The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-08-15
Chance FOR THE farmer
Europe Ready to Take American Live
Stock.
SECRETARY MORT0N'S REPORT
Cattle In Primo Condition VIII Find
Ready Sale in Enslsnd-hOrses
Need Not He Canned for Sale
in Foreign Markets.

Washington. Aug. 14.--"If the Ameri-
can farmer would study the demands
and condition of the foreign market and
devote less attention to politics his con-
dition would be greatly improved"
Secretary Morton, of the agricultural
department., advanced this proposition
today as result of his conversation
few hours earlier with Sam Degean.
Of Chicago. Mr. Degean has Just re-
turned to the United States from trip
to England. to which country ne car
ried, a month ago, a consignment OF
30S American beeveS for the British
market. He reported to Secretary Nor
ton that the animals proved to be good
sailors; that none of the number were
lost on the voyage; and that they all
arrived at Liverpool in better condition
than when they left this country. The
average price paid for the 3OS cattle
was $97.5S each. The ready sale. Secre-
tary Morton says. was due to the fact
that the cattle We're not only in prime
condition, but that they were of a quail
ity which the English market demands.
He believes, therefore. that II the Amer
lean farmer will study to acquairt HIM
self with what the British and German
and other European consumers OF
American products want, they will not
only find q quick but a mare lucrative
market in those countries as well.
case in point. the secretary con-
tinued, Is found in the shipment last
year Of American bacon to the United
Kingdom. Upon its arrival there 1t
was brought into competition with
Danish bacon. While the price obtained
for the latter commodity was $l4.1S a
hundredweight. that obtained for the
American bacon was only $9.72 In
other words. the secretary argues. If the
American bacon exported last year for
sale In the British market had been as
well adapted to the tastes Of the Brit
ish consumers as the Danish, 1t would
have realized $2S, 49,, ,500 instead of the
$19.357,376 which it actually did realize.
Horses Also in Demand.
Upon the subject of horses. Secretary
Morton also grows eloquent. He as
serts that there Is a growing demand
in England for American horses. Dur
ing the first nine months of last year
the English market took 2.S11 American
driving horses, at an average price of
$1S9 head. A sound. light draft horse
in good condition of the size and weight
adapted to omnibus work in cities will
generally bring in London or Liverpool
$3.50. Here, again, Secretary Morton
insists the need of the purchasers must
largely increased demand for American
horses will follow.
Secretary Morton mad, today COM
parative estimate of the shipments of
American cattle to Europe for the first
six months of this year with those of
last year. He finds, to his surprise, an
enormous decrease for this year. In
1894 there was shipped to Europe 22S, ,333
head of cattle for the first six months
of the year, and this year, for the same
period. the shipments have been but
1919.
Secretary Morton does not attribute
this falling off to any project against
American cattle. but believes that It is
due to the fact that the scarcity of the
corn crop has resulted in a poor condi-
tion Of cattle generally. and conse-
quent inability of being satisfactorily
disposed Of in a foreign market.