Die kommunale Vermögensbesteuerung in Hessen

Report on the trade in refrigerated beef, mutton and lamb

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Identifikator:: 870051709

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-818

Document type:: Monograph

Author:: Biermer, Magnus http://d-nb.info/gnd/11616669X

Title:: Die kommunale Vermögensbesteuerung in Hessen

Place of publication:: Gießen

Publisher:: Verlag von Emil Roth

Year of publication:: 1905

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (37 Seiten)

Digitisation:: 2017

Collection:: Economics Books

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» J? J of frozen beef, mutton and lamb received at the above ports from Australia, New Zealand, and South America and of chilled beef from South America during 1924. There are some slight differences in the class of goods shipped to each port— Glasgow, for example, takes large quantities of boneless beef, but is not a great importer of mutton. In Liverpool and the North generally—excepting, perhaps, Newcastle-on-Tyne— light carcasses and quarters are preferred, even if the quality is not so good. In London, heavier weights were at one time freely taken, which was convenient for importers, as they shipped their lighter weights to Liverpool and other outports and brought their heavier first-quality goods to London. During recent years, however, a change has occurred in the tastes of London purchasers, and now light weights are in as insistent demand as they are in the North. The result is reflected, for example, in the returns for second grade lambs of lesirable weights—from about 28 to 34 lb.—which frequently command a better price and meet a readier sale than first-grade lambs of from 36 to 42 1b. (see p. 16). This is, of course, due to the public demand for small joints, which also accounts for the demand for young beef. Heavy mutton—:.e., mutton over about 60 ‘1b.—is still in demand for certain special purposes, such as contracts for the Fighting Services, but, except in times of great shortage, it is only saleable at low prices, the carcase required being one that gives from 48 to 56 Ib. of dead meat. (b) The Provincial Trade.—Apart from London, meat is not, as a rule, stored at the ports, unless it is needed for local con- sumption, but is distributed ex-ship to the consuming centres. [n those large cities, such as Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, and Glasgow, which have wholesale meat markets,* there are usually imported meat sections in the markets, and, in these, the chief South American importers have stalls; in large cities and towns without wholesale markets, these importers have their own wholesale depots. The stalls or depots cater for the requirements of the retail traders in the town concerned, but, in addition, travelling salesmen visit butchers in the neighbouring towns and villages over a wide area, and, of course, price lists and the telephone are freely used. It can, therefore, be said that these great South American organisations penetrate into avery part of the country. Dominion firms have not this vast distributive system, although, by means of travelling salesmen and by correspondence, they may be in direct touch with provincial wholesalers. No New Zealand firm, as such, has depts or stalls in this country. [n the Australian trade, two Australian firms, namely, the NDueensland Meat Export Co. and Messrs. Walker of Sydney, * The scope and nature of these markets is at present the subject of snquiry by the Ministry as part of a national survey of markets and marketing facilities, a revort on which will be published in this series in {ue course.

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