TEN MILLION MARK

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 243, 14 October 1931, Page 9

TEN MILLION MARK

LAMB AND MUTTON EXPORTS ;> TWELVE MONTHS’ FIGURES ’ Well over 10,000,000 carcases of lamb . and mutton were exported from the Dominion during the twelve months ended September 30. This record is ahown in the returns for the 1930-31 season, is- ’ sued yesterday by the N.Z. Meat Pro- ' ducers’ Board. The exports of lamb ; were 7,824,937 carcases, this record r ligure exceeding tho total for the 1929- ’ 30 season by over one million carcases. The exports of mutton showed an in- ' crease of 331,241 carcases. There was ‘ very little change in the iigures for pork. Details of the exports and destinations of tho frozen meat shipped during 1930-31 are shown in the following table, the totals for 1929-30 being given for comparative purposes:—

In addition 119,445 bags of boneless beef (of which 112,054 bags went to Glasgow) were exported during 1930-31, t as compared with 87,986 bags (75,600 to Glasgow, 3333 to U.S.A., and 946 to j Genoa) during 1929-30. ’ Lamb Killings a Record. 3 The killings of lamb during the seak son just ended were a record at 7,783,1 528 carcases—an increase of 857,669 a carcases over those for tho 1929-30 seal son. On the other hand, killings of mutton at 2,132,532 carcases showed a de--0 crease of 488,743 carcases as compared 1 with 1929-30. The killings of pork at t 132,400 carcases show a slight decrease of 1191 carcases. The killings of lamb I in the North Island were 3,455,709 carcases (3,074,916 in 1929-30) and in the - South Island 4,327,8.19 carcases (3,850,1 943 in 1929-30). Killings of mutton in ■ the North Island wore 1,684,148 carcases as compared with 1,935,580 carcases in 1929-30; in the South Island they were 448,384 carcases, as compared with 685,695 carcases in 1929-30. Tho total killings of stock for export during tho twelve months ended September compare as follows with

Beef, qrs. Mutton, Lamb, c/cs. Pork, c/cs. London 77,448 2,185,142 6,192,200 94,695 Southampton 64,543 253,555 —— Liverpool 33,280 137,860 775,450 14,505 Glasgow 10,717 32,241 91,075 15,119 Avonmouth 6033 50,784 338,463 8542 Manchester 1426 88,200 —— Cardiff 1995 6273 83,294 873 Montreal 264 150 528 Halifax .— — 300 —. Vancouver — 450 256 San Francisco — 9 Honolulu 5303 10 609 — Genoa 500 — — —— Cristobal — — 50 — Other countries 4 90 960 20 Total 1930-81 185,539 2,478,970 7,824,937 133,754 Total 1929-30 148,232 2,147,729 6,799,138 133,810 Increase *12,693 331,241 1,025,799 •56 •Decrease.

those for 1929-30:— 1930-31 1929-30 Beef, quarters .. .. 143,169 177,379 Wether mutton, c/cs. 1,361,234 1,464,597 Ewe mutton, c/cs. .. 771,298 1,156,678 Lamb, c/cs 7,783,528 6,925,859 Pork (porkers), c/cs. 110,092 94,404 Pork (baconers), c/cs. 22,808 39,187 Boneless beef, frt. c/cs. 266,315 194,311 Sundries, frt. c/cs. . 307,461 229,673 The stocks of frozen meat in stores in the Dominion as at September 30 this year and last year compare as follow:— 1930-31 1929-30 Beef, quarters .. . . 41,262 29,352 Wether mutton, c/cs. 100,503 210,853 EWe mutton, c/cs. .. 100,231 270,269 Lambs, c/cs 154,512 135,911 Pork (porkers), c/cs. 7060 3253 Pork (baconers), c/cs. 472 5288 Boneless beef, frt. c/cs. 117,536 x 58,375 Sundries, frt. c/cs. . 98,548 77,027 The stocks of frozen meat loaded into vessels not departed from New Zealand at September 30 compare as follow:— 30/9/31 30/9/30 Beef, quarters 1306 Wether mutton, c/cs. .. 19,675 64,049 Ewe mutton, c/cs. .. .. 80,121 56,781 Lamb, c/cs .. 59,409 Pork (porkers), c/c.s . 807 2070 Pork (baconers), c/cs. . .. 25 250