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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13709, 25 September 1908, Page 4

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NEW ZEALAND MEAT

The Colonial Consignment and DiV tributing Company. Ltd., report under date London, Augast 14th, nt, folio* s Xew Zealand Mutton.—lmport during ' the live weeks since our last issue amount, to 159,758 earcaee?, and the total receipt* for the Tear to 1,040.055 carca«s, showing a decrease of 239,351 carcases. Th» tion of the trade has been very disappoint,injr, and the output Ml much below requirements until the demand waft stimulated br a small reduction in price. This ha*i since been recorewl and valms only show * low of i' l I* r lb dnnn ß th * month. Good light carcase a* usual k» readilr, and at; thir finish then? l* a ..little mo«-riMlttiry for secondary description*. Canterbury brands are scarcely jn evidence at all, and no quotation can be «imi North Islands are sufficiently plentiful, and the bent light carcases can be bought at 35d to 314 lb. while burner weights range down to 3jd per IK Kwe» are selling round about. 3d to 3Jd p*r lb. frozen Lamb*.—Receipt* amounting Jo 362,583 carcase* from New Zealand,Jo, to 1 ciitvtM from AtfatiaJia. and 29.5 o c.ir cmu, from South America, are heavy for the time of rear, but the ne't ro>uU i> >till a shortage'of 128,792 carcase*; on l:ssn vrac. Values* for New /cabn«l lainnfc have been mahitaiwd at a very .«ati>fac torv Wei, but latterly titer#* h:is tome falling off in the demand for medium and weight fartai-Ts. wbicl* pre dominate, accompanied by rather weaker price*. Light weight* are in gowl request, and command up to 5Jd per lb fur Canterbnrvs. Medinni weight Canterbury* caa be bought afc-SJd per lb. and Southland* and North Maud* *>U :it sed5 e d to s a d per lb,according to weight. The inct«v m supplies from South America has J*eu accompanied by an-improvement in quality, and eome useful carcav*. have com* to hand from Patagonia-