The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1880-07-17
LONDON LETTER..
From our regular Correspondence

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The rains and warm forcing weather of the
past week have greatly improved the appear
ance of all vegetation and the root crops es
peclally are now unusually strong and promis
| ing. The rains have come too late to secure
anything like good crop Of hay, even in the
| late districts; but pastures have been greatly
| improved. Wheats are coming into ear in
most places and are everywhere a good color.
The cattle statesmen and butchers are "at ii
again" They held a conference at Leeds,
last Monday, for the consideration of the 'eX.
isting restrictions on the importation of for
egn cattle, and for taking such steps as the
Conference deems expedent." The Confer
ence deemed it expedIent that foreign cattle,
after inspection, should be allowed to 90 alive
into the interior of the country, if not found
diseased. The chairman, Mr. John White
head of Leads, president of the Foreign Cat.
tie Trade Association, said that "the butchers
were not merley moving in this matter for
Ither own interests but for the good of the
tcountry. The time has come when butchers
importation Of foreign cattle removed, or to
have as few restrictions as possible" On the
other hand Mr.. John Irwin said: "For the
moment do not think it discreet to raise any
agitation in the matter as it would be looked
upon as a reactonary policy, which would
produce feeling of annoyance, more especial
y as scarcely cargo arrives from the United
States ports without one or more cases of pleu.
70 pneumonia, which fact is duly recorded at
the Privy Council Office am endeavoring
to devise scheme by which cattle from the
Western States may be permitted to enter the
country without being subject to the regua
lions of compulsory slaughter; but until we
have considerable arrivals of clean cargoes
am afraid we shall not have a chance of re
sending the existing orders"
Australian papers which have recently
reached London say, IN plain terms, that, IN.
spite of the great distance which separates
the southern colonies from the mother country,
they are fully alive to the fact that it has been
clearly proved that the English market is
available for the placing Of their perishahleI
produce. Wool and gram, gold and tin, have
long been considered almost the only exports
from Australia to England hut the rapid pas
sages made during the past two years by the
steamships of the Orient Line have demon.
strated that, Especially treated various articles
of food can be delivered in England in excel
lent condition. Thirteen thousand miles
would seem long distance to convey fresh
food; but even though the tropics have to be
crossed steamships and ice chambers have
combined to render the scheme success. And
thus there have already been sold at rcmuncr-
alive prices, and eaten with relish fresh meat
which was killed in Melbourne and Sydney
yards fresh butter from Victoria dairles,
grapes from South Australian vineyards and
apples from the orchards of beautiful Tasma-
mania. Producers in Australia are consequent
ly busy with their arrangements for develop
ing an active trade in these various articles off
consumption, and there is no doubt that their
several Interests will be materially benefited.
So, too, 1t would seem certain that the consig.
Bees of the produce in England will reap mo-
little advantage