Frozen Meat Trade

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 280, 30 March 1889, Page 3

Frozen Meat Trade

London, March 26. The Shaw Savin and Albion Shipping Co., the New Zealand Shipping Co., Tyser and Co., and Frederick Martin and Co., in view of opposition in the shape of tbe Imperial and Colonial Trading Company of Liverpool, are securing additional steamers for the New Zealand frozen meat trade. It is probable that the abovementioned firms will combine to establish freezing stores at Manchester, Liverpool, and Glasgow.

Writing on February 7 a London correspondent says:—A company is in process of being formed to be .called the Imperial and Colonial Trading Company (Limited), the Object of which wiil be to establish a trade in frozen mutton between Liverpool and New Zealand. The company will build its own steamers, and these will do the distance between Liverpool and the colony in a rather longer time than is taken by tbe mail boats of ths direct mail service—about 50 days. Consequently they will be able to charge a lower rate for carriage, thus conferring a great booh upon the producer. Tbe company will operate in two ways, either by themselves purchasing the mutton from the farmer, or else taking charge of it in the Bapacity of agents, and disposing of it on Commission to the best advantage in this country. It is not intended to interfere with the existing carrying trade. Nearly all of that Somes to London, and the meat is absorbed in the metropolis. But the idea is that a good market can be found for the frozen mutton in the North of England, par. tieularly in great cities like Liverpool and Manchester. Besides which other advantages pre expected to accrue from the opening up of direct Communication between Liverpool and New Zealand. A number of influential North of England merchants have interested themselves in the scheme, and the concern is expected to be launched within a few days.