New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-05
AMERICAN PORK IN AUSTRIA.
REASONS WHY THE PROHIBITION SHOULD
BE REMOVED.
a DUTY CAN BE IMPOSED ON HER BEET SUGAR
IN THIS coUNTRY-How A GREAT IN
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rBr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRBuSE.1
Washington, Sept. 4There is an impression thai tre
action of Germany In regard to American porn anu
other products will be followed within reasonable
time by Austria Hungary, as well as by France III
respect to Austria Hungary the United states occupies
the same advantageous position that IL uoes WIN
relation to Germany. Within the past Two OF lhrec
wears there has been an enormous increase IN the
importation Of beet sugar from the former country
In the year ended June 20. 1850, the total imports
from Austria Hungary amounted TO S''oa-'-"'' "a
which only s241 9o7 little more than per cenO'
was credited to beet sugar In the year ended june
80 1890, the total imports were sS,39l'8io anu Vi
beet sugar 81 ST. PA or nearly II per cent IN the
calendar year 1890 Austria sent beet sugar 10 the
United states to the amount of 3'ooo'ol| Pouilus'
and in the last tlnee months OF that year, uespOe
the known fact that beet sugar was 10 DC anhh'Veu
into the United States duty free ar'er ApIn -
1892 the exports from Austria amounted 10 Sl''oi'
z2e or g174IS5 more than for the twelve months
ended June 80. 1890. Moreover the importatlohS Oh
beet sugar for the last three months OF 1871 "elo
nearly double in value the total exports uoh on0
United States to Austria in the year ended june o
1860 which amounted to only 4o,1OS-conSioeraoS
less than the amount of the exports from TINS country
IN Costa Plea or Guatemala, Nicaragua or PERU
less than onefcurth the value Of this countrys exports
IN Venezuela and only $4,000 more than the boVSi
exports ASjm the United states to san Domingo
A dozen years ago American pork, bacon and iaru
had found their way into the Austrian market III
the year ended June 3d. 1879, the exports OF bacon
hams and salted pork from the United States TO AusN
Hungary amounted to 926 pounds, and OF lara 70
I,O22 800 pounds in 1880, not pound OF American
pork bacon or hams and only go pounds OF lara "e
exported TO that country. In 1850 the exports III
creased over those Of the preceding year, ana 'cn
came the decree of prohibition which is still In force
In 1880 the figures were Bacon and hams, 7oo,Soo
pounds salted pork 10000 pounds: fard, 1,36oo71
pounds. In 1890 not pound of bacon, hams or PORK
was exported to Austria, and the exports OF Rru
amounted to only e4OO pounds So far as American
hog products concerned, the AustraHungailah
market ceased to exist moro than ten years ago.
than Of the exports to that market
from the United states last year consisted OF ohs as
follows Petroleum and lubricatng oils, $223ooo cot
tonseed OIL S5I2, 900. The balance consisted enemy
OF resn S1o7 900; spirits Of turpentine, $4,000 raw
cotton, $4,000. and leather, $4,000
A report recently received from Committeeman
Goldschmdt Of Vienna, which win soon be published
by the state Department. shows that the production Of
beet sugar in Austria Hungary is steadily and rapidly
Increasing and that the loss Of the American market
would be a serious blow to that country. Germany was
formerly heavy buyer of beet sugar from Austria
now she exports beet than any other coun
try in the world, and is sharp competitor Of Austria
in the American market. OF course, Austrian compe-
ton would end If the sugar of that country should be
subject to duty while that Of Germany remained Free
and the former country would be compelled TO seek
another market for the product of her beet fields and
sugar factories In his report Mr.. GoldSchmidt says
The cultivation Of the sugar beet Is O. the greatest
moment to the economy Of Austria and is be-
ginning TO gain ground in Hungary, too, the Hun
garian Government eOgnizant Of the importance Of beet
the conservation Of the SOIL is resolved to
further establishing Of factories in Hungry in
possible During the last TWO decades the
produce Hungary factories has attained
no place among the market articles OF the world
In 1863 sugar first began 10 become an article Of
export from Austria to Holland England and also to
Germany Up 1874 the home production OF the last
named Country sufficient to Its home con-
sumption. The export has increased from year
For the harvest Of 1SSS'S9 there working
Austria Hungary 2l5 factories and reneries TO
wit: Bohemia 1853. Moraya fifty. Silesa nne Lower
Austria FIVE Hungary fourteen. Their number remained
unchanged during OF 1SS99o The harvest Of
1SS990 the produce TO be $4,000 tons Of raw
sugar present estimated at 720 900 TONS
The average surplus exported from 1879 to 1853
was equivalent TO $685. 35 tons Of 1000 pounds each
in 1889 it equivalent 32s.4S2 TONS and for the
first ten months OF 1890 1t equivalent 10 343,023
TONS or at the rate of 412,22S tons per annum
These figures furnish strong reason why Austria
Hungary should recede from her unfnendW attitude
toward the agricultural interests of the United States.