Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1922-10-08
EUROPE NEEDS
LIVE STOCK OF
AMERICA NOW

WASHINGTON. October 7.--Europe !
needs American live stock but because
NJ the exchange situation Il is doubtful
n IL can purchase them. according 10 a
report received from Albert l.. Dennis,
special representative of the Depart
mcnt 81 Commerce. who is now in Der.
lin.
In Italy France, Belgium, Germany.
Poland, and Great Britain there is a
heavy decline In the stock as compared
with pre.war figures. Gains have been
made in the number OF horses In
Sweden. Spain. bulgaria. Runmnia
Greece, Holland and Denmark The
total number OF horses In all Europe Is
approximately n per cent less than Ia
1sla.
There have been heavy losses in the
cattle herds Of Belgium. Austria, Hun.
gary and Germany. but tkose Of Great
Britain, France. Italy. and Poland are
approaching normal The drought Of
1877 has halted the recovcrey from the
low point Of the year 1915, but the in.
dustrv has recently been revived by
the past wet spring and summer which
has resulted IN abundant pasturage
The present stock Of cattle is probably
not more than 3 per cent under that of
/ 1919. hut the ratio % Young. thin. and
, understood animals is much higher than
| In the period prior TO the war.
Hoe Industry suffers
The hog industry has suffered more
acutcly than any other branch Of AMI.
nal husbandry, but the recovery since
1919 has been rapid, except In the ease
Of countries such as Germany. France.
Hclgiun, Austria and italy which are
dependent upon imported feed. In
Great Britain. Denmark Sweden and
Poland the production is approaching
normal and thu nhipbor u hogs IN
Spain. Rumania. JiYGoslavia, Holland
and Switzerland IS creator than before
the war. The total number VI hogs Ia
European countries IL now estimated
!. per cent below normal
sheep depending upon natural gas.
turag" rather than upon arabic farm.
ink sutfosed less than cattle and hOgs
There Is "a wide variation In recovery
iu this Industry. In Poland the sheep
resources are off Al per cent compared
with the pr-war figures and la
Il
cent Spain has increased the number
81 sheep los 20 per cent, and the flocks
lnrr we'll maintained IN Switzerland.
J Italy and l,umanIa. I'm accurate Ger.
sus of the total number ~ sheep in all
IEUropcau countries would probably
show the number has approached t.
iwithin Ca per cent " the pre.war
Figures
In an the important countries the
stocks Of goats IA" reported az showing
, lag,ins over the pre- WA stocks oxcept ia
France These animals except where
Communicated Tor military purposes and
D Tor breeding. are hcing used In incrcas
, Ing numbers Tor milk supply In tho
. place of COWS. The total number o.
~ | goats .n the countries Of Europ. IL csti
j. mated az Is per cent above The prc.woi
= totals
COMPARED with proWur wears M,
a national meat consumption In Europ
t shows rise in France. ITALY. Rumauia
r spain and Poland n liz fairly wen main
y taincd boz Great Britain. holland. an,
" Switzerland There IL sharp d,cun
Do in both gross and peg capita consumr
% ton 200 Belgium. Austria and Germany
- The European demand Tor American
i- hog products reached IN" proportion
az a boom during the war and has sine
d. rcCodcd somewhat bur Il is stil In q,
q cess of IN" prc.war volume IN Franc,
r Belgium italy and Great britain Tia
70 needs 90 Germany Tor American lQro
y ana Hu mal fats are urgent, bu' IN
lc difficulties attendant upon nnauci.
r- arrangements cmt5U purchases. Thoi
- viii undoubtedly q" q further cxnsnsio
10 in the European demand tor America
c. Lard - the general economic condition
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