MEAT-FREEZING IN BUENOS AYRES.

Press, Volume XLIII, Issue 6547, 16 September 1886, Page 3

MEAT-FREEZING IN BUENOS AYRES.

Mr Batemaa, who, it will be remembered, proceeded to Buenos Ayres with some stud sheep, has supplied some in-

teresting particulars to the Melbourne Argue, aad our contemporary cays:—

We will first refer to this gentleman's visit to one of the chief meat-freezing establishments in Baenoe Ayres. It is situated on the banks of a river navigable for steamers drawing from 18ft to 20ft of water, about 300 miles from the mouth of the Iα Plata. The bank of the river on which the works are built is 80ft above water-line, and the budding* are erected on the ace of the bank, and arranged with, due regard to the saving of labor. The live sheep enter from the top of th« bank, wbrae .they are slaughtered. When dressed the earcaases are sent down a shoot to a large open apace eneloeed with fine wire netting, as a protection from files, where they are left to set. From tbia stage they go down to J the freezuur department, also by means of a ahoot. This department comprises four | chambers, each cipable of holding 10,000 carcases. By working ordinary hours 1600 sheep per day can be put through, and doable that number by working night sVufta. It is looked upon as one of the beat-appointed meat-freeziajr establishments in the country, and Mr Bateman considers it the most perfect of its kind in the world. At the present time a sheep weighing 501b. dreoed fer the freezing chamber. costs tiro national dollars, or Ba, but if bought by a company employing- English capital the cojt would be only ss, gold being at a high premium. However, by accepting the coat at B*, we find a large profit koeing made by this South. American Frendsg Company, m shown below:— CoatofeareMe ... ... Sdperlb freight to Europe ... ldperlb lnsnraace M idperlb ToW ... ... Sidperlb The coat of freexiag, 40, is considered to be "ore than dtfaayed by the returns received forekißß, fat, tongue., and kidneys. Consequently ail obtained for the meat over aad above the SM. after.payinz wllinjc expense*, is profit. Company has a contract at 4Jd per Ib for all the mattoa it can lay down in Loadoa or Glasgow—ehetp to weigh from 451b to 601b. We may mention in paiirVy; that nferenoa ia made in the Buenos Ayres Standard, of Jun* 20th, to a aale of 4000 fat sheep at Slol, which averaged 911b eteaa meat per head. They came from the estaacias of Ajo and Aul, owned by Mean Gibson Brothers, and, according to the above journal, prove tl a. sooner or later Buenos Ayrea »U1 exnejt mnttoß equal to the best Canada or Mew Zealand c*a produce.

In reply to a question respecting the rumor that £1000 sterling had been paid for aa imported merino ram in Boenos Arres Hγ Bateman states that he has not beard of such a price «*« k * Tift K **«? naid fora am in Bonth America. In April ■ad May last a sheep exhibitkm was held in the camtaL many of the anxmale So«wweKl«tloMtoomtte bwt German flacke, and the higheet puces paid were for seven nmi and four ewes. The rams brooght *90 "^f^*^ of the A »«»«•], do "« » 100 cente, seminal tain* 4s. Wh« cold v at par, 5 national* are exchanged SaaoSrSJn; but at with cold at 167 per cent, premium, Twelra months ago the national was at and twelre months heace the <*™**- meat hope to resume •pee»e_W"««J 1 ,l Soiae time a ram was reported toftaje •ddit JOOO aatioeals, or JS6O, wta* aoubtk»sß>Teriaeto tte atory •"."V® heard. The great desideratum with Argeatinesheep breeders issi*» wool being qaite • •a*"™"? consulentkn. AU stud shefp see nouaed, clothed, and artificially fee* tad when turned out with the general flock quietly fall cff. and become in a short time miserable looking objects.