FROZEN MEAT
FALL IN EXPORTS
BIG DROP (M BEEF
Particulars regarding' the .shipments of frozen meat from New Zealand from Ist October, 1928, to 15th February, 1929, are supplied by the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board. Shipments have been as follow: — Beef 28,756 quarters. Mutton ' 374,184 carcasses. j JiuTl ]j , .1,413,001 carcasses. Pork ._■ 56,091 carcasses. For the corresponding period last year the shipments were as follow:— £ ee f 01,123 quarters. Mutton " ". 437,584 carcasses. j jam |} 1,547,033 carcasses. jp ol .j- ] 43,604. carcasses. It will thus be seen that there has been a marked decrease in the quantity of beef exported from New Zealand and a lesser decrease in mutton and lamb. Pork alone shows an increase. (The destination of shipments is shown in the following table: — Beef. Mutton. Lamb. I'orlt. London .. 4,309 359,703 1,292,500 39,141 Southampton — 1,499 14,038 — W. Coast U.K. Til 9,732 92,922 1G,9d0 Halifax ... 1,64T — — — New -York . 17,095 250 14,437 — Vancouver . 3.800 — 4 — Cristobal .. 794 — • — — Killings for export at all works from ]st October, 1928, to 15th February, 1929, have been as follow: — 0 1925-29. 1927-28. licet (quarters) 36,469 126,703 Wether mutton, c/cs. 457,331 541,028 Ewo mutton, c/c». ... 173,122 "224.631 Lamb, c/cs 2,663,554 2,724,389 Pork (porkers), c/cs. . 42,484 07,577 Pork (baconers), c/ca. . - 27,482 23.8(4 Boneless beef (ft. c/cs.) 46,045 73,021 Sundries (ft. c/cs.) .. 32,761 15,006 Stocks in the stores in New Zealand as at 15th February were as follow: — 1928-29. 1927-28.1 Beef, quarters 16,171 01,649 Wether mutton, c/cs. .. 178,705 222,354 Ewo mutton, c/cs 91,120 113,347 Lamb, c/cs. 899,961 924,037 Pork (porkers), c/cs. .. 11,829 32,568 I'ork (baconers), c/cs. .. 14,830 8,291. Boneless beef (ft. c/cs.) -23,369 41,164 Sundries (ft., c/cs.) .... 12,432 5,615 The stocks of frozen meat loaded into steamers not departed from New Zealand were as follow:— As at As at 15/2/29. 15/2/28. Beef (quarters) 2,590 9,929 Wether mutton, c/cs. ... 67.03S 93.G57 Ewe mutton, c/cs. ...... 41.551 43,051 Lamb, c/cs 473,332. 408,875 Pork (porkers), c/cs 3,083 5,726 I'ork (baconers), c/cs. .. 5,198 2,244
FROZEN MEAT
Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 51, 4 March 1929, Page 12
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