332 Report on the American and Canadian Meat Trade. 
few holes at each end to admit of a current of air passing; 
through the meat inside. As far as they can be, the meat-trains 
are despatched during the night, and the cool night-air is of 
service to the meat during the warm weather. In the cold 
months the unfavourable conditions through which the meat has 
to pass are, of course, greatly reduced, and in the coldest weather 
are entirely removed. 
Table III. — Statement of the Quantity and Value of Fresh Beef exported 
from the United States to Great Britain during the Nineteen Months, 
ended April 30, 1877. (Prepared by the Bureau of Statistics.) 
From New York. 
From Philadelphia. 
Total Exports. 
Alonth. 
Pounds. 
Dollars. 
Pounds. 
Dollars. 
Pounds. 
Dollars. 
10 / J. 
October . . 
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2 800 
November 
36,000 
2,800 
36,000 
2 ',800 
December 
134,000 
10,400 
134,000 
10,400 
1876. 
January 
162,000 
12,700 
162,000 
12,700 
February 
292,000 
24,000 
292,000 
24,000 
March . . 
302,000 
24 . 300 
302,000 
24,300 
April 
1,256,000 
106,400 
1,256,000 
106,400 
May 
1,012,000 
77,400 
1,012,000 
77,400 
Juno 
1,140,000 
88,000 
1,140,000 
88,000 
July 
1,170,20.0 
101,250 
1,170,200 
101,250 
August .. 
1,365,000 
134,811 
1,365,000 
134,811 
September 
2,451,550 
218,005 
2,451,550 
218,005 
October 
2,509,075 
224,730 
150,610 
14, '308 
2,719,685 
239,038 
November 
2,974,480 
275,550 
1,219,500 
115,852 
4,193,980 
391,402 
December 
3,036,980 
257,843 
737,500 
68,062 
3,774,480 
325,905 
1877. 
January 
1,796,000 
185,550 
776,450 
69,880 
2,572,450 
255,420 
February 
3,605,610 
293,838 
1,348,000 
127,619 
4,953,610 
421,457 
March . . 
6,262,355 
547,762 
445,500 
42,323 
6,707,855 
590,085 
April 
6,022,013 
595,472 
2,556,200 
242,839 
5 8,578,213 
838,311 
35,623,203 
j 3,183,911 
7,233,760 
680,883 
42,857,023 
3,804,794 
The agents in this country are generally reluctant to give any 
particular information about the trade. I am, however, glad to 
be able to present the following valuable letter which Mr. D. 
Tallerman has been good enough to write at my request. The 
letter gives a good description of the various aspects of the 
trade in this country, and it is all the more important as it is 
the only information of value, relating to this portion of the 
trade, that I have been able to obtain : — 
