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966 lb. (937 lb. in 1883), of a bull 1,205 lb., and of other steers 

 or oxen 926 lb. The live weight of bulls and oxen was not 

 given separately in 1892, but, taking them together, their 

 average live weight has increased from 1,093 to 1,166 lb. 



The total selling value of the horses is estimated at 

 £1 17,603,000 ; of the cattle, ,£209,160,000; of the sheep, 

 £19,790,000; and of the swine, £45,686,000. 



Agriculture in Uruguay. 



In his annual report to the Foreign Office on the trade of 

 Uruguay for the year 1901, Mr. Consul Harvey states that the 

 principal exports from Uruguay are live stock, wool, jerked beef, 

 hides, extract of beef, slaughter-house products, agricultural 

 products, and provisions for vessels. The value of live stock 

 exported in 1901 was £100,730, together with £5,517,260 of 

 slaughter-house products, and £121,840 of agricultural products. 

 The imports of live stock comprised 113 horses, 1,022 rams, 

 including 352 from the United Kingdom; and 118 bulls, 

 including 1 1 1 from the United Kingdom. 



The total production of wool in Uruguay is estimated to be 

 roughly 45,000 tons, divided into the following classes : — 



(1) Extra superior in fineness and quality, about 14,000 tons ; 



(2) good, clean wool, not quite first-class, some 12,000 tons ; 



(3) second-class wools of good quality, but not so fine as the 

 above, about 10,000 tons ; and (4) fine and coarse crosses 

 amounting to 2,000 tons ; 2,500 tons of lambs' wool (" borrego"), 

 and 4,500 tons of belly wool. The value of the whole wool 

 clip for the last two seasons ending 1901 and 1902 was 

 approximately £2,500,000. The prospects for the next season 

 are encouraging, and, owing to the reduction of scab, and the 

 comparatively small mortality amongst the lambs, some con- 

 siderable increase may be expected. 



The principal crops grown in Uruguay are maize, wheat, and 

 a little linseed. Oats, barley, and bird seed are also grown in 

 very small quantities. The wheat crop of the season 1900-01 

 was the worst since 1892, owing to the prolonged drought. The 



