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Putaruru Press, Volume II, Issue 60, 18 December 1924, Page 4

, A 1^i ,'! cnt < - Klie recently wrote to a Melbourne firm anent some en"‘nes in which it dealt. He has now received a reply in which the following illuminating and frank passage occurs: “We regret that we do practically no business with New Zealand and do not know the financial standing of any firms over there. As a matter of fact we do not know where C*ore is! Once again we wish to record our protest against the universal condemnation of the New Zealand beef industry states Meat and Wool, the journal of the New Zealand meat trade. Following a long list of public men, the Prime Minister at Carterton last month added his quota—the beef business is finished as Argentine .has beaten us! Apart from export, good beef beasts are going to be very valuable in New Zealand in a couple of years, partlv due to advice like the above, and partlv due to the big- slaughter of calves in the Nortn Island. Good steak is going to be a couple of shillings a pound ' in the retail shops, and prime bullocks j worth twice what they are now. The 1 local market will be under-supplied I and those farmers who have to keep u V 71, “V ve LO lieep beef cattle and have the foresight to keep good ones will reap the benefit,”