New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-03
PARIS EATING MORE HORSES
Consumption of That Meat Has
Trebled in Twelve Years.

statistics recently issued by the super
visors Of the slaughter houses at la vi
Iette suburb to the north Of Paris mol
cate that the consumption Of beef mas
varied but little in recent years, and that
ON the other hand. greater quantities VI
horse meat are consumed" Deputy Consul
General Yost says.
During 1893 fewer cattle were killed than
for many years. except IN 1890. the eApo9i-
ton wear when 264.5s6 beeves were slauSh-
tered. Fer the year 1909 the latest com
nIete statistics available. there were Only
oO4 1875 beeves killed at La Nillette' HOW
ever. the total number Of animals kHleO
has Increased considerably Ihis Is due W
tho increased number of horses ana hoSs
that are consumed in Paris and the clties
supnlIed by the slaughter houses at La VII
lette.
1T is claimed that the consumption oil
horse meat has almost trebled IN the last
twelve wears. Whereas. in 1877 u'o"4'I"'
pounds were consumed. in 1893 the nsuIes
reached 81. 208 $40 pounds. This increased
consumption is probably due in part 10 'iie
existing high prices of beef so that inc
restaurant and hotel keepers find II a great
s.,,irg IN serve horse meat under some
farcv name As there is no law compell-
ing Thorn 70 Indicate on the menu that
horse meat is being served. the patrons OF
the restaurants are none the WISER anu
oat - in the belief that they are Deins
served with beef. -
while the consumption o. "e'
gradually diminished veal has grown "'
nor,,Iaritv in France ana In all the coun-
tr,o. ~ EuroDe. Notwithstanding grcduF
Increased nrires The modern pa'd'e
,aems to demand a meat that rs easily ana
ouickiv nrcpsred. and. above al, vounI
meat Is desired regardless ~ tho price.
..,s 70 tho Strengthening ~ hogs At Ia
yiuette. the figures show that in 1908 there
were $50 killed: IN 1909. 2S-,'l' ana IN
IAN qo- ono The latter i5 the hlghest
pup,bcr evor reached and shows steady
increase I'm the consumption Of pork Inc
meat of Young hogs weighing 40 pounds
al six months OF age is in by far the great
est demand. The trade OF to-day deiiidhus
small hams. choice cuts for roasts' anu
meat which is easily converted INTO sau-
sage Whereas formerly a charcuuei
zone v,ho deals exclusively IN pork ana
pork products) scarcely made llVlhs' no"
four or i've Of them can do thriving pusi-
ness IN the same locality This Is due 10
the fact that pork has at last been recos-
nized as an appetzing food. Ham ana
sausage enter largely into the food used
ham among the well-to-do classes ana
sausage among the working classes
AT present beef, compared with NUT
ton. veal and pork. sells the cheapest ana
vet there is q decrease in the number oil
beeves slaughtered at la Villette. while
the number of sheep hogs and calves
killed is increasing. For the last week OF
March. 1911. the average price OF beef was
II cents per pound. Of veal . cents OF
mutton u cents. and of pork 10 cents. For
the corresponding period OF 1888 pork had
been "a cents per pound and about the
same price the following year. The I'M
portation of animals for slaughter during
February Of this year indicates the tom
a. nrv ~ the tsstes OF Tn" people. For
examine. tho number ot live beeveS I'M
ported vas onlv 20 white there We're 90
calves. o. SHEEP and le,OjS hoss."