Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-12-26
BEEF FOR JOHNNY BULL.
Report OF the American Consul at New
castle-or-Tyne--T1he Increasing De-
mand for American Beef--Its Superb
nritx Over the British Production.


mand for American Beef--Its Superb
ority Over the British Production.
The consul of the United Statesat
Newcastle-on-Tyne transmits to the de-
partment of state a report upon the
animal food supply of the United King
dom, with especial reference to the I'M
portations from the United States. 1t
appears from this report that previous
to 1912 exotic animal food was subject
to considerable import duty, and was
confined to cured or sailed meet and
dairy produce. The foreign supply
up to that year scarcely exceeded the
quality exported; the. trade was then
chiefly carried on with the colonies and
dependencies Of Great Britain. Since
1912, however, when free-trade mea-
sures were adopted under Sir Robert
Peels administration, the people Of the
United Kingdom have, to a great ex-
tent, become dependent upon foreign
countries for their supply of animal
food, including f1esh-yielding live stock.
The importations of live stock into
Great Britain during the year 1875 were
as follows: f3t>s 1850 u
La Estimated
Animals Numbers. weights
OXEN, bulls. and cows -. es "a aSs %. 5s4, 17e
Sleeps and lambs ........,..e7 7,ss2 5os4s, s7s
Pigs p! 7l,9a7 s,o'593
The transportation across the Allan.
tic of either live stock or fresh meet
was little more than experimental until
within the present decade. Loss in
most cases attented such enterprises,
through the death of a.great proportion
of the animals shipped and by the
meat becoming, by its putrefaction, I'M
fit to be food for man. Some of the
evils attending the transit of cattle
from America have, to a great extent,
been mitigated during late years I'm
der this system the animals are kept in
boxes or cages while confined i'll the
hold, and are hoisted on deck for exer-
else and air whenever the state Of the
weather may permit of it. By this
means cattle have frequently Of late
little Or no perceptible deterioration of
the condition in which they were
shipped in America. But it must be
borne in mind that this improved mode
Of conveying cattle across the sea In
wolves great additional cost Of freight;
and furthermore, during adverse wealth
er the improved system becomes i'm
practicable, and the old dangers and
disadvantages return.
For some years past the expectation
of butchers meat in its fresh state
from America into the British Isles
was frequently attempted, but with very
uncertain success. Last year 1885,
however, the problem of how to obtain
an unlimited supply of this important
necessary of life to Great Britain was
most satisfactorily solved. The plan
adopted for the preservation of the
meat In a sound and sweet conditionais
the speedy withdrawal of the animal
heat Immediately on the extinction of
life from the animal This is accom-
plished by a refrigerating process at
temperature of 80 deg. to 40 deg.
Fahrenheit. After which, and as speed
lily as possible, the meat is sewed up in
canvas wrappers of open texture and
transferred to alright chambers ICON
structed in manner also non-conduct-
ing Of heat in the ship in which it is
to be conveyed across the ocean. The
condition of the meat is excellent, far
surprising that generally produced in
Great Britain at the present day. Pre-
JUDGES against the meat have been
overcome. The American exporters
should now do all in their power to I'M
part confidence into the regularity,
durability, and sufficiency of this i'm
nOrtant trade 4a u