New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-14
HOW TIE TRADE IS CAHRIED on.

HOW HE Trade IL NANhlED pA''
Five ocean steamers, all being laden with
cattle and belonging TO chartered by one hrn III '
city, mig have boon the Battery al one time
on a recent sunday Every one Of them had smiled be-
lore Noncly bound for ports in Europe. on the u0riD
coast of France, in scotland or England TIE f'rt
wasa worthy one. and suggested line Of inVeSh
gallon tn ext mt OF the trade in cattle between
this couui.y and Europe. Inquiry among the leading
firms eagassd III this hue OF business showed that t"e
exports nave increased to almost incredible amoHni
and The profits have increased corrospoudngly The
trade was began ia 1875 al expsrm mt AMI has In
or ased every year. Ii began with exporting dressed
beef principally. The failure of the crops IN Europe
has been OF the p-ncipa causes OF this great in
crease "a Tue cattle rasers there deprived OF their
usual and necessary supplies
The largest dealer Ia the city, in fact IN the country IA
T. C. Eastman 4 tribune reporter called on him n. his
office Al the Uuou Stock Yards. In Fifty-mnth-st, ana
Obtained the following facts: "The trade with Europe
in live cattle opened about four years ago. FIRST oame
the trade in dressed beef about $50 and ak months
Ia er me the live cattle trade The latter il the larger
now, and VIII out the former The dressed
beef trade cannot compete with the live cattle business
"a reghts are 80 low on live cattle. think hat here
after dressed meat will only be shipped in winter"
'Wherc do the cattle from. Mr. Eastman e the
reporter asked
From tie West principally OHIO, Kentucky. Illinois
Iowa. ssCuri, Kansas, Nebraska and C0l"fado
TncD the uopuar sIppcstior mat Texas sthe great
field Tor supplying the world with beet Is not Strictly
There are some cattle brought from Texas, but they
not ~ large nor as fine as the others uany ney
al sltughte sd here and sent oVei a. urssed nee
Only the laigest and finest animals are shipped alive
"what u inc cost OF the cattle here e. noun, ,or
good shipments, AM dea ere III Europe have hceh pay
ing oar price. bur Shippers are losing. The trade
what Is the cause of the fall in prices in Europe"
rALL or PRICES IL EUROPE.
well, tho irish cattle ani the cattle from the South
of Francs beginning 10 come into market Ihcy al
WAYS compete with ours at this The market
br Ike last year IN The summer II T. best In The spring
Tn nuness began about August andwi probably last
untii November There have been NOR cattle shipped
ths year than formerly accoant OF the bad crops III
Enron. Tac shipments next year viii probably be
smaller prov died tee European crops 10 no; fan"
iow d, other ports compare with New-io.A IN ship
ments :"
"New-YorE ships tho most. Boston ships twothria
AZ n1auy cattle ~ Nrw-Yolk Pnllidclphil and BtItl
more -IIp a good many, and Portland ships some"
What Is ,hr value OF The trade. 70 the best oi your
knowledge q
"WsH. / caa estimate it," And NJ. Eastman busted
himself for IA few moments with pencil AMI paper ana
said: About S32,7G0,0oo' OF from $4,000 600 -
G35 600 Oo0 for tue wnoc ye9r the latter he Inc i-
Ing The BALES OF sneep Tao English &c all the carrying
Eaan was aeq seI S%sG on b Sa sa inl
badng in which Mr. EASTMAN ha' ms
The hlcsiig Of sheep, tie lowing Of k1c, iAe shouts
and blows OF Ilmbe ard NOISY butchers - tueY rcpa
ra "a their victims from the drove uawlWgy forced III
from the wards grd ~ the aif. on tGc upper moor
W re drove. eay sheep III pens. while before ih"r
ewes hung or lay bodies Of Their slaughtered mates
Iney we're mild and easily handled. Bu, there Was
spc, Of danger attached To ine WorS on me ground
noOr w.ere the cattle were slaughtered. score or
more were admitted at time, ana by tllusl> ot "A pole
or blows O.: club and with @1cutins an headiDE on
tbet ger.. forced MO the narrow alley whore tate,
in the guise OF brawLy butcher. cad IN greasy ga-
ments long boots, ami Wi.h bare arms a"d chest
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