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Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3661, 9 April 1883, Page 2

AYe obtain the following gratifying- intelligence from the "London letter" of the AVellington Post's able correspondent: — '.' The consignment of frozen meat ex s.s. Sorrento, particulars of which I hope duly reached you via Brindisi, will, it is understood, prove a financial as well as a general success. This has not been the case hitherto with the New Zealand shipments, and tho Sorrento's trip may be said to mark the turning point iii the history of this trade. Her mutton has throughout brought the Australian Company per lb. wholesale, and they seem to consider this price satisfactory. Their energetic manager, Mr John Stevens, wrote to the Standard, and other papers, notifying- to the public that the Sorrento's mutton is in prime condition, and under its own name might now be purchased retail at Messrs Fitters' in tho Leaden hall Provision Market. I dropped in there yesterday (February 21), and found quite a little crowd of buyers and sight-seers, -who were unanimous in comparing it most favoraoly with the meat for sale on the adjacent stalls. The following are Messrs Fitters' retail prices :—Leg of mutton, 9/U1 per lb ; neck, 7d; breast, skl; shoulder, 8d ; loin, 9d and 9|d ; saddle, 9d to 9id. Some of the Sorrento's meat was sent"to Birmingham Market last week, where it comparatively " squelched " the American frozen mutton, selling id per lb higher.'* AYe may add to this by saying that th« Agent-General has forwarded to the Government by the San Francisco mail some extracts from London papers referring in terms of the wannest commendation to the shipment of New Zealan3 mutton received by the s.s. Sorrento, and predicting a most brilliant future for the frozen meat trade.