The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1883-10-11

Beer Export Trade.
The proportions to which the beef
and cattle export trade of the country
has grown since the first shipment of
beef to Europe in 1876 can be studied
at no place With such advantage as at
the North River stock yards, foot of
| Sixtieth street. Here carloads of cattle
in constantly arriving trains are daily
received to the amour of about IL, 900
head weekly, and this represents nearly
one-half of the total amount received
from the west.
In 1875 the first shipment of dressed
beef was made to England, and in the
summer Of the following year the ex-
port of live cattle began. Since then
the business has enjoyed a constant and
healthy increase, until to-day the week
ly shipments from the United States,
both of live cattle and dressed beef,
amount to fully 5000 head. OF this
rather more than one-half is live cattle,
as this class Of shipments has the pre-
ference during six months of the year,
including the summer months, and
would have during the entire year were
1t not for the high rates of insurance
demanded during the rough weather of
the fall and winter season.
The four principal points of ship
ment are New York, Boston, Philadel-
phia and Baltimore, aud the gradual in
crease In the trade and the consequent
competition in prices on the other side
has compelled the English landholders
to reduce the number of their home
cattle. At the present time, shippers
say, the competition is so sharp that
there is little profit to anybody. The
shipping Of fresh beef from this country
has had the effect of opening up an ex-
tensive trade with Australia, New Zea-
land, Mexico and Russia, and now i'm
mense quantities of mutton are received
in England from Australia and New
Zealand.
A governing factor in the future in
crease OF u export. beef trade, and
one on which it will largely depend, is
the amUunt of Indian corn raised and
the prices it will command. When
large crops of corn are harvested and
the price rules low the quantity Of cat
tie feed will experience a proportionate
increase, and the quantity shipped
from this country will depend on the
prices for which beef can be laid down
in England.
The cattle producing states which
furnish the supply for this growing in
dustry, are Texas, the Indian territory,
Arizona, Colorado and all the far west
ern states. Thence the cattle are NOV
ed forward into the corn growing or
feeding states Of Miss uri, Kansas, Ill
inois, and all the middle states. When
fatted and fitted for market, they come
east either in dressed quarters in re-
frigerator cars or on the hoof, for for
eign shipment or for local use. Chica-
go disputes with st. Louis the honor of
being the largest cattle market in the
world, Here the lcattle are gathered
from all the orn states, and from those
two points are bought up and distribut-
ed to the four great shipping points.
Although trains of cattle are daily
received at the stock yards in this city,
and are handled as rapidly as they ar
rive, the regular market days are Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday.
The large firms who buy for the ex-
port trade find no difficulty in secur-
ing transportation for their stock, live
or dressed, and n of the largest ship
pers Informed a Graphic representative
that there is plenty to carry across
the ocean every steer in the country
were 1t necessary. Every outgoing
steamer carries freight Of this kind.
When the cattle are shipped alive they
are comfortably quartered in stalls,
well fed and cared for during the voy-
age and generally suffer little in con-
dition. When shipped in quarters the
beef is stored in immense coolers and
receives constant attention during the
trip. One firm dealing largely in dress
ed beef keep twenty butchers constant
ly engaged in Strengthening, and their
cooler has a capacity of ], 500
The price Of American beef in Eng
land ranges from five to twelve pence
per pound, and is regulated by its con-
dition on arrival.
Sheep are also exported but in much
smaller quantities, the great bulk OF the
receipts being required for home con-
sumption. This city and Jersey City
are the two great sheep marts of the
county, the supply coming from the
south, west and Canada. at this time
OF the year New York commands the
bulk Of the sheep business, the sheep
arriving from Canada, northern Ohio |
and New York state being in prime
condition and finding a ready market.
The southern stock Is in better market
able condition in the spring, and AS
Jersey City's supply is derived mainly
from hat section her trade at present Is
somewhat sluggish.-The New York
Graphic.
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