MEAT EXPORTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 111, 13 May 1938, Page 12

MEAT EXPORTS

CANADIAN PURCHASES Shipments of New Zealand meat to Canada so far this season lOctober 1, 1937 to April 30, 1938) are reported as follows by the New Zealand Meat Producers' Board, the figures for the corresponding period last season being Eiven in parentheses:— Frozen mutton, 698 carcasses (—); frozen lamb, 8483 carcasses (10). The total shipments (mainly to the United Kingdom) during the period under review, with the corresponding figures for last season, are reported by the board as follows: — Chilled beef, 136,750 quarters (iHWi; frozen beef, 74,047 quarters 59 892); mutton, 891,538 carcasses (840 926; lamb, 4,675,613 carcasses (4 652 305); pork, 357,067 carcasses (387,0!j5); boneless beef, 159,026 bags (94 312) Killings for export during the same Pe Chitled ere 'bief, 137,482 quarters (117 129)- frozen beef, 78,909 quarters (72 472)- wether mutton, 828,973 carcasses (818,334); ewe mutton, 954,087 carcasses (642,576); lamb, 7,886,194 carcasses (7,809,620); pork (porkers), 332 294 carcasses (321,890); pork (baconers) 218.378 carcasses (224,682); boneless' beef, 359,217 freight carcasses (259 864); boneless bobby veal, 75,598 freight carcasses (72,190); sundries, 244,596 freight carcasses (211.964).

BACON DEARER IN SOUTH

(Bv Telegraph—Press Association.)

DUNEDIN, This Day. Owing to the acute shortage of pigs in both the North and South Islands and the consequent high price being paid for them, the wholesale price of bacon has been advanced. Retailers have been forced by this rise to increase the retail rate, and the minimum price of bacon was advanced yesterday to Is 6d a lb.

in response to an inquiry by The Post" today the Internal. Marketing Department stated that no-increase had yet taken place in the North Island.

FRUIT MARKET CONDITIONS

The Director of the Horticulture Divisiohof the Department of Agriculture has received the following report from toe fruit inspector (Mr. E. T. Taylor) on the condition of locally-grown fruit and vegetables in Wellington shops and auction rooms and the market conditions for April:— ... iU Apples and pears: During the month large supplies were received. Lemons: were in fair supply with a satisfactory demand. Quinces were in short supRly, the bulk being of poor quality. Tomatoes decreased considerably, with a consequent increase in prices. Vegetables: With the exception of potatoes, .the supply of vegetables was low,' and consequently fair prices were realised. . The following is a range of prices realised:—Apples, Cox's Orange 3s 6d to 5s 6d per case, Delicious 3s to 4s 6d, Granny Smith, and Alfriston 4s to 5S 6d, Jonathan 3s 6d to 7s 6d, Dunn's 3s 6d to 4s 6d; vpears, L.B.J. 7s to 10s 6d, Winter Cole 3s 6d to 7s 6d, Winter Nelis 3s 6d to 6s 6d, Keiffer 4s to 7s, j P. Barry 4s to 6s;. lemons, 10s to 14s; j [passions, 8s 6d to 12s 6d per half-case; quinces, 6s to 8s 6d per case; tomatoes, round ripe 5s 6d to 10s 6d per half-case, round coloured 8s 6d to 13s 6d, ordinary ripe 5s 6d to 10s 6d, ordinary coloured 8s 6d to 11s 6d; beans, French 4s 6d to 13s 6d per box, stringless 7s to 225, scarlet runner 6s to 8s 6d; lettuce, 3s to 6s 6d per case; spinach 3s to 9s 6d; marrows, ls.6d to 2s 6d; silver beet, Is 6d to 3s 6d; beetroot, swedes, and carrots, 2s 6d to 5s 6d; cabbage, 6s to lls 6d; cauliflowers, 8s to 12s; pumpkins, 6s 6d to 8s 6d per sack; onions, 8s 6d to 13s 6d per cental bag; potatoes, 6s to 7s per cwt.

REGINALD G. KAIN CO.

Directors of Keginald G. Kain and Co., Ltd., report for 12 months ended January 31, 1938: The board was elected to office at the first annual meeting held on July 26, 1937, after six months of the accounting period under review had passed, and at a time when the company was confronted with many difficult internal problems. As soon as possible after taking office, the board, in accordance with' the shareholders' recommendation, reinstated Mr. G. W. R. Kain to his former position as managing director, and took in hand the adjustment and rearrangement of a number of important matters in connection with the improvement of the business prospects of the company.

"It has got to be realised, however, that in the six months' tenure of office up to the end of the financial year it was not possible to completely reestablish the trading activities to the former high level. It is the considered opinion of the board that the considerable work that has been accomplished by Mr. Kain since his return to office will undpubtedly bear fruit in the future, when the clearing up of the difficult position handed to us has been completed." Net profits for the year, with the amount brought forward from last year, is sufficient toi cover the dividend on preference shares. The directors regret that it is not possible to pay an ordinary dividend which circumstance is mainly "the result of the past year's internal dissension, which has now been overicome." Mr. Theo Hills retires from the directorate, and offers himself for re-election. Mr. G. J. J. Feil, retiring auditor, also offers himself for re-elec-tion.

LONDON TALLOW MARKET. The Bank of New Zealand, produce department, has received the following advice from its London office under date May 11: —Nominal quotations: Good mutton, 21s 6d t0.22s per cwt; good beef and mixed, 18s 6d to 19s; gut, 15s 6d to 17s , 6d. LONDON Y?OOL SALES. (By Telegraph—Presa Assn.—Copyright.) LONDON, May* 11. New Zealand scoured halfbred, "Taruarau," sold at an average of 14Jd, and the top price was 17Jd. NEW COMPANIES. Registration of new companies is reported by the "Mercantile Gazette" as follows:— ♦ Rangatira Aviary and Kennel Supplies, Ltd.. a private company, Wellington. Capital: £100 into 100 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Wellington— B. T. Osborne 25, J. S. Osborrie 75. Objects: To carry on businesses of dealers in importers and exporters of any species oi birds, beasts, fishes, or reptiles, and generally of buyers, sellers, or manufacturers of foods, medicines, and incidental. Highways Transport Co., Ltd., a private company. Capital: £250 into 250 shares of £1 each. Subscribers: Palmcrston Nortli—S. A. Goldingham 249, N. Goldingham 1. Objects: Carriers of goods and chattels by land, sea, air, ' river, railway, or otherwise, and incidental. ' \ • TEA AT COLOMBO. (tiy Telegraph —Press Association.) DUNEDIN, May 12. Mr. L. M. Wright has received the, following cabled report on the Col-1 ombo tea auction of May 10: All grades ware in -keen demand and prices remained fiiun at last week's rates. A tctsl of 3,000,0001b has been catalogued for sale next week. EGGS CHEAPER. Eggs on the Wellington market were quoted at the following wholesale rates today by the Internal Marketing Department:—Supers, 3s &.„ dozen; A grade, 2s 10d; B grade, 2s 3d, a reduction of Zd a dozen.for supers and A grade, and 3d for B grade. 1