AUSTRALIA'S MEAT TRADE

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2216, 31 July 1914, Page 10

AUSTRALIA'S MEAT TRADE

OPERATIONS OF A POWERFUL CORPORATION, By Telcgraplb-PrcGS Association—CoDS'right / Sydney, July 30. ■ Mr. W. M.. Hughes, in a.letter to the Pr6ss, referring to the J3eof Tmst, says': "Here is the greatest and most powerful corporation in the world in our midst. Besides a'capital of £200,000 the company as composed by the Swift family, and financed by the Swift Company to the extent or £500,000. .Evidence shows that already it is one of the chief exporters /of meat, and. very littlo time will elapse beforo it will be the chief and only exporter from Australia, and so control the local market as to fix the price of stock and meat for local- consumption. The price of stock trill decrease mid that for meat increase. The stock-raisers and the public will pay the toll of this great 1 trust and will be poworieiss in its grip." . A meeting of the shareholders of the Wellington Farmers' Bacon Company, Ltd., was held in Pahiatua this week.' Mr. J. C. Cooper presided. It waS decided that the capital of the company bo increased to £15,000 by the creation of 10,000 additional shares of £1 each, such shares to'bo issued as ordinary .shares. It was decided that the existing £6 shares be divided into five shares of £1. A recommendation fr6m the Board of Directors of the Wellington; Farmers' Meat Company, Ltd., suggesting that the Bacon . Company elect five directors, apd choose one of that number as.chairman, was strongly opposed, members present expressing every confidence in Sir. J. C. Cooper as manag-ing-director of the Bacon Company: ,An effort will be made to encourage dairy-farmers in thife district to support the company by supplying pigs.—Pahiatua Correspondent-. ' - . Tlie request of the Wairiirapa and East Coast P. and A. Society that the rates oh the society's grounds, which amount to £20 135., be reduced to £10 has been agreed to by the .Carterton Borough Counoil, states our Carterton correspondent. >1. . We guarantee you satisfaction if you rail us your oreani. We give you correct test, . proper weight,, and . best pricß all the time. _ By sending our butter direct to England, America, and Africa, we do away with the middleman's profits, and givo yon .the benefit of our, selling organisation. For further particulars write us at once, or rail your crcam to fit. John's Butter Factory, St. John's Station; Wanganui.—Advt. . ■Ever considered the advisability of installing a'water-wheel on your property P There's a lot of power'ninning to wasto' in tliat swift stream—enough to.'drive all' your farm machinery. This is a good sound- proposition—means money to you. Write for particulars. A,' 'J.'"- PartonJ' Sheet Metal and Plumbing Works, Carterton.—Advt.

—.V SALE OP JERSEYS AND PIGS. - Mr. S. 8.-,-Lancaster's, annual sale has l>een fixed, for Tuesday and Wednesday nest. The 60 pedigree cows and heifers* it is stated, comprise the best lot : that this vendor lias e'ver offered to the public. The 20 pedigree Jersey-bulls to-be offered are described'. as an exceptionally nicft selection;' and .thesej with the 10 purebred unregistered bulls, have nearly all been bred on the farm., A number of ■ the 350 high-grado Jersey cows and heifers are practically pure-bred. Mr. Lancaster will sell absolutely' without reserve, will guarantee all lots true to description, and deliver same, free on trucks Palmerston; North if required. The order of sale on Tuesday, which starts at noon, will be; pedigree Jerseys, Berkshire pigs, to be followed by the cows in full profit (about 60), and on the following day all the springers will be submitted. Drags will meet all trains, and connect' with same in the evening, and the sale will be conducted by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., and Dalgety and Co., Ltd., joint auctioneers.-