New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-10-20
AMERICAN MEATS ABROAD.

EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS or UNITED STATES CON
sULs N SWITZERLAND, GERMANY, FRANCE AND
BELGTUM-TIIE RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED UPON
TIE IMPORTATION OF AMERICAN MEArs-FALsE
PREJuDTCEs CREATED.
BY rELEGR,rH To Tue TRGHuNE.i
WAsuINGroN Oct. 19.--Adyance copies Of the
eleventh number OF Consular reports on the com
nlcrce manufactures, etc. Of foreign countries,
were furnished by the State Department 10 tho
press to-day Considerable space is devoted TO the
subject of restrictions imposed by France, Germany
Belgium and Switzerland upon the importation into
those countries of pork. lard and canned beef, ana
il is shown that the effect Of these restrictions has
inflicted n thrcc-fold DAMAGE First. the American
shipper aud the foreign importer are both subjected
to needless aud vcNatious delays aud difficulties IN
carrying on their business. Second. the measures
taken Icy tho Governments Of the countries named
have caused such panic among the consumers that
the sale of American meat has been greatly injured
and in some eases virtually destroyed. Third, the
prices Of meats other than American have greatly
advanced. thus causing much distress among the
laboing people Of those countries.
In a dispatch dated June % 1881, Consul Byers
at Zurich Switzerland recommends that official in
spcctIons be instituted at all American slaughter
and packing houses where meal isprepared for ship
ment to Europe, and expresses the opinion that GER
tiGcatcs based upon such inspections would De re-
spectod " all over Europe" Respecting the orders
which were in force IN the Canton of Zurich from
May. 1873, and which nc reported would probably
soon be revoked, Mr.. Bycrs wrote as follows:
There exists Government order dated May II, ISIS.
forhdding the importation OF hams, DacOhi ctc "tL
from America or elsewhere, unless sal
accompanied by certificate tat tie meat Is M
II no such certificate ID presented, the meat must DC hu
mttcd To q microscopic examination lor Iloliio
Tms certificate Is 10 be charged Tor at the rate ol aDou
- cents ham. Thus pTecludng, as result gft1ter
part n not all the prOhs expected ON tuc sacs III Ss
Of German meat imports into switzerland the pnluen
not So great as health certificates without microscopic
examination are easily obtained thoiG huu p1s I'm @
here The heavy charge 100, l55 francs ON every hun
dred hams avoided The practice has been 70 DC es
American hams, as certain interested parties nave
frightened the population into the 6eet rb ,oaI & SIIs y
American hams Ia simply to court dehh. hue h ~ m dr
That american hams can scarcely sG sod d nftS o az and ~ tRe
meat IA offered as coming from Germany
Under date OF June H. 1881, Consul FOX, nj
Brunswick, Germany, transmitted translation OF
an article from the BraHschiceger Idge6tdH, giving
a synopsis of lecture delivered before the German
Health Society in Berlin by Priyy Counsellor hoion
on The Sanitary Danger OF Importing Alhericann ~
Meats" Herr ROiod appears to De regaried as hg4
authority IN Germany "n sanitary questohs' am
doubtless his expressions of opinion exert very
considerable influence. Among other thlhgs no
SAID;
IL Ia welknown that tricina Is Of frequent occur
In Americas therefore sausage, bacon anu h"Is I
produced there must DO considered very uahge,V' nr
spcctons At various points SNOW thdy itV'n Ia
cent these preserves contain trichine AS may pe
easily f0reseeu tehns will increase In America
steps taken to prevent It, lnafi year hnn'oa S
disease among the swine has prevailed ia AmIrloa,
IaaI guaBt epidemic which n rule, Is deathH, ret& N
stance Ia the previous year 100000 swine eu Oh ts
disease in he STATE Of Illinois. Just aS n,io & 40
the inspection of wursp can be depended uPoa
| so 1t r. with corned beef. In the preparation Oh
tbs corned meat the hesh of nany animals is & mixer
gelher The upper layer can be healthy wis tne
Is in The lower Many instances OF sickness causeu
by eating corned beef record, and N Amerea AZ
tcnton has been called the danger again aud asaln
III il has thoroughly established hat These beA