Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-17
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
ENORMOUS INCREASE IN ENG
LlsH BEEF TRADE.
Tho Salvation Army aud what It Has
Done In Twenty-sIS Years --Tho
Treaty on the Rhlno

London. April 10 The English trade IN
frozen Deer nom Australia, Ike that iu
frozen mutton, has decreased enormously
during the past year the export, ouOO
hundrrdwelghts being almost double TINT
OF 1871, Meanwhile according to Prof,
Robert wallace, arrangements have been
made at vnriuus freezing centpra, but chief.
~ IN Queensland, To supply greater quaint
ties than ever, one Queensland meat export
mdngchcy company alone having made prep.
urutlOns TO export 80, OOO head OF cattle or
trpuuu frozen beef has 10 meet the compe
ution OF the chilled beef from the United
states, which Is the nearest approach TO
home Killed beef when put Ia the market
Although freezing IN not supposed 10 In
Jurc 10 any serious extent the liner grained
mutton, yet II Is admitted TINT the COM
plete freezing which IL necessary 10 enable
beef to cross the equator In safety Is. detri-
mental 10 the condition Of the larger fbres
aud blood vessels resulting In the loss OF q
certalu amount Of the natural juice during
ton, however, Is said 10 be in favor of the
Australian producer, us beer In Queensland
As valued NJ $3.50 per luudredWVlght. and IN
America at about 81 per huudr 1dwolght
The twenty-slxth annual statements OF &C.
count for the Salvation Army FOR the year
ending September so, 1872, just published IN
London show "A large Increase 10 tho in
dchtcdne7s- OF the Army--Or, rather Of
General Booth ON its behalf. The loans To
Mr. Booth "on mortgage. Of freehold and
now amount TO Ei2T, GN. IN The account
for 1891 the amount WIS f32l 3}3. On the
other side the additions during the year to
the freehold and leasehold properties nc
qulred FOR use by the Army corps through
out the United Kingdom are only fa5,OjS
bringing NJ the total amount Of this itpm
10 tiSI 400, as against ft35,g12 IN 1891 In
1901 the mortgage debt was three-fo urthg of
the sum nt which the properties were taken
In the balance sheet Now lt Is no less
than seven-eights and Ia the event Of re-
allmtlOn there would probably be a heavy
loss TO the mortgages. This ~ a serious
consideration for the Methodist and Gen.
eral Assurance society Nimltedl, which has
been lending It's money TO Mr.. Booth upon
the security OF salvation Army property
The Items " Investments and loans made
by General" Booth which Ia 1901 amount
cd 20 t9O,tJs, has Increased to fl85,6i2
The Investments, however, are now only
E53OS0, as against f7O,0S3 Ia the former
accounts but the loan TO the Trade depart
ment ~ tlIIlO, whereas In 1891 IL was on
~ t2,ljO, A new entry now appears OF the
Darkest England Scheme Loan, 10, 1855 (,
and this loan, note states, twas In.
80 1892 " There ~ a slight Increase in the
general Income account, but there ~ n
remarkable falling of IN the receipts from
the Self-Denial fund which in 1901 We're
li2uiH, aud last year, up tp The date OF
the balance sheet, only 1851 The SALIVA
tiCn Army trade departments show fail.
Ing on In the sales OF more than 10000.
AZ flT lOl. In the balance sheet for 1892
the proht appears as l0O7i; but as grants to
the amount Of HOSEA were made 10 head.
quarters IN anticipation OF this income the
balance or tlf0a has TO be taken from capt
tai.