Show K ell VP V P S to ak tu atio los angeles june 5 1935 that tile the american cattleman Is enjoying enjo vastly higher market prices for or his stock than his neighbors in other cattle producing countries is emphasized by the huge increase in imports of both beet beef and live cattle during the first few months ot of 1935 at the same time these heavy imports constitute a threat against the stability of 0 cattle prices in the united states during the first three months ot of 1935 a total of live cattle were imported into the united states 0 of which came from canada and from mexico total imports of 0 compare with only during the first quarter of 1934 an dan average of tor for the first quarter 1930 to 1934 inclusive total imports of beet beef and veal tor for the first quarter of 1935 totaled pounds these imports coming coining from canada australia cuba and new zealand during the first quarter of 1934 a total of 74 pounds were imported against an average 0 of tor for the first three months 1930 to 1934 inclusive the greatest increase in meat imports was in the form of 0 canned beet beef the total imports for the first quarter of 1935 were pounds against during the same period a year ago and pounds tor for the first quarter 1930 to 1934 inclusive imports of canned beet beef increased very materially in april and may indicating that importers of 0 canned beet are making heavy inroads into the american meat market heretofore canned meat has not met with wide lavor favor from american people but higher prices ot of fresh meats has attracted attention to the foreign product despote an ad valorem valoree duty ot of 20 per cent with a minimum duty of 6 cents a pound it is a fact act that south american canned beet can be laid down at american ports at a considerably lower price than the american packer can produce it for imports of 0 fresh beet beef are being made in the face of an import duty of six cents a pound and live animals are coming in over an import duty of 3 cents a pound on cattle weighing in excess of pounds combined imports of foreign beef whether in form of live animals canned beet or fresh beet make up a minute portion of the total united states beet beef consumption computing the average beet carcass at pounds it would mean that total imports of 0 live and dressed beet for or the first three months ot of the year would be the product of 0 only cattle whereas tolaf slaughter of 0 cattle in the united states during the same period was around head thus only about 3 per cent of 0 our total beet beef supply during the period mentioned was produced outside the united states however it must be recognized that the delicate mechanism of 0 supply and demand might be seriously interfered with even with so small a volume of 0 imports |