The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-28

/ CHEhP MEAT-IeTGS BCCf Rctn1teG on
| Shtpb0ard at Phiiddelphid.-The arrival o
the steamer FREELY, at Philadelphia, will
Il cargo Of fresh Texas beef, brought under
Il patent retrigerating process, has already
been mentioned. The city retail butcher
did not purchase the cargo, and announce
ment was made that beef as fresh and firm
and sweet as the most dainty appetite coult
ask, would be sold ut retail on board thu
FREELY ut five to fifteen cents per pound
The following description of the lively
scene which ensued is given by the Plila
| dclphia Bulletin
"When it became known that fresh
Texas beef was being sold on the steamer
at half the rates charged In the street mar.
| kcts, a great rush of people Of all colors
was ut once made to take advantage Of the
rare opportunity of obtaining good meat III
once transformed d portion of the fore-deck
into a wcllappointed newsstand, and Sc.
cured corps OF caryerS, who are now, and
have been since this temporary mcat-shop
was opened. industriously engaged in at
tending to the host of customers constantly
pressing forward for the cheap Texas beef.
The scene this morning was an interesting
one. Rich and poor crowded forward to
be served, calling for quantities from a
pound to quarter, and while waiting were
prolific in their encomlums upon its good
quality and its cheapDess, and their rid.
dance from the butcher monopoly which
they were compelled to support for so long
time"
The Philadelphia North american of the
25th instant dcrotes aud editorial column
to Il history of the enterprise and the plans
for its future prosecution. 1t says:
1.-The retrigerating process involved is a
patent, and has worked with the utmost
satisfaction. The meat is sweet and tender
and juicy. and wants only in those charac-
teriSLics that belong TO stall-fed or highly
prepared animals that are sought by con-
noisseurs at extreme prices. Those used
were an average OF interior herds. The
hides and horns were sent on the same
ship with the carcasSeS, on deck, aud
found Il ready sale at private terms.
The temperature there, when killed,
was 9jo. As the first shipment was in
its nature experimental, nearly Il week was
allowed to clapSe before an organized effort
was made TO market it. This it was calcu-
lated would remove any prejudice that eX-
isted, or show the failure of the enterprise
dccisiycly. The point is settled, and it is
so settled that while this beef has been dis
posed Of at between five and fifteen cents,
according to quality, we may look forward
to sales at still lower prices. Now large
receiving refrigcratorS will be built there
and here. Philadelphia butchers will leave
nere OH the return trip. A United States
Inspector will be sent out to certify
the quality of the meat. The cat
tic will be granted OH their receipt,
before being butchered; the poorer pOr-
tons sailed, and only the best shipped.
Aud the ship running between the great
rcfrigcrators will not be detained at either
port. 1t is intended to add mutton to the
cargo, and to bring red fish, red snapper,
pompano, and other choice varieties of
tsh. And should the demand warrant, the
endless oyster-fiied bayous of Baratara
and the whole coast, and the countless
flncks Of ducks that waste along the streams
of Southeastern Texas, where they can be
aud arc killed by the boat-load, will also be
scut forward. The next cargo is TO be eX.
pected in about forty-tiye days from The
day Of departure here. 1t may be sold by
the cargo on arrival, or stored and retailed
10 large dealers. 1t will not be retailed
again as in this instance"