The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1895-03-01
TARIFF BATTLE.
Germany Extends the En-
barge to Dried Apples.
Meat Fight Clearly Explained by the
Agricultural Department.

WAsHINGroN, March 1.-Consul warner
reports TO the state department thar an or
der has just been issued by the authori-
ties of Cologne and published in the local
papers warning the people against the
eating OF American dried apple slices.
1t says that large quantities OF such APP
pie slices, chiefly Of American origin. are
offered for sale which contain larger or
smaller amount of zinc. OF ~ samples, III
contained zinc. The order further says
that the Americans dry their fruit on zinc
netting, instead Of on wooden racks as in
Germany.
Continuing, the mayors proclamation
SAYS: II therefore feel obliged TO give
strict warning against the sale and eating
of American dried apple slices, and make
notice TO those Offering such article for
sale that tn will be proceeded against in
accordance h the imperial law regula-
ting the trade food and food products"
According to German statistics, there
were imported from the United States In
1898 296s tons, and in 1904 2i33 tons OF
dried apples.
Our Meat without q Rival.
Secretary Morton makes the following
statement relative to the meat trade of the
United States with certain foreign coun'
tries:
Export American beef is of such high
quality that q parliamentary committee In
England, In the year 1893, reported 3hat In
some Of the most fashionable and aristo-
cratic markets of Londo it was frequently
sold as ''prime Scotch and English meat"
In feet, the committee said that in some
Of the large meat selling establishments in
the aristocratic West End of Lonlon there
was practically no other than American
meat sold. Yet it was called English"
and Scotch"
The prices of American dressed beef per
100 pounds at the central meat market of
London on Dec 81, 1894 were as follows:
American beef, killed In England, sl0.12H
to sl0s71S; refrigerated American beef,
sll.12i< to sl2.12H for hind quarters; for
fore quarters. $3.50 TO s.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain
received during the first nine months of
1894 905.gl0 beef cattle from the United
States, and paid s2o, SOC, 0O0 for the same.
During the same year Great Britain took
248. .S24, 900 pounds Of bacon from tho
United states at valuation Of s26 500, 000
For the nine months ending Sept 80,
1884, the United States exported into the
Kingdom OF Great Britain 22.676, 900
pounds of bacon, as against 179,00o,00o
pounds during the corresponding months
of lS93. Thus 1t Is observed that the
bacon trade between the United States
and Great Britain was increased about 45-
O00, 900 bounds during the year 1894
But during the year 1894 Germany took
from the United States, altogether. of live
cattle up to the close Of Dec. 81, only 6l95
head. Belgium took during the same
period Of live cattle 4633 head, while
France consumed of American cattle, in
the same period, ~, AL head.
From Jan. l. 1896, to Feb. 49, 1895, the
date Of the last report made to the United
States department OF agriculture, France
had taken 1896 head of American live
cattle.
During the calendar year 1894 France
took of American beef, salted and canned,
7,763. $40 pounds. at q valuation Of S62l. $50.
During the same period. Of the same kind
Of beef, Germany took S992, 757 worth.
During the six months ending Dec. 81
Germany took of pork products 8. i3l, ,535
pounds, and France received from the
United States OF the same products in the
oame time g. v03 70i pounds.
Can't BE Beat.
The meat producers of tho ITnited States
..rd onlv the very best grades of live cat.
tIe and dressed and cured meats 10 the
European market. American dealers ex.