FROZEN LAMB

Southland Times, Issue 18858, 25 June 1920, Page 5

FROZEN LAMB

THE AMERICAN .MARKET, RAPID SHIPMENT AND READY SALES. (Special to the 3'imes.i CHRISTCHURCH, June 23. About 1,500,000 carcases of New Zealand lamb, quite 00 per cent, of which arc from : Canterbury, have now been sold by the Imperial Government to America. 3’lu.s quantity, which includes the amount already delivered at New York, is considerably larger than was at first anticipated, and illus- j trates the size of the new market which has I been opened up for the dominion. j The Armagh and the Northumberland : have already landed supplies, and the former vessel will soon be back again in the dominion. 3'he Surrey is uow loading for Amer- \ tea. Next mouth the Durham will leave j with land;, and following this vessel at the ! rate of one a month the Hororata, Somerset, i Essex and Devon are to sail with cargoes of 1 lamb. Needless to say these vessels will | make a considerable ililterenc j to the storage I position in the dominion. 3’he average weight of the carcases they will ship is , oo In. A feature is that the trip to New York takes about a moijqh compared with about j 42 days to England. The Armagh and Northumberland were each unloaded in New York within a week, whereas vessels ; with meat have been held in England up to j a month. j Private advices received with respect to the cargoes of the Northumberland and the ] Armagh are that the meat arrived in good j condition, and the quality was good. It. met with a ready sale. 3'he new contracts made by the Imperial Government are on the same basis regarding price as in tile original sales. ASK YOUR FRIENDS. Ask any of your friends who have used it, and they will assure you that Peach Bloom is the finest and most economical of boot polishes. ’"I would not be without it,” they will say. Peatli Bloom creates a beautiful shine, it preserves the leather, making it toft a:ul pliable, it is absolutely waterproof, it retains the brilliancy of Rt.s shine despite the heat of the sun, it prevents mud from sticking to the boot. Order a tin from your grocer or shoo store. Wholesale Distributors: J. Rattray & Son, Invercargill.— (Advt.)