THE MEAT TRADE.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XVIIII, Issue 446, 14 November 1916, Page 1

THE MEAT TRADE.

A MAIL REPORT. 'Mu- ( olonial Consignment and DisiTibiuuig Company report hy mail i m< Em- dale, London. September Pith; — A llucinating trade Mias been experienced during the pa-U month, bin. this lee- been due not ro any increase in mI j>j i! i. s lint lather lo Die cllorts OI i i>i a ilei's and eonsiiiners to .■r-commo dale lilen t i'i ju 1 remen t s In the prua now ruli-ig. Lmler existing conditions, which presenl dilF’ciihies to -all_ sections ol (hr tiade, more interest attaches to ilie prospect.-; of easier conditions in the near future and any indication pointing in that direction is welcomed. In the lir.-t place the Government negotiations with Holland have resulted in the renewal of importations ot Hindi mutton. It is trim that tins is not a very large factor and some ol Tie consignments have keen delayed in 'ran-iv. wi'.li the result Tail '.aid prices V I'll' fealir-ed, bin llieii lllllileUee

on lb.- Vain. ol I 1 mm- ■ g row n million . .Mili.o be ipm'led Xu Dnleb pork 11:i----be.-ii !..i■ i;11-111,11Tiso far, and voi v lii To

’ -a'. -’l'iondly, lie- pllliliciuion ol Tie prel i iii lin ry Agn’eul i u r;i 1 Returns for England ;md Wales discloses the somewhat iinex|ieetcd fact that there is not only an increase in the total stock ol cattle, but. the number of (1.215,780 is Tie lamest recorded in .England and Wales, There is also an increase of IBS.OOO in the number of sheep. These figures promise well for the supply ol lloim-mown meat during the autumn and early winter months. It is also anlieipaled that a full supply will be Inri islnd irom Ireland, Lastly, Tie exportation of frozen meat from the three principal producing countries shows a very welcome and substantial expansion during tin- months of .Inly and Augm-i. especially in frozen beef, and it is Imped lint the increased supply nl this meal, may lead in linger qnanTiies nl mutinn iming i ideas-.d lm Hade pnrpnses.

AU igeTier the prognostication twn mm.tils agn that Tie aeiitest phase of Tie sknrtag.o ivonld !ia\ e pass, d by Tie a'.iinmn now appears likely lo be realised, although .my decoded reaction in y; ires may be slow in coining. At, Tin presmi I high rate, buyers are show inn a growing disposition to iepmi'e the host (jimlity meat lor their motley, and n is Tie Tiffuadiy in disposing of mlmior descriptions that leads io Tie markei not being clean'd occasionally in .pile of the short supply m .Pc cjereaate. Ibi.-os Itow.'Vor are disiimily mme ia\miraole to buyers Tmn w :e- the ease a month ago. The ’■op oiiotaimn io j be--t Seoteh sides nl heel is turn 11M,d per lb., a decline ol Id pm 1 1. am! English sides can be bmtgin :t U;d lo ;)Ml per lb. ( hilled lunds do uni command more Tmn (L'd per ib. a> ia in pa. red w ilh lld par lb., but lores show little change al C.'bl to 7M per Hi. MiitT.on prices; show nmvenietvt in tile s.imo Tit cel ion to a less decree, lint, wiulo English and Seotelt muSton still imi.aius high, Dutch sheep are being old al SRI to <l,Ml per Hu, many of . hes,. being heavy eiircascs.

English pork is extremclv dear and is . made up to Eld per lb., w ith the i. - illl Tint frozen poi I; Inis made record pl lee-:, (bioil pigs llaCO In's'Ll WOftll tl|» op to hMI |„m |, _ and even Ilatleaurian pork has tealised f').l to ‘Rd

I'h ovell II lit toll,- The I'eieipts dlll illg he mom h have amounted to 2!ld,Otto

..in-ises Irom Xew Zealand. X 1 eareasrs. Irom Australia, and oom S.onTi Amoriea. ’l'liese arrivals 11 1 ako no impression on the previous deJ 1 jen<-\- in Tie year's supplies, and the i Ual of 2,7118,388 carcases sliows a, decline el 2,230,1ib7. Tlie rjuanlities avail-

able for trade have been exceedingly limited, but. the ((notation for New /a aland mutton has been maintained unchanged al 8;d to dpi p<'r lb. for wethers, and S'd to 8 : pl for ewes.

.-hint I; American mut ton has also remained al the lower level reported hisli mentli, say B : |d io !lfd per lb., which is alioitr the value of English ewes. frozen Lamb.—Arrivals during the month eensisi of 503.711 carcases from New Zealand. and I 111,230 carcases from Smith America. The total receipts for the year amount to 3,018,1.83 carcases, and the deficiency (’as been reditee.d to ! 278,077 carcases. Until within Tie last few days. New /('aland lamb was extremely scarce, and being Tie most: attractive meat- on the market fi'om Tie retailer's point of view, there was a good deal of dissatisfaction among those who were unable to secure supplies. Last week-end, however, there was a considerable increase in the quantities pitched, hut it is uncertain w bethei; the more abundant offerings will bn maintained. Prices have been quite uninfluenced hy the condition of the supply, and the quotation has been uniform at Old to Rid per ib. South American lambs have declined to a level a IRTc more' in harmony with the New Zealand quotation, and can be bought at !)|d to Pbßl per lb. In the provinces, however, these have to compete with Scotch lull lambs at about Tie saute-figures-

Fr< zcti Beet'.---Supplies have come freni all quarters, I-1,980 quarters From New Zealand, 100.153 quarters from Australia, 100.202 quarters from So th A meric-.'. -15 OS quarters from North America, and 2-IP!) quarters Irma South Africa.. The supply however is still short of requirements and Bills below' tile 1915 level by 93.'),980 quarters. Roughly speaking, over SI) per cent, of the deficiency in tin 1 importations in frozen mutton, lamb, and beef, is due to the elfo( ts of the drought in Ansfralia. So far as Tie market is concerned, Dozen beef is only represented by the small importations from Sooth America and Brazil, The former has Vieor. selling at about 7)d per Ib, for hinds and 5j per Ib. for tores, and the latter at slightly higher prices. Practically the whole of the remainder is required hy the Government, hut the Provincial markets are fairly well supplied with secondary qualities of Homokilled beef.