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outlook is not quite so gloomy, but both with 

 beef and mutton the demands of Europe and the 

 wants of Canada, and the United States, are 

 unknown factors which must be kept in mind. 1 

 It should also be remembered that imports of 

 frozen meat to Europe are more likely to take 

 the form of mutton than of beef, and that the 

 demands of America and Canada will probably 

 be met by mutton imports from Australasia. 

 In the United Kingdom and Ireland itself indica- 

 tions point to a marked shortage of sheep and 

 cattle. Perhaps the stimulation of pig breeding, 

 which present prices is bringing about, will, to 

 some extent, make up for the diminished supplies 

 of beef and mutton, but here again a reservation 

 is necessary, for skim milk instead of being 

 utilised as pig food is treated for shipment as 

 casein for use in manufacture. 2 



Dealing with prices of meat, perhaps the most 

 noticeable feature of recent years, has been the 

 way in which home-bred beef and mutton have 

 consistently averaged considerably higher prices 

 than imported supplies. The recent rise in price 

 of home-killed beef, in face of the ample supplies 

 reaching us from the Argentine can partly be 



1 Since the above was written Tlia Times, of May 17th, 

 reported the landing of a large shipment of mutton and 

 lamb from Australia at San Francisco and gave 

 particulars of plans for further shipments. 



2 In Canada and New Zealand. 



