| Show tho the french cattle trade I 1 I 1 speaking of the profitableness of ship shipping ping cattle to france II 11 Sl 11 ollin manager of a company y which bi eh has virtually a monopoly of the importation of american cattle in france says that if the united states knew how few of our oar mottle would be sent to france now even if the prohibition be no retaliatory measures bould be adopted by uncle sam ife he says the first notable effort to open up a a market for american catola was calein 1890 when bead were consigned to us the pi ices realized not high enough to tempt american exporters to continue e shipping until 1893 when the drouth infranco in france be began ga n to make it profitable in 1891 we e imported head the last of this consignment sign ment fit n fassold as sold at remunerative prices until august of that acar car when prices dropped until by nov they had become so BO low ion that only one exporter nelson morris of chicago continued consignments consign ments the trade is now so small that the proposition of importing american cattle practically amounts to nothing rescinding Rescind ing the prohibitory order would not lead to a renewal of importation k except for brief periods after a drouth on the other hand nelson modris in a recent interview tales takes exception to the ier narks of mr rollin of uie compagnie paris in reference to the american cattle trade with france being too small to be contended for 1 I shipped head of cattle to fra france nee last year said aid mr morris and the shipments netted me a satisfactory pl profit in all ane american cattle sh shipped dipped to france noue botic have ever been i ejected 11 M llaque in I 1 is it a leavy heavy cattle feeder and bi his is interests in t crests ale aie the same as those of the farmer who wants to keep our cattle out and send us their luxuries C C A S |
