FROZEN MEAT AND FRUIT EXPORT.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 133, 4 December 1895, Page 2

FROZEN MEAT AND FRUIT EXPORT.

70 THE EDITOB OF THE STAB. •, - - Sib,— The enclosed are parts of * letter just received from a nephew of - mine—a batcher doing a goo&class of , trade. It is in reply to my enquiry as to his views and knowledge of the frozen " meat trade. As the district he mentions, -< , viz., Kingland road, is a most important • business locality, the meat most do r rapidly making its way with the public, and, as he remarks, is sold as New Zea- --' land meat, I think the paragraph may be of some interest to your readers. < "London, Oct. 13th, '95. " The frozen meat trade has developed enormously of late. Most of the ; best shops go in for it, and sell 'it lot.wkafit is. They do not galm it off for £tigtish. ' In High street, Ifingland," within an eighth of a, mile of Dalson, Junction, ~ there are no less than a dozen stalls on; which it is sold in addition'tothe regular shops. In other neighbourhoods, it '4b - just the same. We had one; and some- ' times two, frozen lambs a week so aVto - supply customers who enquired for it/ New Zealand* sheep are fetching 8s 8d per stone of 81bs this week. Wb have had several quarters of frozen lamb for our own eating, and consider it very good indeed. The charge for hindV quarters is about 8d per lb, f ove-qoartors about 6sd per lb (retail), Frozen meat wants very careful cooking. It wantetd be put in a slow oven to allow the frost J to get thoroughly out of it. A great^ many people don't do this, but pop it in * a quick oven, and the meat naturally eats hard. It is a sight to see the van loads down at the market every morning. A lot of the meat is stored in the cold air stores beneath the Smithfield marvel and brought up when required," " Apples.— lf any of your readers are thinking of sending over apples, tins I coming season, I shall be roMt'happy to give them the address of a very good firm at Spitalfields market who will . undertake the sale at a very moderate commission— no middleman's expenies. In answer to my enquiries as to packing, etc., they say * If yon send us a few case* as a trial only send us the "very best you r can get. * It matters UtUe whether it jo, < for the. table or cooking, bat a^mixecl shipment of bqth 'wonldbje most ad via* able. Only let *the apples be perfectly sound, large, medium sizes* and well packed, and they will pay a good retain to the shippers, and you .may depend upon us doing our best.* I would strongly advise you trying a few shipments ejurly this season, but follow my advice ana only send the very best, which are (in the absence of our own fruit) at all timos saleable at paying prices : 10s to 18s 6d per case containing about 361bs fruit; retailed in the city 4d to 6d per lb ; vexy best pippins sell at from 2s to 3s per dozen. They will arrive in better con> dition if each apple is wrapped round with tissue paperjtnd packed in sawdust, which must be perfectly dry at the time of packing." ' - - , l% I shall be pleased to answer any enquiries as to the foregoing. I am, etc., H. Toixet, Sonr. Birmingham, December 3rd, 1885. c r