NEWS' AND NOTES.
A MILLION INCREASE IN THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE. •lii the. course of the annual report of the Wellington Chamber of Commerce it ls-istated that for the year ended: March 31-there- has been an ■'increase in the yaluo of..exports of beef, mutton, and lamb to: the,;,extent of over a "million sterling, largely duo to higher prices in all lines. This is very satisfactory, particularly to tho producers, but buyers have not 'had such a pleasnnt'time; the market,, although good, lias not supported; tho. figures, paid for stock on the lipof. -In- the North Island :the season has been a favourable one, and winter feed appears plentiful. Trade'witli.Ca'u; ada and tho West Coast of tho United States has shown marked' expansion, ftlm't.New.-York and. the eastern .ports- are dr,a\ving,:as.:is-natural, the" bulk of their supplies_ from Argentina.' Bnsiness"iri meat .with tho Continent of" Europe makes','littlo Italy is taking small .quantities from Australia, prin- ' cipally tor Army contract purposes. Germany and Switzerland haverievei'ted; to their old tariffs, which -serves to show , that agrarian'.interests are still para : Boidit. ' ; . ~.. ..;,;.- :
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2147, 13 May 1914, Page 10
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175NEWS' AND NOTES. Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2147, 13 May 1914, Page 10
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