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City of London 1924

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Attached hereto is the report of your Veterinary Surgeon, Lieutenant-Colonel
T. Dunlop Young, O.B.E., M.R.C.V.S.:—

Table: The Board of Trade returns for the year ending 31st December, 1924, show the amount of refrigerated produce which was imported into this country. The figures are as follows, viz.:—

The Board of Trade returns for the year ending 31st December, 1924, show the amount of refrigerated produce which was imported into this country. The figures are as follows, viz.:—

Refrigerated Produce Imports.Exporting Country.Weight for 12 months, 1924.Weight for same period, 1923.Value for 12 months, 1924. £Value for same period, 1923. £
Beef, chilled (cwt.)U.S.A----
,, ,,Uruguay528,404646,9551,121,3931,396,375
„ „Argentina7,763,3366,971,98317,723,46515,720,190
„ „Other Countries15,53611,49134,76524,067
Beef, frozen „U.S.A79,99178,949254,300255,477
„ „Uruguay469,005487,424909,541977,047
„ „Argentina2,222,1492,714,8694,578,4955,493,466
„ „Australia750,937849,9891,490,0271,613,265
„ „New Zealand564,866771,3031,055,7641,391,819
„ „Other Countries139,621165,358318,841322,064
Mutton, frozen ,,Uruguay231,468208,959695,411619,774
„ „Argentina1,581,4581,744,6955,344,2125,888,142
„ „Australia452,3441,271,8561,960,4394,717,428
„ „New Zealand2,402,7862,286,67310,101,75010,249,774
„ „Other Countries310,562239,1721,003,224743,235
Pork, frozen ,,China-7,275-25,929
„ „U.S.A169,880291,539734,2751,304,025
„ „Argentina1,44528,3834,916102,173
„ „Other Countries29,92676,268123,556290,671
Rabbits, frozen,,Australia133,541196,964299,096451,761
„ „New Zealand8,1899,50718,24520,628
Poultry (cwt.)Irish F. State88,85267,557504,494396,900
U.S.A31,93350,715242,616372,798
GameAll Countries15,61611,40382,49466,281
Butter (cwt.) „ „U.S.A.35,01510,578342,46398,797
Argentina538,754491,2564,425,5023,948,962
„ „Irish F. State461,311492,3544,111,4023,751,095
„ „Victoria325,188272,4452,849,8302,488,552
„ „New S. Wales130,22480,9061,134,124728,991
„ „Queensland174,656155,8401,417,2571,291,219
„ „New Zealand1,086,6671,130,76510,003,10810,205,809
„ „Canada131,37439,8341,269,186346,446
Cheese „U.S.A.18,11040,86986,043223,746
„ „Australia46,78540,370208,630246,568
„ „New Zealand1,479,8421,368,6546,845,4727,507,511
„ „Canada1,005,9851,001,6124,688,8355,284,205
Eggs(gt. hum.)Egypt1,624,6881,209,332860,741628,604
„ „U.S.A135,394240,041118,518198,085
,, „Canada271,731377,759247,927323,569
„ „China1,062,0771,113,024681,108643,936
Bananas (bunches)-11,307,94011,857,1695,500,6285,503,873

Table: FROZEN AND CHILLED MEAT. The following table shows the number of carcases of frozen mutton and lamb, also quarters of frozen and chilled beef, as the above table only shows the amounts in cwts.:—

FROZEN AND CHILLED MEAT. The following table shows the number of carcases of frozen mutton and lamb, also quarters of frozen and chilled beef, as the above table only shows the amounts in cwts.:—

Months.AUSTRALIA.NEW ZEALAND.SOUTH AMERICA.OTHER COUNTRIES.
Mutton Carcases.Lamb Carcases.Beef Qrs.Mutton Carcases.Lamb Carcases.Beef Qrs.Mutton Carcases.Lamb Carcases.Beet Quarters.Chilled Qrs. Beef.Mutton Carcases.Lamb Carcases.Beef Qrs.
January37,996352,56817,22312,9218,9652,533189,205197,99165,964360,936.........
February28,743230,1265,24988,714186,3162,506325,318196,70192,560449,71793,717......
March5,277114,83110,201161,647189,1913,746345,762155,47187,970418,130.........
April6,61919,7101,906327,388705,28129,865287,061274,66996,429369,842.........
May6,8337,2906,467328,306737,93276,112392,902251,313153,852423,78 4.........
June5,4011,61216,78469,842417,8029,490256,276148,045215,283526,799.........
July8,83641615,284124,065679,23847,950325,664222,314157,283540,21520,008...251
August4004,49387,763155,239517,74931,783265 841152,743105,718444,10910,734......
September7,2547,903114,454117,622314,92724,351131,720155,465108,328451,742.........
October45,29237,852106,756278,470185,52628,008116,302110,21281,045457,673.........
November23,28993,286101,955228,76567,17014,76348,01471,39533,387313,3962,7107,801...
December41,288310,77375,18791,18624,4679,84662,151143,64926,013394,0047,92011,1921,174
Total-Year 1924212,2281,180,860559,2291,984,1654,624,564230,1532,746,2162,079,9681,223,83 25,150,347135,08918,9931,725
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