SHIPPING DIFFICULTIES

Nelson Evening Mail, 16 May 1917, Page 5

SHIPPING DIFFICULTIES

FROZEN MEAT IN STORE. (United Pkess Association.) - WELLINGTON, This Day. " The quantities of frozen meat in store on 28th April for which no shipping space allocations have been made is as follows: — t , , North. Island: 389,742 quarters beef; 1636,783 carcases mutson and lamb. •■ - The storage capacity, including freezing chambers, is 2,879,011 carcases ~ South Island: 17,572 quarters beef;; 1,018,278 carcases mutton arid lamb. 'The storage capacity is 1,491,860 carcases. DAIRY FARMERS' OUTLOOK. THE FROziTNMEAT TRADE.' AUCKLAND, May 15. In regard to the shipping difficulty an official of the Farmers' Union stated Yesterday, says the Auckland correspondent of the Post, that while graziers would be able to kep their stock in paddocks, and so would not lose their assets, it was also true- that tbevalue of the stock would" deteriorate. With regard to the dairy the outlook was much more serious. His milk must be turned into butter or cheese, and placed in cool store- almost immediately otherwise it was lost?,- -jand here -was where the effect of accumulation would be almost acute. -There was the alternative of giving more attention -to cheese, Snich cfuldle stored with less ate preparation than m the case oi butter, %ut as yet extra provision for storage was not in sight. "I am not at all : sure," said the same gentleman, that it will not be a good thing for the farm-, cts to have to allow their flocks and herds to increase for a season. Both our sheep and our cattle have been depleted S to the" heavy demand for export nurTOses It is, of course, "too S?SX the threatened block will actuary occur. If. however, it so happens that Produce cannot be -shipped awav or that the possibility of its expels reduced, it will probably be good business for the farmer to cease sending STmUk to the factory, or, at any rate, tosTnd it in reduced, q"******'"g utilise the greater portion of his supply in the rearing of calves, and so lay up for the time when his dairy pro- -££ 25l again have a high-value.' EXTRA STORAGE FOR MEAT. , The question of whether extra storage might not he provided for meat durwg the slack season was mentioned yester day to several persons interested in the trao*e, but a doubt was expressed as to whether this would be possible or a prudent step/ In the first pl«»i* ™ Sated that at least some new' machinery would be required, and the difficulty ot obSning this at present was referred to It was further stated that such ex £a stora-e would be useless after the period of congestion had passed and tS to construct it would he to make a " permanent addition to annual charges, PC ™ Sk it would be better-to allow the stock to-run about the paddockß than to go in for extra storage, was the comment of one authority • The agreement on the part of the Imperial Government to take supplies of meat does not protect the supplies m STywav against loss when stores are fufl Ina no ships are available. The Home binds them onlv to pav for meat that is placed on £d ship, and to pay for storage for a iriod not exceeoing three months. ThrprVsent congestion, which means that produce to the value of some 'millions sterling is lying in cool stores, has rendered it necessary ' to consider the formulation of a scheme for financing S£, and as one authority on the aSion put it, it is the duty of the rnvpmment to see that some eatisiac£ry SSngement is made for providing suppliers with financial advances. ■ . * NEED FOR PRACTICE OF THRIFT "The situation is one that emphasises ™„™ than ever-the need for the practic. Thrift in New Zealand," said on< ■ ° f tinritv fn the financial world ol AuSna vesterday; and as yet the peo ' sie the - Dominion have not even be > lun to learn the A.B.C. o economy.W ■ have become so accustomed to the Ire, *"?nt£ hEe brought in P such wonderfu that our peopto-hav. Kitanv of the pinching effect of th that must.come » ■ fatare, the possible stringency ma. yet occur in maritime trade, have* no brought home to them. My advic FarmS who have sought my cornise hWfwSne time been that-'they ehoul, wf cautious .how they la; " fW monev in speculative enter P riel h and" Suld content .themselve present, until the horizon clears their ordinary opera tions with care, prudence, and reason able foresight."