MEAT MARKETS.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 9 December 1924, Page 5

MEAT MARKETS.

BIG INCREASE IN DEMAND. tUV TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION. AUCKLAND, Dec. 8. The most important develonment in the meat trade has been the phenomenal increase in the Continental demand, declared Mr David Jones on his return from an investigation of markets abroad on behalf of the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Hoard', of which -• is chairman. Mr Jones considered that this development would have an important and highly favourable effect on the future of the beef export trade. Until recently it bad not paid to export beef, but already under the stimulus of Continental consuinxition an improvement had taken place. Discussing primary markets in general, Mr Jones was confident that New Zealand could continue to compete successfully with the world in meat and dairy liroduce. The natural advantages of the Dominion’s wonderful climate and pastures more than offset the handicap of distance from the market, for New Zealand meat was extending in Britain, due chiefly to the fact that more and more was selling in the xn-o-vincial towns. The new freight contract arranged for a period of three years would mean a 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. Mr Jones has returned much imEressed with the need for supplying the u'itish market with only the very highest quality. A number of special matters in connection with the meat trade were investigated by Mr Jones, but these he is reserving for a report to the board.