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Show . oo THE SHIPPING IN OF FOREIGN MEATS. Argentine beef Is being Imported, and several shipments of the frozen meat have been received in the Ea9t What effect the importations will have on the price of western meats is yet to be determined. The refrigerated product 1b selling in New York at 2 cents a pound leBs than the domestic beof An expert declares the meat Is of excellent qual ity, and if 6old and used soon after being thawed, 1b in ever)' respect equal to American beef of the same grades, but, since it has been frozen In shipment, the blood, in which most of the nutriment of the beef lies, runs out when the beef is thawed, and unless un-less it Is used soon, little but the dry fiber Is left The beef will continue to be shipped in small enough quantities quan-tities to permit of Its being disposed of and used before its quality is Impaired. Im-paired. It 1b perfectly fresh when thawed out, and the utmost precau tions are taken to keep It clean, each piece being carefully 6ewed In a tight cloth cover. An American meat dealer declares the American market will be but slightly affected by the foreign meats, and his opinion Is baBed on this statement: state-ment: "It is rumored that the supply of -AftBB- ' cattle In Argentine Is small whon compared com-pared with the enormous market which It will be used to supply; and on account of the necessity of Immediate Imme-diate use It cannot be shipped In large quantities at a time Tbo prlco of American beef, according to meat dealers will not be affected by It Even the reduction in the cost of freight which will be effected whon the beef can be shipped directly through the Panama canal will not materially reduce the price, even of the beef Itself, as the supply avail able at any one time will not be great enough But potential competition may have Its effect Some of the large packing houses, notably Armour and Swift, have gone into Argentine and bought up the cattle in large nnrt r. I I t f .' T li ,-, i -ji-,. Alan on.ni.n control of the shipping racllltlcs. and In this way will be able to regulate the supply of Argentina beef shlppod Into this country in accordance with the state of the market. Australia is another source of meat products which has been opened recently to this country, althougn the distance Is a serious obstacle. Beef and rabbits from Australia are on hand at the New England meat shops The rabbits, which arc a peBt In Australia, are a welcome addition to the markets there. They are larger and heavier than the American rabbits, rab-bits, and are said to be of excellent flavor. If Australia finds It profitable to ship rabbits to New York, the west should Inquire into the possibility of the markets. The rabbit is a pest In the dry farming districts of north western Utah and a demand for the carcasses that would cover the cost of killing would mean much to the farmers. |
