MORE LAMB EXPORTED

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23529, 18 June 1938, Page 3

MORE LAMB EXPORTED

SOUTH ISLAND KILLINGS RECORD SOUTHLAND SEASON LOWER SHIPMENTS OF PORK Followin'* heavier killings of lamb in the South Island, figures for the eight months of the current export season no longer show a decrease over last year’s totals. Returns issued by the New Zealand Meat Producers’ Board show that whereas Dominion killings were 4139 carcasses lower up to May 15, the difference at the end of May was only 2520 carcasses. Shipments of lamb to the United Kingdom for the season to date are higher by 362,832 carcasses at 6,082,935. Killings of lamb in the North Island for the period ended May 31 declined by 301,963 to 4,395,546 carcasses, but heavier killings in .the South Island, assisted by a record season in Southland, have largely offset this decrease. Total killings in the South Island this season were 299,443 higher at 4,304,865 carcasses.

Substantial increases are shown in killings of chilled beef, boneless beef and veal, ewe mutton and sundries, but other classes show a decline over the previous season’s, figures. Exports for all classes show an increase on the previous season’s figures, the sole exception being pork. Shipments of this class were lower by 22,539 carcasses at 416,989,

Exports from October 1, 1937, to May 31 compare with those of the same period of the previous season, as follows;—

Sundries (carcasses) . 283,588 250.538 Stocks of lamb, wether mutton, frozen beef and sundries held in store in New Zealand at May 31 were lower than the quantities held at the same date last season, but other classes generally were substantially higher With the exception of baconer pigs stocks loaded into ships to sail from New Zealand also were much higher than at the corresponding period of the previous season.

1937-38 1938-37 Chilled beef (quarters) 159,758 129,851 -Frozen beef (quarters) 90,730 77,934 Mutton (carcasses) . 1,160,185 984,553 Lamb (carcasses) .. . 6,082,935 5,720,103 Pork (carcasses) 416,989 439,528 Boneless beef (bags) 198,857 127,999 , Killings of stock fon the season to May 31 compare as follows:— 1937-38 1938-37 Chilled beef (quarters) . 169,716 127,455 Frozen beef (quarters) . 109,828 138,410 Wethers (carcasses) 920,574 938,890 Ewes (carcasses) 1,069,386 752,688 Lambs (carcasses) .. . 8,700,411 8.702,931 Porkers (carcasses) 398,374 403,507 Baconers (carcasses) . . 229,039 239.162 Boneless beef (freight carcasses 483,202 368.796 Boneless bobby veal (carcasscs) 78,650 72,908