The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-05
AMERICAN CHILLED BEEF
Is Taking Precedence Over the Ma
tive Article in English Market.

tive Article in English Market.
Washington, Jan. 5.-ConsuI Boyle in
a report on the trade of Liverpool with
the United States says the past year
has been the best one in history for
trade in America products in that dis
trict and there is every reason to be-
lieve that it will continue to grow. There
has been very material decline, how
ever, in trade generally at Liverpool
during recent years.
The value of the total importations
in 1897 was 1891. 1926 less than in 1896.
There has also been a very material
falling off in total exports to all coun-
tries. Consul Boyle says in part: There
are two very remarkable facts in con-
nection with this great falling off in the
trade of Liverpool. First, that contrary
to general belief, the falling in exporta-
ton has been not only with the United
States, but with the world at large, and
so FAR as 1mpOrtatiOnS are concerned
those from the United States have been
continually increasing.
"Second-This decrease of trade is in
spite of an increase in the tonnage of
vessels entering and clearing at this
port. Notwithstanding the decline in
importations, the gross amount of GUS
toms revenue collected is continually
increasing.
while the figures covering the -impor-
tations at Liverpool from the United
States are not available, there is not
the slightest doubt that more American
goods, both agricultural and manufac-
tured came into Liverpool, during 1897,
than in any other year and even the
exports to the United States in 1897
show a substantial increase over 1896.
Canadian competition with the Uni
ted States in this market in meal, corn
and provisions and fruit has developed
greatly during the past year, and
threatens to be keener in the future.
1.-The most noteworthy phase of the
trade in American beef is the great in
crease in the importation of chilled
meat. Until quite recently it has been
considered that the meat of American
cattle slaughtered here was far super
ior to chilled meat but there is undoubt-
eddy a great change in this regard and
many buyers and sellers claim that the
American chilled beef is equal, if not
superior to the meat of American cattle
slaughtered here. The chilled meat trade
is increasing enormously and there is a
growing conviction that in the course of
a few years it will almost entirely take
the place of American meat brought on
the hoOf.
American meat is often sold ats Eng
1ish; indeed, the choice cuts of Ameri-
can beef are pronounced by many of the
large butchers equal to the best Eng
lish. Experts say that English cattle
are depreciating in value and quality,
one reason being that animals are now
being slaughtered at two years old in
stead of four years as formerly. Not
only is the trade in chilled beef increas-
ing to vast dimensions, but there is a
large and increased trade in fresh chill
ed pork. 1t is a fact not generally
known here to those outside the trade
that most of the pork pies, which are
staple article of food among the Eng
liSh working classes are made from
fresh chilled American pork.
american mutton is not making
Roadway. largely because it is fattened
too quickly.
There is a good demand for Amerf-
can bacon and hams and provided they
come mild and not too fat, there is
every prospect of increasing sales. They
should not be smoked.
cheese
this market is being displaced by Canad-
ian, is becoming more and more ap-
parent. On inquiry from reliable
sources I am told that this principally
is owing to the method of manufacture,
which is spoken of here as being radi-
cally wrong, and assuming that the
to compete for the English trade, the
sooner they sat about altering the style
of manufacture the better.
1.-The outlook for the apple trade here
is good, as the crop is short, shorter
even than was anticipated a month
ago.
Experimental shipments of tomatoes
have been made to this market from
the United States, but SO far have
proved a failure.
1.-The California canned fruits still
hold the market here in this line and
the sales are increasing. Complaint is
being made that in most of the fruits
there is a metallic taste extracted from
the tin by the acid. A trial has been
made of enameling the inside of the
tins, but it was unsuccessful.
1.-THE iron and steel trade has been
particularly good during the past year,
especially in machine tools. The sale
of American bicycles has increased
enormously in the past year. An Amer
lean bicycle of the high grade could re-
Gently be bought $25 cheaper than an
English bicycle of the same grade. So
keen has the competition become that
within the last month (September)
there has been a great tumble in the
price of English bicycles"