LONDON'S MEAT SUPPLY

Evening Star, Issue 19022, 18 August 1925, Page 5

LONDON'S MEAT SUPPLY

iKTERESTIKG FIGURES The New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board has been advised by its London manager that the supply of meat and like produce to the London central markets during the five months ended May aggregated 193,703 tons , as against 203,019 tons for the same period last year—a decrease of 9,016 tons, or 4.6 per cent. Imported supplies, apart from produce originating in Ireland, formed 81.2 per cenl. of the total qnanlily of prod nee ma rketed. British and Irish supplies aggregated 36,39,3 tons, or 18.8 per cent, of the total supply—Now Zealand and Australia 33,999 tons, or 17.(i per cent.--Argentina 90,729 tons or 46.8 per cent.. Netherlands and other foreign countries 32,582 tons or IG.S per cent. Tho description and origin of supplies is as under;— Beef and veal; J 06, inns, 85.1 per cent, imported; Argentina, leading with 77,759 tons, or 72. S per cent.; Britain and Ireland 15,976 tons, or 14.9 per cent.; New Zealand and Australia 5,135 tons, or 4.8 per cent.; and oilier countries 8.012 tons, or 7.5 per cent. Mutton and lamb : 52.311 tons, 82.2 per cent, imported; New Zealand and Australia lending with 27,574 tons, or 52.7 per cent.; Argentina 12,770 tons, nr 24.4 per cent.; Britain and Ireland 9,293 tons, or 17.8 per cent.; and other countries 2,074 tons, or 5.1 per cent. Pork: 22,813 tons, 75.5 per cent, imported ; Netherlands leading with 15,179 tons, or 66.5 per cent.; Britain and Ireland 5,818 tons, or 25.5 per cent.; and other countries 1,816 ions, or 8 per cent. An analysis of supplies for Hie five mouths ended May, 1925. and comparison with similar period of 1924. is:—

Description and ro;imrv K'-jr,. 1024. D-tf. of origin. 1'ige. Tnfi-. I n^r. Beef and vealBritain and I inland ... 15,2711 in,;,ns 4.(122 N.Z. and Australia ... 5,i;r. 2,ss;i 2.2bJ Canad?. and U.tUA. ... 23‘! 1,724 r.M ’Argnuin.-i Npihprland* ... ... ... 77.7A0 so.ws 4,770 2.870 P»H Total MW.HS2 llfi.ft-’l 3,7 <7: Mutton and Iamb • Britain and Tr'-Irnd ... TJ-i 1 ,MV, N.Z. and Australia ... ... S. r>n 32,112 ■t.f.ko Canada and l-.S.A. ... 7?. On 17 Argentina 12,770 V‘2 Netherlands ... 2.oni 072 l.o2'i Toul _ *2.m 61,('ll r..7i3 Pork--Britain and Ireland ... S.81R 7.7PP 1,031 N.Z. and Australia ... ... JO 2.1 4 Canada and U.S.A. ... 3,701 2.no;, 3TI Argentina ... PG :i2o 221 Netherlands ... i:.,i7i) li.r.ri 3.UIS T..I.I „ ... 22,3.1 ;i 21,716 J.OO", * Includes Uruguay.