, 1877-03-01
AMERICAN MEATS.

FFethsat0Rt supply.
There arc schemes on foot IN London for tho
construction Of vast refrlgcrators to hold and
preserve American fresh sncat ~ IL arrives.
Says the London 7imes Of the 18th Inst:
"Uus American knsmen have set an example
III making practical applk alton nf Tic know1-
edge that III a dry atmosphere having a cun.
etant temperature "f IRON M 10 IS 'lrx. faii-
reMliet meat n.ay BE-. preserved fresh Tor y long
lime, At sltGht'y lower Temperature delicate
fruits mas he preserved quite fresh and rttatti.
lug their Gavor. Care inulL be taken that the
freezing rotnt is never reached, There are not,
e fsr a. we knox any fesea e. . txternsns q.
can be kent In this way. hut evea Strawberries
have maintained good condition Tor three
weeks: and Tor the purpuses Of Mr. Taller1nan's
sixteen monils heei slaughtered il America
lent condition: We have from time
to time referred III our columns
Liverpool, and to tnc way tn which II has been
readily bought. The piaiI adopted ior the tram
sit 10 briefly this: As soon as the cattle are killed
and dressed they are put into iArge 'retsieer..
canastcs. They are left there from twen, y-iolr
10 furty-etEht hours, according 10 tfie .c1surl Of
the year and the tcmncrasurc, thy time allowed
being sufficient for the meat TO bceufne cooled
quartercd, eaet quarter Is wrapped In coarse
ranyns. and then taken on board the steamer.
In hot weather the loading is .1o1e at night. The
compartment IN which the quarters ore slowed
Rnl at one end Of II IA an ke-chamtcr. by
mems OF pipes and revolving Ian current
Of cool al9 Is kept up through the compaIt.
ment. For q compartment thai. vii! hold l5o
hva,i OF cattle abCut forty tons Of tic are pack
cd, and utter tho run froln New York TO Liver-
ruUt sunc ten or fifteen tuns lre found rcn1afn-
lug. Tic fact that beef can he brought over III
good condition has been nbuhdautly proved, buts
In nj nrk IN ftN hhF NJ In
trade has been that directly tho r,cat is unloul
ed It must be sold and used. Tie simple way
to meet this difficulty is naturally enough ~ usi-
load tile quarters into whnrf With refr]gcr.
which tley have been brought oscr anl IN Which
they can be kept I'LL they are waited fn the
market. The care taken boti' IN America, and
In regulating the Temperature In bringln. the
meat over, Is Of but little practical value II.
OH the arrival in Epg1and, the meat IL nllowcd
to full Into condition In which It is unit
fur use before 1t reaches tho cuhsutner. But.
pie, It Is not untll now that any plan for definite
action In tho matter has bean proposed. NJ.
1'allerman's plan IL sI,upfy 10 havc Il larCe re-.
frfgprat0r' tor the reception Of foreign ncnt.
from whatever country II may come, when
| fruit, game, and otllcr pcrishabIc fools. The
| Company of Which t,c IL managing Director hns
secured the premises under Cannon Street Sta
ton, having au urea Ut nve-c!ghtl.s Of an acre,
and this. with ttoorng Of portion Ut 1t, makes
4 q total floor space Of an acrr. ARRANGEMENTS
will soon b. completed for converting this intn
upe INST refrigerator. Tho building is divided
tnto eleven arches, and By aIr-t!gnt doors each
arrl' le 10 be a separate commitment. One
compartment is arranged to contain tie Ice sup
ply, anil, by cartleawarc pipes leading lo the diff
fcrent compartments, the temperature Ut Gael,
viii be regulated. A ian, worked BY Il two.horrc
power engine, vii! draw the lrY cold alr
from the Ice chamber through tue cnn,pars-
nients. lasgc PORTION Of the UPPER floor Is
| already fitted up with shelves whic. can hc
have erected such u building would have c2st n
large sun; 1at. fortunately Inr the public o.
well as for the Company, thls PLACE las recently
bccn occupied BY 6rm wlISl, bus lett 'ittlugs
that will come in most lisefully. Il ia proposed
70 oiIcr storagc room to dealers, glrlrg tha al.
vantage q! culj dry air cllatnbcrs, and charging
only the orslf!,aty wlMrfagc rules.
:" A printed .tatenent Issued by Mr.. .Iallcrman
shows that llEEt.-stauulng tlrnl, owning acct
Of steamers trading 10 tine Mediterranean, is
about to ct upin tArir vessels reIriEesattug n,t
pnratns for bringing cartnsscs frOn, SpAln. The
contract for tho conveyance of fresh meat i, r.
1rIgerattnE cars, delivering it In Lonlun within
three tlays, the through rate being Just above q
halfpcnny pound II 1tisstasel TINT there Is every
Gus sources supplied at an unluctaine rate oi
I'd per pound. There nre large tracts ln Europe
where cattle abound. anll which arc in direct
railway colnnunicatfon. At Moscow the bett
frlgeratIng ears this might H. plarel in good
condition tn shc London market.
"a subordinate tcllcM,e IN connect!on with
this storagc Is tue distribution Of the ucat tu
ton Of .n,idd1cmen. It Is proposed that by .
kind OF cooperative sogtcty md d systcm oi
postcards jufnls sLall bc ordered direct from
tho wharf and delivered BY spesi4 vans. l3y ttft
be supplic! " 7>5d .pounl. Whether th1.
subordinate plan is carried out or not, tho III