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Statistics of Live Stock 
ducing some fine-drawn distinctions. In our future course of 
action in England, it is to be hoped that " the advantage of agri- 
culture and the special uses to which water may be destined " 
will, at least, not be overlooked when the laws which regulate 
our supplies of water are under consideration. 
XII. — Statistics of Live-Stock for Consumption in the Metropolis. 
Bj Robert Herbert. 
XoTWiTHSTAXDiXG that much distress arising from the cotton 
famine has continued to prevail in the manufacturing districts, 
and that the metropolitan market has been somewhat heavily 
supplied with beasts, the beef-trade, during the last six months 
of the past year, has shown signs of activitv, and, with some few 
exceptions, prices have been well supported. The great abun- 
dance of food in the leading grazing districts, compared with 
some former seasons, has materiallv assisted the graziers. The 
bullock supplies exhibited in the period indicated have come to 
hand in full average condition, and for the most part they have 
" died " remarkably Vi ell. With respect to the sheep disposed 
of, however, we cannot report so favourably. The Downs, half- 
breds, Leicesters, and Kents have, we admit, been quite equal in 
weight and quality to those of most previous corresponding 
periods ; but at least a moiety of the aggregate supplies have 
appeared in very middling condition, although the total losses 
from disease, in 1862, did not exceed an average, excepting in 
Wiltshire and the adjoining counties, where the smallpox, which 
was evidently introduced into this country either from Germany 
or Holland, occasioned serious losses. Lambs, though in good 
supply, sold at high rates until quite the close of the season ; 
but calves and pigs were not much in demand. 
The following return shows the supplies of each kind of stock 
exhibited in the last six months of the last ten years : — 
Total Supplies of Stock Exhibited. 
Year. 
Beasti. 
Cows. 
Sheep and Lambs. 
Calves. 
Kgs. 
1853 .. .. 
149,008 
3191 
860,800 
17,058 
15,284 
1854 .. .. 
136,216 
3157 
853,020 
16,490 
19,531 
1855 .. .. 
133,577 
3185 
751,818 
14,810 
22,350 
185G .. .. 
138,309 
2864 
689,444 
14,280 
18,733 
1857 .. .. 
137,915 
2948 
701,414 
15,006 
14,992 
1858 .. .. 
147,118 
3137 
746,839 
15,186 
19,441 
1859 .. .. 
143,198 
3030 
803,334 
12,277 
16,130 
1860 .. .. 
145,420 
3015 
762,740 
15,766 
15, -170 
1861 .. .. 
149,750 
3187 
774,260 
12,441 
20, 116 
18ti2 .. .. 
159,450 
3148 
759,671 
12,579 
18,220 
