LIVE STOCK FROM ARGENTINE

North Otago Times, Volume XXXVII, Issue 8162, 17 April 1895, Page 1

LIVE STOCK FROM ARGENTINE

While the Australian colonies are starting bhipaionts of hvo oattlj to England, tho same thing is boing dono by Argontinian pastoralists, by whom much intorest is boing taken in the Australian shipments. The Argentine animals, according to the Buenos Ay res Standard, tiro not of tho high class of tho Australian cattle which wont Homo last year. A' tho same timo, the Argentine trade appears to be growing fast, as will be seen from tho following dotails of tho freight ongagomonts, dated Januaiy 21st : " Tho export of fat steers from hero to England continues brisk, and Mr Kingsland is oxpecting four regular North American cattlo stoamerB— ono with space for (500 steers, and other three for 300 bteora each. He lias encjagod stoamera for tho next two months to convey 6000 nml 30,000 aheop to England. By the steamer Willishad, at present aground in the Biachuulo Channel, Mi' Kmgslands his shipped 254 bullocks and 2000 sheep for London* Ho is loading in tho Muschcn, of tho same lino, 220 bullocks and 1500 ehcep. This trade is gowmg fast, and wo can competo with Australian growers, as wo havo an enormous advantage in distance from tho great markets of con sumption.

It cloos not follow that a man is fond of mubic bccauso ho woars a band on his hat " If you ovor como within ft milo of my houso Htop there," said a hospitable man who was unfortunato in choosing his words. An Italian poet undertook tho othor day to writo a poom in a lion's don in tho prosenco of four lions. Ho Accomplished tho job. In nine consecutive trans-Atlantic voyages List year, tho 12,200 ton stoamor Lucania has averaged a tviflo over 25 miles an hour. As an indication of tho severity of tho agricultural depicssion in England at iho present time, a lettor recently written by Earl Hardwicko with reference to a para* graph stating that Lord Robartes had purchased tho Wimpolo estato is most instructive. Tho Eirl states: "Such is not iho case. Lord Robartes had a mortgngo on tho estato and foreclosed, by which acii >n ho lus got tho wholo of my estates in Cambridgeshire, which wore valued in 1882 at L 560.000, for a sum equal to about L 260.000. Such is tho depression in agricultural property in tho Eastern Counties." Wimpolo |lall, now acquired by Lord Robartes, lies midway between Cambridgo and Biggleswado. It is a hugo biick building with two wido-spreading wing-", and is renowned in tho country for its superb doublo avenuo of ohns, three miles in length and a hundred yards wido. Wimpolo was offered for sale four years ago, when tho highest bid was L 285.000, which was refused. Lord Robartes is one of tho wealthiest of West-country peers, His Cornish • states bring him in an in come of L 30,000 a year, independent of his largo investments. Until recently he was a member of the Lboral party. Ho lives at Lannydrock, near Bodmin, which was rebuilt nftor tho orignJ plan nt n cost of LBO.OOO when tho quaint old houso was destroyed by fire fourteon years ago