, 1874-03-11
: ! Tribune's" Statements
Fully Confirmed.
Jews With Leading Dealers in
Meats in Philadelphia.
THEY Assert that Chicago Packers
Are lnjuring the citys Trade.
Onc-qunrter OF the Stock Re-
cGivctl Tainted,


PHILADELPHIA, March 10.-Tho late CONNER
cial article III TnE CHICAGO Tribune. aud tho
otter eigned IA Sufferer" which 1t oduccd.
havo beon commented OIL protty freely by whole
salo observation-disclosures horo. Tho following it,
torvows With two Of our most PROMINENT
flr'na fully explain tho feeling OF tho
trado in this city: Your correspondent
first called on Henry G. DutcAor Of Washing
ton,-Butclier & So,,s,--and desired
HIS v1Ews OF THE MATTER.
Mr. Butchor-I think, NJ fur nj aourod
meat is concerned. tint 1t may be olayaed
as an unsuccessful cure, aud 1t is owing, in
great measure, to tho strcsa Of weathar.
Wo havo experienced no difficulty with middtcs.
but shoulders havo boon running wrotchcdly,
hly a1porioneo W"sald indicate TINT at least 5)
por cent OF those hold in Chicago, ind bought
during tho months Of Jn,ltary md noco,nbnr
inspect now as tantod Tho bulk Of our Liy-
crpoo and Continental orders wore filed
with November packed meats, Of which no hayo
had no complaint. Shoulders, after being in
spccscd In Chicago and sent hero during Docom-
bcr aud January, hive boon running
~ TO 25 rEn CENT had,
which re attribute mninly to tho fact that Ia
many instances they were not as old as ropre-
sentod, and could not bo inspected properly. Tho
fact Of q generally successful euro ut country
points enjoying tho same temperature would
Indicate that some packers have been cafoless in
thoir work, and linvo not taken timo to gsyo tho
meats proper attention and the unsatisfactory
euro, in many instances, may bo attributed to
oyercrowding as we'll as bad weather. Wo thys
been
po1Sa LESS IN CHICAGO THAN USUAL. :
owing to this fact. My remarks apply psrticu-
III.
upwards Of 8000,000 pounds Of pork from Ol,i-
cago. Our receipts this ycar will scarcely reach
lalf that quantity. I decliuo saying anythins
THE BOARD IN CHICAGO,
RS have matter before it, aud am daily await
I'M, lts judgment.
iioporter-What il TINT 1nnttor?
oba M at H ygfav t boyht S%y tanyythtnM 9TH 5
a1an'' on its Gns Arrival he2o found d0i !.
tainted .fcarfully,- about 10 per cent.
will be happy to give you the Boards decision
| Tho noxs firm interviewed vas that of Burrowl
| i CheHcbOrougl.
| Rcportcr-WIat is the CAUSE Of go mitch
aoured meats finding its way here from Chi
caeo?
William II. DurrowH-"It ia very simple
| Chicago merchants
UNDERTAKE 70 po TOO MUCH Dus1SEss.
| Reportcr-11ow is tllats
| Alf. D.-Itcy naVo no iacllltte6 1or taking c1r0
Of the stuff after it Inns been cut or mnuufactur.
| cd, and being taught by tho lato unreasonable
weather will worry largo stocku, q groat doal
Of tho mont las spoiled on their hands. Another
| thing thoy l&ok-tho moral courage to fnce q
1oss ut onco, but try to put it OIL otllors. We do
not now do the ouo-senth business with Chicago
| that we used to.
Roportor-How is that2
Durrows-Wo curtaied our business through
WANT OF CONFIDENCE
| in tho merchants dealers, mud iuppectora. The
vast minority Of tho latter are frauds Of tho
worst description. Wo cannot lcPond on thom.
an MI MI instance VIC give tho following Out
or quo tercos of hama 1ntc1y received 500
were packed short weight, and tho most Of
tlou were tgintod. TlIcro ii no doubt that tho
course pursitsa by some Of tho prominent houses
haa dono mich to injuro tho trade.. II au effort
il not speedily made to correct tho abuses COM
pninod Of. it will result in tho injury Of ono Of
The most important interests Of Chicago.
MARK THESE WORDS.
1T. a and other Western points arc bonont-
ing greatly, and apparently will continue to do
10, by tho dishonesty Of many Of tho triors anil
inspectors in Chicago. hayo little faith in tho
Boart tLoro. No doubt many OF tho gentlemon
Composing it nro honorable mon, but wouldn't
like to say much about the rest.