CONTINENT'S DEMAND FOR MEAT

Evening Star, Issue 18811, 9 December 1924, Page 3

CONTINENT'S DEMAND FOR MEAT

EFFECT ON -BEEF EXPORT. NFW ZEALAND'S MARKETS F.XTKNDING. [Per United Press Association.] AUCKLAND, December 8. “ A most important development in the meat trade has been (lie phenomenal increase in the Continental demand," declared Mr David Jones on hi.s return from an investigation of markets abroad on behalf of the New Zealand .Meat Producers’ Board, of which he is chairman. Air Jones considered that tins development would have an important and highly favorable effect on the future of the beef export trade. Until recently it had not paid lo export beef, but already under the stimulus of Continental consumption an improvement had taken place. .Discussing the primary markets in general, Mr Jones was confident that New Zealand could continue to compete sneccfsfiilly with the world in meal and dairy produce. The natural advantages of the dominion’s wonderful climate and pastures more than offset the handicap of distance from Die markets. The market for New Zealand meat was extending in Great Britain, due chiefly to the fact that more and more was selling in tlie provincial towns. The new freight contract arranged for la period of throe years would moan (lie said) tho saving of over £IOO.OOO a year as compared with the rates ruling for last season, and compared with those operative before the board was formed the saving was £BO,OOO annually. The benefit of having only one contracting ’party in bargaining with the shipping companies was thus very apparent. Air Jones has returned much impressed with the need for supplying the British market with only the very highest quality. A number of special matters in connection with the meat trade were investigated hy Air Jones, but these he is reserving for a report (n (he board.