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Cattle were butchered for meat for the soldiers, creating massive shortages in the Eastern part of the USA. A shortage creates a great demand, and in order to meet that demand, there needs to be a source of supply. Thus, this high demand allowed future ranchers and cowboys to travel west and herd cattle back east to quench this demand for beef.
workers there processed cattle and packed meat for shipment east.
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The demand for cattle increased in the 1800's because most of the cattle had been slaughtered and eaten during the Civil War, creating a massive shortage for beef. Because more people wanted beef, so the demand increased.
beef shortage
The demand for beef
After the civil war cattle ranching become a good job because the demand for beef from cattle rose in the East.
Why did eastern states need beef
After the civil war cattle ranching become a good job because the demand for beef from cattle rose in the East.
In Texas the abundance of cattle created a greater demand for beef from folks back east. This was after the Civil War to the late 1880s.
In Texas the abundance of cattle created a greater demand for beef from folks back east. This was after the Civil War to the late 1880s.
supply and demand
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Cattle were butchered for meat for the soldiers, creating massive shortages in the Eastern part of the USA. A shortage creates a great demand, and in order to meet that demand, there needs to be a source of supply. Thus, this high demand allowed future ranchers and cowboys to travel west and herd cattle back east to quench this demand for beef.
There was a high demand for beef because all the cattle were slaughtered during the war for meat. As with basic economics states, when demand exceeds supply, prices rise, thus making it a profitable venture to raise cattle.