The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-07
BEEF FOR JOHN BULL.
The Incre a-sns Popularity OF American Meat
In Great britain.

In Great britain.
LONDON, March 2O.---ro the United States
the English people must largely look for their
meat supply OF the future; 10 Americans, the
trade in meat with Great Britain has become
very important and valuable. and is likely g.
become many fold moro valuable in years to
come. Australia, New Zealand and South
America may become prominent sources Of
supply in a few years and certainly will be- II
experiments now going on prove successful.
At present the preserved meat trade Is mostly
with the United States. and the imports Of fresh
beef and mutton are almost wholly from that
source.
In 1876 preserved meats wore imported to the
amount OF 14i3 tons-English tons OF 22iO
lbs.-and in 1877 the amount increased to q. 53G
tons. though 1t Is admitted that the import Of
the latter yenre WIS somewhat in cxcrss of the
demand, and that some of it ia still in stock.
vi the whole amount, Australia sends one 81 Nth.
or. perhaps. onc.nith. and the balance comes
from tho United States. Canada. and South
America. Tho United States send not far from
thrccfourths OF the entire import Of preserved
ments. IL II worth mentioning. too that tho
timed meats from the United states nrs much
preferred to those from Australia and South
America. Chicago sends some OF the best
brands.
The trade in. fresh meat shows some. remark,
able lgurce In 1876, fresh beef WINS imported
to the amount oi s.5a6 tons lof 2.240 pouhdsl.
1gI at S ,an9 rSs Wy doo to o ,5e
1906 tons. valued at $3.74l.7O In 1877, fresh
beef was imported to the amount of 23.2GG tons.
of 6.763 tons. valued Mt s2.Oig,SOO; total 30.U29
tons, valued at ss,350.sO0. The increase was
d0;LZ5 tons, valued AZ sdoOo l0o Somssw ,,i
British customs authorities. IRE much below
those given by the American returns OF fresh
meat sent 10 British ports during the same time:
however, have given official figures as they
The cool summers Of Great Britain make the
"a Ter A mn lt44a
difficulty than in the United States. The
shorter distances travelled make the matter
still more easy. Hence II seems no way re-
markabo that refrigerator ears and cold stor-
nge systems should have been practically I'M
known here until within the last two .yenrs,
though they had been in use in the United
Stntes some time earlier. In the earlier part Of
1876. some of the towns Of the north Of Eng.
land had begun to use American beef. and had
reduced the price Of that article by five or six
cents on the pound Little or none of II came
to London for some time later. But the people
Of the metropolis presently came to know that
birmingham. Manchester. and other places
were eifccting large saving in the cost Of meat
London could not do the same. little more
than year ago the first storch Cuse of Amcri-
can fresh beef and mutton WI. ypened Ia Lon
don. and announced prices tnat were fully four
cents u pound lower thnn current prices Of
English and Scotch meats in the metropolis.
Most people were somewhat skepticnl about its
quality. The belief was quite general that no
country in the world could produce beef equal
il for granted that the American fresh ' meat neal
must be- inferior to their own If cheaper. The
butchers opposed it all they could. and even la
be1cd joints OF English meat that were dam
aged, American" to give AN idea that the
quality OF the American was generally bad. All
company was uniformly sound and Of prime
quality, and the public was not slow to begin It's
general use Al present no one doubts its quail
ity, and the American meat lie universally I'D
mittcd to bo equal 70 the best English and
Scotch. More than thai. II is always Ia he de-
pended upon Ms sound, since the system is so
hand
best condition.
The pioneer Of the American meat trade in
London was Mr.. d.. Tallcrmnn. He IL the
managing director Of the company. which is
known rs the Fresh and Preserved Meat
Agency" The arches under the Cannon Street
Thames. were fitted up for the new trade and
their quarters are capacious enough to hold u
quantity Of animal food equal to the wants Of
the whole metropolis for n week. Other parties
shortly embarked in the trade but tho "om Dany
81 which MIR. Talerman Is chief director Is
almost the sole survivor. This iourishes mar
vellously, and IL doing u constantly increasing
trade. The English people seldom buy steaks.
but nearly always joints or roasting pieces
hence the prices given are for joints. The best
parts OF the animals 2t this establishment are
20 cents 4 pound. and the least desirable parts 7
cents. Tho average price Of the whole animal
Is IL cents per pound. These prices at
ing for English and Scotch beef before the sale
of the American beef began. The figures
A gentleman who buys meat for the daily use
OF about twenty persons. and who has uni
iorrnly bought the American meat since its first
introduction in the metropolis. tells me that he
saves fully cents per pound over previous
prices. The bost beeisteak is about 80 cents
At Mr. Tailermans establishments their entire
supply Is from the United States. and nearly all
comes directly to London by steamer and not
via Liverpool Yet the entire amount received
at London is little more than one-third the
amount received at Glasgow and Liverpool re-
ccives nearly four times as much as both Lon
don and Glasgow. large part II the impor AZ
Liverpool Is distributed through the northern
e ana midland y, counties though some Of it does
summer viii see great Increase Of the trade in
London. and that prices will be- further reduced.
tlemen were shown through Mr.. Tallermans
stores. "?d the results OF their observa-
tions were extremely satisfactory Great
all classes are now favorable TO il. English
growers however. are complaining that prices
are last hecoming unremunerativc, and tho
chances are that n diminishing home product
Will still further increase the import from other
animal food Of Great Britain IL ot foreign pro-
duction. AS the reirigerating process becomes
moro perfect there is tendency 70 seek still
cheaper sources of supply in south America
and Australia. Some experiments in this drec-
ton have proved very successful. Some time
ago the. steamer Frigoriillue arrived with
cargo OF beef from South America. which had
been slaughtered 1870 days before It's arrival at
dition Ii demonstrates thnt neither n VOYAGE
through the heated tropics. nor the length Of
time in transit, is any serious bar v the success
ful importation Of fresh meat.
The week ending March an unusually large
supply OF foreign food mostly meat. came into the
tiers of beef and 500 sheep, the Nevada, LAO
quarters OF beef and 200 sheep; the City u Bcr-
lin. POI quarters Of beef PSI sheen. and 4O5
pigs the ONO, 244 quarters of beef. 100 sheep.
100 pigs, and 600 tubs u butter; the Celtic. 700
quarters Of beef and 300 sheep; the Spain, 1872
quarters of beef and 1919 sheep; the Peruvian
47i quarters Of beef and l2s sheep; and the
Siheria. 100 quarters Of beef. The totals were
sll5l quarters of beef 2.33S carcasses OF sheep,
n IA los fttl. of l,tttt
THIS IL probably tho largest import OF meat yet
known for single week. j. W.
Cohoes business Men Alarmed.