, 1881-12-31
Why the Foreign Shipments Of
American Cattle Are De-
clining.
An INCREASED Demand in Eu-
rOpc Tor AsncriCnll-Drcd
Horses.
Michigan Farmers and Their Fight
Against Patent-Right
Sharks.
President Scott, Of The Illinois Doarl
Of Agriculture, on Sorghum
=. Patents.
Decline In the shipment. Of american
HstSin

Decline In the shipments OF American
Cattle.
4 reporter Of The New Yt,rk Tribune rccrttly
cEMlonynrcd to ASCERTAIN !F possibio rho cn,sc Ut
tho rcllncod rxportntton nf 1.-Two cutie md beef
during tito prcse.t scnsn1.. and ntsn 10 Ascersuln
tho views Ut cttttfe dcaiers IN reXnrd to tho foot
hild mouth 1iscasu appearing n,nus,F American
elttlo on landing iii Enu1and, report in re!a
ton tn which was made Gy flr. uharlos 7. Ly.
'nnu Of New furk, to Or. I40rl!R. Commissioner
uf Agriculture. III MI interview With atr.
ETanels II. ltHtph, onn Of the nehvlest shippers
nf American cattle, TINT gentleman said ttat the
present ann oxportttion Of catsto VIVA dino sim
ply tu thu fact TINT thure WIS iu tnpncy In tho
business. At this timo Inst yenr cattle could 10
bouHht at 10 cents, dressed weight. and coulll
bo sold In Liverpool and Glasgow At 10
cents per pound, which would pay tho
expnrter prolt OF nrnrly SIC n hcnd. Good
American bceS WIS now worth II cents, which
run tho cost nf u good bullock up TO ,about SCI
toro thin lust yonra prlecs. shurt Grips III En-
Rland bud forced very lnrge Increase In tho
salcs Of Mtire hocf, which Ut coursc affected
tho expert trade.
Mr. lu,!pn nlso snld: "That supply cAnnot
lust. howqvcr. ind eventually prices mist W up
on tho other side. at present re arc exportlslY
scarcely my cntile. while hist ycur o,1r dcnlur
shipped 1UyN0. nnothpr 70, 0tU, untl thtr,l 40O
head Ut cattkr. Unc rcuson for thu higher prcu
For tho same caliso turner's aro scnllfn9 their
cattle to market only hnlf fattcnod. ai,i tho lcst
cattle hnve nrcA'fy been marketed"
In regard to the "toot- and- mouth " tliscnsc.
Mr. lin!ph sud:
icver henr,l uf tho mnlntly appearing on this
telnneL IN botnK laa.etl IN l;nR;and tr,,lI tho
steamer FrlnC8 I'll jim. caught thu lfsCMRe. MS
havin ss Gesa Srxh, fro na m 1h
PREVIOUS thyhK%. nnu tho ship mt hnying been
property disi'licctcd. ,Anot'er vessel. which
this sels0n II lat uf silrcp tho n,nnurn frotm
which VIVA mt re.uuvc0. but spread In tho stnlIs
fur export 10 Enu,und. As rcs,it, over iau out
Of l5O cntttc were afflicted with tho dscaau
when they rGachctl tho uther stslc. sheep VII!
curry tho pcrnls Of tho ,sunso IN tl1eir wool
utter coming in contact with the tuftcte eut-
IT, S a,a pe5sons VII! aiso CONVEY the eplIc,aio
veterinary surgeon ii h!s rcl,rt that no wrcI
or other art!clrs tllat could t'usslbly he fnfeuic
issn 6G aiowsa e u tie stsncrs l. E.o ons Thy
t. b. cnrrlcd by thy atmosphere. It is as cpl
@ dctnio M ~ the & &l"ng dscaso IN Austru!la mud tho
rst apcare from il, to Il er eont @ Of ,s sseie es,
A,,strs!!a A, y . ;'tseasc.i an!.nal from Holland
sumo sixty miles ntu tte country, and I'LL along
the r.nld tito cattle l'ccnmu infected, thu dis
trsuHhs. Thy AusrnlMn turner's t,uw iil,,cu-
lAtc tho cutie 70 that they like tho tiEsrnsp in
iniler form. tho t''i;cu.,s l,eing Inserted III 4
spllt ln tho tn!l. S0nlD OF tho upctitnteti an-
l'inla die, and tho tHlfs drop atr from tho utcrs,
5Mt t6osG ~ that recover nre proof aRanst ths cp!-
yery hiut- price,, IN Australia htit INV hit Jul.
ioeas cAn 6o bought III tho rnn0cs for frtl thruo
y, tD'tr pounds sterling zach. Quarantine meas-
i.ntraiiy Icster ca,tie Than lie Tcxais, ~ they @
lrax aaa tho A,YenInu sgpio aro nos stttI abo G5
~ be dlseasvd, lit believe ti,cre Hro 1,,heulth.