Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, With the Annual Message of the President Transmitted to Congress December 6, 1897

Mr. White to Mr. Sherman.

Embassy of the United States,
Berlin , December 9, 1897 . (Received December 23.)

No. 217.]

Sir: I have the honor to inclose herewith translations of two reports from the foreign office on the subject of trichinous American pork found in Germany during the first half of the year 1897. One of these reports is a detailed statement of matters regarding trichinous American pork imported into Stettin from January 1 to June 30, 1897, while the other report is a summarized statement of matters regarding trichinous American pork imported into Prussia for the same period. In comparing these two reports one finds that in the detailed statement for Stettin 54 cases of American trichinous pork are stated to have been imported into that place from the United States during the first half of the present year, while in the summarized statement for Prussia the number therein stated to have been imported into Stettin is 108. The foreign office has explained this inconsistency by saying that in the detailed report only those cases were included in which full, definite information was obtainable, while in the summarized report many cases were included where definite information was not possible owing to indistinct labels or for some other unknown reasons. When it was suggested to one of the chief officials at the foreign office that possibly some of these 108 cases of trichinae might have been found in pork not of American origin, the answer was that there was positively no doubt as to the origin of the meat in the reports transmitted to the embassy, as all cases of doubtful origin had been excluded before transmittal.

I am, etc.,

And. D. White.

[Inclosure in No. 217.]

Compilation of oases of trichinae which occurred in American pork in Prussia during the first half of 1897.

No.	Government district.	Number of pieces of bacon and pork found to contain trichinae.	Specification of the pieces.
1	Königsberg	4 Pieces of bacon	Meat inspection certificate.		Certificate of inspection.
			338534		6045
			141148	}	1277
			141145
			141149
2	Potsdam	2 hams	149851	}	1478
			149853
		4 pieces of bacon	2 from Turst & Co., Chicago, case No. 45 K. N. 29353, accompanied by a certificate; Chicago, Dec. 19, 1896, No. 59582; 1 piece of bacon from Halsley Bros., Chicago, case No. 1620 or 1688, certificate; Chicago, Apr. 29, 1897, No. 3357.
3	Stettin	108 pieces of bacon	Special report accompanies this.
4	Osnabrück	2 pieces of bacon	One; 17176 to 17200 B 70, dated Jan. 2, 1897.
5	Wiesbaden	do	One; 332580; 4361.

No.	Number of pieces examined.	Name of firm which imported the American pork.	Date when notice was given by the meat inspection office (1897).	Was the meat accompanied by the prescribed American certificate of inspection?	Number of the meat inspection stamp.	Number of the certificate of inspection.
1	1	C. & G. Muller, Altdammer St., 6a.	7.1	Yes	291981		No. 3808, of 23, 11, 1896; name of place missing.
2	1	do	15.1	Yes	331416		No. 4276, Nov. 25, 1896.
3	1	do	15.1	Yes	331402	}	Chicago.
4	1	do	15.1	Yes	331407
5	1	do	22.1	Yes	322876		No. 4198, Nov. 18, 1896; Chicago.
6	1	do	11.2	Yes	322684	}	No. 4160, Nov. 12, 1896; Chicago.
7	1	do	13.2	Yes	322676
8	1	do	15.2	Yes	322679
9	1	do	5.3	Yes	292566		No. 3834, Dec. 26, 1896; name of place missing.
10	1	do	6.3	Yes	316812		No. 3113, Oct. 15, 1896; Chicago.
11	1	Tetzlaff & Wenzel, Pladrin St., 73.	15.3	Yes	358447		No. 6729, Feb. 2, 1897; name of place missing.
12	1	C. & G. Muller, Altdammer St., 6a.	15.3	Yes	24064		No. 1455, Nov. 9, 1896 name of place missing.
13	1	do	15.3	Yes	341663		No. 4978, Jan. 1, 1897; Chicago.
14	1	do	20.3	Yes	327450		No. 5552, Feb. 2, 1897; name of place missing.
15	1	Aug. Sanders & Söhne.	20.3	Yes	347040		No. 6309, Feb. 2, 1897; Chicago.
16	1	C. & G. Muller, Altdammer St., 6a.	23.3	Yes	327411		No. 5550, Feb. 10, 1897; name of place missing.
17	1	do	26.3	Yes	327462		No. 5552, Feb. 10, 1897; name of place missing.
18	1	do	26.3	Yes	327441		No. 5551, Feb. 10, 1897; name of place missing.
19	1	do	5.4	Yes	293910		No. 3893, Feb. 4, 1897; name of place missing.
20	1	do	5.4	Yes	150951		No. 3329, Feb. 10, 1897; name of place missing.
21	1	do	22.4	Yes	356671		No. 6831, Feb. 25, 1897; Chicago.
22	1	do	26.4	Yes	293376		No. 3873, Jan. 26, 1897; name of place missing.
23	1	do	26.4	Yes	293385		Do.
24	1	do	26.4	Yes	293378		Do.
25	1	do	4.5	Yes	347671		No. 6429, Feb. 2, 1897; Chicago. Do.
26	1	do	4.5	Yes	347664		Do.
27	1	do	22.5	Yes	387852		No. 5568, Feb. 2, 1897; name of place missing.
28	1	do	21,5	Yes	857022		No. 6496,Feb. 2, 1897; Chicago.
29	1	do	24,5	Yes	353233		No. 7634, Mar. 6, 1897; name of place missing.
30	1	do	24,5	Yes	353241		No. 7643, Mar. 3, 1897; name of place missing.
31	1	Do	26,5	Yes	327386		No. 5569, Feb. 26, 1897; name of place missing.
32	1	do	26,5	Yes	327379		Do.
33	1	do	28,5	Yes	364142		No. 7127, Mar. 12, 1897; Chicago
34	1	do	31,5	Yes	328273		No. 5585, Feb, 27, 1897; name of place missing.
35	1	do	2,6	Yes	347846		No. 6430, Feb. 12, 1897; Chicago.
36	1	Ang. Sanders, Söhne & Co.	5,6	Yes	327684		Nos. 7153–7154, Mar. 6, 1897; Chicago.
37	1	C. & G. Müller	9,6	Yes	353240		No. 7643, Mar. 3, 1897; name of place missing.
38	1	Ang. Sander, Söhne & Co.	10,6	Yes	347799		No. 5563, Feb. 11, 1897; name of place missing.
39	1	C. & G.Müller	11,6	Yes	142297		No. 1326, Apr. 30, 1897; Buffalo.
40	1	Tetzlaff & Wenzel	14,6	Yes	142528		No. 1335, May 10, 1897; Buffalo.
41	1	do	14,6	Yes	142528		Do.
42	1	do	14,6	Yes	142540		Do.
43	1	do	14,6	Yes	142533		Do.
44	1	do	14,6	Yes	142522		Do.
45	1	Tetzlaff & Wenzel	14,6	Yes	142522		No. 1335,May 10, 1897; Buffalo.
46	1	C. & G. Muller	17,6	Yes	141901		No. 1307, Apr. 3, 1897; Buffalo.
47	1	do	17, 6	Yes	141901		Do.
48	1	Do	17,6	Yes	141906		Do
49	1	Do	17,6	Yes	142338		No. 1327, Apr. 30, 1897; Buffalo.
50	1	do	17,6	Yes	141910		No. 1307, Apr. 3, 1897; Buffalo.
51	1	do	30,6	Yes	141303		No. 1283, Mar. 3, 1897; Buffalo.
52	1	do	17,6	Yes	141303		No. 1283, Mar. 3, 1897; Buffalo.
53	1	do	30,6	Yes	141311		Do.
54	1	do	30, 6	Yes	141313		Do.