THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1026, 18 March 1882, Page 2

THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

. Mr John.Grigsj-wntea a very hopeful""* f letter to the Lytileton Times, on the sab*' ject of the Frozen meat trade.' Noticing' ' a cable message that the cargo by the Cuzco had been selling at 5d per lb, he says ; *" 'Nowi"whatlslhaTrVplfft"FFund'"it"as follows-:;^.TbOi«irgo.of net -s. Cuzco is' injUeUinjg letrffiß pricbToviDg fallen to'Bd peivft. The cargo was very • badly packed, shape of a number of carcases haviW been spoilt. A portion of the cargo consisted of the carcases of old ewes." This was supplemented by the statement that best.inutton was, at the same time, being sold: by the butchers at lOd per lb.- From this it appears that a portion of the meat by the Cuzco consisted of tho carcases of old ewes; further, that it was very badly paoked,; that Audi inferior, stuff Bold at sa\per Jb; ;an'd/that good niutton, such ns, I submit can, be sent from New Retailed at lOd per 1b... o 7.i;;rfjA Is this report encouraging or.diacb'uVagjug 1 .1 submit, sir, it is; most 1 , encouraging. "Even if tested by; the. lowerUprice named, 6d per 1b.,. is certainly jrjdjt ydfa. couraging. As a pr«otioal-.test sfjMs asaertion, I would take, the.jaseTblAthe shipment of lueat-penOity Tpf/JlUnedio ,now iloaded at Port Ghalnieraj I'stlioating the total cost ef shipment; isalo,' eXp&ses, &0., at the same rate ias that; shojv'n/.by the several shipments from Austijaliayjneluding every charge,: has,, not;'exceeded 2|d per 1b,,, The aheep per City.bflD'u'nemnare;statqd to average:about SOlb'eaih; the result would be as; fpllow8)H801h',of iriiittbb'Jal ; 6d, II 13a,4d:: tietbalu'e'.of skins, say 2s 8d; totals JBl4Gs.iji';fdtal "cost of shipment, &c, includingiinßiirahce agaiust loss or deprecidtiop'/fromjilny cause, 2|d per lb—l6a Bd, leaving ji ; Jtfett ba]ancq.of ( l|)a 4d per.she.Bpi /II.'.'JT'JA. _ The present'value, ofisuch he&yyialia'ep in this market, including Bkinsjiis'.icortainly not more than l|diper lb;;andltakim .at r thatvfllue wheti cptnpared ffjjU.'dfahiw a difference of }d per.lb,<equal :to)ss /per sheep; this added to2j;Bdj ivalli'p Jof !the ■kin, would show a difference oftfalbMiper sheep,' amounting oii'.the 5,000 car'oasesito. L1.91613a 4d. The cost of slaughtering and shipment would be more than compensated by tho value of the inside fat, added to the yard fees and commission, ' if the sheep had been sold in the Dunedin saleyards.