, 1877-12-18
AMERICAN beef IN ENGLAND

Report of tile American Consul at Nowcas-
tle-pn-Tynr.
WASHINGTON, y. G., Dec. l5.-The Consul OF
the United States at Ncweast1e-on-Tvne trans.
,nils to the Department Of State rcpnrt upon
the animal fooI supply Of tho United Kingdom,
With spcclaf rcierc,are 10 the importations from
the United stales. |, appears from this report
TINT, previous to 1943, exotic animal food waa
subject to considerable import duty, and was
cuntinetl to cured Of snltel meats and dairy
produce. The foreign supply up to that year
scarcely exceeded thu quantity exported; the
traic was chiefly carried on with the colonies
mud dependencies Of urcat Britain. Since 1919,
ell unt1er Sir Hilbert Feels Administration, tho
people Of the United Kingdom, have, tu n great
extent. hcet,tnc Ccpctdeht u1nn forctrn cr,lln'
tries 0r their sl1nplies u( an!tnnl fnod, fnc1nd-
tng ncs|'.ytestl!ng livestock. The impor.atlo'ls
NJ ilse-stcA Into Great Britain during i67o wero
as follows:
Etilnafed
AnI'ralt ivunbtrs. .ttIghfs.
taise. sfas o.''' ana ev6a+.17o
ssssp and lambs: .p33Ssss. 'S:s4s,sss H. s'
The transportation across the Atlantic Of
either live kt0Fk ur fresh nent was little mbrc
thu experimental until within tho present DE-
caie. l.oss III most eases attended such enter
prises through the Heath u . great proportion
Of tho at,ls,als shfpp,t1 ansj BY The meat bpcon-
ing, ~ Its pMtre!actthn. Unfit 10 be foual for
n,at,. Sone uf tho evils attending tilc transit
Ut cattle from America hnyc. to great extent,
been ntigatctl during lnte years. Under thla
system tho nntnals are kent tn buxea Or cages
whllu contfnel In tho hold, and asu tlofsted vi
dcek for exrrcaso hna nit whenever thu
state pf tile weather tnay permit of
q,tcntly OF latc bccn carried arrDss tic
Atlantic with little ar no perceptible descrEora.
tlon VI thu condition In which t{rv were shipped
In America. But 1t mttt be bornt In tntnsl TINT
this improved mode Of conveying cattle nrruas
the sea Involves great alsf.1lal cost Of freight;
md furthermore. during nssyerse weather the
improved system becomes lnlpractIcaGle, aud
the old dangers aud disadvantages return;
For Eune years pnst tbs expOrtattOf OF hutch
crs' nicnt In tts fresh stnte frpm Afncrtcn Into
tho I'rtlah Isles was frequently attempted, but
With very uncertain sticcess. Last year tlb1Dl,
inweycr the problem Ut hnly to obtain m TN.
lfu.ttcl supply of this tnnst important NECESSARY
Ut life tU t;reat Britain was tnort satisfactorily
sn!vcd. The plan adopted fur this prcscrva.
tIun Ut thU u1cat IN II sound and sweet con-
titlou II the speedy withdrawal of tho animal
fron, tle alllsnnI. This is accomplished by re-.
frlgcratHg process at the temperature uf 33
deg. 10 40 dct.. FahTcnhctt. Atter which, md
~ speedily ns possible tic meat Is sewcl ur III
cal,vnB wrappers Of OpuH texture, htd tram.
frrrctl to alright cln,ucra CONSTRUCTED lu q
manncr nls0 noIl-cpnlHctng 0f hcat) Il, the ship
in which 1t Is to b4 conyt Jed ncruss the ocuan.
Tho condition Of tho meat Is excellent, very far
surpasssng that generally prodeced IN Britain
meat llavc been overcome. Tho American ex-
portcrs should now ,sU oil in their p0wcr to I'M.
tnrt c1nldctcg In tho regularity, durability, md
suffciencY of this Important trade.