New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-14
nome consumption, and our agriculture became hence
lor'h an exporter, and with degree Of progress that
surpassed all expectations.

VIEW The STATISTICS.
In 1880 the importatons OF salted meats amounted
10 ee'oooooo frances the importation OF live animals
to 81 100000 francs or a total ~ 90 600 600 How
much DID we export at this period The expectations
OF saeu meats amounted to only $500 900 francs and
those OF live animals TO 2,044,00O, or q total OF
9'eooooo francs SO that our market for this par
ucu'ar article was debtor in the great international
oaiance Tor more than 81 900 ,OOO nearly 62 OO0,-
w. Now, what Is to-day the situation after ten
yeafsf Here 1t is. In 1880 salted meats were only
imported into France to the amount Of 5,754,OOO
irancs and live animals to the amount of o43s,OOO
francs a total Of s,10oOOo. The expectations
amount to 4,4s0o0o francs for sailed meats and 49,
9o24o2 francs for live animals. o4,3s2ooo francs
Inc proportion is reversed. Then the BALANCE was
entirely In favor of the foreigner 1t now on our side
we are now credited for 100000 francs
In 1881 we lost 81, 900 900; in 1850 we gained
$4,000 900; difference 7s,O0O,OOO Such is, repeat
the happy result brought about with US by the pro
hibitlon.
Certainly. in the present circumstances we cannot
ask you to maintain it. We desire that the tariff
legislation Of France should appear clear honest loyal
like Its production and its commerce. to the foreigner
we do not desire to take deceptive attitude behind
precautions Of hygiene OF internal police measures
purely pertaining to the tariff, and which in the
present state Of international relations would be excep
donal; but cannot compromise the results so
fortunately acquired by abandoning agrcultursts
with insufficient protection.
am well aware that my honorable interruptcr Of
few minutes ago will declare that if export more
and import less it Is because consumption has
decreased and that 1t is the poor consumer that
in whom he is especially Interested but not so
than am, who has paid all the expenses OF this
sanitary 1t is he he declares, who less
Well, am going to try and reply to him, not with
the aid Of statistics, for have become very sceptca
in regard TO statistics, but by the aid of bookkeeping
Yes have in hands system Of accounts
admirably we'll kept day by day-that of the octro
Of the city of Paris.
II succeed I'm proving to you that I'm this city Of
Paris where they know how to study the net cost and
where they would not think Of continuing to
meats which cost than Others, II they could
replaced by food capable of giving the results
without burdenng to any greater degree the family
income II succeed, say, in proving that not only
the proportion of the consumption of pork meat is
maintained at Paris, but that it has developed
much more rapidly than the consumption of other
meats not affected by the decree of 1881, will then
have the right to say that the measures. pro
hibitve. which we mean to replace by more liberal
have not been contrary to the interest of the
consumers whatever point of French territory they
may live.
Now, here are the statistics, absolutely incontest.
able, which the octroi furnish In 1880 there
entered Paris on the one hand $4,000 hogs. the total
weight of which in fresh meat amounted to 14120
lOgrammes the other hand, there entered both in
the state of fresh meat coming from provinces and
from abroad, and in the form Of sailed meats imported
from America, $3.50 kilogammes. The total Of the
mporatons subjected to the octrc tax of Paris from
which nothing escapes worth being taken into con-
sheraton amounts to 210O0,O00 ldlOgrammes in
round numbers In 1850 there entered into Paris
1856 900 hogs, the weight Of which amounted to 81 SAG
klogrammes The increase of the population being
granted, there is you will remark perceptible de-
crease the consumption per individual of beef meat
In the capital regret it like you, but must point
out this fact On the contrary, the proportion OF use
of pork meats reaches 1890 per cent in spite of the
prohibition
What conclusion draw from these few
figures which, as said are absolutely ncontestable
That in this country of France. when the production Is
not discouraged it is of a and truly astonishing
elasticity. The progress made by breeding in.
dustry is not estimated only by the comparative
ly feeble increase In our livestock by these 100000
hogs more that France feeds than in 1881 but it
tells also and particularly in the volume and weight
of the animal II the French breeding Industry, en-
conraged or rather not discouraged succeeds in pro
ducing more meat 1t is not only because the livestock
has been increased but also because the value OF the
beast itself been increased, and its early maturity
and thus this result has been reached that we have
gnned in t1e international balance of trade 10000
OOO and we have besides that procured for the French
consumer this double advantage, of realizing econ
omy and of increasing the other hand his all
menary resources.
OTHER EUROPEAN DUTIES ON PORK.
Mr. Felix Faure-Accordng to the Reporter all
European countries have imposed. duty higher than
that of 20 francs. This is an assertion that am
forced to contradict absolutely and bring to the sup
port OF nv statement Of the custom house taris
which cannot be contradcted 1t is true that in Ger
many and Italy there exists duty of 30 francs, but
outside OF these two countries the tax Is lower 'han
that which is proposed to you. Austria, for common
meats goes only far as 10 francs spain stands al
90 es for Greece, the duty is 10 francs Tor Swltzer
land it is francs only, and for Holland 212 francs
Tins in the greater part OF the countries of
Europe where salted meats liable to duty this
duty is even less than 90 francs add that IN Nor
way in Denmark, in England i'll Belgium, there Is DO
duty the system of exemption Is applied IN al these
Won NAV well have been impressed with this figure,
which indeed Of nature rsnes a SS" fbs
quently consumers ought mol 10 complain on PasiS
Belq 1aci the admission is absolutely free Although
perfectly convinced as to this beleVea a he rnc
ConsuGeneral at Antwerp and here Is the answer tiat
have received this morning saIted meats RON tnn, 'e
maintaining that in Belgium there is not duty Of 30
francs on salted meats as the Reporter mas anIneu
nrnis w an opnon on point so serious this without
more complete study OF the question; NeiS so ~
Very good !" from several benches on the Right ana inc
0e"''' CERTAINTY OF REPRIsALs.
The honorable Reporter has finally laid stress on our
situation which would result from tile absence VI
markets. Notably. he has recalled the TACT that We
exported into spain in 1889 $4,000 hogs SPAN ne
saws intends TO raise the duty and to fix it at 20
francs per capita. Have you ever doubted III do
Won not know that the economic system which the ma
ority adopts will fatally lead to re'aatory measures
WHAT Are you asonished that. after you have SUD-
mitted the products of the Iberian Peninsula to the
treatment YOU are aware OF, the spanards are pre-
norinp in their turn TO raise certain of their duties
And since I am speaking of Spain regret that the
Minister OF Public Works is not present. The situation
in which we find ourselves results in reality from iacts
inadeauately studied. The Minister OF Public Works