THE MEAT TRADE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17343, 16 July 1924, Page 12

THE MEAT TRADE.

SHIPMENTS. KILLING* AND STOCKS. Pkji Pbrss Association. WELLINGTON, July 35. The New Zealand Meat, Producers' Boa.rd reports that- the following quantities of frozen rneat. have been shipped from Now Zealand during tho current season:— Reef Mutton Lamb 19*23

November . 8.690 56,241 PI.951 December 1,405 4.895 202.530 1924 January . 1.595 .120.366 536,253 February 20,200 230,786 704,933 March , 68,(362 382,139 636,618 April . 31.637 139,730 612.739 May . . 45,639 95,321 606,004 June . 24.213 47,776 648,763 Totals . 192,031 1,120,444 3.839,811 The killings at all work3 during the 1903-24 season. commencing November, 1933, to .June 30, 1924, were 1 North South 1 Island. Ieland. Total. Beef t’qrs) 298,658' 1,722 300,320 Wether mutton c’cs.) . • 849,758 129,503 979,266 Ewe mutton (o’cs.) . . 612,634 275,804 882.438 Lamb (c'cs.) .2,035,663 2,650,199 4,745,862 Sundries (freight o’cs.) • 256,258 56,846 313.104 Stocks on hand in New Zealand on June 30 were :— North South Island. Island. Total. Beef (qrs) 97,184 3,015 98,799 Wether mutton 1 c'cs.) 253,921 47,341 301,262 Ewe mutton ic’cs) . 283,273 189.099 472,972 Lamb fees.) 199,365 474,239 673,604 Sundries (freight c'cs.) 105,805 31,864 137.669 Th© stocks of frozen meat loaded into steamers not departed from New Zealand aa at June 30 were:— Beef (qrs.) . . , 15,300 Mutton (c’cs ) . 39.746 'Lamb (c’cs.) , _ 831,045