A SHIPMENT OF FROZEN MEAT

Patea Mail, Volume IX, Issue 1091, 26 September 1883, Page 2

A SHIPMENT OF FROZEN MEAT

WHAT IT COST. The following has been supplied to the Wanganui Herald :— Account sales and charges of 200 sheep from the station of W. Wilson, Esq. } Whenuakura, and shipped to London per Lady Jocelyn, at the risk and on account of Messrs Freeman R. Jackson and W. Wilson in February, 1883 : Cb. £ s d By 21 carcases sold in London, 200 stones, at 4s 4d ... 43 10 6 By 23 carcases sold in London, 204 stones, at 4s 2d ... 42 10 5 By 124 carcases sold in London, 1146 stones, at 4s ... 229 6 0 By 2 carcases forwarded to Lincolnshire to Mr W. Wilson, senr. ... ... 315 0 By old bags ... ... ... 5 0 By 30 sheep sold in Wellington unfit for shipment, owing to bruises received during the passage ... 15 0. 0 By 170 skins ... 10 12 6 By tongues ... ... ... 1 5 0 By 7191bs,tallow ... ... 7 9 9 £363 14 2 Dr. New Zealand Charges— £ s d To railway freight, Waverley to Wanganui ... ... 515 6 „ wharfage 1 13 4 „ freight to Wellington ... 20 0 0 „ wharfage, Wellington ... 2 9 9 „ sheep inspector’s fee at Wellington 16 7 „ freezing, at per lb on 13,1981bs ... ... 27 9 11 „ driving to Petone ..._ 10 0 „ carriage of lame sheep .. 6 0 „ yarding, slaughtering, weighing, rail carriage, cartage, wharfage, bags, bagging, and labelling 22 13 4 ~ bill of lading stamp ... 4 0 „ postages and letter expenses ... ... ... 7 0 „ freight to London at per lb,2K ... ... ... 137 9 7 „ commission on charter at 5 per cent. ... ... 617 6 „ insurance at 5d per lb ... 20 4 3 „ policy stamp 3 0 „ exchange and stamp on draft ... 4 10 „ commission on sale of sheep and tongues in Wellington at 2£ per cent. 17 2 £252 7 11 London Charges— To Custom entry 0 5 0 „ marine insurance policy stamp ... ... ... 0 0 9 „ refrigerating expenses, as charged by Lady Jocelyn in London .. 512 0 „ dock charges for wharfage and attendance 3 19 7 ~ cartage from dock to meat market 2 18 3 „ brokerage on sale at 2£ per cent, and forwarding 2 sheep to Loulh ... ... 80 0 „ agent’s commission at 2 per cent ... ... •• 6 6 2 £279 9 8

New Zealand expenses, at per lb, 4|d ; London expenses, at per lb, Jd ; New Zealand weight of sheep, 13,198 lbs ; London weight of sheep, 12,581 lbs ; loss in weight, 6171bs ; average weight of sheep in London, 74£ lbs ; nett proceeds at per head, 7s Gd ; worth in Wanganui at time of shipment, 11s each.