MEAT FOR EXPORT

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21418, 16 February 1933, Page 5

MEAT FOR EXPORT

HEAVY FALL IN KILLINGS RESTRICTION NOT NEEDED FIGURES FOR FOUR MONTHS During the first four months of, the meat export season ended January 31, killings of mutton in the Dominion declined by over 50 per cent, compared with last season, and lamb killings were 12 per cent lower, according to the latest returns of the New. Zealand Meat Producers' Board. Shipments of lamb , overseas were reduced by 17 per cent, and mutton shipments were 50 per cent lower, stocks held in New Zealand being lower than last year, an indication that the restriction of 10 per cent in shipments for which the British Government aSked was unnecessary. Killings of lamb during the four months period this season totalled 3,263,983 carcases, compared with 3,708,689 carcases in the same period in 1931-32, while ton killings amounted to 481,744. carcases, against 1,025,146 cat'casea' last' season.' Shipments of lamb to tfo United .Kingdom during the period totalled 1,403,407 carcases, compared with 1,688,157 carcase* last season, and a total of 289,458 carcases of mutton was shipped, against 568,985 last year. Comparison With Previous Year Killings of stock for export in OctoberJanuary of 1932-33 and 1931-32 are compared in the following table:— 1932-33 1931-32 Beef (quarters) .. .. 48.868 <11.009 Wethers (carcases) . . 308,026 533.208 Ewes (carcases) .. .. 173.718 491.938 Lamb (carcases)'.. .. 3,263,989 " 3,708.689 Porkers (carcases) .. 83,241 45.696 Baconers (carcases) .. 34,22' i - 10.396 Boneless beef (frt. care's.) 55,740 69.654 Sundries (freight carcases) 54,454 61,005 The separate killings at North and South Island works were as follow, the figures for the previous season being given in 'parentheses:— North Island.—Beef (quarters), 48,868 (11,009); wethers (carcases), 283,863 (510,416); ewes, 153,997 ( 389,211); lambs, 2,394,155 ( 2,586;315) ; porkers, 82.605 (45,500); baconers, 33,434 (9725); boneless beef (freight carcases), 51,092 (62,092); sundries, 41,146 (47,583). South Island.—Beef, nil; wethers (carcases), 24,163 (22.792); ewes, 19.721 (102,727); lambs, 869.834 (1,122,374); porkers,' 636 (196); baconers, 783 (671); boneless beef (freight carcases), 4648 (7562); sundries, 13,308 (16,422). Shipments of frezen meat to the United Kingdom during October-January, with the quantities for the same period of last season, were as follows:—Beef (quarters), 41,544 (40,854); mutton (carcases), 289.458 (568.985); lamb (carcases), 1,403,407 (1,688,157); pork (carcases), 65,730 (37,774); boneless beef (bags), 51,099 1 (79,232). Stocks in Store ; The total stocks of 1 meat in store at the end of January, - with those on",'hand at ! January 31, 1932, in parentheses, are a« 1 follows: —Beef (quarters'), 26,866 (10,394); wethers (carcases), 170,412 ( 264,443); i ewes (carcases), 129,513 ( 314,973); lambi " , (carcases), 1,300,715 (1,827,974); porkeri t . 1 (carcases), 28,508 (17,251); bacon era } (carcases), 19,579 (6463); boneless beef j (freight carcases), 28,964 (51,039); sun- . dries (freight carcases), 34,685 (30,200). 7 The quantities loaded into vessels not ' departed from New Zealand compare as \ follows:—Beef (quarters), 11,855 (190); 3 wethers (carcases), 69;955 (63,894); ewes : (carcases), 33,817 ( 59.993);, lamb (car--9 cases), 689,982 (406,600); porkers (car- ° cases), 12,670 (2378); baconers, 4540 A (538). 2 v 0 ' i ' ' '• . 0 The New Zealand Meat Producers* Board has been advised that the following shipments of meat to the United Kingdom were made during January by Australia and South America:—Australia: Mutton carcases, 191,623; lamb c:ircases, 400,304; beef quarters, 29,025. Sbnth America: Mutton carcases,; '25,648; lamb carcases, 401.064; beef quarters "(frozen), . 4072, (chilled), 377,881rThe rNew -Zealand shipments in the same period .were:— t Mutton, 38,090; lamb, 760,947; beef, 8014. y