MEAT SHIPMENTS.

Putaruru Press, Volume VI, Issue 231, 5 April 1928, Page 6

MEAT SHIPMENTS.

ARGENTINE EXPORTS. The imports of mutton, lambs, and beef into the United Kingdom from the Argentine during the past four years were as under:— Beef

Mutton and lamb, it will be noted, do not figure to any large extent in the markets, at any rate not to the same extent as New Zealand mutton and lamb, but frozen and chilled beef, and particularly chilled beef, constitute an important factor in the market. Beef, it will be noted, shows a substantial increase on the year, but it is just possible that there may be a slight shrinkage in the future. Now that the meat war is ended, the contending parties will naturally want to see some recovery in. prices, and the easiest way of bringing that about is by curtailing supplies. When the parties were fighting one another they were flooding the market with supplies, and must now take the opposite course. Argentine chilled beef will always dominate the market, because it is favoured by the masses, whereas mutton and lamb will be more or less luxury foods. Farming in the Argentine is mostly carried on on a large scale and there is one large land company operating there that owns more than a million acres.

According to Barclay’s Bank, for generations past very close commercial relations have existed between Argentina and Great Britain. In l'J23, although the pre-war proportions had not been fully restored, the United Kingdom was again at the head of the list. Thin position was maintained in 1924, and only reversed by a small fraction in I**2s. In 1926, However, owing to the serious disturbances to British trade caused by the general strike and

Prior to weaning, young pigs should bo gradually accustomed to foods which will replace the mother’s milk. From about five weeks until weaning time, which is usually seven to eight weeks they should receive, in increasing quantity, a mixture of foods such as pollard, bran, barley meal or maize, potatoes, or separated milk where available.

Young guts need more nourishing food than old sows, since they are still growing and developing. A dry, roomy well-ventilated shed should be available for the sows to lie as desired; so long as the floor is dry and there are no draughts all the requirements are satisfied.

Y ear. Mutton* Lamb (qrs) 1927 . . . 2,560,060 3,314.418 6,753,270 1926 .. . 2,329,213 2,119,574 6,449,783 1925 . . 2,592,393 2,689,054 5,877,697 1924 . . . 2,599,200 2,082,900 6,334,500