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City of London 1914
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Canadian statistics show a decrease of 12 per cent, in the number of cattle. Canada
sent practically no meat to the Uuited Kingdom last year, and further export is
unlikely while there is such a near market as the United States of America.
South American Beef.
Supplies from South America to the Central Markets for the year 1914, aggregated
143,910 tons, which show a decrease of 23,953 tons as compared with 1913.
The quality and condition of the meat arriving from this source to the Central
Markets, generally speaking, is good, although occasionally diseased quarters of beef are
observed, but considering the large quantities of meat arriving, the percentage of
disease found is small as shown by the following figures:—
Article. Disease.
34 hind-quarters of beef Tuberculosis.
11 fore-quarters of beef „
South American Tongues.
A five per cent, examination of all consignments of Argentine ox-tongues is
still being carried out.
The following figures show the amount of work done:—
Record of South American Tongues Examined at the Cold Stores
during the Year 1914.
| Owners. | No. of Boxes. | No. of Tongues. | No. of Tongues Passed. | No. of Tongues Rejected. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. | 8,214 | 82,140 | 81,625 | 515 |
| B. | 10,405 | 104,050 | 103,687 | 363 |
| C. | 3,271 | 32,710 | 32,332 | 378 |
| D. | 2,436 | 24,360 | 24,159 | 201 |
| E. | 524 | 5,240 | 5,233 | 7 |
| Total | 24,850 | 248,500 | 247,036 | 1,464 |
Australian Meat.
The importation of Australian Meat shows a decrease as compared with the year
1913, owing to the fact that at the close of the year there were an unusually large number of
meat-carrying vessels afloat, some of these having been unduly delayed for transport
purposes.
The following shows the number of quarters and buttocks examined :—
Nos. certified. Nos. examined.
33,418 hind-quarters. 32,962 hind-quarters.
16,924 crops of beef. 16,924 crops of beef.
192 buttocks. 192 buttocks.