The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1880-08-13
THE WORLDS CATTLE.
statistics Relative to America, Australia
and Africa.

statistics Relative to America, Australia
and Africa.
Chicago Prairie Farmer.
The traffic between this country and
Europe is increasing steadily. The tel
cgraph reports larger number of cattle
for beef shipped To England from
this country during the second week in
July than for the same time at any pre-
vious period in the history of the traffic.
And this recalls the remarks of an Eng
lish paper not long since in regard TO the
source of the supply. These appearto be
adequate; but the quality of the product
is the controlling element in England. \
poor piece of meat is not wanted, and
this country is i'll a better condition to
send n good article there than any other,
and send it cXpcditiOusly also. There
need be little concern felt about IA mar
kct for all the first class beet we raise
The journal referred to remarks that if
meat is scarce and dear in western Eu-
rope, such is not the case in other parts
of the world, rs the following statistics
relative to America, Australia and AT
RIGA will show. Uruguay, the popu-
lation of which by the last cen
sus of 1876, was 10000 souls,
possessed at the same time ASIA, 1924
head of horned cattle, and 9,142, 155
sheep; but as these figures are taken
from the returns made by the farmers
themselves for the purpose Of taxation,
NJ. Nitalba, controller of state, considers
the more accurate numbers be 100000
and - 100000. The Argentine Confed-
Grafton, far larger in extent, with barely
100000 of inhabitants, had, according
to a calculation published at Buenos
Ayres, in 1875, Il, 493, 900 animals of the
bovine species, of which 5,116,020 were
in the Province of BuenOs Ayres, and,
81 ,546.413 s2ecp. But, according to the
official announcement in the Argen-
tine section of the exhibition
of 1873, the real ouanti-
ties were 100000 of sheep and Is, 900,
600 of horned cattle. A vast extent of
the southern portion of Brazil, particu-
larly the province of Rio Grande, Bolivia
and portions of Peru ON the eastern
slopes of the Andes, are also occupied in
cattle raising, but the difficulties Of pro
curing definite returns are so great that
any estimate made could only he guess
work. Turning now to North America,
where immense districts are almost
wholly pastoral, the figures published in
1872 by Mr.. Block showed the existence
of &c ,693 ,305 head of cattle, 81 .679, 800
sheep, and -, 600, 900 of pigs But these
numbers have vastly increased since, ow
ing To the extensive trade which has
sprung up between England and the
United States in meats, both salt and
fresh. According TO some statistics pub
lished by the French Minister of com
merce, Canada possessed in 1876 ., ga 200
animals of the bovine race and 3,155, 500
of the oyIne. The numbers supposed to
exist in Australia and New Zealand are
1886, S72 ofthe former and 81 .649, G67 of
the latter, Of which the share of New
South Wales is =, 131 ,013 cattle, %, GEO
$50 sheep, as well as Ia, G04 pigs. Fin
ally, England's enormous colony in the
south of Africa is, speaking generally,
devoted To raising cattle, and, although
no accurate returns are forthcoming, the
fact is known that this industry is extend
ing there daily.