The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-02
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OF Corn Frnt 20 DenmaFk-ono way 70
IIuIM llle Grain Expert Trade al this
Country.
CHICAGO. Dec. LIN an interview
with representative Of the Associated
Press to-day. Vice Consul Wilhelm Wei
mann. of the Royal Danish consulate
in this city, showed circular which he
has from the Copenhagen Free Port
Company, limited. Of Copenhagen, Dem
mark, which company has control Of all
grain. fodder and other imports going
into that port. The following is an ex-
tract from this circular;
"The cargoes OF maize arriving here
Of late, especially from North American
ports, not only Baltimore and PhIladel-
phia, but New York, have contained Inn
purlties and broken grains TO greater
extent than has, perhaps, ever been ex-
pericnced before. The Impurities, which
consist chiefly of crushed or crumbled
cobs and dust and dirt In considerable
quantities, have given, and are still giN-
ing rise to complaints from consumers;
and the local corn inspector has repeat
eddy been Obliged TO reject parcels OF
maize, on account OF their exceed
Ingly uncleRR condition. The importers
who have bought the cargoes on the
strength OF the usual certificate issued
by the American grain inspectors, refer,
of course, to these certificates and have
demanded that the rejected parcels be
examined by the Copenhagen arbitra-
ton committee for the grain trade. This
committee has. however, in each and
eveIy case decided against importers,
awarding their customers compensa-
ton"
In regard to the great quantity Of
crushed grains in the cargoes, the cir-
cular says that 1t is the general opinion
Of officials in Copenhagen that the
threshing OF the cobs is done with de-
feottve machinery. The circular then
points out that the effect OF such a lax
ity. IL continued on the part Of Ameri-
can shippers, viii eventually result In
the trade being diverted from America,
and the barley of Russia being substi-
tuted In its place.
Vice Consul Welmann gave 1t as his
opinion that the American people do not
realize the Importance OF the trade that
Is being done through the port Of Co
penhagen; for II they did they would
certainly. in his judgment, pay more
attention to the demands OF their GUS
toners This corn" he says, is used
for fattening hogs, our country being
noted for the quality OF bacon which Is
put on the market. In 1896 there were
more than four hundred and five mill
lions OF pounds of corn imported into
Denmark from the United States, and
this year the amount will probably
reach one billion pounds, Besides corn,
there is vast amount OF flour, wheat
provisions and agricultural implements
imported from America"
Vice Consul Weimann then proceeded
to show how Copenhagen was Of vital
Importance Ia America. The city is be-
coming the distributing center for all
ports on the Baltic sea, and In his opin-
ion there is great opening In Russia
for the products of American soil and
factories. The United States" he
continued, win have to spend millions
Of dollars In order to developthe mar
kets in the Philippines and other new
possessions, while In Russia the market
Is already established and only needs
some better facilities for reaching It"