The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-04-26
American Beef In FINLAND.

Il
generations OF this sort Of food the
great physical stamina and constitu-
tional vigor Of the English, people.
The OK is one of the sturdiest and
most muscular animals in the world.
He Is purely . vegetarian and one OF
the clesuest Of all feeders. He has
abundant courage along with his great
strength; but he is not quarrelsome or
vicious, It is not unreasonable that
people who for many centuries have
been nourished chiefly on beef should
have drawn from It particular qualities,
not only Of body, but Of mind
On the other hand. it should be ex-
pected that those people who habitual-
~ feed on the flesh of the hog, and
whose ancestors have done so before
them, would derive from their daily
food some qualities special and pecu-
liar to themselves. The people of these
United States chiefly consume hog
meat. and il there were no other rea-
son for their being different from the
beef-eatsrs Of Old England, that would
be at least one sufficient reason.
OF course, the tight little island"
OF Great Britain does mot afford
enough beef to feed its people, and so
great quantities have to be carried there
from other counties. The Argentine
Republic and other Of the pampas or |
prairie countries of South America are
large sources Of beef supply; but so.
ALSO, are the Uunitad States. The
gathered BY the Department
II Agriculture at Washington show
hat during the nine months OF 1894,
,nding Sept. 30, the farmers and stock
'aisers at the United States have ex-
~ rted To Great Britain more than
100, 900 head OF beef cattle, OF Va lue
II over 326.OOO, 900.
These cattle are al shipped on the
loof, and, although there is some trade
y slaughtered beef carried in refrigera-
or ships, 1t does not compare with the ,
xport Of live cattle. it being difficult
9 overcome the prejudices Of the PEG.
lie in favor Of live beef cattle. The (
equations governing the importation 4
D England Of live stock are the same :
. TO animals from the United States
nd Canada, no discrimination being
lxde for or against either class, All =
the animals are, under the English Il
~. slaughtered immediately upon
rival ~ British ports. Large proper {
ons OF the meat thus taken to Eng
md are sold In the retail markets OF
nndon. Liverpool and other cities IS
prime Scotch" or English beef"
nder that classification the butcher [
.mands and secures better price q,
ian he could with the meat known ).
I'd sold as Canadian or American. !"
Some facts Of economic import ance ~
e lesrnsd from the departments re. n
'rt. II appears that the live. beef CO
AIDE IS conducted ut different ports !,
it'll slight differences. At Deptford -
les are private on the hoof. At Liv- nj
pool half the ANIMALS are sold priv III
ely. The other half are slaugh tered h,
account Of shippers and sold to :.
yers by the carcass: The Liverpool :.
rpius makes its way to London, and Oh
arge part OF It, beyond question. is va
cut up as TO simulate prime Scotch 81
uts. At Glasgow and Bristol near "a
all animals are sold 1t auction on ~
} hoof. M
The charges do. not differ materially is
the various ports. They are abe ut co
IS per head for all terminal costs, no
luding commissions for selling. Add =;
that the freight. $1l, and $3.50 for WI
feed and attendance of each ami no
l on the voyage. and 100 for in acl
ance, and we have total expense ali
each animal shipped Of ST.. 81.
is represents very nearly accurately eo'
expense of getting beef animal pul
10 the American port into the hands the
,he British buyer. On Oct, IS, 1894 Org
I'd American steers were bringing
he British market 3s5 each, so that
J easy to see what the encourage.
1t 10 for exporting beef cattle. 7
. England the offal- especially in i.
ldon and Liverpool, where large cio
nbers of our people purchase it's tivt
OF greatimportance Heads, Gull
;, livers, kidneys, light aud hoofs of i,
% one buyer, and the hides and in :,
fat to another. Parliament dis
ines toward the encouragement of The
AIDE in dressed meat, because that clus
Id shut out the offal. But the -. >,
missioner thinks that If the Amer
cattle are killed at home, properly WOO
sed, and sent to Europe In state the
the cost Of American pen,
will be reduced in all those mar. con,
. BY killing at home and ship
only the dressed csrcasses, bulk tea
value Is enchanced, and sold
,ost Of transportation Is reduced, seau
lat the poor, who heretofore have e..
int offal, may be able to buy good ~
instead. During the first six the
Tbs of the year 1894 there were few
rted into the United Kingdom of wate