MEAT EXPORT TRADE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20978, 15 September 1931, Page 5

MEAT EXPORT TRADE.

FIGURES FOR 11 MONTHS.; HEAVY SHIPMENTS OF LAMB. MUTTON ALSO SHOWS INCREASE. A review of the meat export figures for the 11 months, October 1, 1930. to August 31, 1931, shows that lamb met with such a good market that the previous season's exports were surpassed by more than 1,000,000 carcases, according to figures supplied by the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board. Exports of mutton also showed a largo increase in the same period. Beef and pork registered small declines in volume. Killings of beef were considerably lower than in the previous season, and there was a small decrease and a very large fall respectively in the number of wethers and ewes handled at killing works. The number of lambs killed was nearly 8,000,000, showing a large increase, and porkers were also higher. The following table shows the classes of stock killed for export in New Zealand between October 1, 1930, and August 31, 1931, and in the corresponding months of the previous season: — 1930-31. 1929-30. Beef (quarters) .. 143,922 178,430 Wethers (carcases) .. 1,353,474 1.462,659 Kwes (carcases) . . 769,591 1,156,833 Lambs (carcases) . . 7,772,373 6,923,009 Porkers (carcases) .. 110,129 92,614 Baconers (carcases) . . 23,413 38,469 North and South Island Killings. The separate killings at North and South Island works were as follows, the figures for the previous season being given in parentheses:— North Island.—Beef (quarters), 143.823 (178,256); wethers (carcases), 1.183,145 (1,129,409); ewes (carcases), '491,524 (695,208); lambs (carcases), 3,444 ; 555 (3,073,658); porkers (carcases), 109,473 (91,576); baconers (carcases), 23,233 (38,302),. South Island.—Beef (quarters), 99 (180); wethers (carcases) 170,329 (223,250); ewes (carcases), 278,067 (461,625); lambs (carcases), -4,327,818 (3,849,351); porkers (carcases), 656 | (1038); baconers (carcases), 175 (167). The total number of quarters of beef ! exported from Dominion ports in the } same 11 months was 112,969, compared [with 133,340 in the corresponding period \of the previous season. The carcases of j mutton exported totalled 2,275,089. against j 1,985,744. The exports of lamb were 7,521,080 carcases, compared with 6,488,056. A total of 121,466 pork carcases were despatched, as against 125,375 in the previous season. Bags of boneless beef exported totalled 104,755 bags, compared with 80,322 bags. The meat exported practically all went to British ports, a favourable trade with the United States having completely disappeared. The market in Canada also shrank to small proportions, but trade with Honolulu was fully maintained. The proportion of all classes of meat sent to London was lower, but Liverpool, Glasgow, Avonmouth and Cardiff all showed a good market, particularly in mutton and lamb. Chief Ports of Destination. The following tables .show the chief ports of destination of the various classes of meat, the comparative figures for the previous season also being given:— BEEF.

August Exports and Stocks in Store. ! In the month of August 8703 quarter* of beef were exported, 4509 quarters being for London, 2641 for Liverpool, and 1004 for Glasgow. The exports of mut- | ton comprised 149,694 carcases, the Loudon consignments being 105,458 carcases, those for Liverpool 34,997, and those for Avonmouth 4518 carcases. Lamb sent overseas during the month totalled 513,533 carcases, of which 356,089 were for London, 81,909 for Liverpool and 40,120 for Avonmouth. The total exports of pork were 6561 carcases, of which 5210 were despatched to London. The total stocks of meat in store on August 31, 1931, as compared with August 31, 1930, were as follows: Beef (quarters), '64.417 (51,139); wethers (carcases), 195.253 (331.791); ewes (carcases), 176,014 (389.201); lambs (carcases), 329,716 (333,562); porkers (carcases). 15,805 (9837); baconers (carcases), 1669 (5802). There were also ! 1473 quarters of beef, 73,671 carcases of i mutton, 177,712 carcases of lamb, and I 1319 carcases of pork loaded in ships | which had not sailed from New Zealand by August 31, 1931.

1930-31. 1929-30. Quarters. Quartert. London .. 61.111 75,637 Liverpool •. . 29.125 19,493 Glasgow ., -.. 9,339 ' 7.506 Avonmouth . . 5.329 6,662 Cardiff t k . 1.935 3.132 Honolulu . .. 5,303 3.251 Montreal ■, 264 5.32-2 Vancouver . •. — 3,634 Halifax 5,076 New York . s . 2,411 Genoa ... 500 MUTTON'. 1930-31. 1929-30. Carcases. Carcases. London . . 1,990.631 1,753.017 Southampton 61,008 59,772 Liverpool .. 134.459 99,778 Glasgow 32.241. 20.341 Avonmouth 48,361 42.161 Manchester 1.426 2.218 Cardiff .V 6.273 4,967 Montreal 150 1,545 Vancouver 450 LAMB. -703 1930-31. 1929-30. Carcases Carcases. London .. 5.906.303 5,202.614 Southampton 240,494 247,247 Liverpool . . 773.329 653.701 Glasgow 91.075 37.871 Avonmouth 335.690 279,123 Manchester „. 88,200 19.8S2 Cardiff 83,294 _. '' 42,788 Montreal ., 523 — Halifax 300 . 500 Vancouver 256 1,505 Honolulu .. 609 PORK. 32 1930-31. 1929-30. Carcases. Carcases. London .. 85.397 S8.656 Southampton — 200 Liverpool . . 11,812 12,180 Glasgow .. 15,119 12,574 Avonmouth . . 8,245 10,786 Cardiff 873 200