698 CATTLE AND DAIRY FARMING. 







'j-viiu, i head. ifo.land. also, like tlu- two before-mentioned countries, received a blow in 

 1-7? i m' their livi -st . -k was al<o resiricte.l, the exports from that 



. ' \vlii< i a -" ...:. '.::: : LJ -'!>.() > head, b.'hi'j; reduced hi H-vJ to only -10.000 

 hr;id: i>at on the >''.. r hand the imports I'roin Spain, Portugal, and Sweden have been 

 ! ;; ; mi^ht lie expected, it may bo accepted as a rule that the exports 

 t-> Tn. ..t , i fror.i ; .; iho>o cuiiutries enjoying the privilege of Tree import A have l)cen on 

 the i! a considerable falling o!i' is to be noted J'rom tlioso which are placed 



u:i Icr ill slaii: ations attheportof import. Of the countries outside of JEurope 



it -seen tii : :; \" ports lYom Canada, which lirst took its commencement in 1875 with 

 aboir ^iiuanii iaX in I ^77 had already increased to 7, 000. th:t it has now attained the large 

 d' vrlo ., i.i ..i head. Prom the 1'nited States, -while the export to Filmland in 



i -7 1 was a! it :2 HJ he id, i hese have likewise increased to a considerable extent, 



as wil be seen from the following tabular statement, viz: 



Exports. Year. Exports. 



I'.tt.lMV) 



17. O.HI 

 L'M. OU) 



Tiie annual imports of live-stock into Great Britain during th." decade of ] -'71-1883 

 have been i.,. rcase.d from 1U:>.OU9 head to :>U7,<KK), of which the l.'nit.-d State; of Amer- 

 ica and Canada ha-ve shipped about; one-half and Peiimark one-third. 



In the, imports of sheer) (iermanyand Holland occupy predominant positions, these 



countr.' - e >, , tiuii annually from :.!00.<! ( ><) to IJOO.OO ) to the Kniiiish markets. The ex - 



p":ts ;Vo;:i h.-'Viii rrl; l:;ive- likewise been steadily on the increase, amounting in (he past 



year lo (M). 000 head. T'ne sheep trade, in opposition to thuL ol horned cattle, is found 



' v. ith mosl success at. the Deptford in:irket. 



Ofthe frv>h-mutton trade the imports for the past live years were as follows, viz: 



The-r iiiruresai'ford a ^ood indication, and account for liie reduced prices of this article 



<T ood. hurini; tin past year esprciallv the sheep trade l:as been subject to^reatde- 



P ssion. *.,.;,.' i , tin lar^elv increased imports of frozen meat. and. unfortunately for 



..'.;. rs ::: Lurojie, there is ail pro.- ; pe"t of tho.^.> imp>ris me tir.vAvith much 



' 1:1 t lie i>( a r future. 



Tlie iiupoi t.i'io:i o; Iresli an 1 Milt <ix i:u\.t can date itrjcor.vnenecint nt I'roTii the United 

 . i "i '-'.". and from Ca.iada in 1 -70, the exports from the latter country 

 in the yea; 1--:; h ;i vin^ reaehed up to IJ 1.000 cwt/ In l-^.l the I'nited States only ex- 

 ported :;, : . ., t., 1.1 i -7V th<se had already increased to tiie lar/,e a:u-raut of 4-1:5,000 

 '".'(., ;... 1 i en! years the-e, liave fnilhcr inen-.i-ed as follows, viz: In 1^7^, 



with -l~:j.00ij ( A-:.. : in 1 s7I, wiili .>.";!), o;i!) cwt. ; in I"- 1 *, with 7'.' l.'' M! > cwt.: in 1^1, with 

 7-17.000 cwt. ; in ! - -:l. v. i; ii !',(;, 000 cwl., and in !-'-'!, v,'i!h 7.'50.< I 00 < wt . 



'. will be obs./rvcd from the<e tabulated returns a considerable decline is to be 

 noti I in tin !'-., :n I !n- l.'nited Stitc'sin 1 <--J. both oflivestocka< well ass!au<^btered 



rneat. and i! kvill llius ;,]>p ar that n itwii !>-ituriinx it i I.ir^e - up] > lies, the Tnit";! Slates 

 hav.- :. / ;,% b.,-ii able t.) bi-in;, r down prii-eo, like as in thcgmin m.irket -, 1 o ^'ic'i a point 

 ;us to excl udo from ill" markets tli(;ir Ktiropta;! coinj^iitors: but rather that 1 he. extent 

 of ; i,,--" exports i . more depi ndeut. iijion t he condition of (lie In -me pi ices in our country. 

 Thu-, li.i in ' a . from l-7(Jto 1-7!) -when a steady reduction i:' nieat prices was felt 



in a meaa 



'.. i .! I n io I S'a ',( -. < - peciai ly Ibr the fir.-t and secon'l da < s tjnaiitics, ". m.^ " i <v ' " 



ure to the, <1 :. . , in;l lionie. constim])tion conscfiucnl up-;:i the, unfavorable condition of 

 the vui kl;i^ r ;. t VM-S iullie forc'^'iiirj; ,'ears and due a No to Hie introduction at Ilia* period 

 of tii ! IHVI ! !h: c-ivis.-'*.!^ p'irp:>i'.-s a l:"'/r uvrease of meat products 



both i< wHl as quantiiy took phi'-c. \vhich led to tho rapid devel- 



op im nl of i ; ; export ii'ad" in tiio. e vear.s: and here it should not be omitted to mention 



