MUTTON AND LAMB.
REASON FOR DROP IN PRICE. STATEMENT BY THE MINISTER. (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON. March 13. The Minister of Agriculture states that the present reduced c.i.f. offers of New Zealand mutton and lamb are stated to be due to expected heavy arrivals in the United Kingdom in March and April. But the statistical position does not justify these statements in view of the fact that the. High Commissioner’s cable of March 11th states that stocks of old season’s meat are small and new season’s in short supply. There would appear to be no reason to anticipate a reduction in the London market. The arrivals of New Zealand meat on the Ixmdon market this season, and the anticipated arrivals to the end of April are as follows :—■
The balance in store in New Zealand on 28th February, 1921. was 3,355,507 and the balance in store in New Zealand on 28th February, 1922, was 1,739.271. It is significant that the It is significant that the prices quoted for new season’s meat in the United Kingdom immediately after the removal of Government control on 31st March. 1921. were: Light weight mutton to 9d. heavy weight mutton 7|d to B|d, lamb 12d to 13d. To-day’s prices quoted by the High Commissioner are: Light weight mutton 7ld to Bd, heavy weight mutton GJd to 7d. North Island lamb lid to lljd, (no Canterbury on the market). In view of the certainty of reduced export for tht season and provided there is no manipulation of the market in the interests of individuals, New Zealand producers should be assured of a reasonable return for all mutton and lamb shipped during the season.
as follows : —■ Month Beef Mutton Lamb •Tan ... ... 13.546 53,854 28,108 Feb .... 10.458 84,329 161,960 March ... 17.219 402.001 687,795 April ... 13,570 225,634 384,646 Comparison of shipments of meat from Kew Zealand in 1920-21 and 1921_ 22 seasons in 601b freight carcases are as follows :— 1920-1921. November, 1920 December, 1920 February. 1921 February, 1921 829,113 1,293,012 488,420 287,636 Total 2,898,181 1921-1922. November. 1921 ... . December, 1921 ... . January. 1922 February, 1922 ... . 240,336 184.152 629,743 733,580 Total 1,787,811
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18430, 14 March 1922, Page 8
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350MUTTON AND LAMB. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume LXXVI, Issue 18430, 14 March 1922, Page 8
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