The record-union., 1891-03-22
AMERICAN CATTLE.
DEALERS ENDEAvORING TO GET A
FOOTHOLD IN ENGLAND.
Masterly International Campaign In
aueurated by Secretary of
Agriculture Rusk.
Special to the SUNDAY UNION.


CHICAGO, March 21.-The sensationally
large purchases of cattle in Canada dur
ing the past week by American capital
lists has brought to light here to-day the
first complete public knowledge of the
results of the mastery international cam
paign that has been quietly and effect
lively waged by Secretary OF Agriculture
Rusk. The object was to afford relief to
American cattle-growers by opening up
markets abroad, and according to the
statements Of one of the largest dealers in
Chicago, success has already been at
tanned, while a much greater widening of
the foreign outlet is close at hand.
The Canadian purchases, it appears, are
simply in the nature of preliminary tao
tics to secure the unrestricted entry of
American cattle into Great Britain. The
Canadian cattle, though inferior to the
American product, are legally unfettered
by British enactments, and the Ameri-
cans who have just bought some immense
Canadian herds propose to utilize the
Canadian animals to familiarize the peo-
pie of rural England, Scotland and Wales
with beef from this side of the Atlantic.
This Canadian venture is certain to re-
suit in loss to the Americans Interested
but they are confidently counting on re-
coupling themselves when, under the
plans laid down by Secretary Rusk,
American beeves are freely introduced
and slaughtered at will throughout Great
Britain.
At present American live stock can
only be landed or killed at three ports,
and that, too, under harrassing restric-
tions. That the Rusk plan win accom-
plish Its purpose in Great Britain, the re-
suits already reached through him in
France, Germany, and the Netherlands
leave no doubt, to say nothing of the fact
that the essential features of the plan have
now Just been formally embodied in the
United States statutes as a Federal meat
inspection law.
Months ago, it is learned, Secretary
Rusk put to work on an experimental
scale exactly the inspection provided in
the bill. His agents inspected certain
shipments and certified the animals
Against this certificate the authorities at
Paris, Antwerp and Hamburg have been
unable to maintain the time-honored pre-
tense that the cattle. being American,
were, as matter of course, diseased
Beginning December 10Th, six different
shipments have been landed up to date at
Hamburg, aggregating 1907 head. The
shipments to Paris, thirteen in number,
commenced arriving on August 1st, and
now have reached a total of 4,6SI head
At Antwerp the shipments began still
further back, May 9Th. That port has re-.
ceiyed ten eonsignments, altogether 3,622
head. Great Britain is now the market
stronghold, toward the capture of which
is being bent all the surplus energy of
the American cattle-growers, led by Sec
retary Rusk.
RESTRICTIONS AGAINST PORK.
NEW YORK, March 81. - A World
special says: In talk with Bismarck
he said: 1.-The Americans are in the
wrong when they regard Germany's en-
deayor to prevent the importation Of
American pork as a purely hostile
measure. wish to emphasize the fact
over and over again that it was only a
want OF good supervision i'll rearing and
slaughtering American swine which
brought about the prohibition not only
in Germany, but in other countries. In
passing the Mckinley bill the Republic
cans made excuses politically as well as
economically which can never be re-
paired. The excesses which they have
committed must result in favor of the
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