St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-28
East Bound Shipments From Chicago
Show Heavy Falling Off for the
Past Week.
The Severe Quarantine Laws in Montana
Seriously Diminishing Shipments
of Cattle.
The Northern Pacific Completes a
Big Land Sale of Four Thou
sand Acres.
The Minnesota ~ Northwestern's
Ticket Arrangements--G
Railway News.
East-Round Tonnage.

CHICAGO, June 27.-The east-bound ton
mage for the week from this point shows
a falling off of more than 8, 900 tons, which
is serious decrease for this season of the
year. The present unsettled condition of
rates to the seaboard is the direct cause OF
the diminution, shippers holding out
for still lower rates and freight
agents refusing stuff at the
present low prices. There is but little
movement of grain and the elevators are
crowded. But one recent shipment have
been at loss to the carrying roads. There
is no complaint of lack OF business from
that source. Shipments for the week in
tons were: Flour, 4,916; grain, 81, 500;
provisions, 8,439; total, 24,917. The per-
centages have taken another change, Grand
Trunk which run UP to ola the previous
week fell back to 11.3, consequent upon the
fulfllment of it's Is cent contracts and its
diSinclinatiOn to renew them. The Van
derbilt lines increased their aggregate per-
centage from 40.S to 44.3 and the PennSyl-
vania from "a to 1877 Chicago and Allan
tic has only carried Ito of per cent in
three weeks, while the Baltimore & Ohio
has gained per cent.
The Cincinnati & Northern railway, from
Cincinnati to Waynesville. O., was sold
yesterday by order of the United States
court, to A. S. Winslow for So, 900. Mr..
Winslow bought the property on behalf of
the first mortgage bOndholders, who will
proceed to organize a company and operate
the road.
Cattle Shipments Into Montana.
The cattle shipments from the Minnesota
Transfer last week were lighter than usual,
and cannot compare with the shipments for
the same period in 1884. This is accounted
for by the quarantine law OF Montana, most
Eastern shippers being somewhat alarmed
OF having their cattle quarantined for some
time. 1t is possible that action will be
taken to have the law modified else this
important industry, the cattle growing,
which has sprung up of recent date to such
immense proportions, will be entirely killed.
Stock growers fully appreciate the value of
Montana as grazing field, it being par
ticularly adapted to that business, but they
do not feel willing to endanger the con-
fiscatiOn of their cattle, OF subject them
selves to any loss in the transit of their
young stock to the Western ranges. A
large number of Texas cattle would have
been shipped into the territory by way of
ST. Paul this season. but when the quaran-
tine law was enforced those intending to
ship held back, and are still doing so, and
letting the stock feed ON the Southern
ranges. Many shippers, though, have not
taken the pains to inquire about the Mon
tana law On cattle, believing all shipments
are subject to quarantine at the border of
the territory. But this is not so; if the
shipper is in receipt of certificate of health
from the veterinary surgeon in his district,
the cattle are not delayed at all. but only
inspected by the appointed inspector while
they are feeding. This industry is too inn
portant one to be destroyed. The ship
ments west yesterday were $50 head.