THE COLONIAL MEAT TRADE

Pahiatua Herald, Volume V, Issue 588, 29 December 1897, Page 2

THE COLONIAL MEAT TRADE

By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Per Press Association. London. December 25. Weddell’s annual review of the meat trade stal, s that the chief cause of the unfortunate position of frozen meat are over supply and defective condition. On tht whole, however, the quality of mutton and lamb is better than that of 1896. Inqiorts have increased 10 per cent. Over 45 per cent, of Australian cargoes were damaged, compared with C per cent, from the Argentine. It is estimated that the Australian loss through damage is Id per stems on 75.000 sheep above the insurance and recoverable. The review suggests that drastic alterations should be made in tbe preparation of the meat and transports, including a careful survey at tbe port of shipment and the institution of defer,n----1 tial rates of freight according to lbt ships records as meat cat tiers. The review concludes by declaring that ' the prospects are fairly hopeful. The Colonial Consignment Company also issued a circular dealing with the year's trade, at which it states that tbe bane of the trade has been damage by the “ off color " of the carcases, and states that if the ' frozen meat was shipped immediately after being slaughtered and promptly disposed of here it would go far to revive prosperity.