The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1879-02-07
THE CATTLE TRADE.
The Situation at New York and In Can
ada with Regard to Expectation.

The Situation at New York and in Can
ada with Regard to Expectation
NEW YORK, Feb The steamship
California to-day took but seventy head
of cattle. The agent of one steamship
line says they had received positive in
formation from England that no order
forbidding the importation of live cattle
from the United States had been issued
by the British government, and therefore
the shipment of cattle would continue as
formerly
against the Inman Steamship Company,
for more than $780, 900 damages for the
destruction of q cargo of meat which the
plaintiffs were shipping to England by
one of the defendants steamers, the Jury
returned verdict of $34, 354 for the
plaintiffs.
PORTLAND, Feb. THE steamship
Lake Champlain sailed for Liverpool
this evening with $50 head of cattle.
MONTREAL, Feb. THE following pri-
vate cablegram was received here today
by Terrence & Co. from their Liverpool
agents:
Cattle must have clean bill of health
from United States officer at Portland,
revised by British Consul.
The cattle export trade is going on as
lively as ever. The London Times edi-
torial received here by cable today says
THE committee of the privy council
has under consideration the question OF
what must be done in the way of SEIZED.
uling the American ports. The Canadi.
ans will CLAIM to be excluded from the
operations of any law scheduling the
United States, and the committee forsees
great, if not insuperable difficulties, in
making this distinction. We should be
very glad If any discrimination can be
made. 1t will be national benefit il
the growing trade can be kept from in
reference. All our inclinations must be
that way; but it is scarcely possible that
any discrimination can for the present
be made between the country of the orr
gin and the country through which the
transit of diseased animals take place
The order will have to extend to both
with the possibility of exemption or re.
mission if, after a certain time, Canada
is demonstrated to be free from the dis
ease. Some mode of transit must be de
vised which will not be exposed to the
perils of infection. If the livestock
trade of Canada is put under the dead
meat trade will probably take its place
The trade, though conducted under
more Onerous conditions, is still profita
BILE and capable of great extension"
LONDON, Feb. IA serious outbreak Of
pleuro-pneumonia has occurred among
the cattle at Hull.
OTTAWA, Can, Feb. 1.-The govern
ment intends, should the rumors from
England respecting the steps taken tc
prevent the importation of cattle affect
ed by pleuro- pneumonia be confirmed
to at once prohibit the importation into
Canada from the affected districs in thu
United States; also to decrease the mum
Der of ports of entry for cattle from dis
trIcts said to be unaffected, and to place
them at the frontier in quarantine fol
the purposes of inspection. The govern
ment has openly announced it's intention
to Immediately put those stringent reg
ulatiOns into operation should the
necessity arise, and at cabinet meeting
held today the matter was discussed
AS there is no cattle disease in Canada
it is expected the English government
will allow Canadian cattle to land, in
which case shipments will be made
from Halifax during the winter months
This is practicable, as was proven by
large shipment which took place from
that port last week. The rail route via
the IntercolOnial is long one, but it il
said the trade can be so carried on with
out loss.
OTTAWA, Feb. 2.-The government
has passed an order in the council pro
hibiting the importation of American
cattle into Canada.