, 1877-04-16
Something About the Export
Trade in Oysters.
Largo Quantities sont to England
Every Week.
A Growing and Profitable Business for
Those Engaged in It.
The Business Outlook from the
New York Standpoint.
A Slight Increase Of business During
the Month Of March,
Which Indicates q Better Condition Of tho
Retail Trade Of the Country.

Which Indicates Better Condition Of tho |
Retail Trade Of the Country.
Speeiaf Correspondence af TAe Tribune.
New YoRK, April 12.-Thcrn has been great
deal said In tho newspapers rcccntlv about the
"Yankeo entcrprisc" displayed In shipping
American beef to England. This has grown to
be very 1nrge md profitable business, Amcri-
can beef being sold In tho principal cities IN En-
gland at less price than English beef, and, In
faet for less priec tnat II can he bought for in
our home markets. Fur this Iatter fact our
butchers arc responsible, not tho stock-raIacrs.
Last week cattle dealer not only shipped u
large number Of live cattle tn England, but In
cludcd in Ills shipment some 600 heal Of sheep.
This looks very murh like "scnting Goals to
Newcastle" as tho Englis', say, for II there is
anything which John Bull especially pridcs
himself upon It is the alleged SUI
pcrIority Of bis mutton. Tho gentleman who
shipped tho sheep was not sanguinc orer tho
rcault Of this speculation, but said Ic wanted to
show them ovor there tho kind Of el,cep NC
wero cultivatiug hcrc, bearing IN mind tho pos
etbility that he might be able to furnish them
mutton us good "a their own for little less
money
EXPORTING OYSTERS.
While ono class Of Yankee Spectators havc
been building Up this export trude IN beef, nn-
other has developed lively foreign demand for
American oystcrs. They havc oysters In En-
gland, but they arc small, Of poor quality, pos
ecssing a coppery favor decidedly disagrceablo
to those who havo luxuriatcd on tho fat, juicy
oyatcIs to be found In our markets. Some SIX
OF seven years ago ono Of tho Washington Market
oyster-dealeFs sen. Il few barrels OF oYsters to
London, but the experiment was not succcssful.
Tho voysFs ". long ono, and nd .s, ths oy..er,
wc'c not properly cared 1or. on tnelf afF1sal
many Of them wero dead; and mono were 10
rood eoul'tton; No further c.psrimsnt, snt,, was
few moro barrels Of tho 1nest md best species
Of oysters werc sent over. These were carefully
fed and watercd on tho yoy4ge, and arrived N
prime com, condition: Bnt tnc Euel'hm0n did not
TOO lAHon,
and wholly lacking In that coppery flavor which
they had been educated TO relish 'tn the oyster.
Finally, some OF our primo " bushel" oystors
wcro sent out, These are Of small size, usually
served Up for "raws," and arc Of delicious
flavor. This venture was moro successful. tho
shipment being disposed ot at fair profit.
were sold TO eonsulncrs a. English
iSsiy iostlle 81 Ito to The scheme Of introducing
Yankec-bred oysters 10 Engl!sh ssonachs, But
yluck and perseverance,, Will win, and finally
Mcssrs. Dorlon & hhaifar, tho famous Fulton
Market purvoyors, determined TO establish an
agency for theiF oysters in Liverpool. Mr.
6halIcr was sent out for thRt purpose, Mr..
White, OF that Arm, making the selections here.
{Tho nrm is still Dorlon 81 Sha0crt although
Nj. Dorlon, that genial gentleman and cnthu.-
sastG No. osen diad +. h1r some
-. HOSTILITY or TnB LIVERPOOL DsALEas-
Ills sales became moro numerous weekly, and
The English palate was gradually belng educated
es st Fl he aaRasG Was 1ysaq' s;
the assertion that their consumption entaf'cd
dlseaaet..ln short, that they were poison
oas: Ihe faet that h,s,. thH ,u eye Of tho
ass ss's " sssk rs xs e fssi q ~ y
the bad character ot tho former. nut Mr..
shailer had boon reinforced BY other Yankoo
oyster dealers, aud they united their forces to
eventually successtul y great dcgreo, to
suffering himself to 10 eaten With impunity by
skhrTIoAL EHuL1snhsN
morals. Il waa not long before American
oystcrs could bo found In all tho principal
cltles, forming standard asttelo In every re-
oes o nG sS a'asri a
TO keep him on band to supply their ordars for
American oysters. Tius tho Yankee biyalyo
Has sool dcssctn mated throughout Europe, h!s
festive and seductive cDuntenance cheerfulty
NEItsA6 @tAsoAAS"* hNusASto A4A AsHPoAtANt
tdtles, and belng welcomed BY than na on old
frienl-with hospitablo hanls to craving
etomachs. -.---.-....
HAVING 0AINHD gooTnoLp
on foreign shore, tho American oyster became
staple article OF export, comforting the be-
| nfRhted Foreigners and yielding goodly profit
to those engaged y exporting Gim. Whcro, q
few barrels constituted tho frst venture, the
orders Increased gradually until at the present
time the expectation Of oysters averages over
9.0O0 barrels por week. Eight or ten Now York
firms havo ther agencies IN Liverpool, where
all oystcrs aro eof,sRnod, and whcuce they arc
OIL them Is good. Hero they arc worth about
$3.50 per barrel, tho transportation costs $1.50,
mud they sell for from $3 to
30 PER barrel. There y eonpara-