FROZEN MEAT.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3384, 13 January 1920, Page 6

FROZEN MEAT.

' THE PRESENT POSITION. EXTENSION OF IMPERIAL A _ PURCHASES. I MATTER IN ABEYANCE. WELLINGTON, Jan. 11. A Referring to statements‘ made tregarding shortage of space in -the frozen meat stores, the Prime Minister has made ‘t_he following official sfdtement: The quantity of meat in store on December 15th. for xvhieh no shipping space al]4o"ca.’tions have been made was 3,934,389 ,601 b freighiz carcases. As much of this meat is felescoped for the purpose of arriving at the space oecupfled in the works, this. quantity is reduceable by approximately 700,000 60]b earcases, leaving a net. amount not pl'ovided for on December 16th of 3,232,389 6011) care-ases. The total storage capacity of the works is at present 7,718,367 60]b uncut earcases, b 0 by reducing this latter quan’rit_.y by 3,234,389 eercases previously referred to, the balance is left capable of accommodating £483,978 601 b uneuf carcases. I

Regarding the extension of the Imperial meat purchase, the; New Zealand Government is pressing for an early decisicn, but the latest. advice by cable from the High Commissioner gives little information. It is follo.ws:— “With -reference to" your .+.elegram <l'3.ted December 23rd, the Board of Trade states that the whole question of the extension of meat contracts is at present before- the linpc-rial Gov-

ormnent, and fhey cannot give a definite reply yc’r. They, however, point out that in any case the Board of Trade will be" responsible for the shifr ments of any Ine':Lt purchased under the present agrpenmfit and in cold storage in New Zealand on June 30th_ ‘

COMMERCIAL. LONDONMARKETS. ‘ - Messrs Dalgety and Company, Ltd,’ are in receipt of a. _cable from__ their London House under date of the 7:1; instant, reading as follows:-——“Ta11ow, 2030 casks offered_ and 1580_ sold. There is good demand for mutton tallow which realised 108/. Beef tallow, nothing offe'r’ed. Good colour mixed tallow realised 105/, exceptionally 106. Fair colour mixed 99/, n ocolour mixed 96/. ’ :,-:-..=l'-----"F"-..,...__......= ~c~"-971 ‘