FROZEN MEAT TRADE

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 75, Issue 178, 30 July 1932, Page 9

FROZEN MEAT TRADE

RECORD LAMB KILLINGS OVER 1,000,000 INCREASE During the 94 months of tho 1931-32 season to July 15, the killing of lamb for export established a new record at 8,7(53,840 carcases, an increase of over one million on those lor the corresponding period of last season. Tho North Island accounted for 672,602 carcases of tho increase, and tho South Island 295,536. Killings of sheep, at 2,878,576 carcases, showed an increase of 754,668 carcases, of which the North Island accounted for 537,214, and the South Is land 217,454 earcases. Killings of pigs increased by 12,225 carcases, mostly in the North Island. Tho Meat Board's figures of total killings for the 9$ months compare as follow: IS3I-32. 1930-81. B«ief (quarters) .. .... 170,758 140,720 Wether mutton- (c/cs) . 1,436,077 1,312.282 Ewe mutton (c/cs) .. 1,442,499 781,626 Lamb (c/cs) 8,763,840 7,705,702 Pork (baconers. cBcs) .. 21,011 23,713 Pork (baconort!, c/cs) .. 21,011 23,718 Boneless beef (frt. e/cs) '320,60S 240,689 Sundries (frt. c/cs) .. 170;762 189,765 Exports of frozen, meat from the Dominion for tho 9j months’ period compare as follow: Beef. Mutton. Lamb. Pork. Qrs. C/cs. C/cs. C/cs. 1931-82 . 137,649 2,279,229 7,436,578 107,720 1930-31 . 97.796 1,957,880 6,698,801 103,277 Increase . 39,588 312,899 837,777 4,443 In addition, 164.277 bags of boneless beef were shipped, mainly to Glasgow, as against 91,565 bags for the .1930-31 period. OVERSEAS SHIPMENTS TO BRITAIN The ±\ew Zealand Meat Producers' Board is advised by cable from its Lon don office that tho shipments from Australia and South American to tb( United Kingdom during the first half of July were as follow: Australia: 4667 carcases mutton; 38.643 carcases lamb; 54,779 quarters beef. South America; 66,025 carcases mutton; 113,325 carcases lamb; 60 quar ters beef (frozen); 157,968 quarters beef (chilled). Included in tho South American figures are 54,478 careases of lamb and 54,135 carcases of mutton shipped from Patagonia. The shipments from New Zealand tn the United Kingdom for tho same period were as follow: 143,053 carcases mutton; 444.193 carcases lamb; 22.643 quarters beef. The shipments from South America to the Continent of Europe during the same period were as follow: Mntton, | nil; frozen beef. 158 tons.