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Show ENGLAND FEEDS AMERICA WITH HER OWN MEAT. Tinned Goods Reshlpped to New York From London as Result of Scarcity of Meat In America. Chicago. A special from London says: Two million pounds of tinned meat, valued at $100,000, havo been reshlpped to Now York from London during tho last few weeks as a result v of tho scarcity of meat In AJinerlca. As a consequenco of tho recent financial finan-cial crisis, American farmers who wero unablo to offect loans placed their cattlo on tho markets instead of feeding them, with tho result that prlco of meat fell whllo its consurap-lion consurap-lion increased. A From this fact has resulted tho unusual spectaclo of Englnnd feeding America with Its own mont, "oven with tho freight to pay twice across tho Atlantic." A representative of a Chicago Arm horo says: "Wo havo boen nblo to sell tho reshlpped goods In America at prices C per cont higher than wo could obtain hero. London today Is tho cheapest meat mnrkct In tho orId. |