The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-03-27

end Of the run, are purchased by feeders
and, being housed, are fattened on brew
ers' refuse, and are to be found on the
markets of New York from March till
the middle or end Of May. Euls
doomed te execution arrive on the east
ern markets earlier in the year than do
the still-fed Texan herds. From Texas,
by Ellsworth, also through Denver, Col,
pass year by year countless drOves OF
Texan cattle. These droves, old and
young, cows, calves and steers, so to
feed Indians and miners, and such like
people, forced to live on the skirts Of
civilization. Rarely, indeed, are bulls
driven from Texas. The herds in Colo.
RADIO, Wyoming and Montana are a rug,
ged, hard-boned class, bred from the
Texan COW and native bulls obtained
from the eastern states. Thus ia the
breed improved; and even already some
bulls OF undoubted pedigree are to be
seen west of the great rivers. Eventu-
ally Colorado and parts of Wyoming will
be the source from whence the east will
derive its supply of beef The climate
of Colorado in two winters renders q
Texan steer healthy; that is, the beast
loses the incipient disease known as
Texan fever, losthsome atiiction that
to be found in the liver of even the
otherwise perfectly healthy Texan steers,
and sickness thst is highly contagious,
80 much 30 that herds supposed to be
clean have been known to leave the dis
ease on their trail, and serious loss has
thus been sustained among native herds
which have passed over or been psstured
on the tainted lands.
The weekly average of beet cattle sold
on the open market for the year ending
December 81, 1878, was 1925 head.
About 5000 ead:..supplies weekly for
the home trade. In this is included
New York city, Brooklyn, Jersey City,
Newark, Patterson, Staten Island and
many minor places lying adjacent. This
gives an average of close ON 1000 head
weekly shipped for foreign ports. The
export trade demands the most choice
herds that reach the Atlantic sesboard,
and has been carried on through all
seasons OF the year both by trade in
dressed beef and by the shipment of live
cattle. The recent order of the privy
council, which now hampers trade in
American cattle, is the result of too
much haste on the part of American
shippers. The fear of contagion is proper,
and should have been guarded against.
Had the best course been observed for
the general benefit of the trade, no ship
ments of live cattle should have been
made after the 1st of October until the
1st of April. A fat beast taken from an
opeI csttle-yard, and shut below matches,
is far more likely to develop disease
than were he exposed to the most severe
weather. The hot air between decks
causes feVerishness and congestion of
some one or other of the inner organs,
and pleurO.pneumOnia is most frequently
developed, albeit the beast was sound
and healthy when placed on board. On
the other hand, animals carried as
deck-lOad in fine weather, improve after
the first two or three days, the sea air
invigorates them, and the total rest
causes them to improve in condition and
appearance. The great dealers in
Texan cattle are n. Morris and S. W.
Allerton, of Chicago. The great feeders
and shippers from Illinois are J. D. Gil
lette, Alexander, Nom and Mike Sulli-
van, the latter being king among cattle
men. In Texas the firm of Allen & Poole
not long since represented an immense
business in cattle. They are shippers of
beeves and beef. They own territory
of land close TO Galveston, and had con-
tracts from foreign governments. In
California he firm of Miller & Lux alb
control the cattle business of the
Golden State. There are many lesser
lights than those named, many of them
eminent in. their business as dealers, feed
ers and shippers.