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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 126, 2 May 1885, Page 4

.njThe^ Sydney \Mcyilh\ an articlejon •the frozen: meat trade,. pays a .cotrijplirnent ,to ■• New: Zealand ,:—^": The t energy, icare* and skilliof the persons^ •cng rged m - bxporting. frozen meat •/frsm ;j 'New Zealand^ havei after .a 'prolonged effort, 1 succeeded m completely overcoming the prejudices of ■'pnglish'consufn'ers! 'Frozen mutton how 1 bccuiiies the first position inthe r Lonci6n'market'j 'being acfeiially sold,, .'"at" prices higher than those obtained; 'iov tlie home-growh article. .' The; shipment by . the s^s. Tohgariro^ •' /w ; h;ch_avrive^;i[n, Lpnclon early this s . tnon^h, jSold.at.7i per; lb. This is a great stride, and, sho.uld encourage the exporters to persevere and enlarge their operations. Such news, tftoY ? is; cheering to; the pastoralists of j Australia,- who now plainly see a . reliable outlet for'their surplus stock. Fortunately, droughty seasons, are the exception, not the rule. The time ; may] not. be far, distant when »fat .; stock*!. of good quality,, will f; |je t , jaga.iiijplentiful. . With Great Britf am as a 1 ; market, the boiling-down pbts-'may be cast aside." . • A .occurrence ' which shows 'the' strongly gregarious nature lof sheeri and how ; they 'will follow" pne' another into the grestest clanger .orjto.destructjp.nj'is.rejateiJ' ' m the Hamilton fyjectatqr:— A drove- was :yarde,d: at Cqudah for branding, previous to being taken to . Hamilton/ to be, trucked; for transmission oyeri the, "border. ; The sheep were left m the yards; with; plenty of room to spare; m fact,i,ooo had already. been branded and turned- . out.,ltlie}. 'drb'ver) knxl his assistants were at tea a short distance from ; t,he yard. and. hearing a scuffle, they ! went over .and found /the sheep' ..crowded into a corner and piled as high as the top of the fence. ; The ani mal s were extricated as 'quickly 'ipk possible, but: itwas found that'n.o' ' ieVer^ ;£nan -J^ ; werb ! dead. The ; cause -of the.occurrence is a mystery;,-; ■as no trace .coujdbe v fpiind ( pf ■ any ■ strange person or dog hayingibeen m. the yards amongst the sheep. The ■whole of ( the next day was occupied m skinning and carting .away the carcases. ; ■: <■■? I;, .;