The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1895-03-09
MORTON'S STATEMENT
American Export Beef Of the
Highest Quality.
FRAUDS PRAcTICRD BY DEALERS
All the csy Agsisst Oss Meats IsspsrsA
~ tie Landowner 81 Yrsscs asA
Germany - EFsses's Probabilities 81
Oav 1--we Cstele.

~ tie Landowner 81 Erases a.A
Germany = Ersses's Prshibitass 81
Oss Lave Cstsls.
WASHINGTON. March 3. Secretary
Morton has prepared the following state
ment for the press regarding the meat
trade Of the United States With certain
foreign countries:
Export American bsef 10 Of such
high quality that . psrlismentasy COM
nittee in England in 1893 reported that
In some Of the most fashionable and
ssistocsstic markets in London II vas
frequently sold - prime Scotch and
English meat In some Of the large
mest-sellins establishments in the sris-
tocra'ic West End Of Ioodon there wss
practically no other than American meat
sold. Yet il was called English and
Scotch The prices Of American dressed
bsef. per 100 pounds. It the Central meat
market Of London December 81. 1894,
we're - follows:
American beef. killed in England,
tl0.l2x per hundred TO tlO.87L; re-
frigerator American beef. tll.lzx TO
ti2.l2k per hundredweight for hind
quarters; for foFequartsrs, 81 60 and g.
1T 10 claimed by the United States
international dealers in meats that all
the cry against the ediblenees Of Ameri-
can meats, and all the charges against
the sanitary condition Of American live
cattle sent abroad are inspired BY the
land-0wning protectionists Of Germany
and France. They desire, it 10 eaid, to
make cattle and meat higher in German
and French markets BY making cattle
and beef scarcer. The herds Of the
United States are In splendid sanitary
condition. There has not been . case Of
pleuro- pneumonia in any Of the United
States or territories in the last three
yeArs. There 10 no contagious, infec-
tious o. communicable disease prevalent
among the domestic animals in any
state or territory Of the Union. There
has not been. and will not be, shipped
70 any European port any animal or the
products Of any animal which has not
been inspected and declared healthy.
wholesome and edible. The United
States will continue to furnish all meat
len Europe with the best and cheapest
pork and beef in the world"
Francis PROHIBITION.
PANS, March. 2.-Contrary to cabled
reports received here, United States
Ambassador Eustis has not received in
stractions 70 protest against the French
exclusion Of American cattle. 1t seems
there b . misaPprehension in the
United States in regard to the scope Of
the decree which applies only to Ameri-
can live cattle, and which does not af.
fecs the timed or dressed beef. The
exact wording Of the decree is:
"ConuiderinR that contagious diseases
which do not exist in France are preva-
lent in the United States among ami
male Of the bovine species, and that
cases have been established among ami.
mails imported into Europe from that
country, il lie necessary to take measures
to prevent the introduction Of these dis
easee into our territory. Accordingly,
upon the advice Of the consulting com.
mittee on episootice, and on the report
Of the counselor Of state, the director ol
agriculture DEGREES that the import into
or transit through France Of all animals
OF the bovine species from the United
States 10 prohibited both BY our land
frontiers or by eea, until otherwise or
dered. Animals shippcd before Febru.
ary "a will be allowed entry il healthy.
1t 10 learned that France took thii
step with the greatest reluctance. N
Hanotaux, the minister Of foreigz
afairs, says:
81 myself WAS greatly opposed to tn,
issuance Of the decree, and it was only
done after the minister Of agriculture
had assured me that there was poeitiv,
evidence that the disease among tn,
cattle landed existed. am not willin,
to agree to any step which could be con
etrued az unfriendly to the Unitet
States, but Germany, Belgium and Eng
came precautions, and We were the las
nation to do SOL