FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 217, 13 August 1937, Page 5

FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

RECORD IN LAMB KILLINGS. TEN MONTHS’ EXPORTS. The present meat, export year ending on September 3D indicates a record for lamb. For the 10 months ended July 31, killings of lamb totalled 9,177,286 carcases, as against 8,786,383 carcases for tho corresponding period of 1935-36, an increase of 390,903 carcases. Exports of lamb for the 10 mouths showed an increase. t of 294,621 carcases, tho total shipments being 7,890.544 carcases. ■' Killings of mutton for the 10 months totalled 1.779,906 carcases, as compared with 1,883,784 carcases for 1935-36, a decrease of 103,878 carcases. Shipments of mutton /or tho 10 months totalled 1,340,508 carcases, a decrease of 176,799 carcases. Shipments of frozen beef decreased by 43.935 quarters, but exports of chilled beef were greater by 48.405 quarters. Exports of pork totalled 541,297 carcases, an -increase of 8606. Details of the shipments of meat and destinations for the ton months ended July 31 are given in the following tabic, the totals for tho corresponding period of 1935-36 being shown for comparative purposes :

Total, 1935-36 173,4881,517,307 7,595,923 532,691 Increase *43,935 *175,799 294,621 8,606 In addition. 173,851 quarters of chilled beef were exported, as against 125,466 quarters for the ten months of 1935-36, an increase of 48,405 quarters and 211,350 bags of boned beef, as against 188,062 bags, an increase of 23,288 bags. All the chilled beef went to London and Southampton, with the exception of 285 quarters for Honolulu. ~ Killings of fat stock for export at all works during the 10 months ended July 31 were as follow, those for the corresponding period of 1935-36 being shown in brackets: —Chilled beef (qrs), 175,892 (127,485); frozen beef (qrs), 195,491 (189,327); wether mutton (cs), 972,552 (1,444,724); ewe mutton (cs), 807,354 (739,060); lamb (cs), 9,177,286 (8,786,383); pork (porkers, cs), 428,186 (449,4b2); pork (baconers, cs), 239,299 (215,913); boneless beef (ft cs), 493,941 (402,165); boneless bobby veal (ft cs), 104,810 (76,178); sundries (ft cs), 290,069 (297,595). Stocks of meat in cold stores m the Dominion as at July 31, with those of the corresponding date last year in brackets, were as follows: —Chilled beef (qrs), 1120 (1825); frozen beef (qrs), 95,971 (62,543); wether mutton (cs), 303,271 (284,426); ewe mutton (cs), 315,448 (256,477); lamb (cs), 1,096,205 (1,041,977); pork (porkers, cs), 125,770 (115,003); pork (baconers, cs), 22,087 (10,897); boneless beef (ft cs), 117,936 (88,745); boneless bobby veal (ft. cs), 22,937 (18,992); sundries (ft cs), 61,167 (56,005). Stocks of frozen meat loaded into vessels not departed from Now Zealand at July 31 com,rare as follows: —Chilled boof (qrs), 7185 (2810); frozen beef (qrs). 4842 8503); wether mutton (cs), 35,620 (42,539); ewo mutton (cs), 34,983 (26,291); lamb (c?), 310,724 (217,427); pork (porkers, cs), 9553 (24,140),; baconers (cs); 1942 (5680)..

Frozen Beef. Mutton. Lamb. Pork. Qrs. Cs. Cs. Cs. London 90.458 1.044,820 5,768,254 295.025 S’thampton Hull 185 393 70,194 2,088 501,236 5,938 2,1UY 240 Newcastle24,712 1,342 on Tvnc 982 3,407 liivorpool 20,024 152,319 897,413 39,812 Glasgow 6,659 23,372 69,864 171,317 Avonmouth 6,490 36,286 386,468 28,442 Manchester 250 4.626 189,966 1,285 Cardiff 200 3,239 22,674 1,563 Now York 300 — — Canatla (Kii ust, 100 10 Coast ports) 150 — Boston — — 8 — Honolulu 430 — 2,363 — Other 1’ac. Is. - 57 343 164 Calcutta — —- 343 Jlong-Kong — — 550 Kobe 930 — 2 ; Osaka 22 — —■ Yokohama 1,580 — — — Singapore Total — 400 1936-37 129,553 1,340,508 7,890,544 541,297