Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1895-04-22
MORTON ON MEAT FIGURES.
THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
SAYS HIS STATISTICS ARE CORRECT.
lie Also Gives Some Interesting Details of
the Inspection OF Meats-Dr. Salmon
Says the Beef Cattle supply
Has Fallen on.

Washington, April 2l.--Secretary Morton
was to-day shown the charge in a Tash
ington dispatch to the New York Tribune
of Friday that the statistics of pork ex-
ported to Germany In his figures do not
correspond to the official figures of the
bureau of statistics, and show much
greater aggregate than given by that bu-
| reau. Secretary Morton said that the fig
ures of the department of agriculture are
Just as accurate as the bureau of statistics,
and that concerning exports of pork to
countries requiring certificates of inspec-
ton, the inspectors of the bureau of animal
industry have an opportunity to obtain the
exact figures, which is not shared by any
| other department OF the government.
Every package OF pork which goes to Ger
many or France must be stamped by an in
spector of the bureau of animal industry,
VINO takes its exact weight, and every
shipment OF pork to those countries must
be accompanied by certificate issued By
an inspector, showing that the meats have
been properly inspected, and giving the
spector reports all the certificates issued
with the number of packings, the weights
not pretend to know" he added, chow the
figures of the bureau of statistics are made
shipped to Germany by way of Holland
belgium and other countries, it is possible
credited to those countres inst instead of fet the
country of ultimate destination. The de-
partmeht OF agriculture not only has
complete list of shipments, showing the
shipper in this country and the consignee.
ana SoYernE ri e the ents of PORK
i now, appears that the exports for March
hay, have ), been NJ, larger than for any previous
ically inspected pork covered by the certiil-
e95ss 15S j issued during the month of March is
was destined for Germany, as compared
VII with d, 523g$SS pounds shipped to to that coug
dqrng january, TIe SeW a SzS4 York TTibnae Rqbaae
will find, BY, reference to letter written
by, by General " + Franklin, eommissioner
IL, 1889 that its editor Mr.. Whiteaw Reid,
stated that the small number of pork rails
nation to pay larger price for so impor-
snt an article of food as pork merely for
In regard to the beef question. Dr. Sal
mon mon has reported to the secretary that
class, Of cattle from which the beef sup up
Ply Is drawn Taking the figures. of the
tatstIGoi m division which he believes to
head Of cattle in the United states, 5'-Ho Is to
only si.S6l2l6 Of such cattle. or a9s to each ,h
1000 Of population. This shows a great
try and also that the Increased price OF
such cattle in the stock yards is legitimate,
market should be strong and the cattle
e & weaf * at and
The price OF beef in the Eastern cities
mas FoPe OF y higher than Is justified by the
In, the market for cattle on account OF
alleged decreased consumption has come in
case. the effect has shown itself in advance
of the cause. a letter has just been re-
and perfectly reliable gentleman in Cen
tral Illinois. who states that the beef sold
from Kansas City and sometimes from Chi
caso, The retail price of first quality meat,
loin and porterhouse steaks and roasts. Is
cents, and for round and. rib roast. Of the
be shipped from Chicago to New York for
less, than of a cent per pound, It is dif-
ficult for the department to see why the
consumer in the Eastern cities should be
now forced to pay double these prices.