, 1879-03-05
DAMAGED MEATS.
A Waif from the Ancient City Of
Brussels.
Complaints Against American Hams
and Grain.
1luy None but tho Best and You Won't
Get Stuck.

~ FaI At(EkAk VI Nic LII uCIbV10 " tA0 AVA4A
Of Trade, held yesterday afternoon. a communi.
cation from Collector Smith was presented BY
the Secretary, covering another written by tho
United States Consul at Brussels to the stato
Department. At Washington, giving an account
OF the complaints made against American grain
and provisions. Tho communications are a.
follows:
15e.eeS ae.ase tess7ss: &c.
ssz s Sss'ga Sfss # T. E .sts s:ss ss
.ss cop.1 s g. Il e. asd ss,es Ct
e chicago. there
nd iniets.'es. e ess 70, ''a '''
WM. HExHr 8x1TH, Collector.
RE Men. r IL strora. t 1stlstaat ' seersiarv S1 Of
Sf1te-9,R: Soma n0ntha sluco shipment Of
American hams arrived Ia Antwerp. and was
lIrustels and sold on the market to Rroccss md
sds fnE5 q I'd
condemned ~ nnat for human food taTgs propor-
tton Ut tho entire ot upon which seven Of the pns-
| chaseE1 who had the meat sc11cd in their shops
protested against the aezure, and insisted thatlt
was not spoiled. bnt that this action Of The In
hams ont Of the naTkot. They then. cana to mo
with IN urgent teoucat that should investigate
the matter 40 sucn seizures and conntcat9ns were
serioa,l in}ura tie American trade in this article
Of fGoa: f%5od,,tcy commenced osr,on,, ,pv.,,,u.
lon. and. notwithstuadinz lhs fact That certificates
Of Inspectors at Antwerp TO the sound and good
quality Of tAe l,ams wore Furnished regret to ssy
was Compelled TO Admit that at least PORTION
Inspectors ~ 10 what they eonsidereda spoiled
dcmnatlon had been made. and thal they had CON
aacated at least port!on OF tho meat on very in'
sn1iclFut Eronnd1: A.. howexcr. most Of Il had dis
epaid not verify ths eonvietlon ~ ps.sonsl inspec-
so no. asrtovn tI BY posTs ie'imony 1ms safs .
pnrsics avRrtcycd had to submit to the conscation,
md tss1tt M 70 ,scal process fof damages against the
q spoiled, X.ns5'ean h.n'. aad baeqnt !. vsii q
convin' cd that there must bs At least son1c great
luck of care IN preparing thesu articles ol food for
iraic better system Of inapecton must Be ndous.
"a than that wh!e, now extsts: !or there oan be 10
.s d1s ne s,oat o W as. o. T M
llacnce q desTn Of shippers, aided BY certificates
from their own paid Inspectors, sud our foreign
trade thereby ercatly daHiaRet.
le'isSe In ohcs H star market. ot Tue Tnt'eI
States also. ths lcasd aI ItaIe appoint. what y
@ 1aat a,s .s n!,na, ~ Law ~ wE H.
In oxn nai jn.prctor Wis T. rp,nons,sin 10 no
Other pafty tlsn hts cmpioyc. for tho manner In
Which he pctforms his juiy and ,hat onIy in case
| Of dispute between buyer anu e+ller; within tho
limits Of the Stale, nlso, tho Board -of.Trado In
specie, p lnterferes.
For The Inspection 81 WHEAT, i f true there are
oaesss appo'ntea ioF INC Stase na beyond IT. terri
If ueh 70 prs na s
Invimv "n onic;st "hntncicr ., ~ e rans"0Mnn,iS
of no yalaa ,Tha,ayer M oyidenrn IN SsnntHi
cases.
Ii IL greatly to be feared that many Of the cx.
pnrters u our food producer. buying these prn.
yition. =. tsy generally do on the l'oasl 81 trade,
10 not Give INIT attention TO thcft quality and
preparation for shlnment they shauld d. aud. asa
to hn Mhe ts9
nsrds ~ as wv v W ~ ~ " ~ rt.s I,e
deyely, bsins oosnd b iote!sa contract 10 d. L.
they resort 10 n,nny questionable measures ii
10 eosef tho defects Of he'F nudclou' puF'
l., Indeed. 90 frequently do 9ur exports now a1rl!e
afarS, at hay n
~ ~ ni'nn ~ t - nre ~
son. ara hcdar ihe,nss'yes viii "nnJtions ~ dc.
livery, WHICH greatly eomplicato trado md deter
| nauy honest men from eHDarkjne in it.
l Al our nY,,ortsra ~ ftth food arn rn.v ynnktnv