Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-31
American Food Products In Europe.

American Food Products In Europe.
The efforts OF President Harrison
administration to secure new markets
and 10 extend old ones for American
products abroad have been successful
beyond expectation, especially with
regard to those Of the farm. Nearly
all the countries of Europe made de-
crees which virtually excluded Anne i
can pork, but, owing to the measures
adopted by Congress and the Pres
ldent to provide for the inspection
Of all exported cattle and meats
and the administration earnest
and persistent labors to have the
prohibitory or restrictive DEGREES re-
moved or modified, Germany Italy and
Denmark have already agreed to their
removal, and it ia confidently believed
that the strong presentation OF the
American case by Minister Reed will
pyentuate In the near future in the re-
moysl OF the onerous, restrictions i'm
posed by France.
How nearly prohbitory the DEGREES
against American pork were and still are
10 the countries in which they are yet in
force can be perceived from the report Of
the nited States Consul at Copenhagen
The restriction was placed by Denmark
upon the pork Of this country in March,
1888, up to which time the average
quantity annually exported thence was
3 Ia. 1862 pounds. In 1889 there were
exported only Is, 000 pounds Denmark
is small consumer compared with Ger
many, France or Italy, and from these
figures alone it can readily be perceived
how advantageous it will be to the Amer
lean farmers to have the markets of those
three countries opened to them Two
of them are already virtually open and
the other is likely soon to BE-
In the matter Of brt adstuiis all foreign
markets are open to the American pro-
Queer, though with difference The
{ Continental countries have what are
called their corn duties, ~ which are high
or low. England, which is our best
customer. imposes no duties at all.
President Harrison's administration has
been negotiating with all the Latin
American countries to secure better mar
kets for our products generally, and it
has been successful in opening those
Of Brazil and Cuba TO many bushels
of American grain, and its efforts to
arrange a commercial treaty with
Mexico of like character, it is said, give
promise OF early success
one American product. corn, is raised,
but to no great extent, in Germany,
France and some other of the countries
OF the Continent, not however, az food,
for man. but for cattle. Secretary Rusk,
OF the Agricultural Department. has sent
a Commission to Germany to demonstrate
how excellent an article OF human diet
corn Is, and, it is reported thence that
he has succeeded in inducing the Gov
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