1ndlce created bysfeports of pleuro-paeu-
cattle, the shipments from the United States
haye shown d substantial increase this yenr.
One firm alone In New York sent $500 head Ut
cattle the last week Of July to Great Britain.
Dead American meat is sold In Tendon at CD
4 pence per pound alta profit. and 1t is said that
even II sold Mt o. pence! 'seZvould give Il small
proflt.n But, says Mr.. ,,& llhlnnd. shtppers
from this slide Obtain -aevsn seven and a hall
and up TO nine pense pound, and Rs long MS
, such prices hold "the shipments Of American
seattle viii continue In Increasing quantities.
for with the vast stock raising lands In the
West there Ii practically no limit to the ex-
portAtlon; and with reference To this will
mention that Iii 1877 there were 80. 500 900 heud
III The United States, and next year the re-
turns will probably show 35,o00,Qo1 head"
Mr. Drummond says that MT present only the
better GLASS OF grade short-horn cattle are
shipped to England, these Weighing twice as
much and selling for five TIMES as much as
the grass-fed Texas cattle. The latter, how
ever, are improving, rapidly In weight and
quality, adding probably, according to Mr..
their average live weight. Exportaticn
stimulates careful breeding, enhancing the
character, quality and weight Of the animal.
This Improvement In breeding will beeuual To
an Increase OF rs per cent In number of cattle. |
Better feedinE produces earlier maturity, aud
therefore IL 5,10n,000 of these are ready for
market at two and q half years instead Of
q half instead IF four years, this would give |
about 10 per cent more cattle for market each
year. without Increase of the whole number
kept" Mr.. Drummond remarks. Ia conclu-
sion.
THAT the United States Is destined to sup
ply England with IT. main supplies Of food
4 have no doubt, for as one OF my informants
states, first, " IL the very nature Of American
enterprise to push trade which affords u
profit, and To resort to oil manner OF cheap
Aning' processes and methods to make 1t more
profitable; secondly. the extension of rail-
roads and their facilities into Nebraska,
South Missouri and Texas, all stimulate
lie and their transport to the coast; thirdly.
British shipowners will construct vessels |
with especial view to the rapid and improved |
conveyance OF animals across the ocean. and
despite the check caused by the pleuro-pneu-
monia scare the traffic will Increase"