, 1880-12-27
AN ENGLISH BEEF COMPANY
Now York ExpOrserx Laughing at II
Plan Whlels Includes tho Uao OF the
Circuit lsuktGrn,

Now York lsxpOr&erx Laughing at IL
Plan N'hlels Includes tho Uao or the
f:reat lsuktersi.
Nttp Turk Iturti. Dte:
Advertisements have RECENTLY appeared In
English newspapers of the "Grcat Eastern
Frrst, Meat Company tLtmttctl)." Thu nssss-
clatl0n Inns capitaI Ut 4:a0, QUO, or 81, 100 QUO,
and has power to Increase Its stucE, There
nre =, ,.N sllnres Ut El0 each, md 100 fonnt-
ers' shares of FL eaell. Tho advertisements
are Intended 10 help tho sale Of the first lot
OF l5,000 ordinary sllaycs. The object Of tho
Company fs stated to ho ITO bring trcsl, ,ncut
by tho cold, tlry-afr system Of refrigeration
front dlrectsources uf supplyon tho Antrlcan
soab0nrd md elsewhere to the United King
tt0n, a1sd I'll t'lls way to avoid tic difficulties
attendant TIL tho Importation OF lIye ratt{e,
Tho Directors say they hnyu chartered tfo
sten'l,er tsrGat EnStcrn for ten yeurs, with
power to ahatldOll tho cllarter ut threu
,n0ntlis' no,lcc. Tlley think TINT this v1,or-
lll0lls steamer, which Is Of 2.,000 tons bur.
den, Is peculiarly welt adapted for tin b,.si-
ness 1t Is proposed tu curry on. Tho Direct
urs shy: "lt is estimated that thu vessel can
curry on eaell voyage i, to Ii. 000 careassps
of1 1eef, all lung say 3oN y 4,ooo tp1ls, ii
rs,s's sa;!s sv,S xsi''' .v'sGSis, 'saGSs III %e 1 ii.
Tiers will !,o 10 .liniculty H. t!aposIug Ut
ttn elttlre GnrKoea 'ltr arrival But IL rtl>.s
necessarily pul thu whols quantity of n,tat
oil tlie il.arket ut D!lrc, III It cAh bp kept
STORED In their rrtrfgerAtars MI ht'urtl shin.
BUT, cnnsl.lerillE thu el9rli0!,s consumption
u Mst .s Y ths ul,ite! k'nKsl"n n.I-.st!,!atea ~
weuk,-tilu Directors 6u|isye ti,ut 'ii tiirol,,s ,
tho nGat ll.fI in lllG several 1nrKu consuming
centres of England cash carR0 wiI! liz very
tey W. ions sisase sav ~ rtbss ill., w. IT, Ct & ahttstfs nI
them at almost l,oiutt ssItes, hut they lll.-
tel.l tint thu cnttn shHt bo slaughtered Un
loarA tic t'reat Eastrrn.
Tlg M r.oors say t''ey n o ase satfst's @ t!at
allowing Atl NtnVlu ,nargitl fur loss In weight
,1Ml ap6lleh nlt.!s. t'evf of prime quality Gun
l.o dHilsnred at ars''ro ner pound. null "can
reAt!ily l's s,t( fur le}oIll tho carrytng tapa-
blll'ivs "f tho t;Ecat Eastern wlt!lnlt affect
Ing tho market. AZ present beef nt this
quality brings ~ E"llua psr p,,,ul." Tho
eslii'.ute ut prntlls IL M has!s OF Only la0d0
tnl'a uIlaually. atn', ~ the business Is Gun.
!luctctl ~ c!sh lasis, inscstors nre assured
by the advertisement That profits VIII he ill
inuIhy" fur tl1at'!s tlo Htock Will be l,nitl,
but Instead tli.4 fnulntrrs Ut the Company
utter tllu stnckl,usdcrs lllyo EecclyuA il .tI,I-
Aclltl Ut ~ per Gent, UNI &Ile Directors viii
Fecelfu q remuneration Ut onn.telkE In tile
sssne way, The Directors, IN conclusion,
sur:
"Tlle Directors lsayo caretuliy considered
tbs project i!I al Its 1earlnKs, ald being well
advised on the subject, feol ,lssnte4l lint tho
Tho .lcnIand for fresh lIcat fronl direct
sources Of supply will bo suull tlat u pluntl.
full supply Ut suitable cattle will nj MI tfnlus
lo available, ahl Instead VI one yess4l 1t tic
capacity Ut tho tsrent Eustorn they will Mltl-
n.ately require u mitch larger service, Et, rs
tn lay down Il cArgo Ut :,D0 Or 3,000 tons
weekly"
'rbe Directors arc Jnhn Seaslett Campbell,
Samuel l.ake, Chairman ut tlib Milford
Duck Il Hallway Company; J. liamaaY