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Cows and Steers 



The proportions of steers and cows slaughtered at '* frigori- 

 ficos " and slaughterhouses, registered during the past seven 

 years, were as under : — 



Years. 



1913 . 



1914 . 



1915 . 



1916 . 



1917 . 



These proportions undergo considerable variation, when we 

 treat of the destination of the animals : — 



Liniers 



Municipal and private slaughterhouses 



" Frigorificos " 



"^Saladeros " and preserved ineat factories 



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 : — 



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 : — 



