New-York tribune., 1881-08-22
HANDLING LIVE STOCK.


THE FOREIGN TRADa-fIIE EXPORTS FROM THIS
CITY,
To most persons who visit or dwell In this
city It probably perpctra wonder how all the people
In the city are be fed while 10 the rev VINO arc
familiar with the dGpots and markets from when the
city Ia provisioned is almost nexpica1e mystery
where enough persons be found to consume the
supplies
The s,lpply OF meat is OF course OF the most Inn
portaut ia the list foods and nearly all OF this reaches
the oitv or It's outskirts live state TRIBUNE
reporter recently visited the Jersey City stock Yards
they are short distance south OF the Pavonia Avenue
Ferry in HarSmus Cove, little bay between the ter
mini OF the Pennsylvania and Erie Railways They
are built on liies and extend cast and west for
half mile, with width Of about 500 feet. The cattle
and other animals mloa,ied into shutes, small
pens, having an inclined gangway, and from these they
driven 10 the pens, which are ranged between
central and two outside avenues The pens are built OF
rough boards, ard foored with plank They pro-
vided witt hay and waertroughs the latter being
supplied from pres connecting with the city's
supply Many Of the pens contain shells to protect the
animals from the and stormy weather.
The Pennsylvania Railway along the south side
Of the yards At the eastern end of the yards large
building containing abattoirs railway oilicos and
restaurant the first floor, and the offices of dealers
and also pens for sheep the second floor The sheep
driren up inclined gangway from the The
arrang for handling this class of
iEconven.ent than in many other yaIds Few calves
JeisGy City, and these the sheep
until sold. Tney mainly from dairies il New
Jersey aud New-York, and known as grassers."
when they arrive in poor condition they sometimes
sent out to farms and fattened The swine unloaded
and Killed at The Meadows" Hackcnsack.
HOW THE CATTLE ARE KILLED.
Tho aoattors in the of the yards interesting to
persons who do not mind the sight of blood Farmers,
who stoned to think the killing oil
"a bullock days work, are always aston
ished the celerty of the work in the abattors
The cattle driven into pens of iron RATINGS extend
Ing through the OF the building while the butchers
have large opcn space alongside in which TO work
rope is fastened around the hind lex of animal I'd
at wndass draws the bnock out of the Ten and
hosts him The air. A practlsed hand AMI keen
sne soon DC their Torh ana thS ere g1e1t4S % needs
de with & Seafe c 2 stTgSg ap cn One Is struck ~ the
its shes rer not always dumb indeed he is rather ant
TO obso "Ba"; but tho OK led to slaughter resigns
hnsel with quietuesS that is pathetic OccasOnallya
lot is too wild u he easily managed with the VIXEN
tho pen sufices. Once in q great willie =, steer, Will
blo0d IN ms sye goes tearing 'o%n The ganSwa ays anG
vault the fences.
in al tages & he % oo slippery ' WITH vita
blood aud hides horns and hooss lying about ToGey
the bul herring in Jersey City abattoirs the meat
so Europe Ts ro W dressrs dhs e two hid
ssSfy so SGSweh and @ Sd m and ds
The neat, hang on hooks which run on rollers.
as st as he b is 0t sa9ed Is r er
S F % F9nG9y 6a the @ fat goes to make axe & Gfc
seek the tanners. the tongues P.cled by NeyYMk
rsefuuesr are made into various articles Very little is
allowed 10 go to waste.
DETAILS OF THE BUSINESS.
dealers occupy offices the second
story of the building, although they apt to any
where around the yards in the railway Office looking at
the bulletin of arrivals telegraphug shippers, chat
ting and joking in groups they watch the bulocks On
herwey to the scales boats abaors They are gene
rally very pleasant, and appear be for being
engaged in what most might think cruel
ness One Of these. j. F. Sadcr, furnished most of the
following The cattle Jersey City mos
by the Pennsylvania Railroad, which brings The cattle
shipped by the Baltimore and Ohio from Southern paints
Many also come by the Erie Road The majority are
o. ~ t,se .s vo % rn citl,or Wv in In ~ ue ~
sellers in New York OF have their stock n'd commits
The best hnlocks FOR beef this e Of YEAR from
Ohio aud Kentucky and In the winter from Illinois and
The breeds usually natives grade shorthorns
the stat, States rI %heT9 6 tie most e1n s led to Gaoes and
bee. great beeves are comm from In plails
of Colorado. and are very fair took About 40 per
aid Colorado hslf-hreeds. They are con- posed I'm a
great %ss"r 5S Gs bone and horn and usually bring
thieAy settled, the Texas cattle become caster
'cnss-woris growers and butchers The Cherokee
sttc raised 10y Indians are much like Il Texans
only smal er aJd neater. SOME deaors nv he Texas
eeste ard fa';en them On corn ir Illinois Kansas and
ciunati, Chicago, sterling aud Peoria M and Cynthi-
T" after has been distd i'Y TS" rSiiS ieed cd
nal eS Isl aeaa @ II peai s o. & iar gf some say hGweye
tnat a distlery-fed anip,al win die in Verv " sr,o
weather whe. o curnfed one win be In Good condition
west Ddy In the last few the States have
been opened Up, undl the most o. the ock coming
e this market is raisei west Of the 'ssspi Kansas
bueiness from Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and
their attention 70 raising sheep and hogs more
profitable, Chicago is the great catto depot
while NewYOrk's avcral-e last year l3,O1S But
Chicago is a distributing point, whiic New York ia n
market Eew-No eQt6 'uo8t OF the live stock sbe
.eives, while Chicago has much than can
ticite and sCuds t away
Live stock usually stops over several hours in Chicago
and h again unoadcd, waerej and fed at Ftts5urG
some other point Oh be way 10 Vow YORK. Tho trains
open slated aud the animals are found 70 nj
hest uf in lousc with no sials Extra ao,rs r, mi IT,
native onllocks 'r twenty To twenty-five Tcxaus. The
arri ais are nea ly d hundred and fifty daily.
O'Clock. The luyers Wholesale slaU yhterers and
saiPpers Thee glance through the yard, look at the
lot OF cattle which has strnck ther fancy II The supply
ls small howeVr, they VIII not bargain long VI fear
are three market ays at the cattle yards Monday.
Wednesday and tr tay-Monday being Il principal
A. one time Snnca tue principal day selling
tie When saushterer has selected his they are
driven UP 10 the scales, which about forty he
weighed at once welltated native steer win weigh
from 1900 to 500 pounds; occasionally they go as
high - 1900 pounds. The dealers NeWYcrk have u
curious way o cling bullocas which is diff from
fnaciousness with witch the NetYnrh nottSo s s '% %
elipg To- the Ynri ius in tSer hnP PoaaO osatfs h
Lock is sold AT its dress weight, before is dressed
three 10 fty-lye poTuds bnnIrrd n oood ono grt
% tftynine. and fancy sixty to sxtytwo pound
Thus for every hundred pounds of live weight price
pounds the animal is estimated 10 dress q hundred
Stock and Transit Company, and they heavy
paving Investment The charge for every mead of cat tie
coming 70 e yard rs 45 cents called "yardage" and
THIS pays little OdstiuIs
in the shane of Gepots Me cSmn"ny alao ., ~
v. a al.ea h. - .efF.