MEAT EXPORT.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 13 October 1922, Page 5

MEAT EXPORT.

viEPORT BY PfeODiUCERS' BOARb (BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) WELLINGTON, Oct. 12. A\ statement issued by the Meat Producers' Board shows that during th( elfeven months from November to Sep tember the quantities pf frozen meal shipped from the Dominion were: Beef 200,118 quarters ; mutton, 2,757,44( caa-cases; lamb, 4,644,621 carcases There were on hand in New Zealanc at September 30 the following quanti ties: , ■ ■ ■: ' •. ' . -. North 151and—30,469 quarters of beef 112,040 carcases of mutton, and 82& carcases of lamb. South Island—37s6 quarters of beef 47,818 carcases of mutton, and 70,31 £ carcases of lamb. .

This gave, a total, in 601b freight carcases, including sundries, ;of 306,530.1 The killings at all works; for the period \ mentioned, in 601b freight carcases, were: North Island, 3,881^307; South Island, 2,113,448; total, 5,994,750. The board has made arrangements for supervising the grading of meat, \ and competent supervisors next season | will visit all works periodically. The i supervisors will also1 inspect the hand-1 ling of meat during transit on the wharves and during loading opei*ations on the ships, and will be able ito watch the same operations for butter and chees*. ■ ' I New Zealand holds a unique position as regards the quality of her 7mutton and lamb, which" lias not been challenged by any other country, although1 Patagonia is now beginning to export considerable quantities of saleable lamb and has also lately been importing1 southern rams, and this fact is provedin the shape of carcases now being sold on the Smithfield market. I Salesmen who have, been long in the trade are all of opinirm that we have notlrng to fear regarding competition,, provided we maintain* our grades and see that the'meat does not W-i ward under a wrong description. The British market has greatly cbanwd since pre-war .days. Whereas before the war the differeee between the highest and lowest grades could be reckoned by farthings per Ib, the market difference now is indicated by pence per lb, so insistent is the preference for choice quality. .