THE MEAT TRADE.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 July 1921, Page 5

THE MEAT TRADE.

.. NEW ZEALAND’S INDUSTRY, LARGE EXPORTS TO EUROPE. By Telegraph.—-Press Assn.—Copyright , V( Received July 3, 5.5 p.m. London, July 3. Mr. W. M. Hughes, speaking at th< Cold-storage Association dinner, said; “There are powerful agencies at warl within this city whose object it is U deal a deadly blow at the Empire and who desire to give outsiders trade which, ought to belong to the Empire. The Dominions are the best customers Britain has and Britain ought to be their best customers. The Dominions have a right to expect in this cradei of their race that they should find friends and that preference which is rooted in the hearts of the people.” Mr. W. F. Massey said that since 1882 New Zealand was unbeaten as an ex-, porter of lamb and mutton to Europe. Between 1882 and 1920 New Zealand, contributed nearly half Britain’s importation of mutton and lamb, outrivalling Australia and the Argentine,— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (* t PRICES IN LONDON THE LATEST QUOTATIONS. Received July 3, 11.5 p.m. London, July 2. The latest meat quotations are:— j Sheep.—South American, heavy, : Lambs.—South American, heavy, lid. ‘ Beef.—Frozen New Zealand fores hinds 5%d; Australian fores 3%d, 5%d; Argentine, fores 4%d, hinds Sd,/ chilled Argentine fores 5%d, Uruguay fores sd, hinds 9J<l.