FROZEN MEAT TRADE

Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 192, 11 May 1937, Page 12

FROZEN MEAT TRADE

Shipments to United Kingdom Arrivals of mutton and lamb in the United Kingdom last month compare as follows with those for April, 1936. Mutton.

Alexander Mines, Ltd. Alexander Mines. Limited, report tor month of April:—No. 6 crosscut*: Two shifts were employed until the 27th, and since that date three shifts per day have been worked for a footage of 89 teet for the period, making 250 feet from the surface. The country passed through is good reeling country, and carries a reef track at 235 ft. in from the surface. The reef track when passed through showed small runs of soft quartz, samples of this being sent for assay, the results not yet being to hand. The face shows good l-ount.rv with a small amount of water issuing from the roof. Stoping: Stoping lias been carried on as usual* in No. 5 and the intermediate backs. No. 5 backs show no change, with the exception of a shortening of stoping ground on the extreme north end. but a corresponding lengthening occurs on the extreme south end"of the block. Above the intermediate a crosscut was put out west, and the faulted portion of the lode about the middle of the block recovered. The stone is from two to three feet wide, and fine gold is visible. Battery: During the mouth 340 tons were sent to the battery, and 340 tons were crushed, for a returh of 160 oz. lOdwt. of meltyd gold. During the same period the cyanide department treated 220 tons of sands for 48oz. 2dwt. of bullion. Total estimated value, £1423. In addition. 71 tons of concentrates were saved, valued at £240. (Note: In estimating the above values, gold has been taken'at 145/- per fine ounce.)

Australia . . .. New Zealand South .America . April. 1937. Carcases. , 110.000 . 175.000 40,000 April. 1936. Carcases. 50,000 200.000 50,000 325.000 300,000 Eamb. Australia .... New Zealand . . South America Carcases. April. 1937. . 250.000 . 1,100,000 . 405.000 Carcases. April. 1936. 265.000 9S5.000 270,000 Total . 1,755,000 1.520,000 Shipments afloat to the United Kingdom from all sources as nt April 30 totalled 470.000 carcases of mutton and 2.155.000 carcases of lamb, ns against 465,000 carcases of mutton and 1,955.000 earcases of lamb a year ago. New Zealand shipments to the United Kingdom last month compare as follows with those for April, 1936:— M nt ton April. 1937. Carcases. . 230.000 April, 1936. Carcases. 255.000 Lamb . 965.000 860,000