Show ALL EUROPE BARRED TO BEEF ANTWERP till THE LATEST POR POM L CLOSED balkan authorities prohibit th american product alleging plou plea ro pneumonia RS as an excuse chicago jan 1 2 I 1 nelson kelson morris ha ba kc a cablegram from the agen at antwerp that the belgian lic aslan government has prohibited the importation 61 61 1 ilvo cattle from tile hie united laes or 01 the around that pneumonia li 11 prevalent in this country this close all the ports ot of continental lump europ I 1 against american cattle and beef p products ro and leaves to lo the exporter call tho the british market marlc et which in the present condition Is 13 not a desirable one according to morra belgium la Is merely following in the lead of A austria germany france and other european Euro pear notions in taking retaliatory meas measurer mt asure against the united for the abolition 0 the reciprocity treaty under which th 1 industry prospered the line action of tile the belgian Belt flan authora ties not only ot oft rill all access to t tr p of that country cOTi trat also to r portion of switzerland and A part r austria to which meat was vas sent vii vi antwerp all AH OS of continental europe la is not no practically CIO eloped C d to the live stock an dressed beef from the united state three cities in this country chicago now new york and baltimore Dalt imore sent mil hill lions 0 of dollars worth orth of live an am dressed meats to europe every yew yea and aid the present embargo la is a blow 0 almost incalculable severity to the eat cai tie ito raisins industry the trade has recently grown to ruc buci mammoth proportions that a hamburg firm recently completed five steamer to tor the exclusive purpose of ship chippini pini cattle and d bec f every weel three or tour four boats boa to each carrying worth of beet beef crossed the atlantic Atlan atlantic lic for antwerp P port opt alone the national live stock exchange change has issued a letter which III be sent today to day to every eve sto block c k exchange in the west ca calling bilins att attention antion to the importance of prom prompt pt vigorous action in the matter |