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Star (Christchurch), Issue 17349, 14 May 1924, Page 11

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SHIPMENTS OF FROZEN MEAT. MEAT PRODUCERS’ BOARD. The following is a table, prepared by the New Zealand Meat Producer*’ Board, of tho frozen meat shipped from New Zea-

SHIPMENTS FROM SOUTH AMERICA. Th© New Zealand Meat. Producers’ Boari has received a cablegram from its representative at Buenos Aires, South America, advising the following shipments to the United Kingdom for the fortnight ended jlar 3 from Argentine and Uruguay:— 233.950 quarters chilled beef 61.210 Quarters frozen beef 43.924 carcases frozen mutton 63.436 carcases frozen lamb The quantity shipped to the Continent of Europe during the same period totalled 155.153 quarters frozen beef 15.181 carcases frozen mutton 3 250 carcases frozen lamb

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cheAtchcech. Following are latest quotations: Buyers. bellera. £ b. d. £ «: d.

luud: Beef. Mutton. Lamb. Qrs. Cc» Ccs. 10*23 — V November 8,690 56,241 81,961 December . 1,405 •18,095 202,590 1924— January « 1.595 1-20,3p6 536.-253 February . 20,200 230,786 704,93* 58,652 392,139 636,618 April 31,637 139,730 612,739 The following? are the killings 1923-4 season, which commenced on November 2, 1923, V o April « JO. 19*24:— N crth South Island. Island. Total. Beef (qrs.) 181,240 574 181,814 Wether mutton (cc§.) 772,534 107,618 880,152 Eyre muton ccs.) 458.922 383.502 642.424 Lamb (ccs.) 1,934,643 2,022,069 3,966,702 Sundries (frt. ccs.) 171,853 32,760 204,608 The following i is the amount of stock on hand in New Zealand at April 30, 1924 North South Island. Island. Tot a.1Beef (qrs.) 48,690 678 49,363 Wether mutton ccs.) 245.554 38,303 283,857 Ewe mutton ccs.) 180,822 121,378 302,200 Lamb (ccs.) . 483,183 781,835 1,265,013 Sundries (frt. ccs.) 79.051 17,485 96,536 Stocks of frozen meat loaded into steamers not departed from Netv Zealand as at April 30 were:— Beef (quarters) „ 21,471 Mutton (carcases) . 25.249 Lamb (carcases) . . 112,47o

96 17 6 •liiP.c. Inscribed, 1939 5 p.c. Inscribed. 1927 n d.c. Rond?. 192< . 5k n.e. .Inscribed. 1933 101 5$ p.c. $onde, 1933 - DF.BE XTURF.S— 0 Hospital « c - 99 0 0 1 •hi'istrchurch t>ra.ina««. Board, Si P r - 1973 . , • . WaApori Electric Lo»r. G* p.c.. 1934 99 0 0 100 0 0 102 0 0 BANKS— aid a. (£10 paid). 15 nw issue 4 asia, (£5 paid). _ Q 7 14 0 National of N.7.. 6 13 0 42 New South Wales 13 12 Royal (£1 P«dd) 6 6 6 16 Union of Australia . INSURANCE— National (cum. dvr.) 10 * New Zealand South British 2 0 0 LOAN AND AGENCY— 12 Goldsbrouch Mort. . 2 SHIPPING— 16 Howard tstnit.h Hurtdart Parker 2 2 6 FROZEN MEAT— .■3 6 Canterbury (preC.) • Gear N.Z. Refrigerating (paid) 0 19 3 0 19 6 N.Z. Refrigerating (contr.) 0 8 9 0 9 9 Wesiport-StockV-n ° 1 CAS7 16 0 s 0 0 E RETTERIES — Crown •2 0 9 2 1 6 Ward 1 CEMENTS— Wilson'* 1 9 6 1 10 3 Kauri MISCELLANEOUS — 6 13 British Tobacco Burns. Philp , (cum. 2 0 div.) N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. 1 (£5 paid) N.Z. Farmers’ Co-op. (SVp.c. stock. 1939) N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. 7, 0 0 10 (6-J P.c. stock. 1§&>) N.Z. Sugar of Milk ° 1 12 6 United Picture* North Canterbury t 3 0 Flour Milling (10s paid) C 12 MINING — Mt. T.yell 0 W a ill i (cum div.) 1 Grand Junctions 2 9 Sal*>s on 'Change—Royal Bank (id 33s 3d.