EXTENDING MEAT TRADE

Shannon News, 27 February 1925, Page 2

EXTENDING MEAT TRADE

The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board is concentrating every effort to extend the trade in New Zealand frozen meat on the Continent. It has recently arranged with the shipping companies for a further steamer to load frozen meat in New Zealand for Genoa. This steamer, the s.s. Gallic, will load about the middle of March at ports where sufficient inducement offers. The freight Vate has been fixed for this steamer at l-16d per lb less than charged for the previous steamer which loaded for Genoa. Including {he quantity to be shipped in the s.s. Gallic, the total , shipments to Genoa will amount to approximately 231,000 freight carcases. Shipments of frozen meat have also been made to Hamburg, and further arrangements are being made for shipping to this port. The total shipments arranged this season for Hamburg so far amount to approximately 65,000 freight carcases, In dealing with applications for shipping space, the board gives special consideration to these Continental shipments. A trial shipment of veal and pork was recently sent forward to Genoa by the board with a view to testing the possibilities of this market.*