MEAT-RAISING.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18486, 14 September 1925, Page 8

MEAT-RAISING.

DEMAND AND SUPPLY.

NORTHERN AUSTRALIA'S FAILURE. (BT CABLE— PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPTIIGHI.) (AUSTRALIAN AND H-Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION.) (Received September 13th, 5.5 jp.m.) LONDON, September 12. Mr John B. Cramsie, representative of the growers on the Australian Meat Council, interviewed in Chicago, declared that the material he had gathered indicates that the world-demand for meat products will increase much more quickly than the supply, causing the present, or even higher prices, to rule in |uture.

Mr Cramsie is nearing the end of his year's tour of the North and South American continents. He is now consulting American leaders before proceeding to Canada, and he expects to return to Australia in November. He said: "I believe it will be found extremely difficult within the next ten years to" feed the world with beef. I hope my'country will accept the opportunity to develop her almost unoccupied northern areas. Argentine has almost reached the limits of production. Uruguay is fuiK Ktocked and any great extension in Brazil is likely to have very slow movement. I consider the United States will have all she can do to provide sufficient fcr her own people, if she is able to do it. Canada's increasing population will take any small increase that would come without extensive development. In my opinion the world's demand for meat, as regards the better qualities and larger quantities, is extending. The question is whether the producers in the various beef-raising countries are continuing to extend production to meet the demand. I am of the opinion, from mv survey to the present moment, that Australia is the ,only country which can profitably extend big production to meet the increased worlddamand. I think the time has arrived when the Government of Australia should consider seriously a- progressive policy for pioneering the developing of the Northern part of Australia to enable stocking it with cattle, the necessary transport facilities, water conservation, and port facilities to fcnablo such production to be handled profitablv should be provided. "New" Zealand is unchallenged as a lamb-nroducing country and will remain'unchallenged for many years, if not for all time in regard to quality, quantity and production for export.'"

BRITISH TRADE STATISTICS. (Bf CABLK—PIWSS ASSOCIATION—COPTRIGHT.) (AUSIBAUAS A!n> M.Z. CABLB ASSOCIATION.) LONDON, September 11. Imports have decreased £10,453,000, and exports have decreased £5,250,000; re-exports have increased £4,529,000. The principal decreases are:—lmports: Grain and flour £3,989,000, wood and timber £1,184,000, silk £1674,000. Exports: Coal £2,572,000, cotton varus £1,03-3,000, woollen and vorsted yarns £1,207,000, vehicles £1,501,000. ' The increases are: —Imports: Jtuooer £2 619,000. He-exports: Cotton £1,002,000, wool £1,488.000.

WORLD'S LIVE STOCK. A considerable amount of data relative to the world's live stock population appears in the June issue of "The Producer," TJ.S.A. Official and semi-official returns are published from 96 countries, and summarised im the accompanying tables. Unfortunately, the latest figures available were old in some cases, but a fairly good idea of the general position is obtainable from the comparisons given:— / Cattle. ' Last Previous * Census. Census.

A Tnt*South N > or * 182.092,000 ,186,437,000 Europe .. 128,045,00» <v126,830,000 Asia .. 173 362,009 173,407,000 Africa • .. 39,945,000 39,302,000 AutnklU ■,*. 16,667,000 17,164,000 Grand total ... 540,111,000 543,140,000 Sheep. Europe .. 160 691,000 159,617,000 Asia .. 84,123,000 84,101,000 Africa - .. 74.331,000 7^,758,000 Anstralasia .. 103,736,000 99,390,000 Grand total .- 541,800,000 536,024,000 The outstanding feature in the cattle returns is the decrease that is apparent in the Americas. It amounts to over | four million head, and the details showthat the United States alone is responsible for nearly two millions. Owing to the absence of recent official estimates from Argentina and Brazil, the other two most important cattle States in America, the same individual figures relativo to those countries appear under the headings "last census" and "previous census." Their total holdings in 1922 are given as 67,770,000 head. According to many authorities the numbers in Argentina, at all events, have decreased materially since 1922. All continents except Africa show an increase in sheep, but the aggregate is still some way below the pre-war total. If the figures for Australia and Now Zealand were brought up to date (returns havo been published since << The Producer" compilation was prepared) the "last census" total *would be increased by approximately 3,500,000 head.

LONDON MARKETS. (Received September 13th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, September \l. Cotton—October shipment lio2d per IB". Rubber—Para 35* d, plantation 89S<J, smoked 381 d per lb. * Jute—September-October shipment £45 78 6d per ton. Hemp—August-September shipment £33 10s per ton. Copra—September-October ehipment £29 17jj 6d per ton. Linseed oil—£4o per ton. Turpentine—77s 6d per cwt. SKIN SALES. LONDON", September 11. At the sheepskin sales 5400 bales were offered. There was a good demand, mostly on French and American account. Merinos, full-wool led, -were unchanged compared with July. Short-wooited was 5 to 7 J per cent, dearor; crossbreds, foll-woolled, about 5 per cent, cheaper; short-woolled, 5 per cent, dearer. Pelts, both merinos and crossbreds' were 5 to 10 per cent, dearer. ' ,EGGS AND POULTRY. The- Canterbury C<x;>. Poultry Producers, Ltd}, stats that large entries of poultry came forward last week, but once again the supply was not equal to tho demand, and prices remained firm at late rates. Following were the price* per pair:—Table chickens So to 14a Gd, hens, light 6a to 8s 6d, hoary 8s to lis,'ducks 9s to 13a. geese 6s to Bs, turkeys 16s to 428. The market was well supplied with eggs during the week, hut the demand was good, and there wm i no change in prices. Prices per doses:—Fist grade hen egga and duok eggs la sd, second grade hen eggs la 4d. The first < shipment of eggs {or England this season will be sent from Lyttelton about September 20th. Tho shipment will comprise 600 case*, equal to 18,000 dozen. «