The New York herald., 1879-03-08

pleuro-pneumonia on their arrival and part or all
OF them condemned to be slaughtered.

pleuro-pneumonia their arrival, and part or all
OF them condemned to be slaughtered.
PRoHBIToRY ORDER ISSUED.
No other power TO deal with the disease existing by
law the order OF February 20, prohibiting importa-
ton from England was issued. This order has given
the department power to cooperate with the author
tiles OF the State Of New York in preventing the sale
and dispersion through the country of the cattle i'm
New York about March l. The importers readily
complied with the conditions, satisfactorily to the
Collector of Customs New York and to the author
titles of the State of New York. and the nerd consist
ing OF about forty animals. is now quarantined in
New York for sixty days.
pool. to Hon. f. w. Seward. Assistant Secretary of
State dated February 10. 1879. states that the Lon
plcuro-pneumonia hsi broken ont among the COWS
OF William Robinson. dairyman ut the north end OF
pSn Of MT oS RS
had sold COW to a butcher and these three cows
had all been found to be diseased. and that on Feb
ruary all of his remaining cows. six in number.
were slaughtered by order OF the Privy Council. He
says all the animals English, and that he
brought an American COW or offered for
sale. Upon inquiry Superintendent Walsh, of the
Bootle police, said the pleuro-pneumonia had ap-
Reared about six months ago at the dairy of Mr..
Wilson. near Crosby. who kept twenty-ope cows.
Six were found diseased and all were slaughtered.
On the farm Of Mrs. Haines Bootle. about the
slaughtered and buried. Pleuro pneumonia ap-
peared October 2S at the dairy of Rowland Allen.
eased, and all were slaughtered. On October IT, at
the dairy Of Mr. Lambert. one cow was attacked and
eleven were slaughtered. None Of these cows were
American.
The article referred to. from the London Tines is
annexed to Consul Packers letter. From this 1t ap
pears that of 1877 cattle landed Liverpool by
tario, from Portland, all have been slaughtered and
13 of the number only found infected.
second letter from Mr.. Harrison, secretary of the
New York Agricultural Society dated january 20,
1879, fully sets forth the danger of the trade in
cattle between Hull and New York and urges the
department to take measures to prevent the intro
duction OF the peuro-pneumonia through that chan
mel. He says:-
The port of Hull is at latest mail advices tod with
lung plague contagious of cattle This
port having trade with Hollsnd-the very home
time been Of the most dangerous of all ports
CARDS the receiving and disseminating Of this of all
diseases OF CATTLE
lettor from DIR. James Low, of the BROOKLYN
Board Of HEALTH addressed TO General Curtis dated
February d. 1872 strongly urges one OF two courses
either the absolute prohibition of the importation
cattle from Europe, or the placing of newly arrived
animals in quarantine for at least two months and
and the burning or disinfecting Of all the bedding,
fodder and other movable objects connected with
animals imported from foreign countries.
Under this state of facts the Secretary will consider
whether 1t il safe to suspend the order OF February
26 preventing the Importation, in view of the fact
that this order Is the only provided by law by
which any officer of the government is authorized to
interfere in any way with the importation Of CATTLE
EXPORT OF LIVE ANIMALS.
From the Bureau of Statistics learn that the ex-
ports of live ANIMALS have increased from $733 95 in
1868 to 653 in 1875 being increase of about
eightfold that the exports of horned cattle during
to $4.4l4. .000-$517 1872 in excess of the value of
the same during the entire preceding year. Of the
cattle exported in 1875, about 50 per cent went
to Great Britain The following table exhibits the
number and value of the cattle entered for consump
tion from 1873 to 1875 ar.