, 1877-02-16

supplement last ycar'e deficient harvest, and
WITH tto ra:c uf Importation ut rscscnt onty
equal 10 S,mo,000 to 90oo,000 quarters, only
hsasy granary sosks, & sh!eh ' We 10 MT n9w .%
demand exceeds tho supply. With fafr num-
her Of arrivals A. ports of call, cargocs oil tho
coast hare ruled very quiet, 50 shillfnge psF
quarter being ncccpt c for large cargoca OF CALI
quarter from tho recent highest point. Thfs
rrtse has attracted demand. and holders seem
Inclined to greater flrtnncss."
AMBHtuAN MEAr IN ENGLAND.
Tho United stases sni Canada havc heen
tMrpcsl to as sources Of supply OF meat, and
tlnrtng tho pnst hummer, and oven Up TO the
rass i,avc teeen sent over II considerable auanti.
tics. In addition, there l,ae been the preserved
meat from Chicago, for which large demand
has aff*cn a. att adjunct for tho table. Hatcvcn
ass & nss ssF sot fo1es Il esa ,s ss 10 s c
undergone. eoinc Of the first shipments were not
Q succcss. Ono cargo that reached Liverpool in
September entAElcd d loss Of I0, 000, owing to
some faulty consiraetlon of The huge box In
which tho meat VAS hung and an Inadequate
supply Of Ice. When tic meat reached England
It was lnsalal,1c. Other and later shipments
s,ayr turned nstt we'll. Is to tho 1uatity at tho
live cattle, their ctceflcnce may be gathered
steamer Dominion at Liverpool, uu THO 10th
nit, were declared By cohprtcut a1,tborittea to
be the tlnest animals ever imported Into the
ca,tntry, anil thrtr average weight Nos over 100
IN consequence Of the st.. Lawrence not being
navsgab1e, were forwarded by rail to Portland,
IN Masnc, n1it Themes shtppca by, steasaer: A
fortnight previously tho Dakotall brought from
tn the refrlgerat!ug c',a;abers On ono tlay s'nco
tho commencement OF the present ycat 100 tons
of thu 1nrat wcrn landed fFosn thrce American
steamers at Ltrcrpeol. This has been d!s-
tsshutea to some es THO principal towns In tho
atIyc prizes, hut considerably below tho ruling
rates Of English nlcat. Several OF our pro.
1inrinl contemporaries have drawn atteu.
tton to tho excellent quality Of tho article,
ant to lss comparing not disa.lvontageously
production. 1t has been sold ut from
31Sd to 0>1a per pound. The latter being tho
highest aInuunt Charged for tie prlmcst Joints
an.l cuts. Tie trade during TIC past season
tive, hut tho st1ecess that Il has met With Will
lead to d largo aud increasing business. Doth
III tho United Stairs alad canataa great prcpasa.
ttous nrc bcug Mute. Fer tho transit Of ncat
With tho latcst improvements, aro now found
tu answer admirably, aud tho exporters are ar
ranging Tor . fargc increase 10 their number
for The forthcoming season, Both from Can
pcste1 in largo q!antities, 10 Canada ve nre
told that thousands Of cattle arc being fattcncd
Tor tic llo.ne market, md one tlrm aionc near
Toronto las 1,60O bead feeding. rcalT for trans-
port. Doubtless It will require very large and
constant importation Vt fresh meat, either IN
the form Of live stock Or curcass, to Affect tho
lome prices to a very serions extent; but Il, as
appears to be the case, the Amcrlcan meat flnds
. ready sale. md tho supply. as also seems
likely, ls not found to be wanting, the cost Of
the iiatlvc. nrtlclo must be reduced. Tho, I'M
portatlon has already, In several tcwns where
It bus been sold, causea reduction in tho rates
for English meat Of Q halfpcnce per pound
during The time that tho other article was OBJ
II likely 70 happen #'hcn We recciFc regular
simply. Will, a prospective reduction ~ our
butchers bills, nc shall probably bo nbtc to
solve problem ~laich llas long been exercising
Hnlners by lie present llg', prices: Drccacrs
Soy tint they aru not, md tho butchers repeat
tho statement In respect to thcmaelvcs.
ospoS &C. eN <I fe ,s't desas 1 !. to tho
provision trado between America and England.
From journal devoted to tho provision buat-
ucsa learn that tho following Is 1Ist Of the
FnSi Ftns s s ipSs gsss sss, to sat assSs e s'ss @
weight Of one sheep; TO live sheep, 10 live cat
tic: $40 tons Of fresh incat, c1unl In weight to
1.ee50 bcAats; 7i0 lunrters, elual II weight to
1870 boasts: butter, 1911 packagcs Of s. pounds;
II cwt. bcet, i0i ea.ks of BIO poliniis; pork,
a1tf casks OF s0U po,lnda; lartl, 1861 packages;
cheese, I, $40 bUxcs OF 10 pounds.
TEEHiuI.E CoLi.tERY DISASTER.
Cbrtxtpoad<ncs london Timex.
Do1roH, Jaut 225-lu tho coursa Of their CT.
pluratton this afternoon Mcasrs. Dicketlson and
Ninrttn canlc across the wholo Of the eighteen
l,o.l!es; tftcau OF them were hudtllcti together
In group; some were kneclng on tic ground
With tttcr taus ctaspcd III II Ia prayer; others
were seated or tbs wagon way, and had appar-
cntlY awaited death With conlposure; whllo
others aga,n were lying Oh their faces with their
In fhA
to the desperate efforts they had made to crawl
out OF the auffocatEug stnokc. MIR. Dickcnson
sAtes that II tticse poor fellows could only have
managed to battle ihelr way for forty yards
wcrc found within twenty-five yards OF q work
lug tll1t was clcnr from smoke. while tho
eighteenth wus discovered within nineteen ynrtis
of what w0ul1 havs heen haycn of safety
atsoul O'Clock tue wllolc Of lilo bodies were
conveyed to tho pit eye, and placed in tuba, and
coyesGd With sl,eetx ready tor removal. Tho
r1lnl0r TINT the bodies l,ad been fo1nt! spread
rapidly through thu district, and sonic thou.
sands OF pcrsons soon congrcgated around the
pit haak. Ia order to ailay Tho excitement
Which prevailed tllu poltcu adoptcL u very par.
lonab!c rlisc, n1lti informed the crowd that tho
deccasctt would not he brought to tho sltfaea
t1 l,igl!t,1.a tnt which l,al tho effect Of con.
si.lurubly thinning tho numbers Of thoso pres
cnt. Tic winding tip 0f tbs dead boiies COM
menced ut O'clock. Tlcy wcre brought out OF
tho pit In couples anl propelled nlong tram
VIZ ya ta 9 a'1otssys tsSsg I Yar % ftS ,ta f3 o @
ers' ahap. Onu Of tl9 irrs to by deposited OH
tho is.re ground was Daniel Walker, The herola
NretRau. lie VAS Ia a paftfy nsisls siata with
witt. his latds folded over hts brcust, antl his
l,c ilai been sleeping. Tho faces ot lilo
,nuinrity Ut tho ,lea,l wcro not much
awullet whtte tn not lew instances blaoti !'at!
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