SCRAMBLE FOR MEAT.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 15079, 29 November 1919, Page 2

SCRAMBLE FOR MEAT.

WONDERFt-L TRADING OPPORTUNITY. LONDON, Nov. • 12.~Mr McCurcly' (Parliamentary Secretary of the- Minis-try-of Food) says: "The general aspect of the meat situation Jstfiiil: of menace, and ifc jis made more menacing by the Amoi'icail ttiisl's tohtrol of a.;lar#6 part of tlie world's supply." Aiij kiilcrefiting survey . ftf thfe liositioii has bfeen . giVeii • by Sir VflhoiliaS iKobiusoiii who Combines ;'-. an. intimate Jkiiowledge of A\<stralii|ti -supplies' rjiiid -46 j-iCars' experience .o.f,:tlie: ? .,«hipj)ii\g > p'trade |Wjih inside iivforhiatiOji Director ; df Meat Supplied iri* f-Rrit^in. Ho says that the British Government's i)i'esent rates: f<H" Ail^trriiiaii .riiuttoii, beof. and rh-bbltis" sent ■- td-. th<i Ooiitiiitfiit, especially France, and "Belgium,- fave.t'he way-ior a sitbstantkil- direct Tt-liieh wdukl probably be permandiit*. . . .Cur rabbits are partic,ulftriv liked. -inFi'ftl.icd: y Tltfe ,m;iees stiit>,."t*h'e depleted pockets of tfhcj .pGppte, .who cannot &i present buy miifch hdei Or.nnitton.. The buhiiy is a!l«o picasanitly adaptable to the Francli; casserole Cookiii^y. Evd n. Sh".. Tliomes. Robinson cannot say precisely* when. th e British meat control will feiid. He expects that: it will terminate hot .ktei 1 than June, 1920.The scarcity after the abohition of control, Sir Thomas thinks, will, compel a -qui&i rise ia values everywhere. , "Britain, too, must-; -pay the world's prices, but- will -retain loty some time longer her freight advantages as regards? •AustraJian meat. If , the Australians themselves consign to • ,the- Continent they must i-iii .any case get. higher, prices m order ;to .coiiippnsa,te, them for. the higher-' .freights qnd, the costs of.traaislupmemV., • ,- y ; ' "One; of the difficulties due to the wa* is the world's- refrigerated- tonnage 1 which is new -capable -of carrying only ahout 1,500,000 tons of meat- yearly, puj'. tho position '.'rM-Ul-.-streadily,- improve- iii 1920 andyafterAvards." .,. '„;. "' ,' Sir VTliOmas** Robinson • and .".othor'p point out the* competitiyo-'acti\nty'of thr American packers, witji .whiclAustralia .must at aiir^ariy date jn-epare to contend. They ,*vi'll make a stron*' bid for 'a-, "larger, share of ' Coptiiiental trade iii» :lhe- immediate future. • , • ; , j Tho '.; Argfjhfcwie - exported ' to . •■Britau*' £18.590,000 '•rt-orth .of meat -in the niiie months- -ended - September ■: 30,' ; .despite , \ransuQrt; and., other . hfthdioa'ps.l This ii £5;88l;oO0,.aboy<>. the:total.-fpr. 19^8. •; VThe New;Soii+li Wajes .at'eucv... -g'-yinf* examples. -oi> how V^ontrolS -impede ■ busii noss, stated that. -hundreds^f tons Of j an; ciiuld be.-sold "immedjtite l^ to -France' and Belflrium, bu* the Food Ministi-y" ■"will'iiot' permit -re:eiport^ -„ J; . .; ? A great variety- of profitable trading!' especTa^l^;;.iif' Aydtfi^^butter; preserves .r rabbits, .^dvseajl}i.etj -jt.waits the.restora- 1 tion of. ordhiary husuViess-eoiiditions anc 1 adequate shipping? 'yy "-■>■.---. Mr O. C. CheiTy. the CoiiimoiiWea.Ltf meat expert in' London,, lai'gely confirmp the results of the special iiiquiries madr on -behalf of. New SoutlrWales. He m sta.nces the great rise '■"' m: the price- of ttillowas 'the effect) of thei remoVal - : of comtrol. -•" y '-'•'••; .■•'■■■ ;,■; •::".- ..*■'. .-. !; It is hoped m many quarters that Mi Hughes will arrange at .an eai"3y date tr protect- :tiie tonnage interests of exporters.'■'..-.•-,.•.-• :.;•. '■■■ ; :V ' -V--..., „, ■.''_'