FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 196, 20 July 1937, Page 4

FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

O NINE MONTHS’ EXPORT FIGURES.

Returns issued by the Meat Board covering exports for the nine months of the current season to June 30 show that lamb increased by 255,316 carcase®, but mutton was down by 226,966 carcases on the figures for the corresponding period of 1935-36. Shipments of chilled beef increased by 30,636 quarters to a total of 142,745 quarters, but frozen beof decreased by 50,810 quarters. Exports of pork increased by 18,373 carcases to a total of 482,923 carcases. _ The following table gives details of the shipments for the nine months ended June 30, tho totals for the corresponding period of last, season being shown for comparative purpascs:

In addition, 142,745 quarters of chilled beef for London and Southampton, as against 112,109 quarters, and 158.374 bags of boneless beef, as against 153,821 bags, were exported during the nine months. Killings for export at all Dominion works for the nine months, those for the corresponding period of last season being shown in parentheses, were as follow: Chilled boef (quarters), 150,300 (119,653); frozen beef (quarters), 183.862 f 183.5281 ; wether mutton (carcases). 967.640 (1.143,311); ewe mutton (carcases), 804.155 (735,9621; lamb (carcases), 9,143.056 (8.766.757); pork (porkers), carcases, 425.783 (445.248); pork (baeoners), carcases, 240.559 (217.506); boneless beef (freight carcases), 458.509 (396.041); boneless bobby veal (freight carcases), 76.149 (55.114); sundries (freight carcases). ' 277.964 (289.354). The Meat Board is advised that shipments from Australia, South America, and South Africa, to the United Kingdom, during the month of Juno, wore as follow : Australia.—lo 9,276 carcases mutton, 246.164 carcases lamb, 167,227 quarters beef (frozen), 37,157 quarters beef (chilled).

South America.—93.6Bo carcases mutton. 248.025 carcase® larnb. 2885 quarters beef (frozen), 469,430 quarter* beef (chilled). Included in the South American fienres are 113,895 carcases of lamb and 86,138 carcases of mutton shipped from Patagonia.

South Africa.—ll,433 quarters beef (chilled). The shipments from New Zealand to the United Kingdom for the same period were ns follow: —113,921 carcases mutton, 1,009,993 carcases lamb, 13.596 quarters beef (frozen), 12,894 quarters beof (chilled).

Frozen Boef. Mutton. Lamb. Pork. Qrs. G'/cs. C/cs. C/cs. Loudon 72,534 877,135 4,990,394 270,375 Southampton 135 59,630 455,947 1,802 Hull Newcastle-on-893 2,088 5,938 240 Tyne 932 3,407 24,712 1,342 Liverpool 12,807 102.795 701,799 31,913 Glasgow 3,638 19,515 58,442 148,971 Avoiirrtouth 3,277 27,404 304,334 25,268 Manchester 250 3,126 162,162 1,285 Cardiff 200 3,239 22,674 1,563 Now York 300 — -r- — Canada (E.C. ports) 150 100 10 — Boston — — 8 — Honolulu Other Pacific 394 — 2,363 islands — 37 330 164 Calcutta — — 343 — Homr-Komr — — 350 — Kobe 256 — 2 — Osaka 22 — — — Yokohama 1,580 — — — Singapore — — 400 — Total, 1936-37 97,418 1,098,476 6,730,208 482,923 ‘IM°I . 1935-36 148,2231,325,442 6,474,892 464,550 *50,810 *226,966 255,316 18,373 *Dccreaso.