MARKETS FOR MEAT.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIV, Issue 1187, 9 December 1924, Page 5

MARKETS FOR MEAT.

INCREASED CONTINENTAL DEMAND Per Press Association. AUCKLAND, Dee. 8. “The most important development 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’ Board, of which he is chairman. Mr Jones considered that this development would have an important and highly favourable effect on tbe future of the beef export; trade. Until recently it bad not paid to export beef, but already, under the stimulus of Continental consumption, an improvement had taken place. In discussing primary markets in general, Mr Jones was confident that New Zealand could continue to compete successfully with the rest of the world in meat and dairy produce. The natural advantages of ihe Dominion's wonderful climate and pastures more than offset the handicap of distance. The market, for New Zealand meat was extending- in Britain, due chiefly io the fact that more and more was seeing in provincial towns. The new freight contract, arranged for a period of three years, would mean the saving of over £IOO,CCO a year, as compared with the rates ruling for last season, and compared with those operative before the board was formed, the saving was £BOO,OOO annually. The benefit of having only one contracting party in bargaining with shipping companies was thus very apparent. Mr Jones has returned much impressed with the* need for supplying the British market with only the very highest quality. A number of special matters in connection with tbe meat trade were investigated by Mr Jones, but these he is reserving for a report to the hoard.