MEAT SHIPMENTS

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 83, 2 January 1935, Page 12

MEAT SHIPMENTS

October-December 15 Figures BIG DECREASE IN LAMB With Hie exception of lamb, which shows a heavy drop, shipments of meat during the period October 1 to December 15, the first two and a half months of the 1934-35 season, show considerable increases compared with those for the same period of last year The following table shows the destinations of the shipments for the period, the totals for the same period of 1933 being given for comparative purposes:—

There were 6500 quarters of chilled beef shipped during the period under review, as against none for the same period of 1033, while the quantity of boneless beef shipped was 52,725 bags, as against 29,547 bags. The New Zealand Meat Producers Board is advised by cable from its. London office that the shipments from Australia and South America to the United Kingdom during the first half of December were as follow :— Australia.—Carcases mutton. 20,120; careases lamb, ISO,518; quarters beef, 7309. South America. —Carcases mutton, 3618; earcases lamb, 255,475; quarters beef (frozen). 1726; quarters beef (chilled), 205,846. The killings at all Dominion works during October-December 15 compared as follow:—

Stocks of frozen meat on hand in cold stores in the Dominion at December 15 compare as follow: —

Stocks of meat loaded into ships not departed from New Zealand at December 15 compare as follow: —

Frozen be6f, qrs. Mutton, c/cs. L'aml), c/es. Pork, c/cs. London .. 43.221 14S.406 467.548 101.985 Liverpool 20,194 S.352 12,601 4,219 Glasgow . 7.005 1.912 1.000 14.901 Avoninouth 4,01)0 1,001 — Mancliestor 1,255 —— I,a71 — West Indies — 115 133 —• Hong-Kong — — 501 — San Francisco — — Pacific 39 29 Islands 27 Total, Oct.Dec. 15. 1031 .. 75,762 159,915 483,384 124,712 Total, Oct.Dec. 15, 1933 .. G1.726 103,372 648,317 79.082 Increase 14,036 56,543 •164,933 45.630 •Decrease.

Oct.Dec. 15, Dec. 15, 1934. 1933. Beef (quarters) 14,168 8,636 Wether mutton (c/cs.) ... 316.262 62,918 Ewe mutton (e/cs.) • 36,113 23,441 Lamb (c/cs.) 1 Pork, porkers (c/cs.) ... ,253,251 123,202 1,465,265 73,264 Pork, baconers (c/cs.) .. 42,069 39,121 Boneless beef (frt. c/cs.) 3.37S 47,72*) Sundries (frt. c/cs.) .... 58,241 77,141

15/12/34. 15/12/33. .. 10,157 43,938 Wether mutton (c/cs.) .. 04,800 26,717 Ewe mutton (c/cs.) .... .. 22.565 12.243 Lamb (c/cs.) .. 597,501 525,951 Pork, porkers (e/cs.) ... .. 36,32b 21,035 Pork, baconers (c/cs.) .. 17,998 15,225 Boneless beef (frt. c/cs.) . 64,507 21.396 Sundries (frt. c/cs.) .. .. 70,088 91,292

15/12/34. ... 2.507 15/12/33. Beef (quarters) Wether mutton 49,813 (c/cs.) ... 0,350 7,019 743 ... 2,267 Lamb (c/cs.) Pork, porkers ... 248,938 360,(04 (c/cs.) ... 15,444 15.291 Pork, baconera (c/cb.) .. 5,123 16,01J