New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-03-01
Shipping Beef to Europe.

The plan of shipping fresh beer 10 Europe
ia at last declared to be complete success.
Three steamers of Williams q Guion's line
to Liverpool are fitted with the refrigerator
apparatus. and one of the White Star line.
Last of all. word comes that French CAPT
itallsts are go much captivated with the
idea that they have already built steam
ship called the Friggori6c, for the express
purpose of supplyin Paris with fresh beef
This steamship now lies at Havre and will
be employed exclusively for the transporter
ton Of fresh meats, preserved as in an ice.
house, at low temperature. The chip
forms an immense magazine, double lined
so that the meats may be separated from
contact with the exterior.
As is we'll known, the working classes in
France subsist, to large extent, on horse
flesh, or rather it might be said that no
small proportion of their food is of this de-
scription. The French authorities have in
vestigated the subject. and satisfied them
selves that American beef can be delivered
in Paris at fifty per cent less cost than of
their own growing, and az an allment 1t Is
unhesitatingly pronounced far superior to
ANYTHING derived from the equine species.
AS we have already mentioned, the French
Minister of Agriculture has expressed his
full approval of the plan OF procuring
beef from the United States. So wa
NAV regard the transatlantic trade in fresh
beef as fully established. We have taken
pains to inquire Of Messrs. Williams e.
Guion more particularly respecting the de-
gree of commercial success attending this
new branch of enterprise, but learn that
they are concerned only 80 far as to allow
the use of their steamers for refrigerator
purposes The credit of initiating re- ula ar
SHIPMENTS of fresh beef belongs to Mr.. L.
C.. Eastman, cattle dealer, we'll known on
the Produce Exchange, who probably pre-
fers to keep his own counsel. Ii he really
has good thing it is not likely that he
wishes to proclaim his success. At the same
time it may be that an important principle
is here 90 applied aud established as to
excite interest beyond the ordinary bounds.
AZ already shown. the subject is attracting
more or less attention in England and
France as among ourselves.
The mechanical apparatus consists OF
little moro than o largo PACKING box or
storeroom, inclosed by IN iron chest,
through which pipes are passed. and q con.
slant circulation Of air forced BY . small
independent steam engine OF ABOUT one
horse power. The air thus driven into the
meat chest lie immediately drawn out near
the bottom. and returned to the refrigerator,
being used over and over. Tho temperature
of the entire body Of air is evenly preserved
at near thirty-eix degrees, causing very
moderate consumption Of ice after the first
few hours.
London papers recently noticed the sale
of forty-twO tons of American beef at the
SraithGeld market at an average OF Six
pence per pound, or about twelve cents "a
American currency, and the account says it
.sold rapidly" How beef can be sold at
this price at profit after deducting costs
Of transportation across the Atlantic, our
middle men" can best explain. The fact
shows clearly enough the advantage Of buy
ing from first hands. Beef treated after
the manner described is said to suffer in no
degree from impaired flavor. Perishable
indications are that hereafter, with refriger-
ator warehouses, refrigerator cars, and re-
frigerator steamships the trade in perish
able merchandise, such as fresh meats,
game, fish and fruits, will steadily grow in
Importance, and these articles have much
wider distribution.-New York Commercial
Advertiser.