EXPORT OF PORK

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LVI, 31 July 1924, Page 8

EXPORT OF PORK

By the last mail the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board received a letter from its London manager in respect to the shipment of pork. An ‘extract from this letter is as follows: —

While in Bristol a few weeks ago, 1 called on Messrs E. Miles and Company, and had a long talk with their managing director, who is largely interested in the matter of the bacon trade having several factories in the West of England. The manager of this firm is loud in his praise of the quality of New Zealand frozen pigs which he has handled for many years past, but he is very disappointed that ho cannot obtain regular supplies all the year round. I explained to him ,that it was a seasonal trade in New Zealand, but he pointed out that in England pigs were fattened all the year round, lie prefers the New Zealand pigs to any other imported pork and stated that wo arc very much ahead of the American quality. Ho states that he could take up to 2000 pigs a month all the year round, presided the price was satisfactory and regular shipments could he obtained, etc., etc.

I also called on the manager of Messrs Spier Bros and Clarke, also large provision merchants and bacon ourers. He, also, expresses himself as particularly pleased with the quality of New Zealand frozen pork, hut complained also of the want of regular shipments. He was anxious to get into direct touch with the New Zealand suppliers of pork and I was able to give him the names of several firms who would be in a position to quote him.