FROZEN MEAT TRADE
t : : ENGAGED. .£ iy: \V Some idea of the relative importance' pv of New Zea]andV'.Bhare';;in;the frozen; i;:' meat trade may, be ■ gathered: from; a; l- ' siiiamary in "Weddel's Review of the' ' Trade'U'f or '1915. ' This. f •>6ummary/.gives/the;, : total/., number; , of, '{K steamers, ;,; trading during, theiyea'r to. the, different ;..'; meat-producing;countries. I .'.,F6r' : the pur- ;;';'. poses of comparison,-it should be under-i'. ■ i'.stood,ihpweyer,,;that as New, Zealand ~ is; the;_most remote of all. those'coim- •:; 'tries, it follows '.that-the' 'steamers -in f ,' the take : Homel.fewei; Cargoes: in &;-.the"course of the year;'i-'^jsg,ithe:. list •';.•'/ does:., not include'those "steamers'; fitted :;'; exclusively for - the ■ carriage -.of, chilled £:, .meat, in the North American Jrade.. fv/.vFollowing is the']ist;of steaniere and j ;'. their carrying, capacity in'carcasses'.--7-' f •:,:•;.■ ' , :: .Ships. Capacity.i:■■■: ........; 73 '3,747,200 !; - New Zealand •..>.•....,...' 52 ... 3,334,800 ;-Australasia '■"■ and' 'or- . . ... ' : s| '&'■ ;S.'America .:....•...;..' 12/ , 1,189,700; i:::BJ:America ....;....'.....; 76 ;:6,258,700 r'..United States ..;.'.....'. 17 •. ''■ ■ 824,700 ' f-.-Oanada,." .......„:....."... 11 r ■ .120,600' £ ; S. Africa:...'.,.W..:....:.:,17j:: ;. .51,00p.'| p v .' In addition to' these steamers which ~...were in;the trade to the United King-. ['.; ddm during 19/15, there are eight ships •'■"• at present chiefly engaged, in the Buenos 'f .;;Aires-NewrYork, trade, two. steamers in ;■:':. other, 'trades,!';.and..' 23 . meat-carrying !; "','*''.••■
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2734, 31 March 1916, Page 8
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184FROZEN MEAT TRADE Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2734, 31 March 1916, Page 8
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