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NEW ENGLAND FARMER 



WOV. 29, 1S43. 



AMERICAN PRODUCE IN THE K.MGLISH 

 MARKET. j 



It will be perceived by the followiiirj extracts 

 from Liverpool papers, that our beef, pork, lianis, 

 butter, cheese, &c., are pettinn into better repute 

 ahroaO, in consequence of a little more nicety in 

 packing and making. It will be of immense nd- 

 vantage to onr agriculturists, and our country in 

 general, if our surplu-i produce can find a ready 

 market In foreign ports, though it may he at mode- 

 rate prices. As soon as our farmers learn the 

 great difference in the price between " butter 

 grease" and ^imi butter abroad, and good and bad 

 cheese, &c., they will, no doubt, for their own in- 

 terest's sake, be a little more particular in making 

 and packing. Millions of dollars are annually lost 

 lo tliis country in consequence of the slovenly man- 

 ner in which these important articles are made and 

 packed. For the exlrecls subjoined we are in- j 

 debtcd lo the Boston Courier: 



[From a Liverpool paper.] 

 Jlmericnn Provisioits — The recent large impor- 

 tations of American provisions of good quality, into 

 this port, which have been eagerly sought after, 

 has attracted a good deal of attention in Ireland, 

 and the farmers of that country are considerably 

 alarmed lest the Americans should cut them out of 

 the English market. We take the following ar- 

 ticle from the Dublin Monitor: 



" The Liverpool papers inform us that large 

 quantities of American cheese have arrived at that 

 port, and been sold at a price far below that which 

 the Cheshire farmers could offer. The tariff has 

 made no chnnge in this article, and the duty re- 

 mains the same ; and the importation shows the 

 formidalde rivalry which the English farmer lias to 

 expect from Brother Jonathan. Another article 

 U being imported in considerable quantities, which 

 will seriously affect the price of Irish liutter — that 

 is, lard. The poorer classes of consumers find in 

 this an excellent substitute for butler, so that it is 

 likely to displace a large amount of our southern 

 produce, being purchascable for about one-third of 

 the price of butter — and though not so wholesome 

 or nutritious, yet the difference of cost will bring 

 it largely into consumption. 



Salted beef is another item, the introduction of 

 which will 8i-ri<iiisly damage the Irish farmer. At 

 many of ttie agricultural dinners both in England 

 and Ireland, the idea of American beef and pork 

 superceding native produce, was heartily laughed 

 at. Bating the quantity — which, it was said, was 

 very insignificant, and not at all calculated to ex- 

 cite alarm — the ijuulity was of the very worst char- 

 acter. I ho fat (it was said,; dissolved away like 

 snow ; it did not preserve its firmness like the true 

 British fat; and as to the lean, it was hard and in- 

 digestible as American iron-wood. Such were the 

 consolations offered to the farmer; and the ap- 

 plause at the head of the ta de, where landlords 

 ' most do congregate.' was universal, though not 

 quite so enthusiastic at the bottom. 



Now, the fact is, the different curing and pack- 

 ing, was the cause of the inferiority of American 

 beef and pork. In their hurry to seize the Eng- 

 lish market, they did not provide for the English 

 taste. 'J'liey now have been taught by experience, 

 tnd the consequence is, that the late importations 

 are of good quality and flavor. It is unnecessary 

 to dwell on the influence which the extension ul 

 this trade will have on the Irish producer — it will 

 bring down prices still lower than they are. We 



are not in the habit of raising false alarms, but it 

 is well our agriculliirists should know how their in- | 

 tcrests are to be affected. For three seasons there 

 has been a continual fall in salt meat, butter, and ' 

 similar articles of production ; and if the compara- ! 

 lively trilling quantity of foreign imports have pro- 

 duced this result, what will be the effect when a 

 competition is fairly established .'" 



Liverpool. Provisions — American, — The de- 

 mand for beef since the 18th ult., has not been ex- 

 tensive, the trade, in anticipation of the new euro, 

 only purchasing lo supply inimediate wants — prices 

 are consequently a shade lower. The first arrivals 

 of new, of good quality, will meet a ready sale. 

 No U. States pork now in the market. Some 

 really fine dry canvassed hams having arrived, 

 sales have been made to a considerable extent. 

 On the 27th ultimo, American cheeses were offer- 

 ed by auction, the greater portion of which found 

 purchasers at fair prices. There are some small 

 imports of Canadian butter, which find purchasers. 

 Grease butter is dull. 



(Circular of Geo. Il'right ^- Co.) 



Liverpool, SJ Aou. Cheese, U. S. — Since our 

 last, we have had another sale of this article, at 

 which there was a fair attendance of buyers from 

 the country, and nearly the whole offered, amount- 

 ing lo about 21)00 boxes, found purchasers. There 

 was, however, none of it in reatlij Jine condition : 

 by this we mean, well pressed, rich, of good flavor, 

 free from the pasture, and in good condition. The 

 highest price realized was ,52s. 6d. per cwt. for a 

 small lot, which would have brought a higher quo- 

 tation had it been free from watery particles. Tlie 

 great bulk exhibited was of middling quality, and 

 sold at prices ranging from 403. a 46 4/3. Of the 

 remainder offered, a considerable part was with- 

 drawn, finding no purchcsers on account of the bad 

 condition ; the part sold, however, realized from 

 32s. a 38s. per cwt. Although these prices are 

 rather lower than the quotations in our last, they 

 cannot be given as a fair criterion of the market 

 value; a really good article would, we are per- 

 suaded, fetch a higher price. We quote fine 48s. 

 a 54s. ; middling, 42s. a 47s. ; ordinary, 34s. a 408. 

 per cwt. 



Beef, U. S. — In consequence of the uncertainty 

 that exists about Irish beef, very little has been 

 done in American. The opinion expressed in our 

 last, that the Irish curers cannot put up iheir beef 

 at 75s. without incurring a loss, continues the same. 

 There has been considerable disease amongst cat- 

 tle throughout the United Kingdom, which is a 

 new a'-gument, coupled with the increasing con- 

 sumption of meat in our manufacturing districts, 

 that your.beef luay be introduced to a profit. We 

 would recommend shipments in barrels and half 

 barrels, as these ore more likely to draw the atten- 

 tion of our country dealers. We have no transac- 

 tions of moment to notice, as parties are waiting 

 the arrival of new ; several lots of old have been 

 received, and what has been sold has brought pri- 

 ces wliich cannot be quoted, to form a correct o))in- 

 ion of our market. We reduce our quotations. 

 .No. 1, Prime, (in barrels of 200 lbs.) -lOs. a 4(is. ; 

 .Mess, 4()S. a 54s. ; extra mess and family, ,58s. a 

 ti4s. ; No. ], Prime, (in tierces of .304 lbs.) 5(js. a 

 f!Os. : Mess, flOs. a 70s. : extra mess and family, 

 80s. and 90s. in bond. 



Pork. U. S. — We have little to notice in pork ; 

 some old still rennins and is held at 40s. per bar- 



rel. Prices remain nominal — say. Prime 378. a 

 40s. ; Mess, 41s. a 4('!s. 



Hams, U. S. — The opinion we have often ex. 

 pressed that fine hams would comuia:id a high 

 price, has at length been realized. A small lot of 

 100 from New York, well cured, sewed in ciuvass 

 and loose, has found a purchaser at 48s. per cwt 

 in bond, or about G2s. 8d. duty paid. 



Lard, U. S. — We have again considerable arri. 

 vals of this article ; prices are, however, kept in 

 check by the low price <pf tallow. Fine, SSs. j 

 39s.; middling, 35s. a 373. ; ordinary, 33s, a 3,5g. 

 per cwt. 



Lard Oil. — The prices for this article fluctuate 

 to a remarkable degree, in consequence of many of 

 the imports being adulterated. Tlie recent arri. 

 vals have found purchasers at 3Ss. a 4l3., duty 

 paid. 



Tallow, U. S — We have pleasure in drawing 

 your attention to this article, inasmuch as we are 

 of opinion that it is likely to become an article of 

 considerable importance. A lot of New York 

 melted realized at the commencement of the week, 

 42s. 3d. a 42s. 66. per cwt. We have also rcceiv. 

 ed some of good quality from Philadelphia, which 

 fetched nearly the above prices. 



Butter, U. S. — Of United States we have none, 

 but some very fine Canadian has made its appear- 

 ance, for which (JOs. per cwt. duty paid, is demand- 

 ed. 



PACKING PROVISIONS FOR A FOREIGN 

 MARKET. 



The packing of beef and poik for a foreign mar- 

 ket, is almost entirely a new business which has 

 sprung up in our country within the year past 

 This is the result of the late modification of the 

 British tarift' which now admits our provisions at 

 a more moderate duty than formerly, and enables 

 the packers at the west to put up beef, pork, and 

 lard to a large extent, in those districts wliere 

 heretofore they were obliged to drive their animals 

 at a very considerable expense, (not unfrequently 

 a ruinous one,) a great distance to a market on the 

 seaboard. By packing near where animals aro 

 bred, they can be grown to a larger size and be 

 made of a better quality ; the provisions, also, can 

 be delivered on board ship for exportation, either 

 dried or pickled, at a cheaper rale than when the 

 graziers aro obliged to drive their beasts long dis- 

 tances to a market. It is a subject, Iherelbre, ol 

 congratulaliim, that tlie fertile districts of the west 

 can do their own packing, and thereby enhance at 

 home the value of their abundant products. 



Not only have the towns on the Ohio and Mil- 

 sissippi rivers gone extensively into this biisineae, 

 but those on the lakes also, seem to be liillowin" 

 rapidly in their wake; more especially in the arti-' 

 cle of beef, of which we notice large quantities are 

 now putting np, particularly at Cleveland and Chi-i 

 cago, expressly for the English market. At the! 

 latter place, it is said not to be uncommon to pack" 

 500 to 700 barrels of beef per day during tlie busy" 

 season. The prices of cattle range there fronif 

 .^il 50 to ,$2 per cwt. ; and were the animals of ar' 

 improved breed, so that more mess pieces conid be' 

 cut from their briskets, and larger and lliicket' 

 rounds be taken from their quarters, we are loldl' 

 that tiie packers could afford to pay 25 to .'iO peii' 

 cent, more for cattle than they now do. Half a'' 

 cent to three-fourths per pound, makes a ditFfrence 

 of from three to seven dollars per head for eac> 



