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Calves are not included in these comparative returns, but it 

 may be mentioned that they only represented 4^ per cent, of the 

 total of 4,028,139 indicated above. 



Frigorificos and Preserved Meat Factories. 



The figures relative to "frigorifico" killings show a marked 

 increase since 1915, although there have been fluctuations: — 



Tear. 



1913 

 1914 

 1915 

 1916 

 1917 



By converting the above figures into tons, we arrive at a more 

 just appreciation of their importance from a commercial point 

 of view. The following table shows in tons the quantity of meat 

 which has left the "frigorificos" and meat factories for export 

 and for home consumption : — 



Meat supplied by "frigorificos" for home consumption re- 

 presents approximately 12 per cent, of the total weight produced 

 at such establishments ; this is the average percentage over the 

 quinquennial period 1912-1917, but in 1917 there was an increase 

 of 18,163,000 kilos, and during the first six months of the current 

 year a still further notable increase has taken place. 



Exportation. 



The following table shows, in tons, the quantities of dead 

 meat for export produced by "frigorificos" and preserved meat 

 factories: — 



