The New Zealand Frozen Beef.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 3047, 6 November 1888, Page 2

The New Zealand Frozen Beef.

The following' extractfrom; Messrs^' •- Nelson Bros," (Limited) letter, dated London Bth September, 1888, to' the Now Zealand Eefrigerating Company ' (Limited) in.reference, to a, recent , shipment of beei ;frbm the' Waimate' 1 "' " estate, and Messrs E. Campbell ;and, Sons, Station Teak, ..Otago^slipws ••" that NeW'Zealandbeef is. as much"' /i appreciated in Britain as' Now Zea-'•'.■vi: land mutton, and ; < that' there is an' .. ,; - excellent raarkot'fori'it] :~Tho' beef { '--\ has arrived in -first class condition, except that a few quarters, having : . torn bags, are a little soiled. . This is S not serious, however, - and we are ; hoping that before loiig you will be \,A iii a position to uso stronger covers; When sending the meat into the' . country districts here we invaribly ; - use stout canvas covers, as clean, fresh delivery is moat important: and ' certainly ouhances value. The.'Bell'/\ brand is especially fine quality and should sell well. We presume that the present prices obtained for this beef aro satisfactory, certainly as compared with what is often the fate of American consignments it has certainly done remarkably well. Thero is evory reason to expect Uiat : : [ a very large business' will eventually bo done in this beef, if the quality of the consignment is maintained and > regular supplies sent forward, Evory week the provincial ■ demand increases ; tho only difficulty at present is the London market, where, tho prices wo want oan only be obtained occasionally, when American is fr sparco. Still somb of the Lou- : don buyers are beginning to recognise the fact that the latter shipment from New Zealand have beon well frozen and are certainly of good quality, and . the condition more reliable than most . ■:' of tho American killed meat. Any information you can givo us as to tho extent of future shipments from your district will be very useful to us,' as we are now assuring buyers that we shall be able to continue to supply them for , somo time, tfl como. Tonguos: These are very nice, and will sell in limited quantities at the price named in our report. It is difficult to suggest any improvement ' in dressing them boyond cutting tho windpipe closer and taking care that they are straightened out before freezing. If limited but regular supplies are sont forward a fair trado might be done in,them. Tails are, - of course, vory useful during the winter months, when there would be no; difficulty in moving '.< , quantities at prices ranging from lOd /%* to Is each, according to size, Hearts; These aro not wanted, and will hardly mako money. The present price is H tola eaoh, but thero is little or no '■ domahd.

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