EARLY SHIPMENTS OF LAMB.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18295, 11 January 1923, Page 5

EARLY SHIPMENTS OF LAMB.

g AUSTRALIAN COMPETITION. f [BY TELEGIBAPH. —OWN COBEESPONDEST.] ° WELLINGTON. Wednesday. / The New Zealand Meat . Producers' Board's attention has been drawn to _ a statement appearing in the press drawing attention to the large amount of lamb -J being shipped to tho - United Kingdom in November last, as compared with the number shipped for the same month in the f. previous year. The board does not quesy tion the figures given but. considers the ie manner in which the. position is, outlined y; in this statement has a tendency toward 's making it appear that, as there were so many lambs going forward in November, r, there may be difficulty in the market abn sorbing them all as they come forward, and this may result in lower values, d The . position at Home in November and jr'' December this season is very different from w the state of affairs existing at : the' same 1, period last year. This year the stores at Hoimy arc practically depleted/whereas last n year at this period all stores were very full jr and the meat trade was very pessimistic tt generally. All this was reflected back here V. in extremely low prices being offered. What it astonished everyone connected with . the >e trade was the ; way ,' this meat -was so nt quickly absorbed, which shows what . rea. markable ; developments have taken ~ place i 6 within the last 18 months in the way of opening up new ohannels of distribution. In addition to the bare state of the market this year the revival of trade is another » factor in improving conditions for this A year's marketing, 'and these ; big shipments of Australian lamb going on .to a com--0„ paratively bare market should be quickly ,- absorbed and out of the way before our aB main shipments arrive. The board underid ! stands from information coming to hand id that the Australian lambs are very much ... lighter than the previous season's, which ? must be taken into consideration when maki" ing comparisons. :»; ; -J is-i ..'■'■ " i :■ ■'; lg