Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-10
ARGENTINA, WORLDS
BEST BEEF MARKET
Produced More Than Five Times
as Much as This Country
in Year 1916.

Washington, July 3.-With the pop
ulation of the world increasing faster
than the growth IN the meat supply gov
ernment experts foresee n serious problem
to be solved in the not far-dstant future.
The situation in the United States has
reached an interesting stage Within
the last ten wears, the population has
increased about Is per cent while the herds
of the nation which brought the meat
industry to it's present high developmcnt
have declined 20 per cent In Europe
the condition is even more serious because
Of depletion due TO tho war Australia
and New Zealand continue to produce
great quantities of meat, tut the distance
10 the congcsted centers Of population
adds much 10 the expense OF marketing.
South America 5 vast fields and splendid
hcrhagc therefore. are hciug looked To
~ the source of supply, now rs well rs
after the war.
Argentina is today the most important
hecf producing country IN the world,
according To n review vi meat packing IN
South America " the IatIn-Amcrlran
Division of the Bureau of Foreign and
Domestic Commerce. Uruguay also Is
becoming center oi tho industry and
Brazil. Paraguay. Colombia and Ven
ezuela to a less extent Out of total OF
915.647 tons of beef. mutton and lamb
produced in 1916, Argentina produced
436. 4O5 tons. New Zealand and Aus
tralia 262, ,l1i tons. the United States
SC. .522 tons. Uruguay 1895 tons Brazil
:}3.57I tons. Canada 21.723 tons and
other countries the remainder
Development of cattle brccdingIn South
America has been a direct result of the
discovery ot refrigeration Ontli the
practice of freezing meat WAS introduced.
South American commerce IN meat was
negligible. being confined to the sup
ment of low grade smoked or saitcd beei
for which there WAS little sale. When
American and British capital established
plants IN Argentina and Uruguay. and later
in other countries for freezing or chilling
meat so that il could bc shipped fresh
across the ocean. commanding high prices
and being IN great demand. native ranch
men began tn improve their stock 10y tho I
intmductiun of thoroughbredS,
~ result. millionaire ranchmcn IN \
Argentina and Uruguay are almost rs
plentiful rs millionaire oil men IN Okla 4
homa Frozen meat is being used eN-
trnsivrlv hv the Allied armies and the
flow Of gold in the worlds commerce has
heen showing an increasing trend toward .
South America
Meat packing in Argentina has been
40 successful because il was spared the
hardships which new industry usually
encounters profting by American cx-
perience. the plants were established
along modern lines without costly cx-
periment 4 market already had been
created in Europe hy the shipment Of
frozen meat from tho United States
Argentina IS now seeking 10 increase her
herds to keep pace with the capacities
of the packing houses, while Brazil i>
endeavoring 10 augment the number Of
packing houses to handle the plentiful
supply of stock, The Brazilian govern
nent is giving every encouragement Ia
breeders to improve their strain Of cattle
Colombia has offered a subsidy of
10000 10 the first packing house e.