Crop and Live arocK Report. 



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Area. 



Large Stock 



Small Stock 



Transvaal— 



Eastern High Veld 

 Central ... 



Western High Veld ... 

 Low Veld 



Orange Free State - 



North- Eastern 



North- Western... 

 South-Ea?tern ... 

 South- Western ... 



Natal — 



High Veld or Highlands 

 Middle Veld or Midlands 

 Coast 



Good to medium. Fat in parts 



Good. Fat in paits 



Good. Fat in parts ... 

 Good. Fat in parts ... 



Good. Fat in parts 

 Good. Fat in parts 

 Good. Fat in parts 



Good. Fat in parts. 

 Good. Fat in parts. 

 Fat to good. 

 Good. Fat in parts. 



Good. Fat in parts. 

 Good. Fat in parts. 

 Good. Fat in parts. 



SOUTH AFRICAN PRODUCE ON THE 

 OVERSEA MARKET. 



April, 1920. 



Owing to pressure of other duties, the Acting Trade Commissioner in London states that he 

 is unable to furnish for the month of April, 1920, the usual detailed monthly report on 

 South African produce on the oversea markets. He reports, however, under date of the 8th 

 May, 1920, that a big slump has apparently set in in all classes of raw materials. For instance, 

 wool has dropped 10 per cent. ; hides have been offered on auction and elicited practically 

 no bids ; ostrich frathers have declined, and large stocks of wattle bark are on the market for 

 which no offers can be obtained, or at prices which will show a loss. Mr. Cauham states 

 that general opinion in London is that speculation has taken place and prices early in the 

 year reached such a level that the buyers now show no tendency to operate, while one of 

 the principal factors in the depression prevailing is the adverse rate of exchange which 

 practically debars Continental firms from ]Mircbasing supplies of raw materials in London. 



STAFF: APPOINTMENTS, TRANSFERS, ETC. 



Date. 



1/4/20 



20/2/20 



16/4/20 

 7/5/20 



:-11/.o/20 



Name of Official and Nature of Change, etc. 



Sir A. Tkeiler, K.C.M.G. : Appointed as Director of Veterinary Education 



and Research. 

 Proffin.sor P. R. Viljoe/i : Lecturer in Veterinary Science at the Transvaal 



University College, reappointed to the Department ss a Senior Research 



Officer. 

 District Vetcri)uiry Surgeon G. U . Lee (Seconded to the South-West Africa 



Protectorate Administration) : Resigned. 



C Fuller : Appointed Acting Chief, Division of Entomology, during the absence 

 on special duty of Mr. C. P. Lounsbury attending Conference of Entomolo- 

 gists in England. 



./. C. Faure : Entomologist. Department of Agriculture, resijiued to assume 

 Professorship in Entomology at the Trnnsvaal T^niversity College. 



