Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-20
CINCINNATI.
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CINCINNATI, Sept. 19.-The National
Pork Packers Convention reassembled
this morning. a 1
The motion on which the rule was adopt
ed yesterday with reference to tares on
bulk meats, was reconsidered, and the rule
so amended as to allow, between the LIST
OF June and the LIST of November, meats to
be washed with cloth In cold water.
The following additional rules were then
adopted:
8. Mess pork-Shall be cut and packed
from sides Of well fatted hogs In stripes, the
hog to be first split through the backbone,
or II split on one side an equal proportion
Of hard and soft sides, as they are termed,
must be packed and properly hanked and
not baek-stripped. One hundred and nine
ty-slx pounds Of great meat, numbering not
over sixteen pieces including the regular
proportion Of flank and shoulder cuts, four
layers placed on edge without excessive
bruising or crowding, packed into each bal
rel, with not less than forty pounds of good
foreign or forty-five pounds OF good domes-
tic coarse salt and filed full of clean brine
as strong as salt will make 1t; the pork TO
be cut as reasonably uniform in width; the
date OF packing and number Of pieces In
each barrel must be branded on the head
With metallic brand, marking iron or stem
ell at the time Of packing. rs -
!. 10. Clear pork-From extra heavy sides
a. vel fatted hogs, cut, selected and pack
cd in the same manner as mess pork, back
bone and half the RIB next to the backbone
taken out.
IL. Extra clear pork--Same as clear, exss
cept that all rib and backbone must be
taken out.
II. Mess ordinary or thin mess--Of hogs
reasonably well fstted, too light for mess,
cut, selected and packed In the same man.
ner as mess and the same requirement rs to
weight, the number ofpieces to the barrel
not TO exceed twenty-five.
Is. Rump pork-Should be trimmed with
only enough taken off to make them neat
and smooth, tail cut of close; each barrel
to contain 200 pounds green meat packed
with the same quantity and quality of salt
as mess, the number Of pieces TO be brand
ed on the barrel. ,~.....-r.
il. Extra p lime pork-Made fhesvy urss
trimmed shoulders cut into three p.eces,
leg cut off close to the breast; zoe pounds
of green meat into each barrel with tho
same quantity and quality of salt as mss.
Is. Prime mess pork.-Made of shout
ders and sides of nice smooth fat hogs,
weighing from 100 to 100 pounds each net,
regularly cut into square pieces as nearly
four pounds each as possibls, the shank cut
of close to the breast; the barrel to con-
tain 200 pounds OF green meat in the pro-
portion Of 20 pieces shoulder and 80 pieces
side cuts, packed with 20 pounds OF good
coarse salt and 8 ounces Of salt petre prime;
the pieces should be cut clear Of the blade
bone, the shoulder pieces not to exceed 30
pounds Tor each barrel.
lo. Hams.-Shall be cut 81 ort, well
round at butt, properly faced, shank cut
just about the hook joint. s.
II. Rough sides-Made by splitting bog
through the backbone, or if split on one
side Of the backbone an equal proportion OF
hard and soft sides must be delivered on
sales to make them standard.
i8. Short or clear rib middhngs
bone taken out, henchbene sawed down
even with the face Of the side, tha feather
of the bladebone not taken out, the edges
smooth, the sides not back-strapped or
hanked.
10. Short clear sides-Backbone and
ribs all taken out, and henchbone sawed
down smooth and even with the face
Of the side, the feather of the blade
bone not taken out, the edges smooth, the
sides not bsck-strapped or fianked.
90. Cumberland cut-A part Of the neck
and all the shoulder and side left together
In one piece, the leg cut off below the knee
Joint, the shoulder, ribs and neck bone
taken out, tbs LloOd vein lifted and cut out
the back bone taken out, the heuch bone
sawed down even with the face OF the side,
the edges left smooth and not back-strappeC
or fianked, both the ends properly trimmed.
81. Long rib middles-Prepared same a:
Cumberland, except all the shoulder bone
must be removed and the leg cut off cleaI
to the brisket.
%. Long clear middles-Prepared same
as long rib, except that all the side ribs
must be removed.
%. Shouiders-Cut as nearly as possible
through between the second aud third RIB
and close as possible to the back part o.
fore arm, the joint butted of square on top
the neck bone and short ribs taken out
the blood vein lifted and cut out, the breas,
flap trimmed of and foot cut of just above
the knae joint.
"A. Picked hams and shoulders-To be
sized when packed light, medium and
heavy separately, as near as possible; the
number of pieces, green weight, and date o
packing to be branded on the head OF pack
age with metallic letters, marking iron
stencil at the time Of packing.
%. English meats-Piecee classified, ana
J liaht, medium and heavy packed separated
as nearly as practicable In boxes made to d
the different sizes.
20. New eooperage-Barrels made frrr
well seasoned burr Whits oak free from OF
iectionable sap, slaves 4 inch thick, 81
inches long, heads 18 inches, l inch thicE
in the centre, bend hoops, hickory o
white oak. barrels not less than ILL
8 hoops. Tierces for hams beef and lard, 81
5 | inches long, 20 to 81 inch heads stave
r chamfered at bead, quality Of slaves an
D hoops same as barrels, slaves (, inch THO
? beads the same as barrels, hooped ll-l6.
The President was authorized to sppoin
= q committee of 5 to devise and perfect som
a plan whereby accurate and reliable stati
0 tics of the packing Of the coming seaso
a m.y be procured for the information OF II
y trade.
{ The time of holding the next Nations
e Pork Packers Convention has been chanE
:. ed from the first Tuesday Of October to tt
y second Tuesday Of September.
D La Belle RtViere.
In the Ohio River improvement CONVEX
ton this morning an address to Congrel
was adopted, asking sum of money to
$ appropriated for the improvement of q
n navigation ofthe Ohio river, and urging q
q State Legislatures In the States borderti
q on that river to use their endeavors TO ha
y such an appropriation made. The conve
Al ton then adjourned to meet 10 Cincinna
Nov. 20.
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