The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-11-20

Now that the increasing cost OF living
IL giving the residents OF the French
capital not "a little anxiety il is interest in q
to note the enormous quantities OF meats.
v.g.tabls-. butter. cheese. fruits. &C
that are annually consumed in this city
Dealers in horse and mule meat are
compelled by law TO indicate by means
Of a sign of a horse head over the front
Of their places NJ business that they deal
in horse meat. This is to protec. the
unsuspecting public. who frequently are
unable to distinguish between beef and
horse meat
According to reliable statistics Paris
CONSUMES IN a year 3s5 go 600 pounds 81
beef. veal and mutton. To this must
b.. added 20 2GO 90 pounds Of pork and
s.sooS pounds of pork products In
th..-- pork products are included the
, saIrag"s head cheese and various prepar-
ations and mixtures Of meat
In addition to this. SAYS the Consular
ard Trade Reports. the consum ption 81
horse and mule meat is quite large In
fact each year 20 10000 pounds OF horse
and mule meat are consumed, represent ms
about Ill .OsO animals The total amount
II meats Of all kinds consumed annually
IN Paris reaches the significant figures
of l55 m 90 pounds.
Tn" amount Of poultry eaten in Paris
annually reaches ~. 800 60 pounds repre-
s.nting about Is sOO.1N pieces Tn. con.
sumpt ION Of yarn. attains D. 3OO .OsO hounds
corresponding To more than 2.UEl go
pieces Large numbers Of rabbits ar. also
fed and fatt.ned for III" market and form
= con-rderabl" quantity II food
That IN" pari-isns are also formidable
il-h caters IL shown by tn. number ~
pounds sold annually a. follows. Sal,
water fish. sTn2a ~NO. fresh q $50. ~.
smoked 3,3 2n"; ralt"d. - .DD total
~ G5. ~ Dyst"r-. m,I-r'.s rh.llfi-h and
ruilr also find numerous -pIc,Ires for
their consumption IL relatively important
- 80 nS bounds Of oysters. rnus~..ls
and -h-llfish and js2 GO pound- of
-naIl- and Crawf@h
IN" consumption ~ vegetables in Paris
r"aCt"- the following imposing figures
G"n"r&l vegetables. ~ sp.DT pounds.
mushrooms. ~S.B pounds, water Cre--
49, 2rD. 'sT pounds
A. To butter and eggs. Paris rons,Irn.s
and ~ the latter ~. 0DU'p And this
notwithstanding the fact that both th.s.
products command throughout IN. year
an extremely nigh price and ar" prin-
''liHtlN iN''bI''"l anu NUlpb~@'t III FROM inc
provinces OF lat" years PARIS ~ "On %
-ImtuE many eggs imported from G..r
many which country ~ turn buys from
Russia. England, italy and America
u" consumption ~ fruit REACHES
81 2'r WI pounds year All fruit IN
Pari- ~ sold by weight IN. lowest IN
prr"'' "tng liy'. cents "A pound and ranzinn
from that iigIr" to ~ cents "a pound
Bahamas always command high pric.
and AR" "i Inferior quality Ia the United
states similar grades would ha clasr..s.
~ "ui~ IL France ~ the great hand 81
irrIit ~ seems unable 10 supply the. III .
hIbI'Hn'S AZ a r"I-Dnahl" nRIT"
A. to "h""~'', which - n"var excluded
from regular meal IN France m" annual
consumption reaches 81 psI.DIO pounds
and " divided among IN" following
brands: ian"mb"rt ~ gDT Ifg; Brin
j. ~ 2'0: Coulomrni"r. = 7Ss TU. LIvarnt
? .2DS sIsJ, Gruy"r.. :. IuJ OSI. Mont bore.
JS 700. Port -SaItf. 2Jg S'D. ROurI.fort
~ iTJ. 'antnl. 0I.g'1. Munster. 81 $50,
Divers JJs ia
'TlI.. total vain. II food products IN rh.
French capital ~ year ~ the KIND.
mentioned N thus report and not rlehlsltn II
wines and bread ~ a. follows Meals
SO Ill ,DI0. fowls 81. Ts- pU. game. S5Bs O.s,.
ft.i. 81 itp,Bsi oysters EnHIlH r. sil5J o.
Vsr vegetables. t2slI.O pO butt.r s. 2S5 %
UuI eggs G.DSI 800. fruits. 81 73O 90.
rn..,.-.. 81 2s0 I,t. total. s,0.ILg no fl
can ihsn 10. affirmed without any OK
tgg"TIfi"n that Paris spends annually
for M. n1urI-hn"nl the lhoy" tOral not
uuH!udinR ~" enormous sum. paid out
iu' fHr.'i1 aud wine. fh"-.. being ths chief
Hr.i'.'s q diet u ths poorer clsLssss.