Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1909-09-23
Cattle BUSINESS
$2O,OOO,OO0 LESS
SECRETARY WILSON'S REPORT
SHOWS IMMENSE DECREASE
IN TWO YEARS.
FOODS WILL GO HIGHER
scarcity of Cattle Cause Of Advance.
SOuth American Countries Pre-
pairing 60 Invade Heme
Market

WASHINGTON. d. C-Special.--
I'm forthcoming report James VIII
son. Secretary of Agriculture. will cali
the attention OF Congress and the
country iu a graphic way 90 some
startling conditions o. f.. h..- made
of the United States I.r c.f t.rt
there has been deCi..a. ui -.4ns.uJJ
/ iu the number G.. ,-.-.c 60 this coun-
/ try fn Co.. irrf t-.r rrr-e. r~1 t'nt fho
I e--.~ts 90 ca'-1n have f~rrr.d cn
nearly 100000 in the last eight COT nine
+ months. is giving the department Of
agriculture great deal OF concern.
The price OF beef has gone steadily
higher I'm the United States. while IL
appears 10 have remained az "a fairly
reasonable standard abroad. Last
Year. for the first time i'm history. the
shipments of South American beef into
/ England exceeded the shipments from
/ America The European market for
that product is said 90 bee grow ing by
, leaps and bounds.
Npprizcd OF Coming Invasion.
Although the Secretary of AgriCul-
, ture probably viii make no reference
in his report 20 the rumors that per-
sons interested iu cattle raising in
S Uruguay and Argentina are prepar-
r ing tO invade the American markets
d with frozen beef be undoubtedly has
been apprized OF them and may have
"a some views 90 express concerning such
So trade innovation later For the pres
emit DO can be said that the department
/, of agriculture is Well Cognizant of the
e state of affairs existing con thc cattle
BE- ranges Boo this country. and proposes
.e at least to open mp the subject for dis
cussiou before the beef prices CLINT
ont OF sight
The decline u the beef exports. the
bureau of animal industry thinks. &.
Y due 90 economic conditions az home
coupled with increased supplies in the
ENGLISH markets from other sources
o. chiefly Argentina The fundamental
49, cause 10 is thought is the shortage b
d. our own supply of beef cattle witt
t- the resulting high prices OF beef II
the home markets.
OF Forest Re>cr' ationS Blamed.
De- Restrictions on the range and Oh
+. hiln prices in the feeding districts ar
~ assigned CAS- the chief cause OF the bi
.r. cattle shortage The free public rams
D. now is Ga limited affair owing 90 th
J. extent of the forest reservations ou
D. tle eraliug regulations imposed d
tEor management Hay Tor wiut'
g. .au-e fe-dir- DIS expensive. aud in tt
... feeding grounds oi the Middle We
.ns the stock raiser now is paying fro
.cc .i fO Sd cents fOr corn. which Us
at- years apo COSY him from a9 Co C6 cent
yea The report I'll the Secretary OF AgI
culur, Niu show decrease of So,
NUU.ouu BOD the cattle business DOB a
Two years of 1900 and 1905.
- DO has been ascertained by the d
uartmeut that while he price ot he
D De- at Chicago rose perceptbl lu l9'
Iau the prices of meat produced by z
fee. smaller animals such as hogs "a
lre- sheep. has changed little.
3gs Beef Going Still Higher.
ua- - H. Cowan. attorney for the
81 uoual stock Growers Associate
rfl who is iu Washington. says the pr
oaI- ot beef probably is going higher, "a
.ke chat stock raisers simply have not
.are supply of cattle they maintained for
iLe arlr. SIR. CoWau asserts there ls
,on- shortage OF million head at the sto
yards this year. ass compared with
Sized shipments OF 81 year ago.