THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

Waikato Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 1482, 3 January 1882, Page 2

THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

The 'Argus's' London correspondent, writing on October 21, says -.—"The sale of the meat by the Orient has been proceeding somewhat slowly during the past week. The whole of the beef has, however, been sold, and the average realised has been from 5d to s|d. It was particularly well frozen, and every pound of it remained perfectly sound, but the meat itself was not considered to be of sucli •high quality as the last shipment per Protos, which, it will be remembered, turned out badly from having been frozen too quickly after being slaughtered. The market for mutton during the past week"' has been a very poor one, and very low prices for all kinds have been realised. To-day the quotations are, for very good Scotch and English sheep, about 5s the stone of 81b. The mutton per Orient is selling side by side with the English and I Scotch, and is making about 3s 6d, to 3s 8d the stone. The sales-men and butchers still assert that the shipment undernotic^ has arrived in "far better condition thanany yet previously to hand, and that in the matter of its treatment before leaving the colonies there is nothingwhatever to^ [be desired. The butchering and general* have been particularly admired; bid that the machine;on board the Orient tod the one at the docks Have' both worked , talMa borne out by the fact .that to-day-toe meat looks as clean anil white, a*, hard and as dry, as it did a fortnight ago' 1 when first placed on the market. I fee}; convinced that subsequent shipments,, lij 4s -well dressed -and looked after, aa^the,: present dne, will command higher prices,^ a|ad;thelowaverag6:isvbo be. a^butejjft clrienyuto the general dulness. The lo$? prices- jusfcnow obtainable fqr.English and, jSfcotch mekt prove this to' be fso; , The^ '^'aK'nb doub/;tK4t ihe/comparaia§ v ' .absenoe of mpistiu^ duruig J -t¥e % tt^»£^ t'wMcH-has been the importwat'and 'mm, stt^mg feature^of tbis^cargo, * has; doj^' .mtch'.towaras niaJring' the butchers' gmr ?filW:ofHKe^uble^thawirig it-J U*tp ti^K^lfelTsr^gh f i:S.bbut'inore and' riic^l