New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-16

supposition- still have been, for the past
nine years of exclusion, in round numbers, tweiVe
and n quarter millions of francs. AT the present
rate of duty, and assuming that the advance was
not too great to check importatlons, even II IL olu
prevent the natural growth of the business, yolI
loss has been 2,0l1 900 francs per annum' or loi
the nine years of exclusion, in round hunioet',
twenty-six millions of francs, which we shouf'
have paid into your treasury. -,
But, considerable as this sum seems, IL "o"iu
appear to be the smallest part Oh your aoV""'
loss, for besides
You have deprived your French soe'inciS Vi
valuable line of freight -,
You have deprived your grocers ana country
pedlers, throughout France, of staple ana use
full trade;-
And above all. you have deprived your people,
PARTICULARLY the poor laboring classes of cheap
and highly priced article of food, which they uscu
largely. and for which you have been aple 20
furnish no adequate substitute. STATISTICS Oh
your importatons, and the regular quotations OF
your domestic prices, show that what you shut
out from us you have not supplied from o'her
sources Surely an abundant and cheap supply
of healthful food for the laboring classes Is one
of the most important essentials for the happiness
of a people, the growth of its productive energies
in competition with neighboTlng ana rival
countries. and the development of the national
prosperity.
These. then. are some of the things the en-
clusion of American pork has cost France. In re-
turn, what good has it done France?
Has il helped the national health? There has
been no more disease from eating pork in England
or Belgium, where the American product is freely
used than in France where Won deprive your
selves of it.
Has it helped the French farmer? lie con sell
the swine he grows for no more now than he
could before the prohibition,-not even for as
much.
NO HELP TO THE FRENCH CONSUMER
Has it helped the consumer? lie can buy
French pork no cheaper now than before the
prohibition.
The figures on these points are most suggestive.
In June, 1880, before prohibition, ana when'
according TO theories now advanced III some
quarters, the French pork-growcr suffered IRON
the American competition, French swine sold
overweight, Paris, at frs. 1851 per 100 klios
The same quality is currently Quoted now at r.
ia per 100 kilos. The average price of French
swine for 1880 was from - to so per cent higher
than in 1880.
In 1850. the French laborer if he bought
French sailed pork at ALL paid for it the retailers
varying profits over the wholesale price oil IRON,
f. 100 to Ir. 200 per 100 kilos. Tor SIDES ana
hams Now if he buys French saitei pork, ne pays
for the same qualities the retailers profits over
the current wholesale price, substantially me sane
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The conclusion from these statements, ana IRON,
the fullest comparison of facts ana prices ui"v
can be made, is irresistible ,,;
France has no greater exemption non iIIcIIt-
nosis than England or Belgium j. e., french
health has not been benefited. -.
French swine lower than before pr0nlol-
ton; i. G. French farmers have not been bcHe-
The retail prices of French pork are no lover S;
j. e.: French consumers have not Dceh nei;cn'e",
Who then has lcen? Only the small cl2ss oil
midGicmcn who are enabled TO exact yet larger
profits, in the absence Of American competition
and OF an adequate domestic supply at the season
Of scarcity, viz: the summer months =,
But it may be thought, in spite OF all thlS' tla'
a return to the old order OF things would now
injurc the French farmer !" thal s'gEcsuq}h
the current quotation OF prices lurhish &" s'r'"-
French swine, with American pork prohibited,
are now selling in Paris for SO cent TO II IA
English swine. with American pork freely adj
mitted, are now selling in London for sh1hhss
pcnccai shilnss, pence per- pouhos VI
So IL cent. a | fr. 80 l-2 the kllo ,
Meanwhile, the English working classes land
the Belgans as we'll, competing with you III man
ufactures for the world nave ihe adNantage 10
liberal and cheap supply of wholesome AmcrlcN
meats How great that advantage Is may r III
ferred from tie following comparative statemen,
Of the present prices, wholcsaie ana raul 10
French salt pork, and the corresponding wholesale
prices of American salt pork delivered in Franc"
with on estimate of what the rctail prices wolIo
now be, at the same advance upon 'ne Wlo 'e"i
price which the retail dealers charged IN lsoo.
The figures include the present wholesale pre-
OF pork in America, The present rates OF irelgn'
ard the present French duties and other charges.
II is also 70 he noted that for the very cheapest
Kind Of American salt pork, wholcsaling at 10 TO
70 francs per hundred kllos, ana re,allh9 lor ~
TO 95 ccntimcs per llo, there is no French equiF-
a,ent in the market
SALT PORK-l690