The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-11-01
OUR CATTLE EXPORTS
Secretary Morton Gives Out
Some Statistics.
Great Britain is Our Best Gus
toner in Beef.
is NOT WORTH WORRY.
Germany's Patronage is Too
Small to Grieve Over.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1--Secretary of
Agriculture Morton furnished yester-
day the lumber Of cattle exported to
the United Kingdom of Great Britain
during each year since 1874, toge Their
with the value of the cattle in dollars.
each The statement shows that the
United States sent into the United
Kingdom of Great Britain only 1928
head of cattle in 1874, while up to the
present date in 1894. the United
States has already furnished Great
Britain 345. 734 head The United
States sent no fresh beef into England
until 1877, when AZ, 21O, $50 pounds
were sent and re turned to the farmers
of this country 81, 552, spa. This year
we have already shipped into the
United Kingdom 1913, 331, 292 pounds of
fresh beef, which brought S16.659. s14.
Germany took no live cattle from
the United States until 1878, when
that empire received 1, III head from
the United States, valued at $S7, GAS.
During the year 1921 Germany re
ceived from the United States its
largest mum Der of cattle. 5, 223 head,
valued at $427, sos. In 1898, Germany
received only 419 head, valued at
S4I, 500 Thus far in 1894 she has re-
ceived 3.O69 head. valued at $2S5. 1872.
Germany took no fresh beef from the
1 United States until 1887, when it took
Q, 39s pounds, and in 1894 all Germany
took of fresh beef from the United
States was only 1866 pounds, valued
at $50
In view of the above facts. Secre-
tary Morton said he did not think it
worth while to exploit or magnify as
a matter Of any Importance the loss
of the German market to American
cattle and meat producers
The dispatch from Berlin announc-
ing the esta blishment at Washington
81 1t.rz1
ton with the German embassy her 9
excited much interest at the en- bassy.
1t was stated there that such action
had been contemplated for several
months and an unofficial notice of the
plan had been made some time
ago. Now that the Official or
der is issued it Is expected
the question will go before the
German reichstag, as an apprOpria-
ton for sustaining the Washington
der esta bllshlng It. 1t is believed
that the bureau will not be actually
esta blished here until the reichstag
has acted As yet the EN- bassy has
heard no names suggested for the pc
sition. W hich would have the rank of
a technical attachee, similar to the
naval and military attaches. Such
an officer would be entirely new to
the diplomatic service of Washingto
The extent Of his duties Is not clear
" underst TODD, but it IS supposed the Y
would cover an attention to the
trade in beet sugar and other
agricultural products which re-
Gently have been interrupte q
bv the termination of the reciprocity
treaty The German embassy already
has trade attachee stationed at
Chicago, his duties being wholly of a
commercial character From the
fact that the new officer is to be lo-
Gated at Washington, it is presumed
among. government officials that he
will have watchful eye on national
legislation affecting German agricul-
ture and will carry out the policy
stated in the Berlin cable of a stricte r
protective agrarian policy.