CABLEGRAMS

Horowhenua Chronicle, 13 September 1916, Page 3

CABLEGRAMS

(Austruli.i-Xew ?eh«in<] Uublc Service). (Received This D«iy 10 a.m.) ) UXITED STATES EXPORTS OF MEAT AND SUGAR, Xcw York, Sept. 12. Tliorc ha« boon an enormous increase in "the shipments of meat from tlio United States to Europe. The figures ! for the fiscal year, 1916, wore 1,339,1 000,000 pounds in weight compared f with 835,000,080 in 1914. The official reports M*iys that Canada's exports of meat have increased fivo times since the outbreak of tho war, and there a'so has been great increases in tho amount exported from Argentine and Australia. The exports of refined sugar for tho first seven months of 191(5 were more than ;ai 'billion pounds valued at sixty million dollars. The figures exceed the aggregate of the previous twen'byfive years. The exports mostly were, to Europe. The fnitrd States importations of raw sugar exceeded in total of .five millions. THE STEFAXSOX EXPEDITION. Tho southern part of the Stefaiison expedition lia.s arrived «'it Seattle. Dr Anderson snys that begging and pilfering were more prevalent than when he last visited the natives. O'Neill, the geologist, regards tho copper discoveries as encouraging. The deposits at Bafchur.st inlet arc low grade ore favourable to mining. l>ut transportation is the great problem. He paid tribute to the valuable work of Jenness.