Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1888-09-08
4 GREAT CATTLE MARKET.
THE LARGEST REsoRTOFITs KIND
IN THE WORLD.
~
The Deptford Market in England,
and Its Rule>-Thousaudso of Live
Stock Sold There Daily.

Stock Sold There Daily.
4 London letter 10 E.k : SPIRIT y
the T utes thus de>cr bes q visit TO what
the writer calls the largest covered cat
tie market IN the world" Deptfofd i a
tewn of most interesting character. an
cent and full of historical interest. II
is about seven miles from London. The
place was of little importance till tn
time of Henry Viii, who for the better
preservation Of the Royal Navy estab
lished dockyard, and incorporated the
society of the Trinity House BY the title
of the Master Wardel~. and Assist
ants Of the Guild or Fraternity Of the
Most Glorious and ndlvided Trinity
ana Of St Clement in the county of
Kent This royal dockyard Included
space Of Thirty one acres, and i now the
site of the great cattle market. The
ost interesting feature Of the old Dept
! ford ship docks Is that it was here that
! Peter the Great lived and worked AMI
/ learned his trade as ashipwlight.
This market has the most stringent by
laws that regulate every part Of the eN
tensive business. For instance, a dog is
/ not allowed on the premises. and the
/ cleanliness of the market enclosure den
we'll be called perfect, | suppose that
there are nearly 80 different buildings
IN this area, and Of every size and adapta-
bility The wharfage is superbI and The
largest vessels from all counties come
up the Thames and dsemhark their huge
largo of cattle without the slightest
difficulty The morning that WAS al
/ Deptford one of the Monarch line was
discharcing thousand American heeves.
They looked lank and miserable. | am
not often ashamed Of ANYTHING | see
enhnatinr from my own dear Iuntry.
but | must confess when saw this long
troop Of tired, long horned. faint steers
walk across the gang plank and ur the
walk to the American stalls, / ielt
little chagrined. The American agent,
however, said Don't fear there are no
bee es that will he sold this any other
day like the American. 1t is he meat
that IS f.vorahls taking with ali
classes more and more | was glad t.
hear this, and vet, as | looked at the
splendidly built Spanish Deeves. the
beautiful black and white Dutch cattle,
the Portuguese short thick and well
lived animals, / could not believe what
my guide and friend told me. Yet,
when the sale came of later IN the day,
his prediction WAS positively verified
!, The corporation of London makes a
good thing in this business Fifteen
, pence on every beef and led. on every
sheep that is landed must be at once
paid, and then not one Of these animals
; ever 90 out of the enclosure alive. Most
Of the animals are sent on commission.
and the commission agents are always
, on hand to take every advantage Of
, their position There is little response
l. ba; ha
ton received ought to be most satisfy
; ing But it is not every one who can OBJ
tam a place of this character. Each
) agent has his own stalls. pens and folds.
There is no auctioneering; everything
> is Of the most quiet nature. The day
that was at the market there were over
5000 sheep and lambs sold and over
| 5000 beeves, and yet everything was
conducted in as quiet manner as at the
r most quiet of art sales. The butcher, or
the dealer in meats, will 90 from stall to
. stall and pen to pen asking ''how muchf =
! If the price is satisfactory the number IS
mentioned and thev are driven 10 one Of
the many slaughtering establishments,
e and in few hours the clean-dress cd car
G cases are on their way to London Not
r hoof of any Kind goes out Of DeptfOrd
alive except those Of a carriers work.
There is a fine imposed upon en-
e ployes using vulgar or profano language.
g At the conclusion Of each DAYS sale
r there must be made a square settlement
T between buyer and seller. Yet there Il
a great deal Of honesty between these
two parties was with one o
my (,eaman friends who deal
very largely in German sheep. 4
/ buyer came up anil 20 nted 70 a pen II
:. which were $50 fine sheep How
!. muchl" Thirty two shilllngs wa
q the reply Cof course 7this was for each
9 will give YOU thirty shillings.' SAID
5 the customer "All riGnt, sad tn
n seller. and the bargain was sealed by
g shake Of the hand-no writing. no othe
n agreement bu. the word Of honor.
d The stau-hterinC houses are a wonde
= in themselves have seen the Sam
It kind of.work performed in Armour's e
q tabishment in Chicago, but that va
s with swine Here huge bullock j
e slaughtered and made ready for sale in
h few minutes. Nothing IS wasted. On
large firm in London. has the contrae
n for all the gnt-. The skins are sent /
\. Germany for sausage skins. o. 70 l.ondo
y fto manufacture into lawn tennis bats.
&c i Another firm eccives al the hides E
$ (the beeves. ani anothe- 81 the shee
4. SKINS, while the rer4ui>ite 70 drover
le the long lair on the 'ais Of these an
le lrmals The droves sells this 10 the nant
~ facturer, who converts i into IL
rs bru>hes. etc.
y Al O'clock the -ales Of the lay al
s suspended Everything must 60. al
1e then the cleaning of the entire building
h begin and before midaigh. they arc 4
r clean as il nothing II the brute crca.io
he mad been present. Tie dung l. remove
ed by contractor. and not q vestige
is this immense traflc i seen on the follov
IN in. morn doth, If there anota'
&c institution of its Kind in the word
He Wantei Il Brief Courtship.
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