STOCK AND PASTURES

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 268, 14 November 1887, Page 7

STOCK AND PASTURES

Iffifollowing notes from tho Ofcago corrcsfoadent of the "JSTew Zealand Farmer," Ippearin the November number : —"The Host untoward circumstances of the season in connection with stock matter? were the feh gales, accompanied by a downpour of ran, which prevailed with slight interruption* from the Bth to the 11th. As lambing ttsgeberal at this time on largo stations ladlillcountry it is feared there must have W: Ifiavy losses of young lambs. It ippeafsstrange that with, so many bitter operienees sheep-farmers rarely make ftorfsiim of shelter for the ewes at; the most critical time, and when the taftflrisproyerbially uncertain. Southern fektiWiieWspeakconfidently of this season's dipdwool, whether as regards quantity or pality, bat they are much exercised in theirtainda as to prospective prices. The bae of the opening salee in Australia is arfoobtedly discouraging, nevertheless •everal in our midst, experienced in the fede, hold to tho opinion that New ZeattcTOsS'bred wool of superior quality and WBjjot'up, will find a good market at tho Won midwinter and spring sales ensuing. intteloijal markets for beef and mutton (teisno change to chronicle. Fat cattle epfinaedifficult to quit at very low prices the same remark applies to ■eft™ qualities of sheep. Prime cheep raiteble for freezing are in slightly better fatad,itia presumed because of expecMons of better prices in the British mar«ts Consequent on the acknowledged failwe pf the root crops throughout Great Mun. ( In the market for fat lambs there e&aterial improvement, mainly because of w cessation of the glut of indifferently ™. paay .little wretches. Highly-fed, *%wn,New Zealand bred lambs, pay ■™fcpterto the British mai-kets much Ktteraearalethan do the sheep of mature f?8. The fortndr can be placed in London '**ii when lamb is scarce and dear, •Maecolonial article has the additional that ib is exclusively milk fjjrass fed. From statistics recently *.W, it will be perceived that the S«a of meat supplied to the United ™P>rh h4ve been for some time pant Jjnnchover estimated. In 1804 cattle H™finthe United States numbered t« MfR nd in 1887 tlicj y had i::ici ' eased tier ' J®>s- Concurrently, however, S, Was a large increase of population, wotliecongnmpfcion of meat in America is J""* In 1884 the importation of 2? m meat from America to British 190,518 ; fresh beef, 2™°. cw<>; cured beef, 384,117 cwt; mrJ* 188 & the figures were—cattle, beef, 887,709 cwt, beef of all kinds 533,289 m™\ I L a PP arent anomally of the *S m * off in the United States i»'7 c ? Dtei nporaneouslywith the large y? of cattle affords evidence that the ii n °s been Profitable. It will be eDta;°V hat apprehensions nesd not be ttnttnnk w , lfcll reference to supplies of States where the figures fteeZ! ffil ? rts o{ steep-to be in excess of J'rom fVj Pheop and mutton together. "litU «L ttlere were sent to British wSfiW- cattle not classed, and tftttaJr"} 1886 » bub there is no prospect ptovedi.?' 10 " of the trade as ifc has not NWh totive - The number of sheep H3te« Stnb from the Dominion was eU^SSS* , ** with 39,725 in 1885 and " " Donm ark, the compiler of »Uc e 3-TWwk?, takes third place as a SOpply of r ° r eig» oxen to """iticlnTi " Oltld Bfca,,d second were ln t,,e reckoning, but tho imk total F B3 ? I ? falleß off since 1884 when be J' of cattle received was ft m 188& -" From Germany $,509 Z imported in 1884 was SdSifK 339 ' 719 »' but ih c supply of catlle from <*i ffls* afl y Mien oET, but Holland fe. to 40,000 calves in tho * e,e .i»lßK onl Sia the imports of beef *m£f? ,000 owt ' 32,000cwt in 1884 885 - The writer of the i?Med l ? h ' tl, ° foregoin;.- particulars ' )ts Ont tl,;it t'«» supplies of dead together, has fH «.£| cl " nn g the past ihmj years, 7HO Jactis thatthe meat export which cupK SI!*?- I ™* the mutton exr*S! also ' has for some time ifyiL^ 8 l"?P? He there-S"W»l-1 1 !" ifc w b y no means . future."