The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-11-18
FACTS AND FIGURES.
REPORT OF THE SECRETARY OF
AGRICULTURE.
Opportunities for American Neat
Products in Foreign Markets.
Extension of the Civil Service
Law Recommended.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-THE report
of the secretary of agriculture begins
with the report of the work of the bu-
reau of animal industry. The total
number of animals inspected at the
slaughter houses was considerably over
100000, an increase of more than
100000 over the previous year. Dur
ing the year ante-mortem inspection
was also made of 100000 animals. The
cost of inspection was reduced to IL
cents per animal. In 1893 inspection
cost Az cents per animal, and in 1894
it cost IA cents. Over 100000 animals,
cattle and sheep, were inspected for
foreign markets, of which SIS, 900 were
shipped abroad. Over 45,000000 pounds
vf pork was inspected microscopically
and exported, as against S5,000,0 900 in
1894, and 23,000.000 pounds in 1893. OF
the amount exported last year nearly
100000 pounds went to Germany, and
over 100000 pounds to France. This
inspection involved the placing of over
100000 specimens under the micro
scope. The cost of each examination
was less than cents, or for each
pound of meat mills, a considerable
reduction over any previous year.
Losses of cattle in transit to Europe
were greater than in 1894, being re-
spectively for 1895 and 1894, 0.62 and
OBJ per cent.
Over 10000 cars, carrying over $780,
900 animals we're inspected for Texas
fever at Quarantine pens during the
quarantine season, nearly 5000 car
loads Of cattle being inspected also in
transit, and over $4,000 cars were clean
ed and disinfected. Besides, over 1885,
900 cattle from the non-infected dis
tricts of Texas were inspected for ship
ment to northern states. The secretary
urges their importation free of duty as
advantageous to feeders having sur
plus of feed and to the consumers who
outnumber the producers.
Much space is devoted to discussing
the opportunities for American meat
products in foreign markets. Over
341 600 tons of meat received at the
London central market in 1894, Il 900
tons were American, while nearly
10000 tons came from Australia. The
American proportion has not been
maintained during 1895.
In the imports of live cattle to Great
Britain, the United States and Canada
had a practical monopoly until the last
two years. Since 1893, Argentine ship
ments have greatly increased. During
the first eight months of the year the
Shipments amounted to over. $1,000
nedQ. Although the meat OF the South
American cattle is not as saleable as
the American. the business is profit
able and likely to increase. American
cattle sell though slaughtered soon
after landing, and the prices equal the
average paid for British carcasses.
The export of American horses ITO
Great Britain has increased steadily,
and have more than doubled since 1898,
amounting the first eight months of
1895 to PITTS head, valued at nearly
S3,000.000. American geldings averaged
this year in the English market $l55
A rigid inspection of horses for export
will be undertaken.
The foreign trade in dairy products
is carefully reviewed. In cheese the
United States, while a large shipper
TO British markets, holds a conspicu-
ously unhattering place in the ex-
treme rear as to quality and price,
and as the only one of the competitors
for this trade whose business. shows a
serious falling off.
In Butter.
In butter the United States is out
Of the race, supplying less than / per