Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-28
R0UND-UPS.
English Embargo Against American
Cattle Condemned in Scotland.
sales of Flooded Horsus and st er Cattle
Money in the Cattle Tusiness-A
Great ductr.-

and il is the desire among the generality
of people across the wafer that all re-
strlctions be removed and the shipment
Of American cattle be permitted without
stint. The Dundee Advertiser, pub
lished at Dundee, Scotland, has inter-
viewed number of live stock men on
the suhgpc;. and two of the interviews
are given herein in full:
THOMAS SWAN
Mr.. Thomas Swan of the large livestocL firm
Of John Swan & Sons, Glasgow, Ed nburR and
Perth, was seen by reporter aud asked:
''Your firm is largely engaged in the cattle
trade with American
YES"
"Have you any objection to state your turn
over9''
"wer, we sold last year L, 800 Canadian cat
''Hae you found this trade increasing on
your ha Ids of late years?''
Every year
''Bave you also found the quality OF the cat
tie improyinE?'
Certainly
Have you any experience of the trade in
states cattleS''
YES"
That trade is accompanied at present with
compulsory slaughter at ports of landing?'
Are you aware of any. good reason why this
restric ion should be continued?''
'.You are aware that the reason generally given
is the fear of the introduction of disease into this
THAT is So
''What is your opinion on this matterP''
MY practical exper CnCe (and which think
viii be borne out by every butcher and every
veterinary surgeon who examines the cattle at
the port Of saughter) is that in proportion to the
number of cattle coming there is undeniably
less disease in States cattle than any others
did you ever have case of pleuro among
1--WE never had one beast condemned in all
our experience -
''These importations are principally from the
1.-THE rorts Of shipment Of states cattle start
ing from the general center of Chicago at pres
ent are Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and
New York TO Birkenhead for Liverpool, to
DePtford for London, to YoTkhill for Glasgow,
Have you heard that there is said to be a
certain amount OF disease in some of the terri
tories and Eastern s. tes OF American
81 have heard that that is the case, the same
as we hear about disease existing here
Could that difficulty not be overcome by
railing the cattle direct TO the ships side2''
- fancy so. In this way al danger of con-
tact with diseased CT tile would be prevented in
transit. If the government of this country was
to satisfy themselves or ask the American gov
eminent to satisfy them in the same way as con-
tinental countries do then think they would
see that from many states OF the United States
OF America store cattle might be permitted to
come into this country with very great general
advantage
care you aware to what extent trade in states
store cattle might be deve.oped?'
81 think ii the government OF this country
could be satisfied that the Western states cattle
that Is, ranch cattie-could be introduced here
without risk of importing disease, that is the
only means can see that the agricultuTist of
this country compete with foreign importa-
ton of fat stock alive and frozen meat of all
kinds
Have you any knowledge Of the price at
which ordinary states Cattle-say three-year-
olds-cou be brought into this cOuntry?''
From Nw 1r,N
price in Chicago this year of ranch cattle-than
which no better stores exist IN any country
weighing ll15 pounds, Melted TO the pro gretor
OF the ranch about 70 los apiece. These were
all graded cattle
''Wha. would be the probable cost Of landing
these cattle in this country stores for the
home faImer?''
"Three-year- old bunocks could be landed
here with immense advantage to the farmers of
this country, and with profit TO the producers
there. at &I3 s piece
Gould younger stock be brought in at a cor
respondingly lower rate?''
Decidedly 500
ITO what extent could this be accom-
ITO any extent. IF the restrictions were
taken off states cattle, which are at present sent
70 chicago, as The only market available for
them, and imported into this country in the
shape of timed and canned meat, they could
be brought to Great Britain as store cattle, for
which purpose they are iar more adapted than
for slaughter, and every one connected with
agriculture void be undeniably benefited by
at what cost do you think younger cattle,
say rising two years old, could be imported?''
The effect of the opinion have given you
Just now is this. Whereas, cattle generally on
the ranches in the West in Wyoming, Texas,
and other great cattle states, have 10 be kept 70
an older age for the purpose of having much
beef placed on them as possible, II they were
shipped when year younger the relative cost to
the shipper would be very much less, on account
of the space on board the ship holding more cat
tie than at present. In my opinion good bull
locks rising two years old could be landed in
this country al from so TO 81 q head
- " hat Is your reason Tor advocating this
Simply because do not see that either
Great Britain or Ireland, account Of tie
change CT the system Of agriculture, can produce
sore cattle sufficient for the demand; ami more
than that. Ireland itself has lately been en-
ceavoring 10 establish port for the admission
of Canadian cattle. = also ourselves have
had several app ications recently to introduce
shipm ents OF Canadian cattle into the West
Of England Notwithstanding the biggest root
crop, suppose, ever known either in Scotland
or England, the prlce OF store cattle has been so
ahSCIdly high, IL comparison with the value OF
fat, that there Is 10 be absolutely no rent pay
ing results IN the tattening Of cattle this year
JAMES TOMBSTONE TELLS THE SANE TALE.
Mr. James Johnstone Of the firm o; Robertson
& Johnsone was also interviewed, and the follow
ing WAS the result:
''You carry on 4 large business both in Cam
adam and United States catte?''
'Yes. But all the states cattle have to be
slaughtered at YoFkhin, Glasgow, where they
''In yoar opinion, is compulsory slaughter
uecessaryS''
No. AS a rule, states cattle. so far as they
come under our notice, tree from pIcurO-
pneumonia, and the eiore / Con>i Ter there is no
Just ground for maintaining the restrictions. OF
the large number If Sta eS cattle which we have
sold at YOrkhill, we have never known an IN
stance Of one Of them beng affected vi h pleuro
pneumonia
care you awsre TO what extent the store cat
tie trade nom The Western states might be de-
velopeu?''
''Seeing taat The United Stetes is much larger
in extent than Canada, il naturally follows that
there would be far more cattle sent, ana OF
course. II there wss 6 sufficient demand, they
could increase the numbers
The cattle which come st present are gen.
orally three or four years old2''
YES. They al fat cattle. fed on Indian
corn. and generally none OF them less than
three years; sometimes four and even tye.''
Gould cattle be got about two years or age,
suitable for feeding in this colntyg''
Certainly tley could. The Canadian cattle
now being imported are o. very nice quail ",
good sorts and well bred. Cattle in the states
are fuily Us well bred, ana ta=re they are coz
stauIy Improving the breed ing.''
Thtse younger csttie would likely be brought
AZ a cheaper rats OF carriage than heavy fat ca
t.est'
Yes; no doubt because they would occupy
far less space, more co lld DC taken in railway
wagons ana board steamers. Therefore,
the freight per head wouIo Certainly be lower.
''Eour experience does not lead Won 10 think