New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-19
THE FRENCH CATTLE DEChEG
A PARIS DEALER DENIES THAT IhE
PROHIBITION HAS HURT AMERl-
CAN TRADE.
ALLEGING THAT THE BUSINESS NOW 'PKAClF
CALI.Y AMOUNTS TO NORTHUMBERLAND
CURAcIEs IN HIS sTATEMENT-HoW
THE CATTLE EXPECTATION TO

CURACIES IN HIS STATEMENI-ho"
THE CATTLE EXPECTATION TO
FRANCE HAD GROWN.
Paris. March ls-In an interview to-day NJ. Roiin.
managing partner of the Paquin Compagne, which
has practically a monopoly of the importation Oh
American cattle into France, said:
The first notable effort to open up a market for
were consigned to US The prices realized were not
high enough to tempt American exporters TO con-
tinue shipping until 1893 when the drouth IN France
began 10 make the trade profitable In 1884 we I'M
ported 1900 head. Most of this consignment was
year when the prices dropped. by November they
had become low that only one exporter Nelson
is small that tho prohibition or me n
to nothing Resembling the prohibitory order would
not lead to "A renewal Of importation. except fo!
brief periods after drouth II the Government at
Washington were Informed Of the facts, It Is un-
likely that Congress would adopt any retallatoty
measures as the French prohibition Of the importa-
ton of American cattle has inflicted no injury upon
American trade.
Washington. March Is GSpecia0.-In the interview
regarding American cattle cabcd from Paris to-day
NJ RoI.in apparently refers to the calendar years
1909 and 1894 In the former year the total declared
value of the exports OF cattle from the United
States t. France was only $4,000. which was at the
average rate Of So 81 a head. In the year ended
December 81 1884, the total amounted to Nls'oio
which was at the average rate OF &2 "a head the
total number Of head. according TO the returns OF
the United States officers, being 1850 The
total exports during the last four months OF 1884
amounted TO 500 l5 and the average declared value
was $40 30 The exports for September 1884, amount
cd n sSS so which was sl0G2O more than the total
for August 1885, In October the total dropped to
xis6O but the average value was 800 head. or
$40 y greater than I'm September. In Noveinpe,
1894 the total amounted to SlSlr. with an a.e ,
value OF SIG "A head. as compared with totssl y,
500 30 for July ls9i. when me aVeIdsr n
held In December 1894. the t1tal afnoun'c' w
s7G ,aO and the average was S14 = neal -. -,
Official figures showing IN detal the NPoin1 49,, -.
cottIe from the United states to France Tor JaSi
and February Of this year are not yer ,
hut thos. for the last four months OF 1871 prov
that ~ Rollins statement IN regard 10 the uecr -
I'm the export for that period ana ms ISL
The pr inhibition Of the Importation OF American ra
,lo into France "practcdly amounts 10 hotn'Hs
are both Incorrect The fact - that ,he cApot
Lly nlore than one-hrd OF the total FOR ne em.lr
year Moreover. during the eight mohiHs t.r
luy l. fSgl :, February " 1873. tne tol,I i
Of rati. oxpor'ol from the United states 10 rldnS
was ~ 76 2j5 head more man the 20, ' r,
twelve months ended on December 81. 1889. ms
per.od of eight months * the period 10 Whicn ",
Rouin refers as that in which exports OF
ca,,,c to France "pract.caiiy amounted TO nothing
The exports during the fiscal year enuel JUN ~,
iS.l Amounted 10 about 500 head. and the totaI TOT
he drs, two-thirls II the current fiscal year was
more than two and one-hdif tines as great as IoI
the who'll Of ;he preceding year ana II 'nrl "a.
bon no prohibition of importation IN" tot lVI IN
fiscal vaar would probably have reached -p.ol hrdi
\ trade which sprang from AH% 10 $500 -. :
single twolvcmonth cannot fairly be dismissed as a
matter Of no practical importance 70 the
ana cyp1r,ers Il the United States. especially Wnrt
~. rctsou alleged for destruction Is one WhlCh
e II, AMI hcef between the UnitcI states and
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