MARKET FOR PIGS

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21449, 15 April 1935, Page 13

MARKET FOR PIGS

'restriction on porkers STATEMENT BY MEAT PRODUCERS' BOARD The New Zealand Meat Producers' Board recently drew attention to the great need for farmers arranging to convert as large a percentage of pigs into the baconer class as possible. Concerning the quota fixed by the s British Government for the . present !. short-term ' period—arrivals April. c May, and June, 1935—the stocks of porker pigs in store in New Zealand at March 31, and which will be available for shipment to arrive in the United Kingdom before June 30, will be sufficient to fill our quota for this period. Accordingly the Minister for 1 Agriculture, acting on the advice of i the Meat Board, has notified all fieezing companies that porker pigs killed I after March 31 may not be shipped to . arrive in the United Kingdom until after June 30. Comparison on the Market The board has on previous occasions pointed out that the imported baconer trade into the United Kingdom ab- - sorbs approximately 1* times more , than the imported porker trade. New Zealand's share of this baconer trade 1 is relatively insignificant, whereas her - share of the imported porker trade is > substantial. The New Zealand Government and the board have been successful in ob- ' taining an adequate quota for New ' Zealand baconers for arrival in the ■' United Kingdom during the calendar year 1935, the quantity fixed for this •' period of 12 months being 12,500 tons. From a consideration of the fore- - going facts it will be seen that farl mors should make their plans to carry - on to the baconer class as large a ) percentage of their pigs as possible, • states the board. FROZEN MEAT - RETAIL PRICES IN LONDON ; Dl/RING MARCH 1 The New Zealand Meat Producers' - Board has been adviser! by its London s manager that the following retail 1 prices wore; being quoted for New s Zealand lamb and mutton retailed in , London during March, 1935. These , prices represent a fair average of the , prices quoted by the belter class shops ' in London for the best quality of New I Zealand lamb and mutton: New Zealand I-amb Per lb. d. Legs .. ..11 Shoulders .. ..10 Loins .. ..10 Necks .. .. 0 Breasts .. .. 3 Forequarters .. 7'. Hindquarters .. 10' New Zealand Mutton (Wethers) Per lb. d. I.egs .. .. 3 Shoulders .. .. 7 Loins .. •• 7 Necks .. .. 4 Breasts . . . . 3 The Bank of New Zealand iias received the following advice from its London office as at the close of business this week: —The market for wether mutton is very quiet. The market for ewes is steady. There is - a good demand for lambs, but the market is over-supplied and prices are affected in consequence. Per lb. Wethers - d. d. Light. .. .. 3;: to 5 Heavy .. to 3.' Ewe. .. •• 2', to 3,' Lambs - | 2's .. (i ; to li 1 . it's .. .. <>:; to (it 4'< . . . . to fi? Seconds .. fi" to C[ EQUIVALENT DOMINION PARITY > Concerning the published prices realised for New Zealand lamb deliv- . ored to Smithfield market, the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board supplies the following table, giving fhc equivalent New Zealand parity, after deducting all costs, including selliir commission. The costing is based on to-dav's estimated skin values, and includes exchange at current rates. The calculation is on the basis of a prime woolly lamb weighing, say, 341b, delivered at freezing works:— If price delivered to N.Z. "overall" Smithfield is parity delivered <d per lb). at works (approximately) (ci per lb) (I 1 . G.G4 tiji 0.49 Note.—ln (lie above estimate the cost of killing, freezing, and placing on board steamer is based on a charge of ,575 d per lb. If ER D-TESTISG AV ER AG ES The following figures give the March averages for the 1934-35 season of the cows tested by Ihe Canterbury Herd Testing Association: — < O o o t! 'f, ►—< r) O. V) r, & ~ or 4 nS .'£?o J3 o!Q : Plains '.. If! 36.77 19.88 55 Peninsula .. 26 33.76 15.40 GO Rangiora .. 18 29.88 13.59 54 Ashburton .. 9 31.88 1G.30 4G Association.. 18 30.77 13.59 60 CERALDINE STOCK SALE j Then l was a, tairly hirijc yardim; at the fortnightly stock sate at Gerald inc. when , owe lambs wero in pood demand, and values were firm for the quality olTerim;. The following price. 1 ; wore realised: FAT SUEEI' (1 ne ewe a(j 12s 7d, GS at 5s f:d, !'J at lis 'ld, 10 at 123 Id, 'it at lis 7d, 'J at 7s 6d, 1 at lis Id, 2 at bis 7d, 7 at, Us 7d, G at lis lOd, 22 at 12s Id, 17 at lis -Id. 10 lit 1-ls Id, 20 at 11a -Id, a at 11a 10(1, 32 at 1-23 lOd, 21 at lis lOd, 7 at Us 7(1, Li > at. lis 10(1, 2 wethers at 18a 7d, 5 lamhs at 103 lOd, 3 at 10s 7d, 1 at l'Js 7d, :! at, 15s 7d, 1 at 21a 7d, 7 at 17s lOd, 17 at 18s 7d, 22 at 10a 7d, 43 at 1!)3 -Id, 1 at lO.s, 22 at ! 17s lOd, 25 at 10s Id, 12 at 18s Id, 20 at I 10s lOd, 9 at 19s Id, 50 at 17s Hid, :j7 at IGs 7d, 72 at 15s 7d, 3'.) at 18s lOd, 50 at 10s Kid, 71 at 15s lOd, 52 at 18s Id, 100 nt ■ 17s lOd, 81'. at 10s lOd, J'iO at 17s, 37 at . 10s 7d, 101 at 15s lOd, SI ewea at 10s lOd, 11 at 12s 7d, 2(1 at 12.3 Id, 8 at 9s Id. 2 ' at 1.3-1, 2 at 10s ;',d. i wMhers at, 19s -Id, 1 at 18s Id. STORM SI 1 111'.:P ') ne hundred two tooth owes at 275, 132 at 20s (J.I, 157 at 2113 Id, 192 at 21a 7d, 50 at 20s 5(1, ;;o at 20s s<l, 11 at 15s fid, 51 at 15s Gd, ::2 al lGi. ltv at 3s 2d. 37 at 15s, 112 at Is 3d, 31 at 11-:, 23 at 7s (id, 150 at, . 12s 7d, 50 at 12s Gd, 10 at Bs, 119 ewe lambs ' at 17s sd, .".2 ewes at 7s Gd, 10 at 9s fid. 3,5 at 12s 3d, 75 ewe lambs at 17s, sfi m.s. ; lambs at 13s 7d, 87 wether lambs at 7s ltd, . 22 lU.S. lambs at 7s, 21 nether tombs at lis . 9d, 10 at 7s 7d, 25 ewe lambs at IGs 2d, 38 I ewes at 3s 7d, 15 at Is 3d, 121 wether lambs , at 9s 2d, JSG owes at 2 Is, 78 al 23s 3d, 70 • at, 21s, 10!) wether lambs at 9s 3d, 83 owe ' lambs at lis 3d, 55 m.s. lambs at fis, 199 v.-ether lambs at 7s 7d. 21 ewes at lis, 100 ewes at 22s fid, 50 at 17s 2d, 25 at 7s 7d, 3,1 at lis, 17 wether lambs at 12s fid, 25 pv.-o lambs at 15s. 93 at 13s Gd, 37 owe lamb* at 8s od, 51 f.m. owes at 10s, 02 at 15s, 50 ' at 12s Gd, 29 at Is. 21 at F-s, 'l2 al 7s 3d, 93 nt I°S 3d 59 at lis, 31 (wo-tootli ewes at. : 103 fid. so' at 15s lOd, 21 at 21s Id, 20 at tfls , 3d 100 ewe lambs at IGs. 2" at 15s 7(1. 31 a! : 15 s 7d, 87 at lls Id. 91 a I 13* fld, 9 at • 8s 9d, Ins wether lambs ss 2d, 80 wether 1 lambs at 7s fid. PIGS Five at