The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-07
PROVISIONS.

The following Is from the report of Minister
Sargent of Berlin: "A very strong feeling oi
opposition has been aroused In Beri aud other
German cities, as well as the manufacturing DIS
triets general y, against the threatened exelu-
| sion OF American pork products. strong pro
tests are being sent in 10 the Bundesrath, aud
| committees of merchants and others have VS.
ited the capital 10 protest against tue measure.
If this were strictly government OF pubhe
opinion, in the American sense. these general
public appeals, backed us they are by solid
reasoning upon tndispuiahle facts, would pre-
vail, and the project would be abandoned. But
this is far from icing the case. aud the prospect
is stronger than ever that the decree viii be is
sued. / am informed that Mr.. Bottiseher, the
imperial minister Of the interior, informed a
protesting delegation during the past week that
the measure would certainly be adopted;
" IS believed in some Well-lnfCrmeo
quarters that this will be done in day or two.
10 anticipate the impending discussion in the
teichstag, which was adjourned unn It's next
sitting, about the middle of January, when ne
opponents Of prohibition will undoubtedly
make strong showing against both the policy
and legality Of the measure. There is consider,
able feeling on the part of the opponents OF
prohibition In the Teichstag in view OF this
threatened snap Judgment and aleading mem
Der of that body characterized ii TO me as a
mean trick The pretense of sanitary reasons
is becoming the thinnest vail, which has been
torn into shreds, aud which Is now apparently
only insisted TN as an excuse 10 the United
States The Berliner Tribune, powerful organ
OF the proRreSsists clearly showed In an article
published on Saturday, the SOth ult, that
1t appears from Official reports that from
1917 10 1879 there was an aver
age of thirty-lhrec deaths from trchino'
els, and that the average has Increased since
then; and yet Il asserts there has not proved to
DO one case of death or even disease from eating
American pork. ON the other hand il is shown
that the methods Of preparing export meat in
the United STATES are absolute de0th TO triChina.
In. of ttVNsr
OF pork 1t has been from the use Of freshly
slaughtered German, Russian or Hungarian
pork. II holds that the American assertion that
the diseased meal Is never exported from our
county Is maintained and such meat is too
rapid in decomposition 10 be prepared for eX-
port. In word, as it shows, there is no sanitary
objection to American pork. 1t gives the true
explanation Of the agitation by say ing that 1t is
thorn i'll theeyes OF German ptoprietOrs that II
pound Of American pork can be sold here for
10 ptennlg less than the home product If
the move of keeping ont half Il million cwts.
OF American pork which has been imported
into Germany yearly, could succeed then their
greatest rival is out OF the way, aud they will
fix prices to suit themselves. The falsity of the
pretenSe OF sanitary reasons, and the real mo-
tives, are here clearly ey hibited, directly under
theeyes of the council A similar showing is
made In Yesterdays National Zeitung Both pa.
pers show that the present Is, above all, an i'm
proper time for such a measure. have sought,
by all apt means, to oppose the measure. and
have lost no opportunity 10 expose It's true char.
scter, and to show tina, the health of American
swine is unimpnired, and American swine
products are entirely wholesome. | do not think
these later propositions are now seriously dis.
puled by people of intelligence. The movement
is merely selfish, and in disregard of the inter.
ess OF the United States.
To-DAY's QUOTATIONS.,
BAooN-Long clear Noes, ll].o; abort clear
llac breakfast bacon l5hc.
DRY sALT-Long clear sides, loo; ohort clear,
l0c
HANs-Plain ls4c
LARD-Tierce, l!s i2Ac; heE barrel IKE; 40-lb
cans, 12Hc; 20-lb cans. l2laC 10Th cans. l2h@
l2SG BIB cans. t2%@l2A; S-lb cans. 12siSl3c,