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Cattle Industry of Paraguay, 



their papers in a sealed envelope before ist March, 1902, 

 addressed to the head-office of the Federation : Ufficio- 

 direttivo della Federazione italiana dei Consorzi agi'ari, Piacenza 

 — Italy. The papers will be examined by a special Com- 

 mission to be named by the " Reale Accademia dei Lincei — 

 Rome/' whose decision will be final. 



The industries of Paraguay are as yet in their infancy, and 

 have little interest out of the country. A law was, however,. 



passed in September of last year regard- 

 Cattle Industry • the establishment of " Saladeros," or 

 of Paraguay. & 



meat-salting and preserving factories. 



which may become an important business in the future. The 

 chief points of interest in this law are that until December 

 31st, 1 90 1, machinery, materials required for packing, com- 

 mon salt, and chemicals may be imported free of all duty. 

 The concessionaires, however, pay the Government a smalL 

 tax of 10 to 15c. gold (3d. to 7-0-d.) per hide on every beast- 

 slaughtered. A " saladero " established on the river has- 

 shown satisfactory results last year, having killed 2,500 head. 

 Each steer cost about £2 delivered, and gave about 85 lbs. of 

 wet salted hide, which sold in Monte Video at £2 per cwt. 

 Thus each beast slaughtered, besides giving 180 lbs. salted 

 meat and 39 lbs. tallow, fetched about £ 1 103. for its hide,, 

 showing an actual profit of from 8s. to 14s. per beast. 



\_Foreign Office Report, Annual Series, No. 2610. Price id.] 



H.M. Consul-General at Warsaw reports that the cultivation 

 of hops is increasing in Poland owing to 



H ° P Poland nS ^ the facilit y with which growers can now 

 obtain credit from the State Bank. Bills 

 are granted on the security of the land, or, if there be a guar- 



