The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-06
AMERICAN PRODUCT ABROAD.
The Past Years Trade with Liverpool
the Best In History.

1
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Jan. 5.-corsul
| Boyle. in report on the trade OF Liver
pool with the United States. says that the
past year has been the best one In his
tory for trade In American products In
that district, and there Is every reason
TO believe 1t will continue 10 grow. There
hns been n very material decline. however,
In trade generally at Liverpool during re.
cent years.
The value OF the total importations in
1897 was si.S2l ,3e5 less than In 1856. There
| has also been very material falling Off
| nthe total exports to all Countries. Con.
sui Boyle says in part:
There are two very remarkable facts
In connection with this falling on in trade
general belief, the falling on in exporta-
ton has been not only with the United
| States, but with the world ut large, and
| so far ms importat!ons are concerned.
! those from the United States have been
continually increasing: second. this de-
| crease of trade Is in spite OF substan-
| tial increase In the tonnage OF vessels en-
tGring and clearing at this port. Not
withstand!nG the decline In lmportatons,
the gross amount OF customs revenue COL
lected Is continually increasing
while the figures covering the imporla-
tions Mt Liverpool from the United States
est doubt that more American goods, both
| agricultural and manufactured, came into
| Liverpool during 1881 than In any other
year: and even the exports to the United
over 1886.
Canadian competition with the United
States In this market in meat, corn, pro-
visions and fruit has developed greatly
| during the past year. and threatens TO
| be keener in the future.
"'rhc most noteworthy phase OF the
| trade In American beef is the great in
crease In the importation OF chilled meat
Until quite recently 1t has been consid-
| cred that the meat OF American cattle
| slaughtered here was far superior 10
chilled meat. but there is undoubtedly
great change IN this regard and many
| buyers and sellers claim that American
| chilled beef Is equal II not superior, to the
| meat OF American cattle slaughtered here,
| The Chilled meat trade is increasing enor-
nonsly' and there Is n growing conviction
| that In the course OF few years II will
| almost entirely take the place OF Amcr!-
can beef brought on the hoof
American meat Is often sold as Eng
| lish: indeed, the choice cuts OF American
| beef orc preferred by many OF the large
| butchers TO the best English cuts Ex-
| perts say that English cattle arc dcprc-
ciating In value and quality, one reason
| being that animals arc now being slauSh-
tered at two years old, instead OF four
| years. as formerly. Not only Is The trade
| In chilled beef Increasing 10 vast dImen-
sions, but there Is large and increased
not generally sknown here to those out
side the trade TINT most OF the pork pies,
which are staple article of food among
| the English Worli!ng classes. are made
! from fresh chilled American pork.
american mutton IS not making head
quickly.
There Is good demand for American
bacon and hams. and provided they come
mild. and not too fat. there Is every
prospect OF increasing sales; they should
! not be smoked.
| market Is being displaced By Canadian is
| becoming more and more apparent. on
| inquiry from reliable sources / am told
that this. Is principally owing 10 the
OF here as being radically wrong; and as
Stunning, that the American factory men
| generally wish to compete for the Eng
fish trade the sooner they set about al
| tcr!ng the style of manufacture the bet
ter:
The outlook for the apple trade here
| Is good. as the crop Is short. shorter even
man was anticipated month ago.
| have been made TO this market from the
United States, but so far have proved
| fallmrc.-
"The California canned fruits stIlI hold
the market here In this line. and the sales
are increasing. Complaints are heIng
| made that In most OF the fruits there
Is n metallic taste cxtrnc,cd from the tin
by the ac!d: 4 trial has been made OF
enamcling the inside OF tho tins, but il
| WAS not successful
"'rhr iron md steel trade has been par
] tiCulnrly good during the past year, cs-
| pecially In machine tools,
THE sale OF American BICYCLES has In
| creased enormously In this district dur
| Ing the. pnst year. An American bicycle
| OF the highest Grade could until recently
| be bought for S2J cheaper than mn English
| hicyCiN OF the same grade, So keen has
| the competition become that within the
last month tScp;crah"rJ there has been n
| great, tumble In the price OF English
| bicycles"