The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-04-01
COLD STORAGE PROGRESS
REvoLUToNlzlNc THE MEAT TRADE
METHODS IN GREAT BRITAIN.

Ahe possibilities Of refrigeratine
processes seem 10 be endless. These
processes are influencing more and
more the methods of trade in perish
able goods Butchers and poulterers
are no longer afraid to buy ID large
quantities IL they have surplus
stock on hand they have only 10 pnt It
IN cold storage TO await a demand.
This practice Is coming widely into
vogue in Great Britain. Such cities as
birmingham and many smaller ones
now have cold storage plants Of large
extent. OF the 14O00.00O rabbits now
annually received 10 England from
Australasia scores Of thousands are
constantly in the freezing chambers
awaiting their turn to get into the re-
tan market Many Of the animals now
IA cold storage We're placed there fully
six months ago
Wholesale meat dealers are not
afraid that they viii lose their invest.
ment II they bring 10 market a shin.
load Of meat at a time. II Is asserted
IA England that the quality Of Cana
dian turkeys and fowls Is actually i'm
proved by the lapse Of considerable
time between killing and marketing.
They are delivered alive at such cen
tres as Toronto and Montreal. Then
they are killed, plucked and hung for
q day In cold chamber At the end OF
this time each bird Is wrapped in
parchment paper and packed IN cases
containing a dozen birds each. which
are carried to the ports and placed IN
cold air chambers on board ship. The
temperature Is maintained Just about
the freezing point for the birds are
never frozen. but are kept IN the
chilled state and as the quality Of
beef and venison Is said to be inn
proved by hanging for several days IA
the larder, so also. It Is asserted by the
Birmingham Daily Post the quality
Of the Canadian birds placed on Brit
ish markets within fourteen days OF
being killed is quite as good as that Of
birds killed and marketed IN the ordl-
nary way IN England.
The greatest development Of cold
storage Is ID Great Britain. because so
many million dollars worth Of the
meat supply Is brought thousands Of
miles from America and Australia.
Vast quantities are sometimes received
within a .ew weeks and placed IN cold
storage TN needed for the market. In
Birmingham, for example. as one OF
the local newspapers asserts. over
million persons are now regularly sup
piled with food from the city markets.
The cold storage plant established
thirteen years ago Is large ana addl-
tional works are building. These cold
stores always contain many hundreds
Of quarters OF American beef In one
room are thousands OF carcasses OF
sheep In cotton coverings forwarded
from Australia, New Zealand ANA
South America. They are piled one
on top OF another like bricks. Thirty
thousand sheep carcasses may be
stored. and the new rooms now build.
ing win increase the capacity to 1OO.-
600 sheep. One Of the newer lmporta.
lions is chilled pork from this country.
which is said to be OF high quality and
rich favor and cheaper than English
pork.
Canadian eggs and Danish and ST.
berian butter are also preserved IN
these stores. and large conslgnments
Of British Columbia salmon. Special
storage rooms are set apart for the
reception OF fish and fruit. The mid.
winter steamers from Cape Colony
and Australia are quite certain 20
bring many fresh grapes. which are
placed IN the cold rooms until they are
wanted. Just as refrigeration has
the killing season at Chi /
cago to twelve months a year So It has
also made IL possible to enjoy fresh
grapes. peaches and other fruit the
year round by bringing them from one
or another part Of the world: for
somewhere or another they are always /
rlpening
Though the trade la chilled and fro
zen meats Is constantly growing there |
Is siili considerable prejudice against
Il IN Germany. for instance. very lit |
Ne Refrigerated meat Is sold. f0r most
lf the people believe st q distinctly in- /
Ierior 20 fresh meat A similar preia- /
lice exists Ia England. though IN a
lesser degree. For long time the
public there could not be persuaded
hat frozen meat was palatablc but
'heapness and improved quality finally
nsde many converts ii Is not eaten
ret hy those who can afford 60 pav
Ugh prices FOR meat. but for some
cars The frozen mutton OF Australia
nd New Zealand and the frozen beef
& America have been the siapie meat
upply Of the laborlng classes.
Cold storage Is having no more inn
lortaut effect upon any branch of the
neat trade than upon the commerce
d poultry. Until within a few years
treat Britain has depended largely
pon Northern France 10 make good
er deficiency 10 poultry To-day
france is losing a considerable part /
( this trade while Cauadiaa poultry
5 reaching the Braish market IN large