BRITAIN'S MEAT CRISIS OVER

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2876, 14 September 1916, Page 6

BRITAIN'S MEAT CRISIS OVER

BIG INCREASE IN HOME LIVE STOCK , .... 4ußtralian-New Zealand Cable Association. London, September'l2. ■ _ There are indications that the acutost 'itage'of the meat shortage has passed. Preliminary agricultural returns for , England and Wales show that' cattle inoreased to 6,215,780 (the largest on v record) and sheep inoreased by 428,000, giving promise of a good supply of home-grown meat for the autumn and early winter. New" York, September 12. ..-•. There has been an enormous increase ■■' of United States shipments of meat to -Europe. The figures for the fiscal year - of 1916 were 1,339,000,000 . pounds .weight, compared with 885,000,000 for ■■ last year, and 455,000,000 for 1914. The official report says that Canada's ' exports of meat have increased "five ; times since the war; there are'also great increases in Argentine and Australian, exports. THE SUGAR SUPPLY. Washington, September 12. Exports of refined sugar for the. seven months of 1916 aro more than a billion pouuds, valued at sixty million dollars. Tho figures exceed the aggregate for the previous 25 years. The ■-: exports were mdstly fo Europe. Tha United States importations of raw • sugar are expected to total five million pounds.

A DISGRUNTLED PEOPLE GERMAN DISSATISFACTION OVER FOOD RATIONS. ' Atißtralian-> T cw Zealand Cable Association. New York, September 12. 'A dispatch from Berlin to the United Press states that the Germans are disappointed . that. there is no improvement in 'the food situation, and aro increasingly dissatisfied with the now Food Department. Dr. von Batocki'a optimistio statemonts led the people to believe that by the autumni the conditions would be greatly / improved;' hut, instead of a more plentiful supply being available, the country will soon bo on an absolute ration baisis, if the distribution of-food cards continues. There arß already eight, cards,, and there may be two more. The Germans deolaro that there will probably be so much organisation that the food will spoil. Though this year's harvest was normalj thore is ao moro' wheat or oats available than during tbe past few months, because of the necessity of creating a surplus for next year.

The lack of sugar, tin, and,-rubber ia preventing families from d/>ing their, own canning. The factories ,are using saccharine and syrup made from carrots for sweetening. Families forgot to save their rubber' bands on last; year's fruit jars, and have now discovered that the ■fruit this year is doomed,to spoil.

AN EXTRA MEATLESS DAY FOR .'-'_., '.;■'■ AUSTRIA;' : EFFECT OF RUMANIA'S INTERVENTION. /.'.'• (Keuter's Telegram.) London; September 12. The effect of Rumania's entry into tho war is indicated, by Austria- having instituted three meatless days /weekly instead off two, prohibiting '■'•< -malting, and imposing new taxes ag- ■■ gregating thirteen millions sterling.