New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-17
CHEAP BEEF FOR ENGLAND
ARGENTINE SHIPPERS COMPETING
WITH THE AMERICAN TRUST.
s,gTTHFIE.D MARKET A BATTLE-GROUND
WATCHDOG OF BRITISH IRON IN
DT-STRY AROUSED

DUSTRY AROUSED.
Special to The NeV-Yorb Tribune bv French cableD
lcopyright. 1902: BY The Tribune AssociationD
London Nov L. / a m.-The position of the
feef trade in this country is in very interest
ins state al the present moment. Although
smaller quantities of dead meat have been
shipped recently from the United States yet
urices have not been maintained at all success
fully by the great American houses in the
smithfeld Market. This is on account of new
competition from South American meat ship
pers, which has become, to the great satisfac-
tion Of the English element in Smithfeld. of a
formidable nature. Finding they were pre-
vented by the English Board OF Agriculture
from shipping cattle alive To England the South
American houses some months ago set to work
IN earnest to ship dead meat. At first they tried
freezing the meat but with poor success. for
the cargoes came TO market in much the same
state as Australian frozen meat-hard and alto
gether outclassed by the American chilled beef.
The latest shipment from South America, how
ever. which reached London at the end Of last
week was in the opinion of the market. prac-
ticany as fine in condition as the American
chilled beef. and it sold at prices only a shade
below those OF the American commodity. In
the opinion Of many experts this means that the
strength Of the American beef ring in Smith
fed has been broken. Having found way TO
shin dead meat with the care and regulation OF
temperature which enables the Chicago houses
10 bring their goods to this market in such
first class condition. the big South American
companies are expected now to be able TO ship
unlimited supplies Great curiosity is felt as to
the way the Beef Trust Will meet this competi-
tion as fight would insure great drop in
prices The problem Of cheaper meat is also
brought nearer to solution by the news that the
Argentine has agreed to accept the terms which
the Board of Agriculture has so long stipulated
for as the only condition upon which British
ports could be reopened to live stock from that
country
Sir Alfred Hickman. who represents West
wolverhampton in the House OF Commons, is
the Parliamentary watchdog OF the British iron
industry He has made name for himself by
the persistency OF his inquiries with regard to
granting government contracts to American
firms for engines and viaducts on English colo
NAL railways He worried Lord George Hamil-
tor Secretary for India, because American en-
gines were being used on Burmah railways, and
now, having found out that an American firm
was given a contract in October. 1900. for thirty
viadrcts for the Uganda Railway, he proposes to
question Lord Cranborne on this point He will
ask the Under Secretary for Foreign Affairs in
the House of Commons to-day whether there
has not been a big delay in the completion OF
these yiaducts, and whether he will in future
insert penalties sufficient to prevent delay in
fulfilling these contracts.
Advance sheets OF DC Vets book on the war,
published IN Berlin, contain some startling
cusations against the Beers. De Wet says they
were guilty OF cOwardice. faithlessness and dis
graceful treacheEy.
kilograms are published from nearly all the
capitals OF Europe this morning expressing In
dignafion at the attempt on the life of King
Leopold The Standard says each fresh crime
OF this class revives the question Of joint inter
national action TO deal with the danger.
The worlds most northern railway, that which
runs from NarVik, on the west coast of Norway,
20 GelliVara, in Sweden, was opened Saturday.
This unique railway is situated north OF the
Polar Circle and in the veritable Land Of the
Midnight Sun. 1t lies on 6S5 degrees whereas
Russia's European lines only reach 6S and Rus
sia's Asiatic lines only IS.
Prince Edward OF SAKE Weimar. who died at
an advanced age yesterday morning. Cri-
mean veteran and held the rank OF field marshal
He was great favorite with Queen Victoria.
but had not been much in the public eye OF
late years l. n. r.