El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-06
j. 8. CATTLE
To ARGENTINA
Ban on American Cattle
Lifted, Opening Valuable
Market to This Country

Buenos Aires Argentine, Oct O.
American cattle. which long have been
kept out Of Argentine. may now be
sent into this country. The lifting Of
the ban uDon the importation OF Ameri-
can cattle opens 10 American breeders
a great market which heretofore has
been monopolized by British cattle
Already some Of the Argentine es-
tancieros. as the owners Of great
ranches are called. have taken interest,"
in the possibilities OF the new cohll-
lions. and as a pioneer IN the trade
senior Celendfo Pereda. one of the most
prominent OF the Argentine ranchmen'
has gone TO the United States to Sc
lect bulls and other FLOODED stock Tor
his vast estates
In view OF the phenomenal advance
in the prices for livestock IN the Ar
e-entine and the probability that they
NAV reach still greater heights, par
ticularly if the European war con-
tfnues. il is assumed that the eslah-
cieros who seek cattle in the DnIt ed
states will be prepared TO pay well
Cattle Industry Thrives-
The cattle show at Palermo. which
is an annual fixture and which is con-
sidered an economic barometer OF pros
perity in the republic has Just closed
with results that are far more en-
COuraGluE Luan tOuAu nave HEE4A "a
pected. 1t made plain the fact that in
WI -tever other ways the country
might be suffering depression, ITS
basic industry-cat graZing-pros-
pers as never before
The Argentine has suffered trade
disturbance as a result Of the war, and
during the past two years the r)un-
try has been passing through " NAT is
called here a crisis Of progress the
result of lavish expenditure OF Dor
! rowed capital in national and provln-
cial public works But in the race OF
! these adverse conditions, there is the
/ outstanding significant fact that sim
I gle champion Durham bull for in
I stance, has just sold at auction for
$4,000 paper Cthe Argentine paper
/ dollar being equivalent TO ABOUT a.
/ cents gold-)
J Durham shorthOrns Favored.
I The average price at the Palermo
/ show established many records The
I favorite breed in the Argentine Is nov
! the Durham shorthOrn, Of which 200
/ bulls. making up the first lot put uT
/ at the auction. brought total of 81
I 10000 paper. or an average Of S7,iu'
! a head (about S2.515 American EOld)
/ And this does not include a six pei
cent commission which, in this coun
{ try is paid by the purchaser
The Hereford has. it appears, de
! clined in favor. the champion bull o.
that breed being sold for $1,000
D naper-only 4 fifth of the price pai'
Cor the champion Durham
The polled Angus, which was deeme'
the coming breed a few years ago, wa
in such little favor at Palermo tha
il was difficult to find a bidder Tn
/ champion Of this class went for onl,
$4,000 paper. The Angus steer. how
ever. is in great demand among IN
I Establishments that pack frozen beei
( Only recently prices In the or-inar,
/ cattle markets went as high as $50
paper for this type Of steer--prpoaoI
a world record
One outcome OF the flourishlrs stat
OF the grazing industry may De i'm
I provements in the Argentine ranches
. with the exception Of a few tocal.-l's;
I grazing is carried on under l.rlmit;V
{ conditions. with little aprl.caJlon o
science and expert knowledge
Ideal Grazing Country
Argentine is an ideal grazing coun
try. but the natural pasture eScep
I in privileged zones, IS yerv scruool
! owing TO these visible disadvaCtage
lands were sold by the league in IN
/ old times, the prices being based upo
the quantity Of stock that could q
carried. There are vast extension
I hundreds Of thousands OF leagues. tina
Z are stiu obtainable at prairie value
{ The poor settler can do nothing wit
these lands He would starve on
league Of il IL he had not "a gun I
shoot birds But the rich syndi-ate q
private investor could, and many di
. buy with a view to Improvement Whe
l this is done judiciOuslv the result
are surprising
Drouth and Insects Feared
The great enemy OF grazing an
] agriculture. is drOuth and at present
is keenly felt in Cordoba, the prime
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