An interesting article is published in Tuesday's Times on the
scarcity of oar meat supplies. The history of this scarcity is the history of increased meat consumption, which is not alto- gether a matter of increased population. The poor emigrants to the United States from Poland, Italy, and other European countries originally lived largely on cereals. It is only with prosperity that they have changed their diet, and the settlers year by year join the ranks of meat-eaters. Japan has appeared in the market, Russia and other European countries are beginning to absorb larger meat supplies, while the United States, instead of sending us huge consignments of meat, has for the last two years sent us nothing at all. "At present the keenest competition is taking place between the British and American buyers for the available supplies of Argentine and Australian meat," and a prominent importer has declared that not only is there a real and absolute meat scarcity at present, but that it will grow acute in a year or two.
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