The New York herald., 1879-09-09
THE BRITISH COMMISSIONERS.
VISIT TO THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE SURPRISE
ARRIVAL OF EMIGRANT FARMERS FROM ENG

VISIT TO THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE
CAUSED BY SOME AMERICAN METHODS
ARRIVAL OF EMIGRANT FARMERS FROM ENG
LAND.
Aressrs. Albert Pell and Clare Sewell Read. men,
bers of the British Royal Commission to investigate
the causes Of the general depression in England.
visited the Produce Exchange yesterday and
cordially received by the president and many men,
bers They piled the loading produce dealers to whom
they were introduced with many questions to the
prices of various articles of produce and afterward
visited several cold storage houses. where they
expressed much astonishment ut seeing such vast
piles of butter and eggs which had been left in the
refrigerators since June last. Mr.. Read. in
sation with HERALD reporter. said this extensive
uso of leo all new to him. and spoke with great
interest Of the immense rofrigefators he had
at the Manhattan Beach Hotel. He remarked that
in q hotel in England meat would probably not be
kept three days. while at tho Manhattan Beach
it kept leo for three weeks. He thought that
1t would be necessary to establish cold storage ware
houses in Liverpool, where the American meat
could be kept fresh until cool weather,
instead of being spoiled by immediate rail-
road transportation to London ON warm
day. Mr.. Read expressed astonishment that while
the United States exported such quantities of cheese
the taste for cheese in this country 80 limited,
aud the finest English cheeses but rarely i'm
ported here Mr. Pell thought that the effect of inn
porting American meat largely had been TO reduce
the price OF English meat one penny per pounu. he
said they would probably leave for Toronto this
evening and visit the dairy shows IN Canada as well
as those of the Northern States Before returning
to New York they would visit Chicago, and then
would probably spend here two or three weeks upon
their Investigations of tho peculiarly American fea
lures OF the produce business.
ARRIVAL EMIGRANT FARMERS.
Among the passengers by the Helvetia from Liver
pool ninotyfour natives of York shire England
They consisted of eight families, averaging ten
sons each. and of some single men aud old persons
The heads of families are English farmers on thcir
way to Texas to try their fortune They are hale
and hearty class, and speak with broad accent
They have considerable experience in farming and
bring to this country about f2 400 to start them in
their new settlements. Some fourteen persons will
90 to Lulian and the balance will settle in New
Philadelphia. Texas. With the exception of ono
family consisting of ten persons who go by railroad,
the remainder will remain board the Helvetia
until tomorrow when they will be transferred to
the steamer state OF Texas, which will take them
direct to Galveston. In conve versaton with one of
the arrivals who brought with HIM cS00 IL was
learned that great dissatisfaction exists among the
farmers of England account of the poor quality
of the crops. He stated that the present year the
worst since 1859 for the farmers and the latter have
become disgusted. In answer to question to
whether any more Of his class were coming our in