, 1879-03-24
BRITISH FOOD SUPPLY.

DnAlA'on fVoU ooIEA1'
--,.-,.-
sno Necon'"r'es OIL Lag J." "Euh"on-AseFhso
rr.sss-aMesican Meat-1ho ofy TX the
Altllloh-Tho New Trndrs
cor'r,pondtnes 1"'f"n Adrtrttssr.
LONDON, Feb. n5.-1he rcce,,t attempt OF the
Government tu uter,l!ct, for tue time being the
,ur,r,o,,,u t,r ,,,,t ,n,o t,-a., r,r,,,1,, ruo.,
H.. It.,,..u n.".e ~, '".o c"', sA'.. .1o".
'no uh''o" osates uao eh"aoa, on aeeohnt
pneumonia in America, las called forth much
cnn,u,nnt. both fro,n lin ,rnse nn1 Inn
,m,o,,n - hoIn,, xo,,or,o, ~ ,,,s,,,, ~ ,,,,ai
peopot j" no.''s 'esa'uee 10 h.at'es VI 'l1h!
moment III IT'S oenr1!g upon lilo tood supply VI
the country. 'ri,c trade in live stock has grown
10 enormously in the past three years Tint re-.
,tuct,n, /, I'M ,,r,.,, ,f ,,,o,, ,vss ~
T., ~ .n to ,,o ta, @at"a was Ina't a, as
tic reta II buyer buy ic there has not eeon any a.sr
change Tor tc better, it has been obvious to The
Icast-iuformcd that the trade could not Ionr
continue upon tho present scale without ,cllias
The scare Iproduced By the alleged outbreaks
Of d;scase among American cattlo fas bad N.
.Ifart to chow ,,ow lorgclv to ,oon,o ho,.o cone
aso, ,I,.;r .,rn,,,,,nes 49,, nao Io ~.
auesea se's p,e5ua'ses, a'u t''at lucy aso inst
only, II not III all respects equal, to the home
article. The posstb,Itty. ihcrcfors' of tbc s,or.
,,,,o ovor for Tina ~ tI,Is forat,,,, s,,nn,,.
hns c,satc c.s ~ .,cc,an tsc1,nna ~ 'rpps, ra..s,
md disappointment. Pcrl.aps at no period
within tho last score of years .ins thu
community been in condition less favor
able than now to. bcar With cqnanitnity such
disappointment: for the matter Of fop4-footl at
The foreh r0txb|d rates-ls the one thing, before
all others. uppcrlnost In thu thoughts Of lie
people. With tho prevailing dlstress arising
from tho prolonged depression Of trade a1ld the
10 tlle worknsman Q n,aster of the most serious
CONCERN how 10 shall bo nblo to provide for his
family thu nocessar.es vi life. To-day. utmost
every article Of food ID dearcr In London than
Tho retail buyer Inns to pay for runb or Sir
1otn steak 30 to 53 cunts pouMl: ind for tho
round, "a cunts; best roastIlg pieces a5 cents;
nlnl less desirable cufs Mt corresponding rites.
Mttnn ~ ncsk pieces 90 cents; !e e esnts;
nork. roastins pieces, 20 to = cents; salt do,
IS 10 70 cents. Poultry 10 Invariably
higl', cllickuas and turkeys ruling
from Is to 30 cents. Butter, very
common, brings 30 ccnts; good table do, 10
cents; nill choice, 80 cents and upwards. Eaga
niwavs command Uool prices. At present tlEy
sell for, ordinary, III cents dUzgn; fresh laid,
80 cents. Milk Is 10 cents = quart. Fresh tlsh
Is always hQh, cod AMI i,addock bringing
scarce. It is well understood that tile supply Of
iIsh for tho London market ia rcgulat-
Gu BY telegraph bctwecn tic city anti
thu coust; so tAt MI exccss IN Tic
supply Is not permitted, aud hence prices aro sut-
talned. It Is beloved tiut laryc quantities arc
thrown away In scasnsis Of plenty IN os{tor to
keen tho market tn thu power OF thoso WIN
innuln1tln,r ii. Drr,i nmi e,noknl iis,, il cot,,
,,a ~ tf"niS of.c,n Vaa" a,s aIoo I'M. n,,., ~
E,"i, ,,ri.a Mrn, tcs for inat,ro ,vI, "r
soid ut resail by weight, fctcE, shilling for
tive p0unda, or about ilgn ccnts' pUtInd.
a barrci Of potatuos, il remember IjrLt.
y. weighs nnoty.llvo pounds. 30 tt,e
bjcs nre uroportlonuteIy dear, The uouscs arc
constructed witlnt1t ceitars in which in stnre
a". ,so,,1 II 'x,,i l,nar j., ~ - is i ~
.sas, nusaG t y W. mna.I ~ Mu"p ~ sss s.anIe
'Wtnout I'll a.u1 as selaEerato1s.ara senoFal!S
In buying by Wholesale, as Is common III
America. Provisions Of all kinds, therefore,