SHIPMENTS AND KILLINGS

Evening Post, Issue 25, 30 January 1935, Page 14

SHIPMENTS AND KILLINGS

Increases in mutton, lamb, and pork, and a substantial decrease in. beef, compared with the 'Similar period lasfceeason, are revealed in the figures supplied by the Now Zealand Meat Producers' Board in regard to shipments from New Zealand to the United Kingdom during the.period from October 1, 1934, to January 15, 1935. . '■■ The shipments were: — • October 1 to January 15, 1934-35. . 1933-34. Beef, ■'qra. • 01,114 131,085 Mutton, e/cs. ..... .240,126 153,U27 Lamb, c/es 1,269,834 - 1,370.527 Pork, c/cs 192,691 • 128.947 Boneless beef, bags . 87,347 , . 42,213 Included in the figures for this season are 501 carcasses of iamb for Hong Kong and a similar quantity for Singapore, to which destination 500 carcasses were sent last season. ' • Killings for export this season "compared with last show increases in beef (almost double), mutton, lamb, and pork. The figures are as follows:—•'■ " .. October 1 to January 15. 1331-35. 1933-34. Beef, qrs. ■ 40,380 21,468 Wether mutton, c/cs.. 256,125 .148,662 Ewe, c/cs. 221,728 122,366 Lamb, c/cs 2,915,249 2,876,193 Pork (porkers), c/cs. 172,923 113,486 Pork (baconers), c/cs. 61,752 53,038 Boneless beef, frt. c/cs. 8,532. 73,199 Sundries, frt. c/cs. . 87,914 92,996