Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1892-09-06
Cattle Notes.

Az EeRNA0tAOA VI NAAR RAAh~0
States is increasing more rapidly
than ever before. The census re-
turned shows that by far the great
est of this is occurring in the cities
and towns Of the manufacturing re-
gions. Thus consumers are in
creasing far more rapidly than pro-
ducers. While this is true, on the
other hand the growth of Ogricult-
ural and homestead demands are
making large inroads on the
great cattle ranges Of the West and
Southwest. In the past two years
millions of acres Of these ranges
have been taken up for homes. As
these things go on the demand
must turn the tide back for more
scientific agriculture and cattle
growing. Low prices on range
cattle have made close margins of
profit, and our growers have been
compelled to study more intensive
methods. Out of all this it will be
found that there has been compen-
sation in the depression. The in
creased demand will find us pre-
pared to putinto the market matur-
ed beeves with one years less ex-
pense of feeding than formerly.
Those who have protted by the
depression in learning how to do
this, in better breeding and man.
agement, will be able then to even
up the low profit of the past few
years with the higher ones soon to
come. The rapid growth of the
consuming population justifes this
view. There is limit to our public
land for cheap production, but
every added inhabitant must have
food and raiment. This country
is growing rapidly to that ideal
condition where there is & COM
parative equilibrium of production
and consumption-where the field
and gardens will have a market at
their door for what they produce
Texas Live Stock Journal.
Mr., Barry, of the great dressed
beef export firm of Eastmans &
Co., said that the decline in the
price of American dressed beef il
the English market from 14c pei
pound, five years ago, to 9ac fol
the last two years per side of 800
pounds average, was due to too
many shippers of both d d anC
| live beef from the United States
more than to the competition o.
other countries in the Englisl
markets, says the National Provis
ioner." b" This country, said he
ships no sheep OF mutton compar
| ltiVely, while Australia and New
Zealand ship no beef, and henc,
do not compete with us on the
other side on fresh meats except a
mutton takes the place of anl
drags down the price for fresh bee
in the English markets (as W,
ship none TO the continent), unit
American beef often retails ther
at lower prices than in New York
OF this decline from ii cents to 8
cents per pound in the last feV
years, Mr.. Barry said that the de
cline in ocean freight during tina
period from $3.50 to S1.50 pc
quarter, of 225 pounds, only pay
S1.00 per quarter, or S400 per eaI
cass of 800 pounds, or ] cent pc
pound. Only the best America
beef is shipped and it is retaile
in English markets as irst-claf
cuts of English beef. There ar
no Texas cattle slaughtered her
or shipped alive for those market
as it does not pay, while the rive
Platte beef that comes to the Ell
glish markets is of about the sam
quality as our Texas beef and sell
at lower prices, as well as Sout
American canned beef, as no corn
fed in those counties and the cattl
are smaller than those shippe
from North America. The presel
average weekly shipments of Dire
I sed beef from our Atlantic por
are 5000 to 5000 head; and Ii,
cattle an average of 1900 to 8,0C
! head. In addition, Montre
! ships from May to Novembe
during opening of navigation {
the St. Lawrence river, 100,0I
8 head. Our present annual shi
4 ments of dessed beef are therefor
Y at the rate of $4,000 head, and
! live cattle 100000 head, OF tot
/. of $4,000 head from this count
and 100000 head from Canada
Great Britain.
q Max b. Goldenburg was
y Ii d ~ 90 AnA Il L