NEW ZEALAND FROZEN MEAT.

Auckland Star, Volume XLV, Issue 19, 22 January 1914, Page 5

NEW ZEALAND FROZEN MEAT.

CARELESS DRESSING. MEANS REDUCED PRICES. LONDON, January 21. The Empire Trade Commi_sion heard further evidence yesterday. (Mr. Gilbert Anderson, representing the incorporated meait importers, complained of the multiplicity of brands, necessitating a delay in the sorting of carcases, and suggested the grouping of 6mall consignments. .He complained that- the dressing of New Zealand meat had deteriorated through careleesire_6. High-class tradere sometimes refused to accept delivery. One large importer had told the witness that the superior dressing of the Argentine mutton added a farthing a pound. CHEAPER IN LONDON. (Times-Sydney Sun Special Cable.) LONDON, January 21. Mr Gilbert Anderson said that Argen tine meat, though of inferior quality was better dressed than Australian meal and thus its value was increased 5 pel cent. 1 He said that meat was cheaper ir London than in Australia owing to th< large exports. AUSTRALIAN FRUIT. (Received 11 a.m.) LONDON, January 21. Mr. George Munroe, fruit merchant. : Covent Garden, combated Mr. Hume * Cook's statements in Melbourne on May ' 2, accusing the Covent Garden auction- ' eers of selling to the Australian ship- " pere' disadvantage. The statement, he " said, ■was preposterous. 1 Commenting on the evidence of Mr Benson, the Director of Agriculture foi * Tasmania, witness declared he did not * think that the proposed distributing 1 organisai-ion would be any improvement * on the present competitive system. Relying on the evidence of Mr 1 Jacolry, Perth, Mr. Munroe said thai r Han_burg, although able to distributi large quantities of the choicest fruit was unaible to keep up the average o: prices for a general consignment as ii London. Large Taemanian consign ments of apples had been diverted t( London because theTe was a better mar ket than in 'Hamburg. Mr John Dennis, a fruit broker, o Covent Garden, also repudiated the Mcl bourne allegations, and said that core petition was so keen that collusio: - 1 " amonj» the buyers was practically itr n ' possible. is