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Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17
The Rico Crnn.

In view of the fact that the United States
is this year largely dependent on the foreign
rice to supply the deficiencies in its own crop,
the quantity and quality of the eastern crops
and tendencies of the markets abroad are of
more interest than for several years past.
Messrs. Dan Talmage's Sons, i'll their circu-
lar of this date, (l4th inst) state:
The rice crop throughout the world is
short, and some sections which have hitherto
exported largely are importing to supply
their own wants. Outward movement this
year of Japan, January l to date, is 1900
bags Cleaned rice of two cwt. EACH last
year. similar period, l,O37,30O bags The
total output of the east since January is
3,9O3, 900 bags last year. equal period, 5,3lO,-
600 bags. The diversion of rice from one pro-
duciug section to another has greatly dimin-
ished the supply of the world at large. Stocks
in English, continental and American
markets are far short of the previous year
Amount on hand, American markets, lst
INST, 10000 bags; equal date 1889, 10000
bags. The crop of the United States is prac-
tically exhausted at all primary and milling
centres, and they will have to buy foreign to
some considerable extent to supply their
wants until new can be reached. In view OF
the great shortage, values are already en-
hanccd, and further and radical advances are
anticipated, especially in the better grades,
such as are up to the standard requirements
of the markets of this country.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17
Grain and Fruit in California.

Special reports from many represcn-
tative counties give a fairly accurate
estimate of the crop prospects.this sea-
son, says the San Frandisco Chronicle.
The reports are made more interesting
this year by the fact of excessive rains
which delayed seeding and in many
localities injured fruit, but n careful
reading of these dispatches will show
that, while grain has suffered in many
of the large counties, the quality will be
fine and the yield of fruit of all kinds
will be enormous. One of the most
significant features is the rapidity with
which grain land in a score of counties
is being converted into orchards and
vineyards. Several large wheat
counties report a decrease in
acreage and yield of wheat
of from one-quarter to ne-half Butte
and Solano report falling off of one
half, Los Angeles one-quarter, and Sac
ramento two-thirds, but against this may
be placed large increase in Kern,
Fresno, Merced and Tulare. Barley
averages about the same as wheat.
In fruits of all kinds there has been an
enormous increase in acreage and the
crop will be the largest on record
Fresno leads with 1850 acres planted TO
rasin grapes. Then comes Kern, San
Diego, and Butte with 5000 acres each
in vines, Merced with 2,060 acres. and
Sonomn and Placer with 1000 each.
Los Angeles planted l,OO0,O00 new
orange trees this season and Tulare put
in 5000 acres to all kinds of fruit. The
yield of oranges, raisins, and grapes will
be the largest on record. All other
fruits promise well with the exception of
peaches and almonds. Taken altogether
+1s..,l F..x, /,
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup reduces in.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17
THE WILD INDIAN AT COLLEGE.
How Young Eastman Conducted Him
self at the Boston University.

C. A. Eastman, the young Sioux who
graduated from the Bost on university
school of medicine recently, is well
known by all Dartmouth graduates of
the last few years, says the Boston Ad-
vertiser. He ''came on the campus" in
the autumn of 1883 and at once proved
star attraction for the freshman class Of
1885, Football and cane rushers were
then in vogue at Hanover, and they were
pretty vigorous ones, too. East
mans Indian blood at once asserted
ITSELF and he was always in the
hottest of the fray, where his great
strength and courage were very valu-
able. The sophs acquired a hearty re-
spect for him in these little scrimmages,
and always acted as if they were afraid
he might suddenly go into the wholesale
scalping business. And when the great
final rush came off and the freshmen
stood in solid columns, barred to the
waist, and bodies we'll oiled, awaiting the
onslaught of the sophOmores, Eastman
was in the front rank with shoulders
cleaning and black eyes full OF fight.
Eastman had his full regalia of u Sioux
chief at college, and sometimes he would
invite the boys into his room and don his
feathers and bucksliins to the great adj
were allowed to attend the ceremony.
The old fire of the plains would rise,
and he would get enthusiastic in
telling OF his many thrilling ad-
ventures. Finally the exhibition would
lead up to fierce warwhOOp, and then
the meeting would adjourn The young
Indian had all the self possession Of his
race, and he could enter any parlor in
Hanover with perfect equanimity. so
ciety' had no terrors for the child Of
the plains. Though not ladies man he
could face any battery of feminine eyes
without the least embarrassment. When
Matthew Arnold was at Hanover he eX-
pressed desire to meet Eastman, rs he
had been told that there was "a full
blooded Sioux in college. The great
critic evidently expected to see some
thing of the wild west order, wsth war
paint and moccasins. When the two
came together the calm dignity Of the
student 50 overcome the learned English
man that he stammered and blushed and
the Sioux came off decidedly best in the
interview Eastman is now going back
to help his people, and he carries with
him the good wishes of many friends in
the east.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17
Dry Goods.

HEAVY BROwN CoTrONS-Atlantic A, re;
AtSntG II IG A@nts II eaS si a. aTtl abd
4hc IIooser Ii, 5ac; Indian Head, 7l4ci
FINE BROwN CorToNs-Atlantlc LIZ &c; Au-
rora b, G4ci Aurora X. 63tc; Atlas o B, I!2ci
cheese cloth 4c; Clinton FF, 54ci Pepperell r.,
BLEAcHED tSC GorToST- Berkeley cambric-No,
90, Dc; Best Yet 6Ac; BpttGrcloth Xxx. 4iac;
SIC; Hin Scmper Idem, Sc; Housokeeper SIC;
King Philip camDric, lQci Langdon G; ;B, 0L$c;
Lonsdnlc S4ci LQnSdale cambria, lOci New
SmEETISGs Ann PtLLow CASINOS brown
Net-pcpperell, 45-in, lOci Pepperell, 81 lSci
Utica Sj'in, aic;; Utica, 00-in, S'5c BleacGed-
Net-pepperell, 42-in. Zoe; Pepperell, 46-in, lie;
pepPFreli g., l4se; pepger9Il So, So, 2GGi Pep
54ci Utica, o., 26c; Utica, iO-4, 2sIsc. >
dress sc Baas Gsc MaFwck dr%ss dSsNSa5 s;
Lancaster Gl4c; Glenaire, 64ci Whittenton,
PRrNTs Indigo blue Net. Martha Washing
ton 86ci American, G4G; ,Arn9ld; 6aci Ar
Allen Pinks, G5aci Allen Chambray, 6ci Glou-
PalNrs' 'Fancles-E -Eddystone, Olici Steel
River, &c; ,Ramapo;, &c; St. Ledger; 5aci
shirtings Martha Washington, iPci Merrl-
mack tc lGnr6 TGHTr66ey ReaRsIIEoGntan' asrII Caei
WIGANs-Nct, Thistle, 7i.c Red Gross, &c.
COLORED tAMBKlCs- Crown 4Ac; Red star,
Sac; rolled Glover, 5ci slater, Gci high colurs,
lC extra,
CRASH Stevens b, lG-In, 5ici stevens u,
ls-in, &c; stevens lG-in, 7ci istevcns =, ls-in,
AC; stevens NJ ls-ln, Siac; stevens n, 2O-in,
SEC; stevens Nm 22-in, 0lsci stevens SRT,
2J-in, lliac; bloachcd, lc extra.
DENIMs-Net AmOskeag, 9-ol, lGRc; York,
camlct, l2ci Everett standard, l2iic; Hay
makers 7tac; old York, NN, lOlaci Lawrence,
22O 10. aci Lawrence, 0-oz, lj,3ci fancy stripes
aud checks, lltgc.
CorTONADEs York Nankin, lOHcI Everett,
s-oz lsci Lewiston, 1907, - .lc WUrkiugman' S,
liCi CuIksCFCW cashmere, ~ 90,
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17

quarter bbls, stlo; eighth JBls, soc; kits, Is
lbs each. tic
DREssED BEEF steers. 500 TO soo lbs average
native. g.. d6itc; steers. 400 to 500 lbs average,
native. @'Gi4c; cows aud hcifcrs, 400 TO 500 lbs
Ck%STp MrArs-C -Corned beef I lb. si90:
corncd beef. 10. s2.iO; lunch tongue, III, s2.GO
lunch tongue. lb, NO; brawn, | III, SI2O;
Drawn. . TO- 1900; OK tougdes ~ lb $500; OK
cbSSped beef To- $40; roast beef l'lb. round
cans, $3.50; roast beef, . lb round cans, 5000;
pottcd ham, "A NJ, round cans|t5c; potted ham,
II lb. round cans, l.20; doVllCd ham, "a lb,
round cans, 6jc; deviled ham, 4 h. round
cans, Al ~; pottcd OK tongue, = lb round cans,
compressed ham, 10, square cans, $40; COM
pressed ham, . H. square cars, $40; tripc, , lb,
round cans. 81 l.sO; minced tcOlups, ID, round
cans, 800; boneless pigs feet,2 Id, square cans,
LARD oms-Extra lard oil W $, Isc; extra
No. / lard Oil, 43c; No. lard oil, .tic No. ?
lard oil, re; pure ncatsfoot oil soc; ; gal.
cans, SIC gall extra neatsfoot oil, 43c; No. 1
neatsfoot oil, 3Sc; talow oil age.
srrcEp PICS ToNGuEs-.Half barrels, sllOO;
quarter barrels, 800 eighth barrels, 800;
Kits IL lbs each, 1925.
TALLow-A, No. I, 4lic; stearlne, 6ac
PtCKLED BEEF roNGuEs,.,ii4it barrels, $50;
ARD-Tierces-Rchne lard compound, 55sc;
pure leaf, Gs6c; kettle, &c. Add i6c to sc per
PiCkLED TRIpE-Half barrels. 800; quarter
barrels. 800; eighth barrels, 6Oc; kits, 10 lbs
I0SEYCoMB TRtpE Half barrels. S3.75:uuar-
ter barrels, S2lO; eighth barrels, Sll5; kits, 10
lbs each, poe. ,,,
Half barrels, 100 lbs, 1885, quarter barrels, 90
SAUSAGE CASTINGS -Cattle-Tierces and bar
reiT middle: per lb G,sci round, %n% 3&gi b9nsi'
4iac each; rounds, per set 100 feet, l2tac set;
middlcs, per set 81 feet. 36c set weqsands. less
than 1000 piece lots, 31ac eacn; small bladders,
less than 5OO-dul lots lSc per doz; large blad-
dCrs, less than 800 dOz lots, 3Oc per doz.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17
FINANCIAL.

New YORK, June l6-lSpeClal Telegram to
TUE BEE. l--SToCKs-Th stock market has sell
dom been so beculmcd rs at present Not only
have the leaders and their followers here en-
tered ON. n period of rest, but the professional
element abroad and the public ON this side have
followed their Indifferent example, This
leaves the market both without an impulse
and without orders on either side. The only
animation in the market was supplied by the
operation OF bears and these We're only
in one stock, Sugar Refneries. In order to
give an appearance of weakness to the stock
stop orders We're placed in the market and
then the stock was raided down to reach the
orders, by this means sugar after opening at
SJ against S3l4 Saturday, was depressed in
few minutes to S0ia, but II recovered almost rs
quickly to 81. The opening of the market
was dull aTd steG%ay, and While Rich
Oregon Transcontinentul exhibited little life
the rest OF the regular list was simply stag
nant, The stocks mentioned showed scarcely
any movement, but all dropped a little late in
the hour. AZ II o'clock the market was dull
and featuroless and rather heavy at the in
significant chragcs from the opening prices.
Before noon there was n slight recovery in st.
-IAHl from 'SS to ~ and In Atehison from
Union Pacific each showed q loss
with no recovery. The Nandcrbilts, Burling-
ton, Northwestern and Willard stocks, except
There was no Improvement In the life Of the
market at noon, The closing hours i'm stocks
added nothing of interest The market was
dull to the close. Sugar Rchucrics closed with
steady at 53A, TranScOntiuontul took Il drop
20 4sb and closed = of from Saturday at l0is,
ST. Paul was the best supported OF the Granger
group, closing "A up, while Atchisun and Mis-
ness was extremely light.
The following were the closing quotations;
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17
NIrtnIs.

BLOCK TrN-smal pig 2sc per lb; bar, SOC
per III.
COPPER -Planshcd boiler sizes, 32lsc per 10;
cold rolled 2Qc per III; sheathius 2Sc per lb;
bits and flats pc per lb.
GALVANIZED SHEET lRON-DisCOunt 5O-l0 per
cent, pat. plan. iron, Nos ~ and 81 a, i0'8c; h,
Olgc.
RooFGNG-C Charcoal l, c., 1iN2O, ll2, sj15; 1.
Is SnrET left 1Rox-No %, $a.o5; r. %, sa.75
SOLDER l4ltl5C.
225 5000
TIN pLATE-Cokc, 1ONt4 225, 1925,
STEEL NAILS-BusC, &.2j.
STEEL WIRE NAlLS-Busc, S2.65.
MIRE-JMp. hnrh. AlG0. gnlY..al.l5.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17
LIVE STOCK.

CHICAGO. June lG.-Cattlc- c-Roceipts, $1,000;
market steady; common, lower; bccycs, Si'OGD
100: steers, SjG0NI4O; stOctCrS and feeders,
S24O63.0O; COWS, bulls and mixed. SliOD34O;
Texas steers $2;NdtOO.
Hogs Receipts, 2l,Ol1; market strong; mixed,
skps. &i0Od34O,
Shecp-Rcccipts 5000; market steady ma
tivCS. SJ.sOW5.5O; westerns, SLOOU5lOi IcNlns,
S3.25d4.1j; lambs. Sj.OO6tG.75.
The Drovcrs' Journal special London cable
gram reports supplies of American cattle
maud weak and prices 1l(yl2c dcadweight.
ST. LOUIS. June lG.-Cattle- Receipts, $500;
shipments, 1900; market slow; fair to fancy
native steers S30Oty4S5; stockers and feeders.
S2.SO5t3S0.
Hogs-Recelpts 2.5OO shipments, ZOO; mar
ket steady; heavy, S5GjO5.75; packing, Sj6C
GI31O; light, S3.GOGD312a.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17
Market Mention.

hogs IONtT'
j. Delaney had a car of hogs on the market.
Gamble Brothers of Elmwood marketed cat
tie.
A. ". Olinger of Keurney marketed a car of
hogs.
Metcalf & Wood sent up ear of hogs from
York.
N Jacquot, a regular dealer at Merna, sent
in hogs.
of hogs.
j. L. Dunn came in from Aida with two cars
of cattle.
Light steers steady, cows active and export
steers lower.
Stevenson Brothers sent down a car of hogs
from Anscy.
Bavingcr & Hodge marketed "a car of hogs
from Verona.
]. X. Mason came in from Bradshaw with
two cars of hogs.
John Watson came down from Bancroft with
two cars of cattle.
Wiley Black brought up two cars of hogs
from PlattSmOuth.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17
Provisions.

MEATS Packers prices Smoked hams 10 10
average, lOc; smoked hams, 20 20 - lbs, Oci
smoked hams, II TO ~ lbs, lO4c; extra heavy
hams. % To - lbs average, sAci skinned slic-
ing, Is to - lbs average, lOc; California hams,
picnic hams, &C; dried beef hams, sssci beef
tongues per duz., 800; dry salt meats, Gl6c;
mess pork, per bbL, Sl2ij; extra mess beef,
800; sausage, per 10, bologna, 4ci star, 4l8cj
liver ii4c; blood, Iigci head cheese, 44c Add
iac per 10 for lots less than so lbs, Pig pork,
buntless per Dbl $3.50; half bbl, Ss25; quar-
ter bbl 3,75i kits, Slli; pigs hooks half bbls,
A.75i quarter bbls, EGli eighth bbls, sl6O;
klts. 10 lbs, sLl5; pigs feet, half Dbls, E2I5i
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17

Bnrley-Steady.
Mess fork-Duii! cash, si2.75i July tlo,s5i
Iafd-Ball cash, s5s2l; July, '5s7li: Sep
FIour-Dul; unchanged; dealers asked f.s5
0t5.2j for atcuts in barrels. 32@3l5 FOR
bakers. @iJGi2j Cor straight A4oGiVJ ana
Provisions Shoulders So1a5iO; short clear,
g .igtb5.Ij; short ribs, I.n5'tj.Ol.
Butter q Steady; creamery, lOGiIci dairy
Checse-Bcttcr; full cream chcddnrs 7A6sc'
fats, I6NiAC; Young Americas, iAUoc.
hides -Stcndy. light green salted, 5AdGci
saltcd bulls. Sc: green saIted calf, Glil57c; dry
nint, G07c; dry sltel hides, Gci dry calf
safe; deNcOns, 2lc each.
Talow - steady; packed, 4sgI4c; No 2
o.''' '""'' ''''' Receipts. shlpm'ts.
L!0ur. .,,.............. ..,..."...' ng51 <gg'o99
,,,vyJ |J rtr 6G9
Observation-Disclosures. lSs.OOO 5Js.0OO
NEW YoRK, June IG-W Wheat--Recelpts, 1900
bushels; cNports G0GOO bushels; spot heavy;
No. > red. 81 sc In elevators Gllac ailuati EAW
p3hc bi options steady NO red june
Corn - Receipts l5l5Oo bushels exports,
10000 bushels; spot lower; No ., 4oDilc in
elevators 4i0i0 Lice ailuati unsrnded mixed,
3OHdI2aci options lowcri June closing AT
Oats Receipts. 2)2G)O bushels; exports,
2SGl0O bushels; spot weak; No White. Ap
3j4c; mlyei western, 3!GE6ic white vest
ern, JIDEc; options irrcsulari June closing at
CSrIce-Options closed barely steady and
unchanged TO points down. Sales 2l,jOO bags;
June Sl745Ul7.jl; July, Sl12j; spot rio steady
SagafERaw. steady; ccntrifugals, 0G test
j3c; refined firm and in fair demand.
petrolcum-unted closed for July at 0Ohc'
pork-Quicti mess. Sl37j1l4.25.
Lard-Doprrsscd and ,dulli western steam
butter Firm; western dairy, G1lOc; cream
cry. iBl59c; Elgin, lnSl15fc, go
Chcesc-StrOngcr; western, I@sc.
NffSNEAPoLrs, June .-Wheat-,Receipts,
for two days, III cars shipments 81. severe
breaks in futures occurred carly in the DAY
carrying that market down some > cents from
opening. Cash market stCudicr lower at clos
ing; No. hard, Juno, S3c; July, s3'sc; on track
s6c; No, I northern, June, SCI July, @5eei
on track, sici No. . northern, June and
July soc; ON track slUs2c.
KANSAS cry June tG.-Whcat-L Lower No. .
hard, cash, 55a@i5aici June, 75}ac; No red
Corn Weaker No, ., cash 2o4G?oci June,
Oats Steady No. cash a54c asked June,
ST. LOUIS. June -Wheat-closcd lower;
cash, sSgac; July, Sjioc.
Corn-Lowcr; cash, 32hci July, &hc
oats-Lower; cash, 27llc asked July, 2sc bid.
Porl-puIl at $iljo cash
Bard-NOmnaI at SJ.Uj.
Whisky-Stcady ut fl,O0. oz
Buttcr-Frcsh sold readily; creamery 100
l3c; dairy SDllc.
CINctNNAr1 June -Wheat-Dull; No.
red. see.
Corn-Firm; No. miNed, BIC.
Oats-Frmer; No, mixed, Bic.
Whslty-Sl.OO.
MILWAUKEE June l4.-Wheat - Easier No
! cash. s}fts3l5c; July, S3Ac.
Con-StCHdy; No. 3, BE
| Oats-Dull; No. = white, 20nc.
| Ryc-Quict; No. !, 4GC.
| Barley Steady; No. p 4S654sHc.
| Provisions-Steady; pork, Sl275.
LIVERPOOL, June 16-Wheat-Market quiet
| holders offer moderately; California No. l. as
| Iad per GENITAL.
Corn-Market dull and unchanged.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17
Hogs.

Estimated receipts of hogs 5000, compared
with 72uG Saturday and 24i0 Monday of last
week. The market opened to 1Oc lower was
slow for while became animated and closed
of prices was S3+5036O the bulk selling ut
s3j06355. The average of the prices paid
was $353H, compared with S3GJli Saturday
and $35S Monday of last week.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17

phor, 47c; am, carh, lie; blue vltrlol, i'ic.
tarlc, 31@.@c; sulphurc, per III. Be- oils
sperm, sl2O turpentinc; 5lci Tonka beans,
DC, cantharadies. si'Rai..S; cassia buds 300
22c; chloroform. ln052c; ergot, l1d52ci gum
arabic, 5uJl5c; glycCrne 22G2jc; lycOpOdium,
Aatt4G; mercury. SiC.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17
PRODUCE MIRKETS.

CHlCAGO, June l6.-i;3O p. m. clOse-Whcat-
Weak; cash, eAc; July, sic; August sGlsc,
Cor. steadyi cash, 3SUAci July AAD
BihCi August, 90 aGftEC
gust, 70.
WhishN-Sl
Flax-Easy at ktaS1i,
Prime plmOthy-slGQLA
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17
Merchants hotel, Omaha. 50 to So per
day Nat. Brown, propr, Ira p. Higby,mgr.

Tickets at lowest rates and superior
accommodations via the great Rock Is
land route Ticket office, l6O2-SiX-
teenth and Farnam streets, Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17
The following were the closing quotations.;

MpNEY-On call easy ut ilI5.l2 per cent,
PRIME MERCANTlE HAPER-ila aigita per cent,
STERLING ENCuANGE-Quict; steady slNty-
day bills, A,Sj4 demand, SLs14
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17
IDruNs.

QuiuIne, per o., F.. & w. 4Gci German, 45ci
indigo, per tb' 'jci insect powder Jici opium
glyceriue, 2UC; deNtriue, lOui cuttltboue, 35c
cream tartar, pure, Ici commercial, lsci cam
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17
Range orPrices.
Highest and Lowest Sales of Hogs.
Stock Receipts.

Today. Saturday,
Highest. ........,8 60 Highest, ,,.,,,...,.1 GA
Lowest....,..., ; I5 Lowest.,.,.. .,. %
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17

Official Saturday Estimated Today.
Cattle. az ears, 1900 Cattle. los cars 2l56
Hogs, =, Ol cars GOOO Hogs ll5 ears, I,2i6
Horses. | car, Is
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17
Average Price of Hoys.

Showing the average price paid for lollS ot
hcgSon the lays Indicated in 1851 lsSS, lSD AMI
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17
nisnnsitinn of Stock.


Showing the number OF cattle, hogs aud
sheep bought by the leading buyers on to-
days market:
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17

Platt's ChIOrides, the Best Disinfec ia n
for household uses. OdorIess, prompt, cheap,
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup reduces in
flammaton while children are teething. 25
cents per bottle.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17
nnns

The Armour-Cndahv p Co...................2,O7 2,O7s
omaha Packing CO.,............... 2.ss5
swift & OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. az
The g.. II Hammond Cu....................., 42
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17

1902 Sixteenth and Farnam streets is
the new Rock Island ticket office. Tick
cts to all points east at lowest rates.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17
Tho XisiInlc Snnnlv.

CHICAGO, June l6.-The visible supply for
the week ending June IA, as compiled by the
secretary of the Chicago board of trade is rs
follows:
Bushels
Whent t,.,,,,....... .................. 2i,iIS. 900
Corr, lu.Vtuvv
Ryc...,.,,......, ,,....................... 60iOO0
o-v'VJJ
Omaha daily bee., 1890-06-17
Prevailing Pricns.
Cnmnnratiye Tables

comparative IIUIV5'
The following table shows the range II
prices on hogs during this and last week:
The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1890-09-04
MINISTER REID AND AMERICAN
PORK.

Nobody who read Minister Reid's
second letter to NJ. Ribot, the French
minister of foreign affairs, on the French
exclusion of American pork will be sur
prised at the report the French govern
ment has agreed to withdraw its ban
from our pork if we repeal the 30 per
cent. duty on works of art. This letter,
published in yesterdays Tribune, had
something of the straightforwardnes
and plain speaking that abound in Sec
retary Blaines diplomatic correspon-
dence. 1t went straight to the point at
issue, being so thoroughly American in
style and i'll interest as to deserve
more general publication in this country
than it can have by restricting the
copy" to one American newspaper.
Mr.. Reid's reply to NJ. Ribot's reference
to the Mckinley bill as an obstacle in
the way of suspending the pork inhibi-
ton by his government was irresistible
He reminded NJ. Ribot that while the
Mckinley bill had not yet become law,
French hostility to American pork has
existed for nine years. Indeed, he
almost tells the French minister of
foreign affairs that the latter's plea of
American unfriendliness to French ex-
pOrters, as far as the Mckinley bill is
after thought. For the policy of pro-
lection that is embodied in our pending
Tariff bill has been in practice time and
again since the foundation of, our gov
ernment There is nothing new in the
bill. Every European nation has known
of the existence of our tariff system,
and all of them have their commercial
relations with the United States adjusted
TO it. The American tariff does not dis
criminate among the notions of the
world, nor is there in the system a dis
elimination against any particular
article of commerce for the benefit or
injury of the exporters of any particular
nation. The United States has always
kept a one price store, SO to speak,
treating all customers alike.
The action of the French government
with reference to our pork has stood
in marked contrast to this, for nine years
past, not because the French people are
forbidden to use the product, of swine
for food, but because it is American
pork. And this, too, as Mr.. Reid tells
NJ. Ribot, in the face of the fact that the
French Academy of Medicine, has re-
pudiated the charge that the excluded
article is unwhOlesome. Mr.. Reid's
presentation of the case left no particle
of the old ground for the French gov
ernment to stand on. The excluded
article being as wholesome as any of the
kind produced in any other country, and
there being nothing in our tariff policy
and practice to call for retaliation, a
further maintenance of the existing con-
clusion could not fail to have every
appearance of being an act of willful
hostility to this country.-N. Y. Press