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Table 18. — Number of animals slaughtered by the packing houses 
1920 
1921 
1922 
1923 
Total slaughter: 
Cattle 
Sheep 
Swine 
For export: 
Cattle 
Sheep 
Swine 
For consumption: 
Cattle 
Sheep 
Swine 
2, 342, 317 
2, 550, 672 
212, 129 
2, 019, 916 
2, 146, 092 
179, 259 
322, 401 
404,582 
32, 870 
1, 715, 269 
3, 277, 257 
334, 135 
1, 416, 745 
2, 553, 021 
283, 530 
298, 523 
724, 236 
50,605 
, 549, 665 
793, 807 
287, 124 
128, 164 
227, 740 
280, 266 
665, 643 
59,384 
2, 230, 780 
4, 769, 393 
290,829 
1, 726, 154 
4, 340, 934 
250, 824 
504, 626 
428, 459 
40, 005 
3, 337, 597 
4, 335, 839 
140, 257 
2, 663, 000 
4, 072, 979 
88, 828 
674, 597 
262, 860 
51,429 
The number of meat animals slaughtered annually on farms and ranches and by municipal slaughter- 
houses for local consumption is not known, but it is large, as the per capita consumption of meat in Argen- 
tina is exceptionally great. 
Table 19. — Consumption of meat animals in the city of Buenos Aires 
1919 
1920 
1921 
1922 
1923 
Cattle 
627, 642 
1, 186, 617 
165, 779 
602, 765 
1, 349, 526 
205, 459 
780, 282 
1, 348, 991 
249, 927 
1, 202, 755 
1, 049, 061 
228,502 
1, 490, 863 
791,213 
254, 728 
Table 20. — Meats: Exports from Argentina, 1919-1924- 
(Thousands of pounds — 000 omitted) 
Year ended December 31— 
1919 
1920 
1921 
1922 
1923 
1924 
Beef: 
877, 984 
5,468 
17, 603 
125, 131 
9,915 
1,507 
784 
48,600 
273, 979 
1,796 
503 
4,360 
806, 052 
111,731 
5,577 
122, 446 
27, 485 
398 
73 
45, 291 
30,968 
351 
617 
2,336 
532, 129 
327, 132 
5,855 
145, 118 
16, 012 
26 
36 
40,975 
35, 097 
216 
667 
1,436 
348, 898 
544,109 
13, 366 
180, 103 
16, 870 
56 
48 
45, 917 
80, 953 
2,362 
105 
1,538 
474, 683 
720, 657 
1,202 
178, 784 
4,020 
11 
67 
61, 665 
176, 639 
3,422 
( 2 ) 
2,000 
802, 924 
Chilled 
812, 115 
447 
Mutton, frozen 
184,311 
Pork: 
Frozen. ... 
260 
Bacon . . 
3 
Hams _-. .. . 
82 
Unclassified meats: 
Frozen _. . . _ . 
84,699 
Preserved. .-.-. .__ 
179, 538 
4,988 
Frozen tongue .. 
2,757 
1 Includes some salt pork. 
2 Less than 500. 
Compiled from Anuario del Comercio Exterior de la Republica Argentina, 1920 and 1923, and Boletin 
Mensual de Estadistica Agro-Pecuaria, Dec, 1924. 
