New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-03-17
PROSPERITY IN AUSTRALIA.
A TALK WITH ROBERT DIxsOX

THE IMMENSE YIELD or wOOL-wHAT A;rERIcAN
BUYERS wANT--RAIsfNG HORsgs-wHrAT AID
MINING.
Being asked for information regarding the
sheep raising industry OF h country, Robert D.xson ~
r. Of Australia said last evening at the FIN Avenue
Hotel:
awe had an aggregate Of sheep in Australasia includ-
ing Tasmania and YevZealand IN 1892, Of 7G,f930jO
head OF large cattle there were s.f294lS. The sheep
product goes mostly to England We have half dozen
American buyers. The only wool which comes here
ia OF a kind which cannot be produced in
America. It is a very fine emrno wool We find
a matter Of fact that the American sheep-the
Vermont mcrnO-does not do with nor does the typ
cal Australian merinO thrive here Some time since
American spectators side some Vermont
sheep. They sold on average for $1,000. That in
duced Others 10 90 with small nocks. But in tho
meantime experiments proved these sheep were not
adapted TO Australia, the last imports found them
selves out in the cold Their sheep are lying IN Melbourne
and Sidney unsOh, Our own sheep. o. course, bring
much higher prices. stud ram. bred in Tasmania was
sold IN Melbourne for - 900. The yield ~ wool
viii be something above the average this year, this hay
ing been tho first fairly good season have had in
four years. The very wool that Is taken by American
buyers side IS wool in the grease The tariff OF the
United operates prevent nporta0 Of secured
wool The American growers for the part for
4 heavy fleece without much regard TO the amount "
grease in it, while Australian growers rather for the
dry result and look for their 10 the haeness Of tho
wool rather than It's weight"
What is the next industry TO shcep"
ave pay much attention 20 breeding horses Australia
ia the market TO which India especially
the British Government in India. looks for
supplies All the cavalry remounts in India
from Australia. The Australian climate seems
he favorable to breeding horses than the Eng
lish IL shown by the records Of Australian race
herses which all distances make faster time than those
Of Great Britain. The attendance al the festival Of the
year Australia. the Melbourne Cup Races, is only eK
ceeded by the London Derby The official returns OF the
last meeting showed 10000 people the course
Cup Day The more fashionable ladies' import their
dresses from Paris especially for the occasion, some cost
ing as high a. $1,000 to $1,000 without JewcHy."
what about cattlep
ers OF TIE Orient Company the largest fleet trading to
carry regular supplies of meat TO England No pleuro.
pneumonia has been heard Of for years The Government
the better of all stock diseases The dangerous was
the Cumberland disease that used 10 Ocks the
the American sheep found to their cost Scsb
has entirely disappeared from Australian sheep by The
way by the use Of lime and sulphur instead tobacco,
which still seems fayOrite in the United STATES. The
first objection to tobacco was that IT discoIoled
and sulphur proved free from that objection and
Can you ten me something abou; breadstufsl"
outside OIL hVe St9Gk tAT {acPa ,Ee q ara r.,
the largest exporters South Australia takes the lead ia
wheat and although her farmers have suffered terribly
I
will 90 long way to make up for past caamues. Inc
farmers in south Australia are able to make an AVERAGE
yield 81 to eight bushels per acre pay them Dur
ing ~-ONl, they did not average i've bnshes lhcclop
of lag j. expected to turn out an ayetasa Oh ne~'n
Gb 81 tom a ~ u 80 viii give them hand .oI9c in.
come for the year IN Victoria which ran< next IS
producer OF wheat the AVERAGE yeld :, about twelve
seventeen bushels, the difficulty Of getting the grain
market operates to tue Ourgemcn, OF farmers, WHO
for the most part are directing their attention 10 raising
stock for which the land legislation o. that colony offers
special hducement. New South vale, 1, consequently
and New Zealand produce considerable quantities Oi
oa.. Other product, are scarcely worth mentioning.
For Inc five years preceding iSso mining and
'Specd.Y Eou h4hhl-' "hIon hI@l 1ioisIl Aeslidta
Ltli,4y under holte OF thc ~od-Add sdllA de-
clned Since the Introduction Of the diamond drI, tho
returns have been immensely increased aud business IN
the mining centres now becoming a. active ~ IN the
pamy days The excitement is not of the former ntfu
character Business j. confined for the most part 10 bona
Tide investors. who working with view 10 returns
the ground rather than profits from the gulubiDy
many Years copper was The lie Of south 4usilla The
Burra and Moonta mines which were commenced with
any capital. and Gated their stock OF the
profits pad to the fortunate discOyorers millions
dollars Iatrelly the diminishing price of copper ana re-
d1cc iercenfgc cot from ORE have bron ht Ike prec
ton very low. But nm the interior OF New south Wales
very rich mines SIN being worked satisfactory
returns. though the has 20 Doe cared in instances
hundreds Of miles. The largest Shareholder m one II
these concerns offered the Government 52jO0O0 n they
would secure The opening of rail Aay 90 h- mine Year
before the contracted time. some excitement has been
mountains the boundary between New south Wales
and south Australia. The amount of work done not
being very large. 10 is impossible say whether
bonanza has been struck In New South wales and Tas
mania There is considerable amount of TN mining This
industry has ra-d Tasmania from the dead level OF stag
nation To which she had fallen
/ lis Australia pro- porous q whole"
"DesIite the bad seasons have mentioned Australia
has made progress, at marvellous rate The advance is
due chiefly to the development OF the railway system,
which las brought under the pOw. covered with sheep
and cattle. land which formerly idle. Probably the
best test of the prosperity of the country may be found
IN the values given Tor real estate on the principal streets
OF the two metropolitan cities, Sidney and Melbourne
I lft nf ff
taking tile shape of peninsula Ike NcwN ok City, aud
having for lateral extension. In GcOrgeS land
has been sold at $1,000 per front foot In Melbourne the
business Is distributed over large area. and individual
blocks do not realize much. The desirable sites
IN COIIns-st. are valued Ut $1,000 a front foot"