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Journal of the Department op Agriculture. 



Mohair.— Summer kids, 25d. to 30d. per ]b. ; summer firsts, 15d. per lb.; 

 mixed, 12d. ; Basutos, lid. ; winter kids, 17d. ; winter hair, 9d. ; prices are 

 purely nominal and market remains depressed. 



Hides. — Sun dried, sound, 13jd. per lb.; salted, 12^d. per lb. 



Sheep Skins. "SoK^nd, B^d. per lb.; Capes, salted, 80s. per doz. ; Capes, 

 sun dried, 60s. per doz.; coarse and coloured skins, sound, C^d. per lb. 



Angora Goat Slrins. — T.ight, 8d. per lb. ; heavy and sun dried, 8d. ; bastards, 

 sound, 12d. 



Goat Skirhs. — Light, 16d. per lb.; sun dried, 16d. ; heavy, 18d. ; prices of 

 Angora and ordinary goat skins are nominal. 



Ostrich Feathers. — Very little business is passing. 



Aloes. — Cape, 50s. to 683 per cwt. ; the market is weak. 



Tohocco. — -Nyasaland, 16d. to 30d. per lb. The stock of Nyasaland tobacco 

 in bond in the United Kingdom at 30th ultimo was 11,000,000 lb. 



Wattle Jkuk.- — Chopped, last price £11 per ton c.i.f., Hamburg, for 

 January-February shipments. Ground, small sales at £14, ex store. Extract, 

 about £35, c.i.f., quite nominal. 



Maize Meal. — White, £12. 10s. \y'v ton; yollow, £12 per ton. 



Dried VrvAts (tth). — 500 Boxes of vSouth African pears were sold at 

 4(js. a box; (18th) 357 packages of Cape sultanas were partly sold for 80s. 

 to 97s. 



Eggs (4th). — South Afiican eggs realized 40s. to 44s,; (18th) 23i)0 cases of 

 eggs arrived from South Africa and were sold at 42s. to 46s. 



MEAT STATISTICS. 



I. — Beef Inspected and Passed for Export, December, 1920. 



534 carcasses inspected, 36 rejected, 49S passed for shii):nent (Durban). 



Beef actually exported : e,c Durban, 721)1 quarters ; cm Capetowu, 430 (juartcrs. Total, 

 7721 quarters. 



Total shipments of Beef in quarters — 



)91G ... 115,992 1918 ... 123,354 

 1917 ... 309,214 191-9 ... 285,367 



1920 



69,885 



II. — Other Meat Exported December, 1920. 



Pork — 1935 carcasses inspected, 266 rejected, 1669 passed fur shipment. 

 Total shipment of other meat 1st March, 1920, to 31si. December, 1920 : 



Pork — Carcasses, ex Capetown, 1464 ; e.v- Durban, 63. Total, 1527 carcasses. 

 *Bacon— /;,<• Capetown, 80.637 lb. ; ex Durban, 435,023 lb. Total, 515,660 lb. 



III.— Return of Cattle Imported into the Union from adjoining Territories. 



(Note. — All beef exported is under the supervision of the Veterinary Division of this 

 Department, and the above figures show the total quantity of South African Beef 

 exported. Similar supervision was extended to pig products in March, 1920. — Editor.) 



* Approximate : including shipments in bales taken at 100 lb. per bale. 

 1 1st July to 31st December only. 



