COLONIAL MUTTON IN AMERICA.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 846, 18 June 1910, Page 5

COLONIAL MUTTON IN AMERICA.

SOLD AT A GOOD PROJTL DUTY NO BAB. • ~ ••; By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright, i (Rec. June 18, 12.55 a.m.) Melbourne, June 18. Tho Federal Prime Minister (Mr. Fisher) has received cable advice from tho Secretary of State for the Colonies enclosing a report by Mr. Bennett, British Consul-Goneral in New York, dated April 18, statiug that a consignment of 891 carcasses of New Zealand mutton had reached New. York, via London. The' press announced this as being the first of many such shipments, as importers found they could sell New Zealand mutton at a high price after paying a duty 'of 1} per cent, per pound. There is reason to believe,that the meat was diverted to New York at short notice, owing to the high prices prevailing. , Mr. Bennett also says that Australian meat has'been imported into New York, via England, and arrived in excellent condition, and in spite of tho duty sold at a good proiit, at two cents less than American meat, [We published full poxticulaTS of tne shipment of New. Zealand mutton to America in out issue of May. 27. Local exporters do not -attach much importance to the prospect of developing: a rWgulaf trade in frozen meat with America.] , ■ • , >