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Show SAUERKRAUT SHORTAGE IN GERMANY. There Is a short crop of cabbage in Germany this year and sauerkraut, usually an artlclo of export to the United States, is in demanJ for domestic do-mestic requirements. Hungary and Russia have been exporting fair quantities quan-tities thus far, and some contracts covering German sauerkraut sold hi the American market hav been canceled can-celed and the difference in price puld, It Is anticipated that the shortage will be still more apparent in January than at present, and offers of American sauerkraut will bo received with Interest In-terest by Hamburg dealors The present prlcos .quoted on imported kramV aro from $13.09 to ?14 2S por hogshead, and some business has been done at $9 52. The conventional duty on this article in Germany is ?0 952 per 100 kilos (220 pounds). The general gen-eral duty of S2.3S wns Imposed ou sauerkraut imported from the United States pi lor to February S, 1910, but on that dato the lower rate waa extended ex-tended to United States products. Consular Report. 00 The butchers and meat cutlers or Sacramento, Cal., have organized intq a union with a large membership. It U affiliated with the Federated Trades. |