FROZEN MEAT TRADE

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 95, 16 January 1935, Page 12

FROZEN MEAT TRADE

October-December Shipments SMALL DECREASE IN LAMB With the exception of lamb and frozen beef, shipments of meat during the period 'October-December, the first three months of the 1934-35 season, show considerable increases compared with those of the same period of the previous season. The following table shows the destinations of the three months’ shipments, >the totals for the same period of the ,1933-34 season being given for comparative purposes:— Frozen Beet Mutton Lamb Pork qrs. e/e's e/c's c/c’s London 45,018 219,483 1,019.508 133,571

Total, OctDec. 1934. 80,452 231,847 1,090.325 179,271 Total. Oct.Dec. 1933. 101,209 138,724 1,115,475 117,480 Increase *20,757 93,123 *25,150 01,791 ’Decrease There were 7689 quarters of chilled beef shipped during the three months as .against none for the same period of 1933. The quanitty of boneless beef shipped was 87,319 bags, as against 42,067 bags, an increase of 45,252. Shipments from New Zealand to the United Kingdom during December were: Carcases mutton, 106,618; carcases lamb, 769,237; quarters beef (frozen), 4676; quarters beef (chilled). 4220; carcases pork, 72.484 ; bags boneless beef, 34,591. The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board is advised by cable from its London office that the shipments from Australia and South America to the United Kingdom during the mouth of December were as follow :— Australia : Carcases, mutton, 125,819 ; carcases lamb. 862,257; quarters beef (frozen), 45.495. South America: Carcases mutton, 5086; carcases lamb, 370,861; quarters beef (frozen), 2266; quarters beef (chilled). 394,010. The killings at all Dominion works during October-December compare as ’follow:— Oct.-Dec. Oct.-Dec. 1934. 1933.

Stocks of frozen meat on hand in cold stores in the Dominion at December 31 compare as follow :—

London P.etail Prices The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has been advised by'its London manager that the following retail prices were being quoted for New Zealand lamb and mutton retailed in London during December. 1934. These prices represent a fair average of the prices quoted by .he better class shops in London for the best quality of New Zealand lamb and mutton :— Per lb. New Zealand lamb— d. Legs 12 Shoulders 10 Loins 10 Necks 6 Breasts 3 Forequarters 7 J Hindquarters 11 New Zealand mutton (wethers) — Legs 91 Shoulders 8 Loins 8 Necks 4 Breasts 3 DIVIDEND 6 PER CENT. H.M. Arcade & Theatre Co. Dominion Special Service. Auckland, January 15. The -accounts of His Majesty’s Arcade and Theatre Co.. Ltd., for the year ended December 31. 1934. show net profit £95 lower at £2890, with £954 brought forward, and after providing £1270 for interim dividends paid, £2574 is available. The directors recommend the payment of the half-yearly dividend on the preference, shares at the rate of 5 1-5 per cent, per annum, and a final dividend of 31 percent, on the ordinary shares, making 6 per'cent., an unchanged rate, for thp year. HARRINGTONS. LTD. Dominion Business to End Harringtons. Limited, photographic and radio suppliers, Sydney, reports a loss for the year ended June 30. 1934, of £6817. compared with a profit of £ll7 in the previous year, and a loss of £12.006 in 1931-32. No dividends are being paid on the capital of £40,000 preference and £60,000 ordinary, and the debit balance is being carried forward. The directors report that trading conditions in New Zealand showed it to be inadvisable to continue operations, and it was decided to cease activities in the Dominion. ANTHONY HORDERN Preference Dividend Anthony Hordern and Sons, Limited. Sydney, has paid further preference dividend arrears, a distribution being made last week in respect of the halfyear ended February 28. 1931. The rate is 7| per cent, per annum, less the statutory reduction of 221 per cent. This is the sixth payment since November, 1933. Butter and Cheese Weak Joseph Nathan and Company, Ltd., have received from their principals, Trengrouse and Nathan, Ltd.. London, the following cabled advice, dated January 14: —New Zealand butter, 81/- to 82/-. New Zealand cheese: White and coloured, 47/-. Both markets weak.

Liverpool . . Glas20,191 9,297 47,978 7,105 gow . Avon 8,026 1,912 3,999 .5.2,193 mouth Alan dies 5,018 1,001 8,520 6,400 ter West 1,255 — 9,148 — Indies Hong- • — 115 133 — Kong Singa- • — ' 501 — pore San Fran- — — 501 — ciscoPacific Is- — 1 — lands 41 39 36 2

Beef (quarters') .. 27,413 12.747 Wether mutton (c/cs.) 181,875 91,160 99,191 Ewe mutton (c/cs.) 48,053 Lamb (c/cs.) .... 1,987,194 2.015,708 Pork (porkers), (c/cs.) 145,215 88.943 Pork (baconers), (c/cs.) 51,200 45,475 Boneless beef (frt. c/cs.) 4,968 59,748 Sundries (frt. c/cs.) 70,051 8-1,901

31-12-34 31-12-33 Beef (quarters’) .... 17.845 29.891 Wether mutton (c/es.) 76.901 36,191 Ewe mutton (c/cs.) . 56.95S 20.996 Lamb (c/cs.) 825.518 757,838 Pork (porkers) (c/es.) 24.600 21,437 Porx (badoners) (c/es.) 10,821 19,578 Boneless beef (frt. e/es.) 17,015 2S.137 Sundries (frt. c/cs.) . 72.485 89.741 Stocks of meat loaded into ships not departed from New Zealand at December 31 compare as follow: 31-12-34 31-12-33 Beef (quarte/s) .... 2.319 28.490 Wether mutton (c/es.) 9.931 13.101! Ewe motion (c/es.) . 3,931 4,724 Lamb (c/cs.) 147.756 242,042 Pork (porkers) (c/cs.) 13.744 7.666 Pork (baeoners) (c/es.) 2,178 55.*