Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1895-09-12
OUR CATTLE THE BEST
MARKET FOR UNITED STATES
PRODUCTS IN ENGLAND.
Reviewed in Detail In Recent Reports
Imports of Apples from Europe
Regulated by the Size of the Crop
in This Country.
American Consular Reports.

American Consular Reports.
The markets for United States prod
ucts in Great Britain are reviewed in de-
tail in recent consular reports. Cattle
from this country are reported from Llv-
erpool as superior to the native cattle, the
latter including many immature and
young animals slaughtered for food and
also greater proportion of old animals.
Consul Neal at Liverpool reports, how
ever, that sheep from the United States
and other countries do not compare favor
ably with the British, lacking taste and
tenderness, and it is suggested by ex-
perienced men that this might be greatly
improved by shipping the sheep younger,
say one to two years old. 1t is suggested
by the trade in the Liverpool district
that American tobacco be packed thor
oughly dry when intended for consump-
ton there and altogether free from either
heated or bulk-heated leaves.
Large quantities of apples are received
from various countries on the continent
of Europe, but the mportatiOns appear
to be regulated by the size of the apple
crop in the United States. American ap-
plies command the highest prices. Forty
Eve per cent. of the wheat and 30 per
cent. Oh tnt HOuT III TIC isNciP POOi eOh
sular district come from the United
States. American glucose and starch are
not as valuable in the Liverpool district
as the product from Germany and Hol-
land, though in good demand through low
prices, and in some portions of the dis
trict the glucose importation is exclu-
siveiy from the United States.
Consumers depend to large extent on
the importations of bacons and hams
principally from the United States and
Canada. The strongest objection made
by the Liverpool trade to hog meats
packed in the United States is that of
insufficient curing.
The Provision Trade Association sug-
gests absolute prohibition of export of
filled cheese from the United States and
greater care in the manufacture of the
best, so as to equal the Canadian product.
The consumption of American canned
meats is falling off and that of Australia
increasing, due largely to relatively high
prices of American goods. Consul Neal
recommends that the United States make
more of the finest grades for export to
compete with other supply sources.
In the Hull district the American cigar
cites are regarded as the best in the mar
ket.
America furnishes the entire foreign
cattle supply for the Glasgow district,
and the condition in which the animals
land is regarded as highly satisfactory,
the only complaint being that they are
"unduly fat" necessitating waste in the
shops. American horses are accused of
being more liable to catch fatal colds soon
after landing, on account of the damp
climate, and with being unable to stand
the wear and tear sustained by Welsh or
Irish horses. Consul Morse ut Glasgow
reports that over S3 per cent. of the whole
wheat supply there is imported from this
country. The United States also leads
in the importation of Indian corn, -four,
starch and hams. Glasgow tobacco deal
ers charge deterioration of the American
product on account of the producers aim
ing more ut quantity than quality, and
not giving as careful attention as formerly
to picking and asserting.
The demand for American corn is very
light at Belfast, the Black Sea product
being preferred. In canned meats for
that consular district the United States
has no competitor. The charge is made
that American ham is too heavy and the
meat too rich. The reputation of Ameri-
can lard is also at discount, it being as
serted that il is tampered with on both
sides of the Atlantic. Merchants at Bel
fast bitterly complain of the alleged de-
ception of American shippers of apples,
and the Canadian apples are accordingly
growing in popularity.