The sun., 1892-12-13
The Copeland Medical Institute,
COLD STORAGE FACTS.
Silks and Woollens Kept Frozen, Anss
Other Things.

Other Things.
During the past few years the business SR
cold storage has so constantly increased that
there are now large buildings in the WIRE
house district OF this city in which most OF the
storsrooms are kept at temperature close
to the freezing point Dealers In fruit. fish.
poultry. and game find 1t cheaper to send
their goods to a storehouse until the demand
warrants their being put upon the market. and
in many cases where merchant has laid In .
large stock at q low price he finds that cold
storage enables him to hold on for an advance.
instead OF selling at a sacrifice.
The largest demand for cold storage Is dur
ing the SUNNI er months. OF course. Fish and
fruit OF all kinds are then sent to the ware
houses. where they are placed in vaults for
periods ranging from three days to q month.
Fish and poultry ore usually frozen II they are
to be kept any length Of time. but
fruit can only stand temperature
OF about 34' without suffering injury.
Tho rates for freezing storage are naturally
the highest They vary from ons-third to half
a cent per pound a month. whereas ordinary
cold storage for sggs. butter and fruit costs
anywhere from twelve to thirty cents DOR box
or barrel month Beef. lamb. veal and other
fresh meats are charged for at the rate Of
twenty cents per barrel tor .fortyeight ,hours.
In st. Inns Park several vaults are Allied
with made-up, woollen goods. The low tenn
SentiSe against moth yet discovered. In he
sHe ns vs. dfbbSntty q ray ray bnn sE
sed in nrdy : ths III drs
and naturally decreases in value. Bystor!ng It
IL cH|a vault the mo,s,p1e Is and
curious fact in regard to the cold storage OF
six: Many large dealers in silks and ribbons
with the tenn pcrature reduced below tho fresz-
ing point. 1t was discovered some years ago
that 81 silE In winter usually nd liner ussrs
to he accountable for the chang. and an ex-
pertinent was tried in keeping bales OF silk in
cold rooms for comparison with others on the
TN The i,i cold Six then appeared to he Of much
same loom, As soon as this fact became gem
erally recognized the large silk deal"rs vent
sks paced 1 frsezns vaults u some @ cases
When | Tho ,Ir, ,aIr. are +. taken Sou out tthss
Keep most Of their stock In storage,
and only TIKI SIX ont n quantities saSsi
the iustro acquired by freezing soon dfsap-
pears after eXn"sur" on the bargain coTnter, It
Is da hn4 ha c4ns an TE appssl rs.
ance OF u much higher grade, which mas not
been irolsl. while, on th' other hand. i has
proved by the Arctic treatment
The mcth"h o reducing the temperature in
pipes pin iix"d to walls Of the storIrooms. Brine
can be reduced to very low temperature
without solidifying by passing through coils
Of in" that are cooled by means Of vaporiaed
ammonia.
III ,he largo warehouses; mon visit each
vault twice = day. and report TO the superin.
% is onni that vaSta hoidins fruit arc rsI sst.
ting dangcrOusl; near the freexinR point
warm hHrc is passed through the pipes ami
the temperature Is raj sed. In some OF the
un foreground vaults ~ low tenn reraturs once
cstaul shed will remain fixed for m onths. as
Ions as the doors exclude the outside air.