MARKETING OF STOCK

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22895, 16 December 1939, Page 20

MARKETING OF STOCK

* SYSTEM AT ADDINGTON STUDIED LINCOLN COLLEGE MAKES REPORT Possible • improvements in the marketing of stock at Addington were outlined in a statement issued by the Canterbury Agricultural College. .Lincoln, and received by the Mid-Canter-bury executive of the New Zealand Farmers’ Union yesterday. The statement was made in reply to a recommendation by the executive to Group HI of the union that an independent body such as the college, be asked to initiate research into the operation of the market. The points on which the * executive desired to be informed were (1) usefulness to vendors and others of publication of entries; (2) sources of Jsupply at various periods of the year, C3> relative importance of road and

railway transport; (4> fluctuations in demand; (sa) effects of over supplies in various classes; (sb) fluctuations m supplies and the possibility of evening it out; (6) improvements in selling methods and treatment of stock. The report from the college .said that if prices were stabilised, it would be necessary that surplus stock should be bought and stored, or on the contrary supplied ex store, price" fluctuations thus being largely eliminated The report said, that notices could he displayed in the store sheep pens at Addington giving particulars of the stock as is done at the ewe fairs and the leading saleyards in the North Island. Also auctioneers could be made legally responsible for their description of stock, and stock could be graded before sale. The selling of stock at per lb, and improvements in the handling of stock Iram farm to yards were further possibilities for improvement, said the report. It was decided to send ,the report to the various branches for comment. WANT-ADS. •‘1 sold them through ‘The Press' want-ads. —and bought these new things.”