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have increased to such proportions as to cause the St. Lawrence to 

 be considered a formidable rival to the ports of the Eastern States. 

 This route has opened up the way for the export of other agricultural 

 products, among which is the important trade in cattle which has 

 sprung up between this Province and Britain. The fattening of 

 cattle for the British market has been carried on in our midst in 

 such a quiet unobtrusive manner, few people are aware of the large 

 volume of trade done in this line, or of its financial results to our 

 Province and the Dominion. 



From the last return of the Bureau of Industries for the Provinces 

 of Ontaiio and Quebec, it is learned that our Province exported in 

 the years 1871-'81 :— 



Eggs, to the value of $ 4,114,040 



Butter " 4,240,564 



Cheese " 9,277,459 



If the totals given for the two Provinces be taken the exports of 



Eggs were of the value of $ 5,283,557 



Butter " 29,625,762 



Cheese " 37,243,351 



It is not necessary for the present jxirpose to detail the amounts 

 which went to Britain, the States and elsewhere. 



The export of cattle and sheep has increased very much within 

 the last six years, particularly to Europe. The figures to Europe, are : 



Year. Cattle. 



1877 6,940 



1878.. 18,655 ....... 



1879 25,009 



1880 50,905 



1881 45,535 



1882 35,738 



The Shipments to Great Britain, were in 



Sheep. 



9,509 

 41,225 

 80,332 

 81,843 

 62,404 

 75,905 





1880. 



1881. 



1882. 



Montreal 



Quebec 



Halifax 



Cattle. 



35,416 

 9,894 

 5,595 



Sheep. 



67,943 



11,208 



2,692 



Cattle. Sheep. 



32,722 j 39,218 

 9,212 21,809 

 3,601 1,374 



Cattle. 

 28,183 



Sheep. 

 65,183 



The values of horned cattle and sheep exported in 1882, were for 



