The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-01-17
American Beef In England.

The Consul of the United States at
Newcastle Tyne has transmitted to
the Department of State report upon
the animal food supply of the United
Kingdom, with special reference to the
importations from the United States. 1t
appears from this report that, previous
to 1912, exotic animal food was subject
to a considerable import duty, and was
confined to cured or salted meats and
dairy produce. The foreign supply up
to that year scarcely exceeded the guam
tity exported; the trade was chiefly car
ried on with the colonies and dependen-
cies of Great Britain. Since 1912, how
ever, when free-trade measures were
adopted under Sir Robert Peel's Ad-
ministration, the people of the United
Kingdom have, to a great extent, be-
come dependent upon foreign countries
for their supplies of animal food, in
GLIDING tiesh-yielding livestock. The
importations Of livestock into Great
Britain during 1875 were as follows:
Estimated
| animals Numbers. Teigtts.
Oxen, bulls, and cows. -. PA 1853 ea5s41 7e
Calves. observation-disclosures s,729 '-'o
Sheep and lambs. .......... .977 1858 50,As, $40
P1gS. . . aI,JAo o,ooo,ooo
The transportation across the Atlantic
of either livestock or fresh meat was
little more than experimental until with
in the present decade. Loss in most
cases attended such enterprises through
the death of great proportion of the
animals shipped and by the meat be-
coming, by its putrefaction, unfit to be
food for man. Some of the evils attend
ing the transit of cattle from America
have, to great extent, been mitigated
during late years. Under this system
the animals are kept in boxes or cages
while confined in the hold, and are
hoisted on deck for exercise and all
whenever the state of the weather may
permit of it. By this means cattle have
frequently of late been carried across
the Atlantic with little or no perceptible
deterioration of the condition in which
they were shipped in America. But i
must be borne in mind that this i'm
proved mode of conveying cattle across
> the sea involves great additional cost o
freight; and furthermore, during advers
T weather the improved system become
: impracticable, and the old dangers ant
, disadvantages return.
y For some years past the expectation
!, of butchers meat in its fresh state from
\ America into the British Isles was fire
. quently attempted, but with very uncer
+ tain success. Last year (1S76), how
q ever, the problem of how to obtain a
q unlimited supply of this most importan
i necessary of life to Great Britain wa
more satisfactorily solved. The pla
; adopted for the preservation Of the mea
in a sound and sweet condition is tn
speedy withdrawal of the animal hea
Immediately on the extinction of the lii
from the animal. This is accomplishe
by refrigerating process at the ten
h perature of 50 degrees to 40 degree
St Fahrenheit. After which, and as speed
y lily as possible, the meat is sewed up |
canvas wrappers of open texture, an
ID transferred to air-tight chambers (cor
structed in manner also non-conduc
ing of heat) in the ship in which it is t
be conveyed across the ocean. 9Th
condition of the meat is excellent, yer
~ ~ far surprising that generally produce
% in Britain at the present day. Prejt
: dices against the meat have been ovel
i come. The American exporters shout
= now do all in their power toimpart COZ
> fdence in the regularity, durability an
. suficiency of this important trade.