FROZEN MEAT TRADE

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 70, 15 December 1928, Page 29

FROZEN MEAT TRADE

TWO MONTHS’ EXPORTS INCREASED KILLINGS OF LAMB The frozen meat export trade of the Dominion has not yet got into its stride for the current season, according to the returns supplied by the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board. Shipments of mutton and lamb for October and November were well below those during the corresponding months of last year, but. there were big increases in beef and pork. The shipments of frozen meat from the Dominion during the first two months of the current season, October 1 to November 30, afford the following comparison with those for the corresponding period of last year:—

ver 1,800 — 4 — The whole of last season’s October and November shipments went to London and the West Coast of the United Kingdom. This year, it will be seen, most of the beef has been shipped to New York, Vancouver, and Halifax. Killings and Stocks. The killings for export nt all works for the two months, October 1 to November 30, 1928, show considerable increases in lamb and pork, and reductions in mutton and beef. The Dominion

Beef. Mutton. Lamb. Pork. Qrs. C/cs. C/cs. C/cs. 1928 17,289 123,280 145,357 21,570 1927 9,476 194,047 184,867 5,SSI Inc. . . 7,813 — — 15,689 Dec. . . — 70,767 39,510 — The destinations of this season’s shipments are as follow:— Beef. Mutton. Lamb. Pork. Qrs. C/cs. C/cs. C/cs. London 2,026 121,280 142,599 17.639 W.C., U.K . 117 2.000 2,754 3,931 Halifax 864 — — — New York 12,482 —. —— Vancoi Ll-

figures are given the following comparative table:— 1028. 1927. Beef (qrs.j 13,981 20,786 Wether mutton (c/cs.) 19,790 53.290 Ewe mutton (c/cs.) . 7,SOO 5,303 Lamb (c/cs.) i 110,337 97,331 Pork (porkers), c/cs. 16,545 12,935 I ’ork (baconers), c/cs. 8,092 7,340 Boneless beef (frt. c/cs.) 11,373 15,470 Sundries (frt. c/cs.) 20,723 4,831 The stocks of frozen meat in cool stores in New Zealand as at November "0. with those for the corresponding date of last year, were as follow: — 1928. 1927. Beef (qrs.) 7.520 22,425 Weiher mutton (c/cs.) 23,123 22,641 Ewe mutton (c/cs.) . 10,302 2;oos Lamb (c/es.) 07.218 52.88S Pork (porkers), c/cs. 8,108 6,763 Pork (baconers). c/cs. 9,000 0,233 .Boneless beef (frt. c/cs.) 8.2,87 10,828 Sundries. (frt. c/es.) 29,072 674 The stocks of frozen meat loaded into steamers that had not sailed from Now Zealand at November 30. with the iigures for the same date of last yea: r, wore: ) .1928. 1927. Beef (qrs.) 107 3,322 Wether mutton (c/cs. ) 9,280 2,934 Ewe mutton (c/cs.) . . 9.080 5.460 Lamb (c/cs.) . 27,3-11. 4,141 Pork (porkers), c/cs. . 4.807 3,135 Pork (baconers), c/cs, 750 1,791