FROZEN MEAT CONTRACT.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19612, 7 May 1929, Page 12

FROZEN MEAT CONTRACT.

AUSTRALIA TO SUPPLY HAWAIIAN FORCES. [THE PRESS Special Service.] AUCKLAND, May 6. New Zealand has lost a large order for frozen meat for the American Army and Navy in Hawaii. Mr G. J. Waller, who has been negotiating in New Zealand and Australia for the annual supply of meat for the United States forces in the Islands, returned by the Aorangi from Svdney and reported that he had let t*ie contract in Australia. It involves the delivery of 2,0000001b of best quality beef and 50,0001b of veal. Prices for beef were too high in New Zealand to appeal to him, said Mr Waller. Veal, on the other hand, was practically unprocurable in the Dominion owing to the increased killings of bobby calves. While in Blenheim, Mr Waller arranged for the purchase of a number of pedigree rams to be used for breeding purposes on a Hawaiian ranch.

HIGH COMMISSIONER'S

REPORT. LTHS PRESS Special Service.] WELLINGTON, May 6. The Department of Agriculture has received the following cablegram, dated May 4th, from the High Commissioner:— TALLOW. The spot market is very quiet, and only little business is doing for shipment. Present quotations for spot are: Mutton, fine 42s 6d to 43s per ewt, fair to good 40s to 425, dark to dull 37s to 37s 6d; beef, sweet and/or mixed 41s to 435, fair to good 88a to 41s, dark to dull 36s 6d to 37s 6d; mixed, fair to good 38s to 40s 6d, dark to dull 36s 6d to 375; gut, etc., 35s 6d to 37s 3d. FRUIT. The Hororata is finishing discharging. Apples generally are in good condition. Cox's Orange Pippin appear fairly free from pit, but some are wasty. Jonathans and Delicious are rather poor in colour. Slack packing has caused complaints. Pears—Cornice, in boxes, are marked and bruised, and all are being repacked. Other sorts are sound except Beurre Bosc, in which there is a little waste. Prices are: Cox's Orange Pippin 15s to 20s per case, Jonathans, Delicious, and Cleopatra 13s to 13s 6d and up to 16s per case, Lord Wolsey and Dunn's Favourite 12s to 15s per case, Adams Permain and Parlin Beauty 12s to 14s per case; Cornice pears, a few sold at 10s to 13s for single trays, 13s to 16s double, Packham 6s to 6s 6d | single trays, Beurre Bosc 6s to 7s 6d single. Vicar of Winkfield 3s 6d single, 6s double. HEMP. The Manila market is steady. "J" grade, May-July shipment, is quoted at £35 10s sellers. Sisal—The market has declined. No. 1 fair average quality has been sold at £36 10s, and No. 2 at £35 10s. New Zealand—The market is dull and idle. Nominal closing comparative values are: Highpoints £32 10s, fair £3O 10s, common £29, rejected £27; tow, second grade £2l, third grade £lB. WOOL. Sales continue, with competition active. Opening rates have been maintained for medium crossbred and coarse crossbred, but there have been many withdrawals in the finer grades. OATS. The market is quiet. English choice white feed are worth about 30s. River Plate for May shipment are offered at 235. Chilian afloat are worth 235. The nominal value of New Zealand A grade Oartons for May shipment is 30s 6d. PEAS. There is a little better demand for Maple. Sales are reported of No. 1 New Zealand partridge for May-June shipment to Liverpool at 60s. Sellers now ask 61s, without business. Blues —Dutch are plentiful, and there_ is no enquiry for colonial. A grade Tasmanian afloat are offered "at £lB. BEANS. "Very few English are available. Best -winter are making up to 545, and spring 57g 6d. Chinese horse have sold for July-Sep-tember shipment at £9 15s to Glasgow. CRASS SEED. Danish cocksfoot stocks are reported to be very small at present. The value c.i.f. New Zealand is 755. ALEXANDER MINES, LIMITED.

The report for the month of April is as follows: — No. 1 Bruno's Reef Drive.—This is a new drive started on the outcrop south-west of the outcrop previously driven on. Fifteen feet has been driven on stone averaging two feet in width. The face shows stone 2ft in width underlying very flat to the eastward.

No. 2 Bruno's Reef Drive (formerly No. 1 Bruno's). —Driving was carried on here for a footage of 14 feet, making a total of 102 feet from surface. The face showing no change, the men were shifted to drive the above level. Prospecting was also carried on in a small drive below this level, the stone being small and leading in the face. No. 1 McKay's Reef Drive.—Driving has been continued for a footage of 29ft, making the total 103 feet from surface. The country is dipping more to the westward than was expected, and looks promising for stone. Mo. 2 Mullocky Creek. —This drive has been extended 21 feet, making a total of 37 feet from crosscut. Stone is showing in the centre of the face 12 inches in width, and has the appearance of making into solid reef before long.

Battery.—During the period the battery pelton and pipe line has been placed in position, the turbine has been installed, the fluming connexion between head of pipe line and end of race completed, and the generator for lighting purposes installed and covered in. A building has been erected at the cyanide plant to accommodate the precipitating vats, and both vats repaired where required. The pelton and solution pump have been placed in position, and a fair amount of pipins: cut in readiness to be placed in position when required- Six tanks have been made during the month, and the last one will be completed in a few days. Aerial I/ine.—The ropes have arrived, and have been spliced, placed in position, and tightened up. The repairing of the buckets is being proceeded with, and when completed will be placed on the line. SHOULD CUSTOMERS HAVE FREE PARKING SPACE ?

Every shop manager is aware, of course, that traffic congestion in any large city is forcing shops to provide parking space for their customers. If shoppers cannot park reasonably near the centre shopping district, they will shop uptown in the smaller neighbourhood shops. So it is fast becoming a generally accepted fact that downtown parking facilities of some sort must be provided, either on a vacant lot or in a parking garage. This question has now reached New Zealand for solution (states the "New Zealand Draper"). The vacant parking lot is an expansive proposition which needs but little discussion here. Its space is comparatively limited, and in winter it is not very comfortable. Furthermore, lots in the ■hopping district do not remain vacant long. Nevertheless, the question of giving away parking space concerns the outdoor as well as the indoor facilities such as the modern multi-floor garage. It is quite unnecessary to provide parking space free, as shoppeiß are glad enough to park indoors, because they realise that they waste time and petrol looking for a vacant spot at the curb. Some commercial garages refuse to allow nearby shops to pay for their customers' parking. These garage managers say that, even though the garage receives the full rate from the shop, the practice tends to cheapen the value of the service in the mind of the customer. HOLDEN'S MOTORS. Shares of Hoiden Motor Body Builders, Ltd., have had good enquiry in Melbourne of lata. It was stated unofficially that the company has just completed several favourable contracts, the main one being with the Chrysler interests. Directors, in theii half-yearly report, recently stated that sales tor the past six months at £1,256.962, compared with £1,901,998 for the corresponding previous period. Indications pointed that tie turnover budgeted for at the beginning of the financial year woul<f be almost reached, and this should provide satisfactory profits.