AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS: TRADE 1539 



1 123 - Tendency Towards a Levelling of Prices for Fresh and Frozen Meat. — sagmek, ir. 



in Comptes Rcndus dcs Seances de I' Academic d' A ■^ri culture de France, Vol. II. No. 16, pp. 

 477-481. Paris 1916. 



The subject of frozen meat has been under discussion at the " Aca- 

 demic d' Agriculture " on previous occasions and a report has been made by 

 'J'issERAKD on the progress of the industry in England. In the month of 

 February of the present year (1916) the English Board of Agriculture pub- 

 lished the returns for the imports of frozen meat into England during 1915. 

 These show a considerable rise on those for 1914 owing to the fact that large 

 quantities of meat were reexported to France. Imports of beef rose from 

 200 000 tons in 1914 to 300 000 in 1915 while the values increased from 

 £ 8 735 000 to £ 17 798 000 showing a marked upward tendency in prices. 

 vSo strong is this tendencj^ that the difference in price between fresh and fro- 

 zen meat is gradually being eliminated. Frozen beef which sold for 4 "^f^d 

 per lb. in 1914 was worth 6 \^d in 1915 (40 per cent increase) and in the 

 course of that year rose to 6 ^j^d and reached 7 ^^^d per lb. in January 1916; 



Mutton has passed through much the same changes, though the total 

 imports are smaller than those of beef. Frozen mutton rose from 4 ^j/^d 

 per lb. in 1914 to 6 ^/g^ per lb. in 1915 (or an increase of 50 per cent). Frozen 

 mutton which came chiefly from Holland made a lower price than the 

 frozen meat, the average price for 1914-15 being 5 ^j^d per lb. 



