LivE STOCK IN THE UNITED STATES. 69 

and starches will presumably be much more felt during 1900, 
iXice, too, is expected to show a rise of no inconsiderable 
extent during 1900, the import figures for 1899 having been 
exceptionally low. | 
A striking instance of the tendency of Japan to import 
raw materials and manufacture them at home is to be 
witnessed in the growth of the importation of raw wool. 
The woollen industry has made great strides in Japan during 
the past few years. The import duty of 5 per cent. on wool, 
which was formerly levied, was abolished on April rst, 1896, 
and the exemption of the raw material from customs charges 
imparted an impetus to the development of woollen manu- 
factures. The demand for woollen goods and woollen clothing 
among the Japanese has been rapidly growing since 1896. 
The value of the raw wool imported during i899 is set down 
at £441,452, and shows an increase in the price of wool, as 
compared with 1808. 
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LIVE STOCK IN THE UNITED STATES. 
According to the returns collected by the Department 
of Agriculture at Washington, the number of live stock 
on farms in the United States on Jan. I, 1900, comprised 
13,537,524 horses; 2,086,027 mules; 16,292,360 milch cows ; 
27,010,054 oxen and other cattle; 41,333,005 sheep. Com- 
pared with the numbers returned for the corresponding 
period of 1899, this year’s figures show a decline of 127,783 
in horses; 48,186 in mules; 384,171 in oxen and other cattle 
On the other hand, there is an increase of 302,245 milch 
cows and of 2,768,612 sheep. 7 

EGYPTIAN EGG TRADE. 
The Rezchs-Anzeiger of the 23rd March publishes a report 
rom the German Consul at Cairo on the subject or the egg 
