The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-21

States to foreign countries have reached the
unprecedented total of 952 900 900 pounds, or
1885, 100000 pounds in excess OF the preceding
yeas. OF lard, the great total of III 000, 600
pounds has been reached, an increase OF Ia
900 900 in comparison with the preceding year.
FOR period OF ten years prior to the one just
closed the annual average Of exports Of meats
pounds, compared with which the movement
the past year shows an increase of "a per
cent for meats and an increase Of 50 per cent
for iard.-Cincinnati Price Current.
MORE SHEEP.
Has it ever occurred to you that farmers
OF the United States stand more in need of
sheep than of any other kind OF live stock?
whether ii has not does not matter much,
but 1t is so, nevertheless. With population
OF probably over 70,000, 600 people, we have
only one sheep to every two inhabitants.
The average fleece in this country weighs
less than lbs, and this produces, when
secured, scarcely lbs of wool in a eondi-
ton to be spun or woven into CLOTH If our
people were compelled to depend on our sheep
for their clothing we would be badly clothed
people.
1t probably requires as much as one-third
OF the whole number of sheep in this country
to supply the demand for mutton, so the pros
pect for oyer-production does not seem to be
so very good II We had 100 900, 900 sheep in
this country instead of less than half that
number, the products from them in the shape
VI WOOL ana mutton cOuiQ De USED 10 gOOQ
advantage. There is no good reason why we
should import either wool mutton except
that our sheep breeders not alive to the
Importance of the industry and are not max
ing the proper effort to Increase the growth
of the business
1t Is possible for the up-to-date sheep owner
to produce from to 10 lbs OF wool per head.
1t sells from 19c to zoe per lb in the dirt.
The sheep that produce this fleece may raise
q lamb which will sell anywhere from $3.50
to 81 before it grows a fleece. There is not
" AT hqf iS
above water that would not be better for
having a few sheep on it. There is plenty
of room for beginners to engage il the bust
ness.-Bunker Hill Qll) Gazette.
CHRISTMAS CATTLE
Every year for q long time past specially
tattened beef animals, often full-blood Here
fords. Shorthorns. Angus, etc. have COM
manded sharp premium of 50ed$1 per 100
lbs over the general run of choice beeYes-
Out Of liberal arrivals of all kinds during the
hrst half of December a bunch here and there
of dozen or twenty Of these fancy animals
have commanded this big premium. For a
year or two trade Of this character has been
less prominent and this season butchers are
already claiming they viii not look with favor
upon paying much premium for any cattle Of
this character.-orangee Judd Farmer.
EXPANSION IN MEAT EXPORT TRADE.
The foreign demand for our meats is grow
ing with a rush that is remarkable. Even
Sweden is in our market. Weekly shipments
Of dressed meats to China are now under dis
cussion by several firms. Great Britain. like
Oliver Twist in the novel of her great au-
thor is crying for more Only a few days
ago dispatches from Chicago brought the
news that Armour & Co. are arranging to
send daily consignments to Great Britain.
While this is probably untrue it is doubt
less 'sprinkled with truth" j. Ogden Ar
mour went to England several weeks ago.
Two months before that Mr.. Connors Ar
mour & Co.'s general superintendent, went
TO England. MIR. Connors is a wide-awake,
enterprising business man, and he has likely
examined the field over there thoroughly and
has discovered possibilities for his firms
goods Following his report IL would be the
natural procedure for one Of his firm to
scan the business horizon. and it looks as
If the result was satisfactory, and that Ar
mour & Co. are about to enter the export
business very heavily. As to the supplying
of the army OF Japan and Russia we have
is for such rumor but If our packers bring
PACK such contracts with them the better
France and Germany are showing signs of
weakening, and our meats will be going in
there before long at profit to all concerned.
In addition to this, sight must not be lost
OF the fact that our new possessions are pop
uIated with many thousands of people who
will have to be fed, and the meat will be
sent there from tnlS country. swift az Co
nave already arranged their plans and be-
fore many days will be at work erecting
storage houses in different parts of Cuba and
Porto Rico. The Schwarzchild & Sulzberger
company will also conduct branch houses in
Cuba, as will Armour & Co. The Philip
pines supply will probably come from this
country also. But even If we undertook to
furnish the whole world with meat we could
do it without starving our own people. Beef
may go up for a few years. but the money
finding its way into this country would cir
culate among the whole people, and they
would be able to pay the price. The out
look for the meat industry was never bright
er.-Butchers Advocate.
SOUTH ST. PAUL HORSE EXCHANGE.
George w. Wentworth & Co.. of the South
st. Paul Horse exchange. report a very in
active business during the week The trade
has been confined almost wholly to heavy
draft horses. with no call whatever for those
of lighter gear. The limited sales have been
amongst lumbermen chiefly, ard with prices
varying from S1C0 to $780,