San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1882-10-19

DOpulhloh Va H"ANI a A.
dense, the annual increase beng o.
600, 900. The present food supply
produced in Europe is said to be sum
Gent for its inhabitants during eleven
months of the twelve, but at the rate
of decline the opinion isgiven that not
very far ahead the shortage Will De
represented by two months instead Oh
one. or a doubling Of the deficiency
The English press is quite inclined,
naturally, to keep attention directed
toward their own colonies as sources
Of supply. Especially is Australia
quoted as already giving a good supply
IN this direction; and it is predicted
that the prospective development OF
her resources will enable her to send
forward frozen, canned, and otherwise
preserved meats, in incredible quaint
ties. South Australia is said to grow
about one ton of wheat to each inhaD,
liant, counting all ages. New Zealand
is said to be able to send annually
l 900, 900 frozen sheep: The annual
increase of sheep in Australia is re,
ported at about $4,000, 900, one-haif
of which can be spared for shipment
Reference is made to the prediction
of Consul Murray, in 1884, that the
day would come when Amenca wGuiu
feed Europe; but the English whiie
they naturally expect to look to TINS
country for heavy supplies, take PRIDE
in citing the resources OF their own
colonies as great aids in this direction.
That they will be, of course there can
be no doubt. However, while the
English are great eaters of beef' ana
they require this to be OF the pest
grades, they will find that for long
time to come the quality of Australian
beef will be quite ordinary when COM
pared with the product from the States;
This latter, too, is undergoing rapid
Improvement, and the quotations OF
the best grades will always be high
The principal consumers OF meat are
those who discriminate very closely. as
to the quality; and the largest portion
of this class are able to buy good
meats, and will have no other: In
this particular they will not 60 back
ward, but, on the contrary, any culu-
waited taste becomes more and more
exacting as it is habitually admins
tered to.
We quote the following figures as
the total meat product OF the
countries named. These figures (the
first representing the product OF eaeh'
and the second the consumption) refer
to the three articles, beef, mutton and
pork: United Kingdom, So; consump-
ton, 100. France, IS, 70; Germany,
81, 66; Russia, 49, AT; Austria, o.
So; Italy, 20, 19; Spain and Portugal,
so, 4S; Holland, 50, As; Belgium, "a,
"a; Denmark, 124, rs; Sweden and
Norway, 20, 70; Roumanla, 3d. %;
Europe, IS, 60. oo- mn
During 1881, Europe paid e35, O0o,-
300 sterling for meat from abroad, and
es5, 100000 sterling for grain. This
IS an increase, which'is shown by the
following figures: In 1860, 9l,250
5ons; value, ga, 100000 sterling. In
1870, 144, 1926; value, e7,7O8,OOO ster-
ing. In 1880, 65O,3OO; value, e26,-
SO, 200 sterling. For each inhabitant
his was, in 1860, 7 lbs; 1870, 10 Tbs,
md in 1880, 40 lbs. 1t is claimed to
be shown by these figures that the
English supply is sufficient to give
heir own people as much meat as IS
by Frenchmen or Germans.
The imports of living animals for
God have thus far, according to the
English trade returns, as given by the
english press, been greatly in excess
If any previous year. For the first
i've months of 1882, the number of
ken, bulls and cows imported was
Il, 432 in excess of the same period
asst year. On these the increase IN
,alue was e485,9 sterling. The
of sheep have exceeded
hose of last year by 104,32S, at an
increased value of e210, 453 sterling.
The importation of pigs has greatly
allen off. The importation of dead
meats is akao stated to have fallen off
argely. The quantity of bacon is re-
,orted to be much less than heretofore
fully one-third less than in 1880,
.uring same period.
1t is quite clear, we think, that the
aef animal of the future must be an
upon what he has been
d the past with us, if we woslld main
ain the full advantage of om position
4 furnishing beef to go into the better