MEAT INDUSTRY

Evening Star, Issue 19026, 22 August 1925, Page 4

MEAT INDUSTRY

SUPPLY AND DEMAND

MR J. CRAMSfE’S OPINION,

Press Association —By Telegraph—Copyright

LONDON, August 20,

Mr J. Cramsie (represeuuuvo ol the Australian producers in London), on tho evo ol Ids departure for an extensive tour of tho American meat works, said ho had completed a 3,200 miles' tour of British ports, cool stores, and markets, lie was impressed with the great improvements in tho methods and facilities for distribution, and he believed that these could be extended to moot the growing needs. Ho noted the increasing teudney towards Preference, not only among politicians, but on the part of the man in the street. Personally, Mr Cramsie said, ho was unshaken in his conviction that a market was available for any increase in the dominions’ output, especially if the Economic Committee’s ideas regarding grading, standardisation, refrigeration, and research were carried out. The importation by tho dominions of pedigree stock would soon be reflected in better Hocks and increased production, thus permitting greater continuity of supplies, which was a most important factor. Such developmental works should go hand in hand with a courageous emigration policy and the utilisation of tho dominions’ unoccupied areas. This would naturally lead to an increased demand for British products. Tho latest statistics, Mr Cramsie continued, justified his previous opinion that tho Argentine had almost reached the maximum of its beef production. There had been a decline up to August 13 this year of 1,100,000 quarters and also a decrease of mutton and lamb. Ho was sanguine that his American investigations which would include Chicago, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, and Moose Jaw, would confirm his existing view-that the opportunity for an expansion of the Australian meat industry was already present, and would strengthen the hope that a regular traffic in chilled hoof would soon be established. It wfts a pleasure to hoar in Britain, he added, an admission that Australia's methods had notably improved in the last two years, and a continuance of this improvement would soon enable her to hold her own in the world’s markets.—A. and N.Z. Cable.

CO-OPERATION ASSURED

LONDON, August 20,

Tho ‘ Daily Telegraph,’ commenting on the moat report, expresses the opinion that the changing _ current of supply in favor of the dominions must bo a'matter of time and co-ordinated effort. The onus lies mainly on those who are specially concerned with Die, raising of cattle overseas. In transport and marketing the Mother Country is prepared to co-npcratc.—A, and N.Z. Cable.

IRREG ULARITY OF DELIVERIES

FURTHER RESEARCH WORK

LONDON, August 20. The Economic Committee reported that although some of the Australian and Now Zealand packing _ companies supplied canned meats ol high quality their supplies wore irregular and uncertain, and could not hope to compote in the open market in Britain unless they were prepared to send shipments regularly throughout the year. Several leading handlers who wore interviewed agreed entirely with the committee's remarks, 'they say that the chief difficulty in selling Australian canned meats lias always been tilo irregularity of deliveries. There is a furtjter handicap iu the heavier cost of packing compared with the Argentine. Inquiries show that there is hound to lie a retailors’ campaign against the recommendation that Empire fresh meat should bo labelled. They assert that it would necessitate an army ol inspectors to enforce, furthermore, a permanent type of label is not discoverable. It is understood that the Economic Committee was greatly impressed by the evidence of loading scientists, who most strongly hope that as the result of further research it will he possible to bring from Australia frozen beef absolutely unimpaired, and if not the equivalent of iresh, certainly supeiioi to chilled. ' A study of Die moulds affecting chilled beef will possibly lengthen the period, that, meat ran he field in a chilled Condition. —A. and N.Z. Cable.

FOREIGN COMPETITJON

ARG E NTINE AIFA T CITE APE R

LONDON, August 21

(Received August 22, at D. 20 a.m.) The meat report is King widely discussed. Some housewives point out that, despite their desire to buy the dominions’ meat, Argentine chilled meat is cheaper and hotter than the Australian and New Zealand frozen article, and unless the price of Empire meat is reduced they will bo compelled to buy foreign produce. The treasurer of the Meat Traders’ Federation agrees that Argentine heel can be approached only hy Canadian in which tho cattle have been killed _in Britain. Ho adds that the price is important, but tho quality is the predominant factor. A Board of Trade official says that tho dominions have secured practically the whole of the mutton trade. They should use the same methods in relation to hoof, and should study transport and other costs for the purpose of reducing prices to tho foreign level.Sydney ‘ Sun ’ Cable.

AUSTRALIAN COMMENT.

ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY.

MELBOURNE, August 21. (Received August 22, at 1.30 a.m.) Commenting on the British Committee’s report, Mr S. M. Bnico said that tho committee’s recommendations in regard to moat were entirely satisfactory to the dairying and meat industries in Australia. Tho investigations of the possibilites of quicker transport to bring Australian and New Zealand supplies into the chilled meat market would in all probability benefit them. Tho proposed grant towards the carriage of pedigree stock would help the dominion breeders who desired to import the breeds of dairy and beef cattle.