VIEWS ON MEAT.
IF THERE WERE MORE BHIPS THERE
WOULD BE A MEAT FAMINE.
"If we had the boats available to take the meat Home there would soon be a meat famine in New Zealand," was the remark passed by aManawatu stock buyor to a Standard reporter.
He explained that with the high prices at present ruling for beef farmers were naturally eager to sell, but the number of ships available at present had restricted the export to a large extent, and it would require several times the number of vessels with refrigerated accommodation now in commission to take the meat Home.
As an instance of the present state of the market, he added that in addition to fat stock, store's were being sold for export to England, and were averaging about £7 10s, where a few months back the ruling price was in the vicinity of £3 10s; a rise of £4, which would quickly tempt owners to sell.
There has been a drop in the vicinity of Auckland owing to freezing works being full.
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Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, 17 February 1915, Page 5
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176VIEWS ON MEAT. Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, 17 February 1915, Page 5
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