Democratic Sentinel, Volume 19, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 September 1895 — OUR CATTLE THE BEST [ARTICLE]

OUR CATTLE THE BEST

MARKET FOR UNJTe£ SPATES PRODUCTS IN ENGLAND. Reviewed in Detail in Recent Report* —lmports of Apples from Europe Regulated by the Size of the Crop in This Country. American Consular Reports. The markets for United States products in Great Britain are reviewed in detail in recent consular reports. Cattle from this country are reported from Liverpool as superior to the native cattle, the latter including many immature and young animals slaughtered for food and also a greater proportion of old animals. Consul Neal at Liverpool reports, however, that sheep from the United States and other countries do not compare favorably with the British, lacking taste and tenderness, and it is suggested by experienced men that this might be greatly improved by shipping the sheep younger, say one to two years old. It is suggested by the trade in the Liverpool district that American tobacco be packed thoroughly dry when intended for consumption there and altogether free from either heated or bulk-heated leaves. Large quantities of apples are received from various countries on the continent of Europe, but the importations appear to be regulated by the size of the apple crop in the United States. American apples command the highest prices. Fortyfive per cent, of the wheat and IX) per cent, of the flour in the Liverpool consular district come from the United States. American glucose and starch are not as valuable in the Liverpool district as the product from Germany and Holland, though in good demand through low prices, and in some portions of the district the glucose importation is exclusively from the United States. Consumers depend to a large extent on the importations of bacons and hams principally from the United States and Canada. The strongest objection made by the Liverpool trade to hog meats packed in the United States is that of insufficient curing. The Provision Trade Association suggests absolute prohibition of export of filled cheese from the United States and greater care in the manufacture of the best, so as to equal the Canadian product. The consumption of American canned meats is falling off and that of Australia increasing, due largely to relatively high prices of American goods. Consul Neal recommends that the United States make more of the finest grades for export to compete with other supply sources. In the Hull district the American cigarettes are regarded as the best in the market.

America furnishes the entire foreign cattle supply for the Glasgow district, and the condition in which the animals land is regarded as highly satisfactory, the only complaint being that they are “unduly fat,” necessitating waste in the shops. American horses are accused of being more liable to catch fatal colds soon after landing, on account of the damp climate, and with being unable to stand the wear and tear sustained by Welsh or Irish horses. Consul Morse at Glasgow reports that over 83 per cent, of the whole wheat supply there is imported from this country. The United States also leads in the importation of Indian corn, flour, starch and hams. Glasgow tobacco dealers charge deterioration of the American product on account of the producers aiming more at quantity than quality, and not giving as careful attention as formerly to picking and assorting. The demand for American corn is very light at Belfast, the Black Sea product being preferred. In canned meats for that consular district the United States has no competitor. The charge is mgde that American ham is too heavy and the meat too rich. The reputation of American lard is also at a discount, it being asserted that it is tampered with on both sides of the Atlantic. Merchants at Belfast bitterly complain of the alleged deception of American shippers of apples, and the Canadian apples are accordingly growing in popularity.