LONDON FROZEN MEAT MARKET.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9954, 2 April 1895, Page 2

LONDON FROZEN MEAT MARKET.

The following is from the London report of Nelson Bros., Limited, of February 22nd, 1895:— New Zealand Mutton.—The arrivals during the month have been Kaikoura 7113, Star of England 34,852, and Tokoa with 25,118 carcases, an aggregate o£ 67,083, the total numbor rooeivod since January Ist being 195,685, compared with 79,627 in the corresponding period of last year. This large addition to the numbora left over from last year have made stooks heavy, and as trade, with the exception of the first ten days of the yoar, has been very dull, and quantities seemed likely to inoreaae rather than diminish, efforts have been made to clear off old stooks before the new season's shipments come to hand; Bales have been forced and Terr many have been moved, but prices havo suffered and retrograded id per ibduring the month: stale snoop, however, tho victims of lone storage on the other side and on this, have been very muoh reduced, but the absence of the strong demand, general at this season, lack of lifo in the trade, and prospective heavy shipments, do not augur well for business in frozen mutton in the ond ' of summer and early autumn. Dofro3ted mutton is put on tho market in coneiderable Quantities, arrangements for a daily supply being now completed, sales increasing in number every week, and buyers renewing < their purchases, afford evidence of its growing popularity in quarte-s hitherto inaccessible to New Zealand mutton. Really prime Canterbury sheep are scarce and aro selling at 3Jd to 33d per lb, other South Island sheep at3d to 3Jd, North Island 2|d to 3d per lb. New Zealand Lamb.—The arrivals, thus -early in the season, have been heavy, Kaikoura'brought 13,338, Star of England 2256, and Tekoa 8998, a total sines January Ist of 28,824, compared with 7200 in 1884. The weather has been far too cold for any considerable trade in lambs, Indeed has cheoked the limited inquiry that did exist, while the quality of much that has been put on tho market; will hardly tend to stimulate sales. A very few prime Canterbury lambs have made 6d to Sid per lb, their scarcity rendering them specially valuable, but the bulk of the lambs that have been seen as yet, both Canterbury : and Wellington, have lacked condition and quality,,and-havo aoia at lid to 5Jd per lb, an