The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-06-22
UNCLE SAM OF I.IATT.
The Rulsp 81 CAIeas~'s Stock YArds says
0nsha VIII He ne Great Cattle Market.


Omaha viii He ne Great Cattle Market.
Mr.. Samuel w. Allerton Of Chicago, the
stock yard king is known at home as Uncle
Sam OF Piatt because on Change he Is always
illustrating his remarks about the crops with
references to my farm in Patt county" This
farm covers six square miles. and In spite OF
its size Is one OF the finest and best cultivated
farms in Illinois.
Il will make this prediction" aaid Mr.. Aller-
ton. in the Fifth Ave .ius Hotel tho other day
Ten years hence Omaha will be the great
cattle market Of tho country. Four years ago. In
Boone county. Nebraska. there were but four or
five sod houses. There are more cattle fed there
now than in any four counties in Illinois. As
the country becomes settled and divided into
farms. the cattle raisers are pushed further
west. Cheap lands are necessary to raise
illinois In 1856 than to-day. and the. productive
The finest abattolr in the world is being
erected at Omaha. Chicago has $40 acres IN
IL fock y"ra ws and o tn. s
are owned principally in Boston; The now
yards at Omaha. when complet.d. VII cover
400 acres. The cost will be about $3.50. 900. Mr.
William Paxton ia President and he and j. H.
Swan are principal stockh1lders;, The yards
600 acres Of yards. witch cost some $1,000. 6oS
They were built about 1878. and at present are
the comp.test yards /. the conEStry: There
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c rssr "s rem i've s Yards at CITY, aiso
Speaking Of exporting CATTLE" continued
Mr.. Allerton began shipping live cattle to
England about 1867. and dressed beef three
years later. When began exporting, a little
1,25O-pound steer would bring $3.50 in London.
Now 1t takes II good /. 900 pound steer to bring
500. The value has been reduced SO per cent
Originally tho Englishman preferred our
dressed beef. but being II good Judge OF meat.
he will now pay 33 per cent. more for live cat
tie. Consequently 1t happens that 1t pays
| better to shin live cattle. although it costs $50
onch to shin them aga inst 81 dressed. The
only advantage to tho dressed beef shipper Is
that he can buy coarse. cheap. and tough anil
mals slaughter them hare. and make them
tonder by refrigeration. The fresh, juicy taste
| is lost. however. and the Engshman knows 1t.
| say this. although eXport both kinds.
Three years ago chartered two English
steamers to eXDort cattle. l insisted that the
| ventilation should be satisfactory To me. and
had IL put in the contract. When a storm
comes they batten DOWN tho ship and tho stock
arc half sufTocatsd Some Of the animals die
and the remainder lose much flesh. When tho
| steamers reached Philadelphia l demanded
| that blowers h8 put in to force air into tho
| stalls The Englishmen were obstinate. and
declined to place the cattle on board. Separate
suits were brought in behalf of each snip. l
| claimed a breach OF contract. The courts de-
cid.d against me- In the case OF one steamer
and found damages for Mo In the case of the
other on the same evidence. l appealed the
| case against mo and tho EnGlishmen appealed
the case against them. The matter stands un-
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