The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-12-02

md barley from 63 cents to rs cents. Meats
showed a substantial but not so large an
Increase.
The export trade in live animals and
,Owls shows very large increase. The
iotal of sucn exports for the year ending
June 30, 1890, was S33, 100000, and the IN
crease over the preceding year was over
Nearly 100000 cattle and over
Is, 900 more hogs were exported than IN the
preceding year. This export trade 10 peer
and pork and in dairy business has been
largely increased, the increase IN the
article OF butter alone being from 10, ,9IS
pounds to 80, $50, 042 pounds and the total IN
crease in the value of meat and dairy pro-
ducts exported being S44,0O0,0O0. This
trade Is so directly helpful to the farmers
it is believed it will be yet further and
largely increased when the system of in
spection and sanitary supervision now pro-
vided by law is brought fully into opera
ton. The efforts of the secretary to estab-
fish the healthfulness of our meats against
the disparaging imputationS that have been
put on them abroad have resulted in sub
Stantial progress. Veterinary surgeons
sent out by the department are now al
lowed to participate in the Inspection OF the
live cattle in this country landed at Eng
lish docks, and during the several
months they have been on duty 40
case of contagious pleuro-pneumonia
has been reported. This inspection
abroad and the domestic inspection of live
animals and pork products provided for
by the act of August 80. 1890, will afford as
perfect a guaranty for the wholesomeness
of our meats offered for foreign consump-
ton as is anywhere given to any food pro-
duct. Its non-acceptance will quite clearly
reveal the real motive of any continued re-
strictlon OF this use and that having been
made clear, the duty of the executive will
be very plain.
BEET SUGAR INDUSTRY.
The information given by the secretary
OF the progress and the prospects of the
beet sugar industry is full of interest. Il
has already passed the experimental stage
and is a commercial success. The area
over which the sugar beet can be success
fully cultivated is very large and anot hel
field crop of great value is offered to the
choice of the farmers. Tue secretary of the
treasury concurs in che recommendation OF
| the secretary of agriculture that the of
fetal supervision provided by the tariff
law for sugar Of domestic production shall
be transferred 10 the department of agri
culture.
THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
The law relating to the civil service has
so far as | can learn, been executed b.
those having the power of appointment IL
the classified service, with fidelity and i'm
Partially, and the service has been in
creasingly satisfactory. The report of thu
commission shows large amount of good
work done during the year with yer,
limited appropriation.
! CONDITION OF TRADE
l congratulate the Congress and tn
country upon the passage at the frs
session of the Fifty first Congress of a.
unusual number of laws of very high in
portance. That the results OF this legisla
ton will be the quickening and enlarge
ment OF our manufacturing industries
larger and better markets for our breaC
stuffs and provisions, both at home an
abroad, more constant employment an
better wages for our working people, ant
an increased supply of a safe currency 70
the transaction of business, | do not doubt
Some OF these measures were enacted at S
late period, that the beneficial effect
upon commerce, which were in the conten
platlon OF Congress, have not as yet bu
partially manifested themselves Th
general trade and industrial cond
: tions throughout the entire countr
during the year have shown marked i'm
provement. For many years prio- to 1SS
the merchandise balances had been Target
IN our favor, but during that year and tn
year following they turned against u.s.
is very gratifying to know that the last Fl
cal year shows balance III our favor
SOS, 100000. The bank clearings, whic
furnish good test of the volume of bus
ness transacted, for the first ten months
the year 1890 showed, as compared with til
same months of 1889, an increase for tt
whole country of about S.4 per cent, VIII
the increase outside of the city of Ne
} York was over IL per cent. During Il
month of October the clearings of I'll
whole country showed an increase of 3
per cent. over October, 1899, while outsiC
; of New York the increase was III D,
cent.
These figures show that the increase
the volume of business was very gener
throughout the country. That this larg
business was being conducted upon a sa
: and profitable basis is shown by The ia
that there were 300 less failures reports
2 10 October, 1889, than in the same mon
of the preceding year, with liabilities dill
J inished by about $5,000,000. The value
? our exports of domestic merchandise du
? ing the last year was over Sis, 10000
l greater than the preceding year, and w
! only exceeded once in our history. Abo
4 500, COO of this excess was in agricu
= tural products. Ghe production of D
! iron, always gauge of general prosperit
9 is shown by recent census bulletin
have been 1873 per cent. greater in 1890 TIL
in 1880, and the production of steel 300 o
: cent. greater. Mining in coal has had
u limitation except that resulting from incl
y Gent transportation. The general ties
q = mony is that labor is everywhere full
Il employed, aud the reports from the la
= year show smaller number of employee
: affected by strikes and lockouts than in al
year since 1884.
The depression in the prices of agric
tural products had been greatly relieve
and buoyant, hopeful feeling was begi
ming to be experienced by all our Peep
=. These promising influences have been
+ some degree checked by the surprising a
20 very unfavorable monetary events viii
~ have recently taken place in England
a is gratifying to know this did not grt
~ in any degree out of the financial relatio
70 of London with our people, or out of a
- discredit attached to our secueities held
that market. The return of our bonds a
stocks was caused by money stringen
IN in England, not by any loss of value
4 credit in the securities themselves.
w. could not, however, wholly escape the
N effects of foreign money agitation acco
. panied by such incidents as characteri1
:. this. 1t is not believed, nc
- ever, that these evil Incidents which ha
for, the time unfavorably affected vail
ne in this country can long withstand
ne strong, safe and wholesome infuen
d.. which are operating to give to our PEG
n. profitable returns in all branches of leg
On mate trade and industry.
eS THE TARIFF.
es The apprehension that our tariff u
A. again and at once be subjected to imI
Ar tant changes would undoubtedly add a
pressing influence of the most seri
character. The general tariff act has o
re- partially gone into operation, some of
NO important provisions being limited to L
Id. effect at dates yet in the future The 9
ms eral provisions of the law have been in fc
tIy less than sixty days. Its permanent eff
of upon trade and prices still largely sta
Ie in conjecture. 1t is curious to note I
nut the advance in the prices Of articles VIII