COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 July 1924, Page 1

COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

SHIPMENTS OK MEAT.. The New Zealand Meat Producers Board hits received a cable from its representative tit Buenos Aires, South America, advising the following -Jtiptnents to the United Kingdom for the fortnight ended 12th July. 1!‘21. from Argentine uml Uruguay:— 237.725 quarters chilled beef, 70.51 >2 quarter-, frozen heel. N2,t1.’)2 earcasue frozen unit Lon. 7b 1 .501 carcases Dozen lamb. The quantity shipped to the Continent. of Europe during the same period totalled 127.1150 quarters frozen heel’. 2.150 carcase- Mown mutton.

K.XI’OUT Or !’()!{K. |!v tin- Inst, nisiil the New Zealand Ali-iit Producers Hoard received :i lt*t-U-i- I'niin il- London .Maunjicr in respect. tn thf shipment nl' pork. An extract from this letter i> ns lollows: --While in llristol n lew weeks n<ro, I called on .Messrs K. -Miles ami Company. anil had ii lolly; talk with their Alanaoiii”; Director who is largely interested in the matter ol tin- hticoti trude havinic several laetories in the West of Knolaiid. The .Mutineer of this linn is loud in his praise ol the quality of Non Zealand frozen pit's which lie has handled lor many years past, hut lie is very disappointed that he cannot obtain teynlar supplies all the year round. I explained to lum that" it nils a seasonal trade in New Zealand, hut lie pointed out that m Kuelaml pip's were fattened all the vear round, lie proters the New Zealand pies to any other imported pork and stated that we are very much ahead of the American quality. He state- that he could take up to -MW pies a month all the year round provided the price wa- satisfactory and rem.lar shipments could he obtained, etc-., etc.

• also called on the Manager of .Messrs Spier Pros and Clarke also laree provisions merchants and bacon eurors. He. also, expresses himself as particularly pleased with the quality of New Zealand frozen pork, lmt complained also ol the want ol itpu ar shipments. He was anxious to get into direct touch with the New Zealand suppliers-of pork and I was able to .rive him the names ol several hi ms who would he in a position to quote him."