Mr. White to Mr. Sherman.

No. 22.]

Sir: I have the honor to transmit herewith a translation of an inclosure in a note which has to-day been received from the Imperial foreign office, in which is contained a list of cases where trichinae have been found in pork, or other hog products, imported from the United States to Germany during the second half of the year 1896. In the note accompanying this memorandum, it is stated that only those cases are mentioned in which the shipment was imported accompanied by the prescribed American certificate of inspection.

I am, etc.,

Andrew D. White.
[Inclosure in No. 22.]
No. Name of district. Time when examinations took place. Specifications of the parts in which the trichinae were found. Remarks.
Prussia.
1 City of Brombery End of Nov., 1896. 3 sides of bacon Found in a shipment of 300 sides of bacon. (American certificate of origin, No. 290745.)
Bavaria.
2 City of Fürth Aug. 21, 1896 1 piece of smoked meat. Found among 20 nieces of smoked pork and several pieces of bacon, having a total weight of 50 kilos. (American health certificate, Chicago, June 6, 1896, No. 1841.)
Saxe Coburg and Gotha.
3 City of Coburg Oct. 23, 1896 1 side of bacon Certificate of examination of Ang. 4, 1896, No. 814. The tag of the shipment was marked thus: PW 23 and No. 289327 to 289351.
Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.
4 City of Hamburg Oct. 10, 1896 1 piece of boneless ham. Chicago, Ang. 31, 1896, No. 2451.
5 do Oct. 30, 1896 2 pieces of boneless Chicago, Oct. 1, 1896, No. 3013.
6 do Nov. 3, 1896 1 piece of boneless ham. Do.
7 do Nov. 5, 1896 Do Do.
8 do Nov. 16, 1896 do Chicago, Sept. 30, 1896, No. 3031.
9 do Nov. 30, 1896 2 butts Chicago, Sept. 26, 1896, No. 2639.
10 Dec. 29, 1896 1 side of bacon (short, fat backs). Chicago, Nov. 4, 1896, No. 4043.