THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 38, 12 January 1884, Page 2

THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

The ; shipment of frozen meat to London' -by the Gear Company promise's to be unusually large during .the „neit: few weeks, arrangements having beejn: .madefto send consignments of mutton ! by .three vessels leaying 'shovtly. ' .Tlie first , sliipment will be despatbhed^y^ ; the Ladjr Jocelyifc Thetiiretlprg of 1 ' tbe company have chartered ves--8-1 for the purpose of conveying a cargo of meat to London, and as soon as her refrigiiating chambers hare been cleared x>f the gooda? Jstored m; them, a start;: '-will be riiade to place mutton on board her. ; Aa|hii|foajoiity of our readers % 'aware,|| the Lady J ocelyn ■•-*» . jStte^d" machinery of tlie most approved dek/cription, kns ;her ,of jjofeg^jrill therefore be frozen on board. When the ship was lasty l[ere,;iher carrying capacity was about 800Q / carcases. • Since the.n her chambers have been; en- ■ larged, and are now capable of " afccomodating as many as 10,000. TBe whole of the available space. >viijl v be occupied on the present voyage, a Jaj'genumber of gi'aziers m jMariborou^h and on the -West Coasij having.jiutimated their intention tq forward consignments of mutton to London through the company's agents, for disposal on their own account. ;It ia^ejxpected that: the^ady Jocelyn will, jje able to leave "Wellington about the end of tho monUi. {. -The next vessel by which the company intend to send! a consignment; ofi meat will be the Victory, on . board iof which ' ;b'etwe^n 2000 and 3000 qavcases will be placed. Thin steamer is expected to aVrive in' "Welingtou ; m about; ten, days', time, j She 'Will be followed by the Bombay, I also of the Shaw-Savill line, which wjll I take, away about 7000 carcases, ne^t month. Her cargo will bo prepar^-l on board the hulk Jubilee, the machinery m connection with which will jbe ■ready; to commence; freezing: in .'lcs3 /than a weeki; r Jhe>: directoßs-i liaye made avrangemtints.to freeze meat and 1 dispose of it m London on tho shippars' account- at a commission of 5 per :'cent. arid a payment of 3£d per lb for general expenses, and wo are informed that a large number of runholdei-san d graziers are availing themselves of this* opportunity; to forward ; shipments !of mutton at their own risfc.