EXPORT OF PORK.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 251, 22 October 1926, Page 4

EXPORT OF PORK.

The export pork scheme is now meeting with good support throughout the North Island (writes our Feildjng correspondent). New "districts are'linking up with the Manawatu Association in an organised effort to get the exportable pigs on the Home markets. Inquiries have been received from suppliers Fegarding the deductions made from the advance payments on export pigs. The position is that the exportable pi<Ts are on consignment, and the pigs remain the property of the supplier until sold by the executive on the owner's behalf. The executive arrange with Dalgety and Co to make an advance against the exportable pigs, the advance being based oil the average of local market rates. From the advance it is' necessary to deduct other killing and other charges incurred up to the time that the carcases are r placed on the ocean steamer. When the "pigs are sold the suppliers receive th§ surplus ;between."the«seliing price and thY , amount advanced—as, for example, tjie' icost from the farm to.London inately 2sd -per, lb. ■ .Pigs sold at 103' d c:i.f. London toll Jrttunr 8d net on the farm. If the -; local price is 7d, the executive advances the .rate less the charges to oceahf steamer, which is approximately pen- lb. .This makes a iiet advance ctfoM. TEjtfgs were sold fOd i '6.i:'f/t.o'nd6n there would be the difference between Sd and ssd, namely, 2Jd, to be paid to the supplier as a surplus, v ...'