Wairarapa Frozen Beef.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2960, 26 July 1888, Page 2

Wairarapa Frozen Beef.

The Wellington. Meat Export Company give the results of forty head of cattle shipped on account of Mr W. 0. Buchanan, per s, s. lonic,' March 3rd, 1888. Five Bullocks,'sent in quarters:—Hind quarters, 22831b5, at Ijd, netted £l9 Os sd; fore-quarters, 28521b5,at Bft nettedL7 10s 7d; hides aud tongues, hi Bs9d; Fat, Li2s6d. Total: LB22s Bd, equal per head to LG Bs,sd. Five bullocks, part only of fore-quarters sent : Hind-quarters, 22881b5, at did, netted Ll9 Os sd; pieces, OSClbs at 4d, nettedL6osld, Meat sold in New Zealand, 11801bs,atfd netted LBlßs 9d; hides and tongues L4~Bs 9d; fat LI 2s Gd. Total-LSI 5s Od, equal per head to L 6 17s Id. Twenty-five cows, part only of fore-quarters shipped i-Hind-qiiarters, 855Glbs at 4ft netted L7l 5s 8d; Pieces, 3881 lbsat4d, netted L2O 18s3d; meat sold in New Zealand, 44971b5, at fd, netted Ll4 Is; hides and tongues, LlB Bs9d; Fat,L4 8s sd. Total— L12817s Id, equal per head to L 5 Os 7d. Five cows, sent in quarters : Hind-quarters, 17111bs, at dft netted Lid 58 2d; fore-quarters, 15761b5, at BJd, netted L 5 Os lid; hides and tongues, L 8 18 Od'; Fat, 16s Bd. Total—L23 lGs 6d, equal per headJo L4lßsßdi! : The ;bullookS'averaged andL the pows 655;.; : '&j}; ;,\-_ ■; The- above figures show, themet re-" Bultsf er lb aitei,\deductuig alloflargw:

of every; description including insui-; anoe'against all risks.' The total cost of freezing, shipping, and selling the above amount'edto 2-47 d or nearly 2Jd per lb upon the -wight actually accounted for in; London. The difference between the weight, sent fronY Carterton where the cattle were slaughtered, and the weight sold in London was ; very slight, the deficiency beiug covered by 1J per cent without any other allowances or deductions. This loss has been taken iuto account in the statement shown above, which represents the actual amount realised by the shipper. The amount realised for the fat was'uusatisfactory, and would probably have beeu considerably morebad the slaughtering been done under the auspices of the Meat Export Company. On the other hand the price obtained for the portion of the forequarter not shipped (f d per lb) was more than the Company' could have' obtained. '• The latest 'advices from London are, to ship the fore-quarter as well as the hind-quarter- intact. Returns have | been; received'' since. of beef shipped per" Tainui". in April on account'of the same owner, realising from 4fd to 4Jd for hind quarters and Sfd.fdr fore quarters, -■These, prices'would r have increased the. net'results of the.cattlo per "Ioiiio" by 88s per head upon the' i bullocks, and 28b per liieMV upon; the cows. '..\ln 'connection with: these figures, it must' be borne: iu inind tliat there is a reduction of'Jd per lb upon the charges were made; upon the shipment above mentioned.-This would make; a further very substantial difleroncb on thei amount realised by cattle it shipped at the present' time; and sold at similar prices in London-. Upwards of 200 head of cattle are now being frozen for the" Coptic" tq load next month. ■. .