, 1881-01-01

Tile following were tho corresponding ship


okVCh lulbCN w 9EIVH EutSlAElHblH lHCAEASl
oycr tic total for the year Immediately prr-
cct.lng 1t. During the past few years the
growtlt Of tho trade 1Ias been rapid und COLI
tnu0us. Tho totals for tho year Just eo,ne
to close were ,:;So ,3o7 cntt'e 7050, t0I hogs,
::sa:5 ,sl0 sheep, and 1881 horses, which Is MI
increase over 1879 nf 1tiGG1 cattle, Gt0,sN
hugs, and 10,G9i sheep. The receipts Of nil
iiisds Ut live stock made a grand tutal OF
Isl, Ts9 head, wllcl, IL MI tncrense nycr tho
arrivals for 1871 If 1ps G0l head, and an increase
over my yenr prior to 1870 Of ,0i4, ,Ci0 hcasl.
To November belongs the distinction Of
''1lanner Month";" it having witnessed lareer
receipts OF both cnttlc and hogs tllnu for my
previous month In the history Of the trntte;
tho figures being lS,, t2G and III ,G respect
lively. The largest single weeks receipts
also occurred III tElat month. Tho rcmarkn-
bic growth OF the trade, though largely due
to 1t, Is mt alon6 tn le accounted for by tho
natural Development Of tint much hf the
great Northwest rs IS tributary tn Chicago
That the rapitl settling up Of kansns nnu
Nebraska, nlnl tho territory west Of there has
greatly contributed during the past few years
to the enlargement Of tic trade ut this point
10 one Will attempt to deny, Int not incotl-
sstae ereaty spsrSr 'ssiSr II facilities III os1e Is er @
tSe the s,anflll||Ig l|,g Gi stoft nio,t mud
ern shipper at MI times certain Of finding Il
rendy nlarket for Ills stock ut ita ful! value,
based upon the Prices current ut the Gun,
suining iaarkets, bat Eo 1r llis ~ amtl!oirisfu =;
eash or Its equivalent on tic tay tho stock
Is sold. Another advantage presented by no
otho: market III the world If Is the universal
il ti,o sl,apo q l.orlle,i cattle, fra'H spike'
tailed, crsllnnleed-!!ornctl. stIaw-fsl COW up
to thoroughbred Hereford Or Durham. for
which there Is nut u demand ut all
mails arc worth. md often ut prices fur
nluve their intrinsic value for any purpose.
Whnt ~ this, respect 4 true 9f cattle
Is equally applicable to other descriptions ot
! vantages that lends mt oi>!y the farmers mud
stock-rafscrs Of Illinois md contiguous
States to seek Chicago in preference 10 my
oT cx! afke GS1aa Gt It 0FWea WgaR hitler a a erS an
even from aS fur away rs 0rcgol. and l}rl!is',
an.n fot nnytn ke Us PrfEEe fEeat ,II gT"M M
not Hesitate to predict t!at rs
a LIVESTOCK MAllEEr.
Chicago had reached the .zenlt Of It's glory,
n1ll tint theucefortl, st. Louis, Kansas City,
a'Hi other ambitious eo!il'etiiig points 'vosi'sl
"disi'ls the honnrs ~; but its pr3greSs
future been bigger with promise. III sane
respects the seust'n Of 1Ssg was the most sat
enced. There were llo protractcA Aeaso,,s of
dniftess al1d depression, tho demand having
9eeh more aH!oflily aettve tiiail ~ NY
anr,jn,9s ~ ia1 ".,a ";s, ta. I'M 49, a,or
Htr.. n,uI - ~ nv,rn,,o ~ ri,..s ,nmnrtot,
irhc. I'll, I'll rn',m o iucn u. thn nnnn;sr ~ tEe
yards In 1865 there hAve annually been .nn,lc
more Or less extsi,stye n.ttltti9ns ;o nMd In.
th,,s nynG,,,,n1l nj. t,o o,,tfHr f"r 1sY3
,.asIeJ n ppsnrjw III III nnp t ri" cj,ef oxnonsc
,r,t, "Wtf H. ~ st ~ TmI si,n,,a H. NV to1t,
Ie Mai!roa tac II I'VE nnnts a!ss IN, IN 1sshs. ss.
Y1E!!s S|; al S W @ " si|s
Sone aen OF IT, p'Sset F taeMaG w. tnn4 tot 81 ts n
in ay &c RI a !po e tet ast ', .nr on
pr cn1ucy ' "s bss' tcse 10 tb n1 tus
ioke 'or example, the wes raScn sndInE r., w.t..
rseGleh i1.as ~ ~ IL a s;, stss n S'
ss M;s .,nrn,,a ~, nn,nt ~ NJ ~ sioci. Mas MI ,. .
~ s5,, sI' tsn. T." NAV. @ t,n tha or9lt" @ ~" ~
ti " sf ,i NY Msen S S ,st s1 c1eny r." ,na q, o.
,j. WIFI SS,nss @ T. ,,js,,at",. tn sao,, @ NY III y,
% the cts tn f On rccor Not ai I'LL liz s1ent v
,ng 9Wan!Ss l S. nl SleNN,s sr. Nn, at'f'e @ ,hfo"Fa
o Uao 4, '.01 XII ~. a. 1fmsH! a,' t"nMs ' e.
.irr mil
counter IL st,lg!e 'tay "'u ulG aelas,,!S inf
SmSnntr m wv asl feae"eo u'e imposing to'a4 Oh
S;99VvW, 9,,t.s. H., ,,,,,. ,..,o,,.,,. ,..,o,, H.,
~ neSitHi taa Mia1ust festflct'ons lnposea NY
lao LaRl's" eo'elha'!e1l''
| THE Exronr TRADE
continues to exhibit /, steady Increase. At
tic outset great prejntlIcN existed IN Iii.
:luut against tic Introduction of iacat froln
tho United StntvS, bnt tint hnytllg Lnett
suce1lily Dyprcu,uu BIZ this really slipurtur
| n,niitr RI Inn heef srnf nhr,Io1 I,f1lnr
.,l,".,,os h.,,j. ~ rfIo,,,antur,. u,uj nther.n
@ t r.'t - ..f.i H.. n.tu .;'
Mtly ~ tehu!iiu ~ VIII tHV p,'aptse u unla!a
| ~ plasHes GA!s1lHE ~ tsld cHAtlc'EIuNlIH
States e. Of @ this s9nl.;ry y VERY ll9',tltnet!tted
alM set ai!"at, WHICH % 'n9 E.,ftis'i SMSerli.
M.ci n1nir, v fm p1tS W. f;ir M n m ts.oi t,ic
Wll1!e couHtty tsnnl tsh .tu't ~ tlsc LNalaaihi!
mltter;, os"~!ilstil1ilfiE ~ tho fnct tint
tMe rIl'y Sontlcst. inTe beels ~,
| ts.Nsraiy . nm authulitatisety % asshfea
neeil asyelopMl ~ west nt tl,o AIlsEhsnles, ist
government as 1SrtsisttGntiy feinse Y moi.