EUROPEAN MARKETS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 317, 2 June 1911, Page 8

EUROPEAN MARKETS.

AXD NEW ZEALAND PRODUCE. By Telegraph—Press Association. 'Christcuurch, Last Night. The prospects of the Continental meat markets being thrown open to New Zealand produce were briefly discussed on. Wednesday by the Hon. T. Mackenzie. In the course of an interview with a reporter, Mr. Mackenzie said that he received a good many communications on the subject, and he firmly kelieved that it was only a matter time bufore tho markets would be opened to outside producers. "Speaking personally," Mr. Mackenzie said, ''the meat supply of the world is not increasing. In fact, it is diminishing. According to the latest, statistics I have had there are 2,400,000 ( fewer cattle, 8,000,000 fewer pigs, andl 21,000,000 fewer sheep. America is exporting only about half the beef she j exported a few years ago. On the other I hand, the Argentine had increased its ■ export very considerably, replacing the I diminished output from the United' States. France, Germany, Russia and the Continental countries' (looks and, herds have gone down in numbers, and in order to supplement their meat supplies companies are buying horses, dogs and asses. In addition to that they are sterilising diseased meat and selling it| to working people. Mea,t in Germany is j divided into three classes, viz: (lrf Sound, (2) partly sound, and (3) j diseased parts cut from the partly sound i meat and sterilised at 212 deg. Theyl are actually sterilising parts which are cancerous or affected with tuberculosis,! and selling them to people for footf It; is not likely that the working people! of Germany will stand mu»h longer being forced to eat such stuff. Austria admitted a good deal of meat from the Ar-' gentine, but after two shipments had arrived, it was found there was a secret treaty with Hungary which required Hungary's consent to the admission of imported meat, and the Act authorising importation was suspended. Progress is being made in Portugal, Italv and Switzerland either by lessening the tariff or, a« in the case of Portugal, taking tch tariff off altogether. Industrially the Continent is now very prosperous, as also is England, and that is placing more money in th» hands of the wage earners for the purchase of better food."