The St. Johns herald., 1890-05-29
Another English Cattle Market.

in receipt, through the courtesy 2
 the department of state, of an is.
 teresting communication from Mir
 Horace c. Pugh, consul at Newcas
 tie, England. The communication
 presents the leading features oftht
 Newcastle cattle market, feature:
 which strongly emphasize the i'm portance of the British cattle trade
 to American cattle growers. The
 cattle markets at Newcastle fur. nishes the meat supply for more
 than a million people. 4 large portion of the cattle marketed here
 are imported principally from Den
 mark and Sweden. The figures for
 the last quarter of 1889 show inn
 portations at this market from ali sources amounting to 32,521 head of which II ,9S9 head were import ed from Denmark and Sweden but besides this large proportion 1t seems that a large number of the total 31.421 include cattle originally from the Scandinavian countries. but which had been sold in the first place to feeders, and by them fat tened and returned to market. Moreover, a large number Of these store cattle so handled by the local farmers, necessarily lose their iden- tity as imported cattle, and conse- quently Mir. Pugh concludes that the actual number of cattle sold in the Newcastle market imported from foreign countries, and especi- ally from Sweden and Denmark, are far more numerous than the actual figures available would indicate.
 He gives also the average prices received during the three months as follows: Heifers-7s-6d to Ss Sd per stone of 14 pounds steers -7s-3d to Ss-per stone of IA pounds. Equivalent in United States money to 139 to 14 cents per pound for heifers, and 129 tJ 13s' per pound for steers. Average becves of about ?, POO pound weight are preferred.
 An investigation of the cattle marketat this place with the result of eliciting the information already given, impressed MT. Pugh with the importance of establishing closer relations between the cattle dealers and commission men interested in this trade at Newcastle and the American cattle growers and ship pers. A meeting was accordingly held at his invitation at the U. s. consulate, of parties interested in this trade, including the own CTS of line of steam ships ply ing between Newcatle and ports in the United States. The result of the meeting has awakened consid- erable interest in the opening up of a trade in American cattle in the Newcastle market, so much so in deed, that the cattlemen and ship owners have proposed to the city corporation to put the yards in such condition as may be required by the regulations of the privy council for the reception of Ameri- can cattle at their own expenses. The ship-owners also agree that cat tie shall be landed at Newcastle directly from ports of the United States at a rate not exceeding that to Liverpool.
 Dealers at Liverpool have ex- pressed a desire to Mir. Pugh to open communication with nersons in the United States, who may be relied upon to give them satistac- tory information regarding all mat ters pertaining to the importation of American cattle and also with con- signers who could be depended up- on to supply them with the quality of beeves desired. Itis according ly suggested that such persons com directly or through the U. s. department of agriculture,