Frozen Meat Trade

Feilding Star, Volume VII, Issue 7, 27 June 1885, Page 3

Frozen Meat Trade

•■• ♦ ■ The NX L. & M. C. report, mnder date, Jane 11:—8 :— The prices realised in London tor New Zealand Frozen Mutton during the past month, have shown very little variation. The quotations still range from s}d to sjd. Every effort to establish a better price aid to minimise charges is, however, still being exerted, 1 and cannot fail of good result it we maintain the high standard of the meat we expert. Danedin-— The freezing -works at Bnrnside have been occupied daring the month with ft shipment of 4,876 carcases mutton for the sa. Tongariro, and 4,123 carcases, will be for the s.s. Rtmutaka» to arrive ; the s.«. Tainui will follow, taking, about 5,000 carcases. TfeHington.-rThe Arawa sailed for Lendea via Napier and Ly tteiton, on the 24th ulf. She took from this port 4,600 earetMi mutton, 1,100 piece* beef. The «.s. Tongariro, on the ,7.th instant, cleared f«r London witn 4,055 carcases mutton from this port. Both ef the local fre«zing works are now engaged preparing earge for the *i*. Aerangiand s.s. lonic. Napier.— dinee last advice, the followMf shipment* have t een made . — Per s.s. Ar*wa, 8,191 carcases and. 1,218 legs mutton; 12 cases game and 12 cases kidneys.. Per Northumberland, 15,267 309 haunches, and 1^99 legs