THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1752, 27 September 1883, Page 4

THE FROZEN MEAT TRADE.

. «. . We extract the following fiom the N.Z. L and M Company's ciicular dated Christeuurch September Oth : , In connection with our remaiks under the heading last month, we are pleased t^nfcwfuuT .^position /to state that] the sheep returns for the Can tei bury di3tiict '■ ! tO BOWI "June last, made up in tl)o interthiVfel, disclose ft mucli more satisfactory result than, was nnticiiiatcd. We karn that tho increase over the provions year is upwards of 300,000. As breeders and graziers aie shaping their ends to 1 meet the requiremonts of the export trade, there is apparently no cause forappielicnsion that supplies will not be forthcoming to furnish all the demands of the Coiu*Jpani<?s in operation. Shipments to d.ite cover 113,65S car- , cases fiom the vaiiom poits. Dunedin. — Since our last lepoit the ship Lyttloton, and the s s. IJntish King , have left Port Chalmers, the former carrying (52.03 fro/en sheep, the latter 7052 ; and the woiks at Buinside aic now in full swing preparing for another shipment. (Jhristehuroh —The arrival of the lonic at London with hr-r laigo eaigo in excellent condition, has served inspiie deeper interest in tho business, and sheep-farmers display great anxiety to secure space in tho steamers shortly to fill up. fome disappointment, however, has been occasioned by the sudden fluctuations in price ; cablegrams announcing sales at 7d to 8d per )b., weie followed at, only two days' interval, by advices of sales at 6d to 7d. If the latter iigures are correct, this is evidence of the sensitive nature of the inaiket, and the necessity which c\bts for manipulating consignments with caution, and due rogaul to supply and demand. The Catalonia sailed on 2">th August, with 14,340 eaiCiues, the whole of which wet« supplied by thu kie.il (Jumping, and the British King took her dcpai tuie on Kept. Ist, with SJIOS cm.w-i, of which 18'2o were fiom the D' Ifasfc VVoik«.. Blenheim — The Company ncrntly inniigui.ited hcie may no>v \>v con-id'<u'd to be f.mly launched. ;i|i]ili' itions lining been made foi ne.uly 3000 slian ■>, oi up Avanli of 1000 moii' than the capit il, a result which ti'stities to tin; inteiest :ind confidence Iclt by scllcis in thi.s di.stncl m the new entci piiso. We undei stand that shipping mi rangeuieiit 1 ? .ue now completed, and that the fn>t eaigo will leave Wellington in No\ ember next.

Tiik long and animated lectiues and discussions upon one of the iutci citing topics of the day — divided bUiits — li.ivc (says tlic London couespondent of the Diinetlin >Sl</>) stitick honor and dismay to the lieaits of the modest, and inflicted many a severe shook on refined, bensitive natuies. The dignified, couiteous men of the old school positively f.ul to grasp this new and staitluiif idea, and liase coMJuied up al uming appantions of "the women of the hitiuo.'' One pool man anxiously demanded "if, when women tal<c to tiousei-i, men will lie condemned to pctUcoiit-, ? ' W liicli leminded me of .1 domestic's f|iutk letoil, ut the tune w lien the iage for 0.1 ps fii->t Ciiine 111 ; when mations woie huge cicutions on tlu 11 heads, and e\ en gills stiiii^ht fiom the lud tlieir pietty hail umkr iiionnt.iiiis of lace. The aloie mentioned dometitii: was sh.uply lepiiiiianded by liei mistie-.b foi not \\ e.ninji the uislom uy "-l^n of bond age. ( '() li! mum,'' shu ni'iocciitl/ ieplied, "I thought when lulie^. li.nl tal en to eips it was «|into titne ioi soi\ant&to lea\o them oil ' '

Will <ii r Hj-> 1). M,ui-,,— A Xc\\ Yen U law jit, <liifoii<lniij .1 in. in dialled with ])UiglaM i ioiuid tli.it lie v, .i^'t allVcting the ]my inni'h in ins client s behalr. ho he lesolved to ;ij>pe,il to their s} mp.ithy. " J have not nvoiml one jjmiii/, noi do I cvpeet to, ior my cfloiK in behalf oi this piiboiifi, ' lie uxuliiunnl. He paiihed, looked aionnd, turned In^ face to tliu ceiling, and, pointing to it, s.nd slowely and solemnly, " lint yciitlLinaii, L e\pect to lceeive my lewaid up thuie ' Then, tinning to the D.itnet Altoin.'y, \\lio ■\vas pro-iccntintj tlu'casc, lie^.ud • '• Isn't tliiittiuu ?" 'J'ho loom above was (j(,oujiicd by auollier einninal couit, and the Attorney ic[»licd . ', Ve^, it )ou don't get your deceit down heie you me piettj ceitain to up theie."

Hj: Siiowin Tin m ilowv — (Tp m New Hampshne ;i man had been i mininga snow shove laud hand sledge niniiufac;toiyfora do/on ywu i at <i J.m piofit, and tins fall two 01 tin cc- of Ins tnemls \\ anted to take a Inii'l in A Huston man happened to bu in tu\\ n, and he >\as to assist in foimmg a stocA eompaii). " \\ liat, is tin- v.ilue of yom piupeily 9 " he asked. "Well, Jibuti t S3 000 " " Veiy well ; yon must ismic thnty shares of stock foi .>!()() each." " I sue.'" " I'll tnki' sKleen shares myself, and yon tlnee can di\ ide the leinniiuU'i' between you as you think best, 1 ' The ai range■was puifcctly sitisl.ietoiy. and the tiausaetions closed up without delay. Tlie Boston man then cdled a meeting of the stockholder, elected himself piesident, seuctaiy, and ti earner, \ oted to mm tyage the faetoiy loi #2,000, and, as lie was ieady tostattfoi home icuiaiked : " In ease, any of you gentleman feel inclined to kick, please leinenihei that 1 ha\c the pouei to lease the picmises oi shut up shop nUojffthei.' 1 At L\m' Hi. Inm i liKi.D, —it is lcl.iled of a wealthy Philadelphia!!, •who has been dead these many jc.us, that a young man came to him ono day ami asked for halp to stait in biisine-s. "Do you dunk ?' inijuned the million me. " Occasionally," ■' .Stop it ! Stop it foi a year and then come and see me " The The young man broke oil the habit at once, and at the year again presented himself. " Do you smoke '!" asked the gieat man. " Yes, now and then.' " Stop it ! Stop it for a >ear and then come and ,see me."' The j oung man v out away and cut loose f i om the habit, and aftei woirying thiough another twelve' mouths once moiu faced the philanthropist. "Do you chew ?" " Yes." " Stop it ! Stop it for a year and then come and sec me.'' But the young man never called again. When someone asked why he didn't make one moie effort he replied : " Didn't I know what he was dii\ mg at? He'd ha\c told me that as I had stopped chewing, dunking, and smoking I must have saved enough money to st.v t myself." TiiKitK is a stoiy told with icfeience to the late Admiral Sir Charles Napier, who ■was rebuked a-, not being pailieul.uly cleanly in his habits. Staying once with some friend a in Scotland, the unsavouiy subject formed tlie topic of comeisation amongst the ladies of the household, who did not hesitate to evpiess their opinions pretty freely. But Sir Clunk's found a champion in the old housekeeper of hci establishment, who, basing lived with the family for years, was allowed the privilege of joining in the comeisation, " And indeed, young leddies, " said f-he, ■'I think Sir Chailes a vera clean mon : he's been here now moie than a week, and has only tin tied half a tooel." The Policy ov France". — The present weak Ministry of France, menaced by monarchical dangeis at home, seems bent upon exciting the popular imagination by conquests abioad. That has been a 'danger in that restless and intranciuil country. It was the necessity of keeping tke populace from too closely scrutinising home affaiis that led the first 1 Napoleon into many of his scrapes. And it was certainly the same obligation that ', induced Napoleon 111. to risk all upon what proved to be a disastrous campaign. Once again France has her hands full of foreign complications. When successive Ministries fell at home foreign aggression became a settled policy. There is the ■ trouble in Tunis, the disputed occupation of the Congo, the active hostilities in Anam, -the threatened war, J in' consequence, with jQJtiuut,' l the bombardment of Tamatave and conquestof p^contemplated occupation of.,, tlie New Hebrides, arid' now a serious misunderstanding ,wifch England about the' build',