The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-05-14
Paraguay Completes in
American Cattle Market
-INTEREsTING news

A y INTERESTING news stem
IN from Paraguay brings "a sharp
recognition of the fact that
distance plays practically little part
in modern commerce. or la other
words mat the law of supply and
demand spreads over a vastly moro
extensive area than was the case less
than fifteen years The message,
az quoted by the Pan American I'm
ION. that "a consignment
of cattle from the Faruuhar estates
iu Paraguay has boon dispatched from
Asucion tthc capital of the republic
~ Paraguay 10y special train direct
10 Bucnos Aires cattle of the grade
thus shipped arc valued at ahou S2b
gold "a head, to which mus be- added
for freight and other charges an eN-
pcnse OF about n pesos paper Csf65
goldl a head Al Buenos Aires.
therefore the selling price OF those
cattle must he $50 gold. The latest
reported quotations Tor cattle In tho
Buenos Aires murkot was az about
$500. 50 that 10 these exported cat-
he sell for no more, there will boz e.
fair margin OF net profit tn the trans.
action.
"a" y NANN ~ 81 NNN 20
the director geSiernl. from whom the
above news Is obtained. adds the fur
Their Information that these cattle are
from "a cross with the ''zchu" ON tho
native parnggnyan stock. which re-
suits IN an excellent breed. quite suit
able FOR the climatic and other condi-
tions in that country. one favorable
feature OF that country. aud OF inn
F.UH.W. 60. NHHHaW. Nua.NUa.a A. NN.N
there rs no disease amongst the Par
aguayan herds. and M government
has directed vigorous efforts toward
preventing the introduction Of any.
ON rich natural grasses of the Para
guayan ranger cattle fatten readily.
aud his country promises therefore
to become an influential factor In the
worlds supply 81 meat. II is this
point that was limited al IN the first
sentence. AsuBcion Is three days by
rail or four days by water from Bue-
nos Aires which Is by ocean steamer
20 20 20 days from New York. FIT
teen years ago communication be-
tween Asuciun and New York could
not be made under two months. and
most of the insignificant commerce
Of hat time. together with the mails,
usually went Dos Europe. taking three
or sven four months on the way. Toe
dag Paraguay h. coming rapidly e.
the front. We In the United Stutes
know how readily Argentine beef has
been taken To our markets. and how
steadily the stream has grown since
the first shipment Now We see Para
quay taking part In this supply. and
demonstrating what wonderful re-
sources the country has Undoubtod-
IS a few years more VIII show the
name of the republic az an independ-
ent contributor 10 United States food
demands.
Paraguay will soon have Other
| products than cattle. It IL vel
known hat ia some districts the soil
and climate are extraordinarily suited
10 cotton. II u a country famous for
fruits, especially range Its que
bracho lands Ga tree from which q
rich tannin Il %extractedl are very eN-
tensiNe. The cattle industry, ncvcr
theless. must become one Of the inn
portant elements OF the increasing
prosperity OF the country. Already
some splendid ranges have been
stocked. many Of them with United
States capital, and cowboys from our
western plains ave been sent there
10 develop these enterprises.
The government Of the requisite has
shown decided energy la other Ways
Ina promoting the Interests OF Para
quay. A loan recently submitted 81
labout 5~6,0o0,oo0 was immediately