ENGLISH MARKETS

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6809, 12 January 1929, Page 2

ENGLISH MARKETS

“NEVER MORE PROMISING.’’ " MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCE. AUCKLAND, Jan. 11. “I think of the time 'when it was difficult to get 2id per pound for our mutton, and often half of that price had to bo returned in insurance and other claims. Wc had hard work to; obtain 3Jd for our primcst lamb, and that was subject to tho samo disadvantages as far as charges were concerned. I am speaking of 1898,” said Sir Thomas MacKenzie yesterday. Sir Thomas said that the markets at Home were never more promising than at tho present time. “New Zealand lamb stands on its own,” he commented. “There are hundreds of English people to-day who put our lamb on a par with the best English product, and ns a cold dish many prefer New Zealand lamb to any other.

“I think, however,” he continued, “that more advertising is needed, and I see no reason why tho Dairy Board and Meat Board should not be brought under one control. The economics that would be effected under such a policy, would enable more money to be utilised in advertising. All Die early battling in connection with frozen produce is to-day bringing an abundant harvest. I may say that I am connected with, a. , company constantly selling meat, wool, and other produce, and I am-able to get an inside view which an ordinary visitor to tho Old Country can never obtain. The market is liable to keep up as the world’s flocks are diminishing. This applies largely to the Argentine, and to Australia to a less extent perhaps, but that yountry is periodically affected by droughts that tend to decreaso tho flocks.” Referring to the Argentine supply of beef, Sir Thomas stated that the position in regard to the foot-and-mouth disease had improved somewhat. A Commission had visited that country from England to investigate the position, tho Argentine producers having made the announcement that they could keep up a constant supply to Britain without any risk as far as foot-and-mouth disease was concerned. The report was being prepared when he left London, and he was not able to say what conclusions had been arrived at. Ho knew that the Argentine j authorities had gone to ell sorts of [trouble to make the stay of the Commissioners ideasant.