THE AMERICAN MEAT TRUST.

Otago Witness, Issue 3274, 13 December 1916, Page 10

THE AMERICAN MEAT TRUST.

Discussing tho Moat Trust at a mooting of tho Southland Branch of tho N.Z. Farmers’ Union on Saturday, tho president JMr Wm. Ford) said they knew that it was in existence, and was operating, not only in Southland, but throughout tho whole of Now Zealand. It had millions of money at its disposal, and had a decided margin of yd per lb to work upon in tho Dominion. Ministers said that the farmers should sell their meat through the Imperial Government, but farmers did not know who were the agents of tho trust, and, like other people, sold to tho highest bidder. Mr M‘Donald said it made no difference, as some of the buyers they had were quite as bad as tho American Moat Trust. A trust had got hold of their meat in the Old Country and made'''a profit of 4d per lb

out of it. Mr Price stated that nine-tenths of our lambs had been thrown on the open market in. London, and wo knew nothing about it. Sixpence per lb went to speculators at Homo. Mr M'Lean moved that the Hon. Jas. Allen be asked who was the American Meat Trust, and who its rcpre-j sentatives in Nov.- Zealand were. After some further discussion the matter was allowed to drop, no action being taken.