THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE.
The following important information has been placed at our disposal by Messrs P. Cunningham and Co. :—
Summary of Meat Exported from New Zeai.AVD FROM IST JULY, 1888, TO 30TH Jl'n-e, ISS9.
* The falling off from Lyttolton is accounted for by the destruction of the Belfast Works by fire on Ist December, 1888.
Tonnage Available (including new steamers built) for Frozen Meat and Dairy Produce estimated on carcases weighing GOlbs, and on mail steamers making 2. trips, cargo steamers 2 trips, and sailing vessels 1 trip each per annum. Shaw, Savill and Albion Co.. Ltd. „ 516,000 New Zealand Shipping Co., Ltd. — 449,500 Colonial Union Co., Ltd. ... ... 302,000 Turnbull, Martin and Co. - _. I_o,otio Grand Total .. _ 1,447,500 SHIPMENT 3 FOR YEAR ENDING 30TH June, 18S9. 874,102 sheep Lambs—3 estimated as 2 sheep .. 88,430 „ Legs and pieces mutton—Sheep at6olbs 9.072 „ Beef representing sheep at 601bs 132,361 „ 1,103,965 Balance available for the increased New Zealand meat trade and for dairy produce 343,535 1,417,500 „ Note—lt is estimated that had the Belfast Works not been destroyed by Are, tho Canterbury Frozen Meat Company would have shipped 120,000 to 150,000 more carcases.
Ports. Mutton. Lambs. Weight of Beof in lbs. Auckland.. Napier Wellington Lyttelton*.. Timaru Oaniaru Pr. Chalm'rs Bluff Ccirc's. Pes Legs. 5.433 — — 233.254 — 400 221.821 400 61,921 158,730 — — 39.667 — — 100,105 — — 74,912 — — 31,175 — — 874,102 I 400 62,321 3,408 11,924 14,825. 68,398 2.B49 23,210 5,515 3,710 132,645 196,923 1.887,168 4,914,004 180.641 254,200 3S9.032 119,689 7,941,657
Shipments by Steamers. Lines of Vessels. Mutton. Lambs. Weight of Beef in lbs. i Care's. Pes Lejfs. S.,S.&A.Co. 291,611 318 26.U73 N.Z.Ship.Co 238,755 82 30,248 Colonial Union Co. 162,271 — — Turnbull, Martin SsCo. 103,453 — — 79S.0y0 "luo"62~32T 44,186 18,123 10,157 3,858,144 2,885,582 930,681 11,289 207,250 7,881,657 113,755 Shipments by Sailini Vkss; Lines. Carcases Mutton.: Lambs. Weight of Beef in lbs. Shaw, SaviU & A. Co. N.Z. Shipping Co. ... 63,242 24,770 16,802 2,088 15,206 14.791 78,012 18,890 60,000
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Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7382, 7 August 1889, Page 2
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