AMERICAN MEAT TRUST.

Temuka Leader, Issue 7570, 26 May 1914, Page 4

AMERICAN MEAT TRUST.

NOT I’KK.lOuicm. AS NET. At Uu> Conference (it the South Caiy lerbnry Termers' L’niotid, held iit lb inani cm Saturday, the chairman (Mr Talbot), referring to tins American inctit buyers said the question was as to whether their operations word going to prejudicially alhcl the farming community- Ho believed that .American buyers had been operating here lor some time, but they had not got so strong a fooling as to be able to dictate to the producer what they Were going to pay for the latter’s meat. Amt unless they not control of the freezing and shipping interests (which in his opinion was unlikely) he did not think they could net in the position referred to. Competition improved pri' es, ittul the, operations of the American havers up to the present could not he said to have proved prejndieia). lie did not think it necessary that any steps should be tak mi at present, though the thing required to be watched, dhe operations of these people were confined chiefly l to distribution, and it wns against their They had didicuUy in'finding sulheient interest to discourage .production, meal for 1 heir customers. The supply of meat all over the world appeared to he on the decrease, while the com ■mmjitioa was on the increase. If 'the American meat buyers could get condistribution they might ad prejudiIrol of both the production and the rally (o the fanning community, bat they had a long way to go before, they could reach that stage. Uo had reivnllv met the representative of a dome meat distributing linn—iTiastniau’s, l,ld. —in the North Island. Hi* had come out to see if Uuwo was any belter means of getting their supplies anb for all he could gather they had nothing to fear from the American Meat Trust. •