Frozen Meat Trade.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 366, 19 October 1889, Page 2

Frozen Meat Trade.

The following is from Messrs Nelson Bros.’ London circular of September 6th ;—The trade during the past month has been considerably upset by the general strike amongst the dock employes and others, resulting in a practical stoppage of alt work connected with the discharging and loading of vessels. The etoojj in utu. j at the date of our last issue was moderate', but by the time the strike was Commenced it was reduced to a very IqW epb, and altfiougfl the Fifeehire came in with some 25.Q0Q earoases, importers were unable to obtain delivery, except in retail quantities. The effect of the aoareity was soon felt at Smithfield, prices rapidly advancing until GJd per lb was paid ; but as merchants, by making their own special arrangements, succeeded in obtaining some meat from the steamers, values gradually receded, our quotation to-day being fid to s |d for Canterbury sheep. We have now in dock awaiting discharge the Fifeshire. Kailtoura. and Dorio, from New Zealand, besides River Plate boats. The two flrat-named have bean partially unloaded, but the Dorio has not yet been touched, The strike appears tq be nearly at an end, and unless something unforeseen turns up business should soon resume its ordinary condition. New Zealand mutton.—The demand is anything but active. American beet baa been on offer in large quantities, and the prices realised have been ao low tbqt buyers have bean turning their attention to that article rather than to mutton. We quote best Canterbury!'sheep, tijd per lb ; twiddling to fair, 4.Jd to 6d per fb. Frozen Lamb.—Until the last few days the market has been quite bare of supplies, and even now they meet with very little enquiry. We quote fair quality GJd to 7d per lb. Sydney Sheep,—For (he present there are not any offering; they would ba worth, say 4|d per lb. Biver Plate Sheep.—Qn account of the general aoareity of frozen sheep, values went up to about 6d per lb, but they have since receded to Bjd and 4|d per lb, Frozen beef has been in fair demand, and considerable quantities changed’ hands frfiffi 4|d to' 4sd (op hinda, and BJd to 3}d for files, for the lost few days 'hero has been leas doing on account of the inojeqead Am"'taan supplies. The Aahlejgh Brook la due ibis incnfh with the first largo ithipmsifi Epom Mookbemplou,