The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-22
CONsULAR REPoRTs.
Opposition 10 American Grain and Pork
In Europe Continued.

CONbULAh kEPOkIB,
Opposition 10 American Grain and Pork
In Europe Continued.
WASHINGTON, October 2l,-The follow
ing reports IN regard to meats abroad are
from advance sheets OF Consular reports
furnished by Secretary Blaine; Referring
to the obstacles placed in the way Of free
importation OF American pork into Swift.
zerland, and especially as to this canton,
beg to state Us follows:
There exists u Government order here,
dated May 27, 1878, forbidding the impor.
tation OF hams, bacon, etc., whether from
America or elsewhere, unless said importa-
ton Is accompanied by certificate that
the meat is "healthy." II no such certif-
cate is presented, the meat must then be
submitted TO microscopic examination
for triChinosis, This certificate
TO BE CHARGED FOR
at the rate Of about twenty-five cents a
ham, thus preCluding as the result, the
greater part, II not all, the profits expected
on the sales. In the case Of German meats
imported into Switzerland, the burden Is
not 80 great, as "health certificates" with
out u microscopic examination arc easily
obtained there, and pass the meat into this
canton In lieu Of tho official examination
here. The heavy charge, too, Of ll5 francs
on every hundred hams IL avoided. The
practice has been to be especially severe In
the execution Of this order as to American
hams, rs certain interested parties have
the population into the belief
That eating American hams Is simply to
court death. The result Is that American
hams can scarcely be sold here ut all, or II
sold
THE DREADED WORD AMERICAN
Is left or and tho meat is offered as coming
from Germany. | have endeavored to
point out to the officials OF the canton the
injustice oftheir regulations, and am glad
10 say with most favorable results. The au-
thoritics here to day told me that In con.
sequence Of my representations and OF
certain actions OF the general government
they will consider the order TO which
have referred as void or revoked, and a
10 revoke II formally will be
made ut once TO the council. think this
will end all difficulty In tho matter us to
this canton. ] am, however Of the opinion
That tho first time trichin@ are found In
hams the scare will be renewed
and severe regulations introduced again.
nm further Of the opinion that our gOverIl-
ment should promptly resortto
AN OFFICIAL INSPECTION
ut the slaughter houses OF all meats ex-
ported. Proper and careful inspection by
officials would probably DO re-
spected all over Europe. Without such
examination the misunderstanding and
troubles Of the past as to exported meats
are liable to be renewed In aggravated
form. =. H. M, BYRRs, Consul,
ZuRrCH, June %.
OPPOSING AMERICAN GRAIN.
Consul General Kreisman at Berlin has
TO the State Department pa:
per giving results Of tho proceedings OF
the Congress OF German AgriCulturists, re.
Gently held at Berlin, in opposition to the
importation Of grain products. The fact
that the Prussian Minister OF Agri.
culture gave an address OF vel.
come, and that the Government repre-
were in attendance at all
the sittings, Mr.. Kreisman thinks, rendered
the proceedings Of additional importance.
The conclusion to which the convention
came was that 1t was wise for the German
Government to increase the import duties
on American agricultural productions, and
II possible make q prohi6itiye tariff as 10
these productions Tor the benefit Of the
German producer. The spirit Of tho con.
vention was that the cry throughout the
country should be down with the enemies
Of German agriculture" these enemies
being the American farmer, with his
boundless extension OF wheat cultivation
and his myriad herds Of cattle.
AMERICAN PORK IN FRANCE.
Consul Bridgeland, ::wrltlng to the State
Department from llaVre, France, shows
that the protection against American pork
Is causing the high prices OF provisions in
France. Speaking Of the Inspection OF
meats from the West he says;
II have watched with Interest and care
The manipulatioRs tllat have been going on
IN Havro for the last three months under
the order OF inspection with microsCope,
The tlrst order was given to tho Sous Pre-.
Iect, NJ. Joucla Pelous, 10 seleOt veterinary
surgeons to make the inspection, which
lasted only about three or four week. As
,heso horse doctors did not report enough
LrlChlnR to satisfy the department at Paris,
hey were all dismissed by order Of ihe
and a delegation ut professional
scientists sent here from Paris, and placed
IN the headquarters Of the Sous Preicct,
where ,llttle. slips 81 hams and shoulders
we're handled under the microscope to
prove that there was
THE LARGR PERCENTAGE
u % or 30 per cent OF American salt meat
containing trichinn. The Sous rrefect told
ne, IN the presence Ol others, that when
1ne ham Or shoulder was found affected
With triChinp In case, they condemned
.he whole case, and as cases contained
rom 800 10 400 pounds, with from twenty.
I've TO thirty pieces, and from hogs rom
perhaps foir TO five different States, as the
neat was principally from Chicago, being
le great pork packing center Of tile world,
thought this inspection was az unjust "a
he original order OF the Secretary Of the
Interior and Of Commerce."
Mr.. Bridgcland suggests the following
remedies against EranCe,
ut seems to inc that our remedy consists
n reprisaL uhless tllis unreasonable order
9 tescinded before the sitting Of our next
congress. There Is not 10 per cent Of tho
vines imported into the United States
rom France tllat are really pure wines, as
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