The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-02-17
AMERICA FEEDING ENGLAND.
Beef from the United states Revoi,

tionixing she English Market.
From the Mercy Post.
The United States and Canada have
been turned 10 as sources of a supply OF
OF meat, and during the past summer,
and even up TO the present time, both
live stock and meat in carcass have
been sent over in considerable quantities.
In addition, there has been the preser-
we'd meat from Chicago, for which a
large demand has arisen as an adjunct
for the table. But even ia bringing
over meat la carcuss from the States, al
though no tropical ordeal has to be-
undergone, some of the first shipments
were not success. One cargo that
reached Liverpool in September entalled
loss of $4,000 owing TO some
faulty construction OF the huge box in
which the meat was hung, and an made
quste supply of ice When the meat
reached England it was unstable. Other
and later shipments have turned out
well. As to the quality of the live cattle,
their excellence may be gathered from
the fact that sixty head landed from the
steamer Dominion at Liverpool, on the
18th ult., were declared by competent
authorities to be the finest animals ever
imported into the country. and their
average weight was over two thousand
one hundred pounds. These cattle were
bred in Canada, and, in consequence of
the ST. Lawrence not being navigaDle,
were forwarded by rail to Portland, III
NJ 4lne, and thence shipped by steamer.
A fortnight previously the Dakotan
brought from New York to the Mersey
three hundred elghty-ive csrcssses
preserved in the refrigerating cham.
beers. On one day since the com.
mencement of the present year seven
hundred tons of the meat were landed
from three American steamers al Liver
pool. This has been distributed to some
of the principal towns in the country,
al d has found ready sale at remumera-
tive prices, but considerably below the
ruling rates OF English meat. Several of
Our provincial contemporaries have
drawn attention To the excellent quality
Of the article, and to its comparing not
dissdvantageoaSly with the greater por-
ton of our home producti,n. 1t has
been sold at from 3Ad to 9!d. per pound,
the latter being the highest amount be-
ing charged for the primest joints and
cuts. The trade during the past season
and up to now may De said to have
been tentative, but the success that it
has met with will lead TO large and in
cressing business. Both in the United
States and Canada great preparations
ara being made. For the transit of
meat in CARCASS, the refrigeratiDg cham
per., ms fitted with the latest improve
men,s. are now found to answer admirs-
bly,, and the exporters are arranging
for large increase in their number for
tho forthcoming season. Both from
On ada aud the States live stock ako
may be expected in large quantities. In
ca, tie are being fsttened for the market,
AMI one firm alone near Toronto has
on" thousand eight hundred head
feeding ready for transport. Doubt
les, it will require a very
large and constant importation of
fresh meat, either in the form Of live
stock or carcass, to affect the home prices
to "a very serious extent; but If, rs APP
pears to be the case. the American meat
finds n ready sale, and tho supply, as also
seems likely, is not found to be wanting
tn cost of the native article must DO re-
ducsd. The Importation has, already, in
several towns where it has been sold,
caused reduction in the rates for Eng
lish meat of three hs,fpence per pound
during the time that the other article
was obtainable, thus stiording an indica.
ton OF what is likely to happen when
we receive regular supply. With a
prospective reduction in our butchers
bills, We shall probsbly'be able to solve a
problem which has been long exercising
the minds of the public as to who are the
real gamers by the present high prices.
Breeders say that they are not, and the
butchers repeat the statement, in respect
To themselves.