New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-11-19
AMERICAN PORK IN FRANCE.
PLEASED WITH The. NEW MARKET.


DEALERS PREPARING FOR A BIG BU:INEss+MORE
GOVERNMENT INSPECTORS NEEDED.
The news that the French Chamber of Deputies had
agreed to the Senate bill admitting American pork
products into France at duty of twenty-five francs per
100 kilogranrmes was received without excitement on
the Produce Exchange. This owing partly to the
fact a the action of the Chamber has been discounted
FOR several weeks by the confidence of the dealers that
an agreement would eventually be reached between the
bodies and rarity to the fact that no immediate
rush of business follow the readmsSion of American
pork products TO France. Few, If any, American eX-
pc terS in position at present TO take orders for
shipment TO France All the larger houses have agents
at work In Paris opening up field for what Is prac-
caly business and all of them arc at work here
putting themselves in readiness TO supply the demand
which they confident will soon come.
After eleven years OF prohibition, the exporters and
packers were not prepared TO such prompt and
satisfactory results follow the laboiS OF Minister Reid,
and when the first from Paris last summer
that Mr.. Reds efforts with the French Government In
behalf of American pork likely 10 be crowned with
success. preparations had been made for the new
business by any of the larger packing houses.
1--WE were taken unawarcs," said II. d. Armour
vest erday and don't believe that Congress expected
the French market to be thrown open so soon, or
they would have better provision for inspection.
As the matter stands we hampercd by two
things; first lack Of suitable plant prepare the
inspectors to make the official inspection of the
Strengthening and packing, without which the goods
cannot be exported. The former difficulty we are
hard at work trying to overcome; the second can be
removed only by Congress. There are now, believe,
only six houses supplied with Government Inspectors,
and they are all in the West. There inspectors
In the East, and there be none until an appro-
priaion is made for their support. When they
appointed il will take them considerable time to learn
their business. You see. therefore, we cannot take
many orders ut present During the winter we expect
to get into shape so that we can handle large
export business
Other exporters talked in the strain. All
spoke in the highest of the efficient work done
by the American Minister to France, ard all declared
that they expected TO do big business abroad just
rs they could prepare the meats and the Gov
eminent would afford them proper inspection The com
mttee that sent to Washington by the provision
dealers OF the Exchange, several weeks ago. to ask for
an extension of the system Of Government inspection
10 Eastern slaughter and packing houses, reported
that Secretary Rusk expressed himself anxious TO
afford them the needed relief but that the apprOpIia
ton made for the purpose was exhausted, and nothing
could be done until the next meeting OF Congress
Under the regulations, no pork can he sent TO
France unless il has been inspected at the slaughter
house and also when packed. If the goods are not
exported in the original packages. they must be III
speced again when they repacked. The lack of a
sufficient force of inspectors, therefore, becomes
serious consideration, and an obstacle which WILL II
not Immediately remedied, largely neutralize the c
suit Of the splendid diplomatic work done at Paris
80 There is doubt" sad prominent dealer yester
fay (" that We can work up tremendous business
in France if Congress will only give plenty Of in
spectors put We can take orders now for there is
no one to inspect the slaughterng, and it requires
about sixty days after hog is slaughtered before the
meat can be cured ready TO pack"
- have private advices from my agents in Paris
confirming the newspaper reports Of the action OF the
Chamber of Deputies, sa.d b. J. c. Able. " IL only
remains now for President Carnot TO sign the decree
and have no doubt that he will. Nothing but good
can result 10 the trade here, but can't do much
until the Government gives more inspectors. For
the present, the few Western houses that have in.
spectors assigned TO them will have a monopoly Of
tie business Yes, we expect and getting ready
to do n big business with France"