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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 20431, 16 December 1940, Page 12

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MEAT.EXPORT SEASON MOST KILLINGS LOWER BACONERS AN EXCEPTION Killings for export at New Zealand freezing works this season from October 1 to November 30. according to the returns issued by the New Zealand Moat Producers’ Board, show a total of 449,585 freight carcases. Killings during the first two months of the 1039-40 season were 34,734 freight carcases in excess of this season’s total. Lamb killings wore confined almost wholly to die North Island, with a total of 156.835 carcases, compared with 361.880 carcases for the same period last season. Wether mutton killings this season have been 1050 carcases, compared with 29.028 in the corresponding period of last year, and ewe mutton 3240 carcases, compared with 8407. There was a substantial advance in connection with pork. Details are as follows, the corresponding figures for last season being shown in parentheses:— 1 ,

Frozen beef production for the two months reached 14,25.7 quarters, compared with 3214 last season. Killings of other classes of meat (expressed in 601 b. freight carcases) from October 1 until November 30, 1940 (with figures for the previous season in parentheses) are as follows: Boneless beef. 33,454 (50,803): boneless bobby veal, 73.606 (56,803); sundries, 24.890 (24,780).

KAURI TIMBER COMPANY BUILDING IN NEW ZEALAND Because of defence' requirements in Australia and construction of workers’ houses in New Zealand, there was great building activity in the two countries, said Mr. J. Bishop, chairman, at the annual meeting of the Kauri Timber Company, Limited, in Melbourne recently. There were, however, indications, particularly in New Zealand, of a decline in building. With the curtailment of imports, a heavy burden had been placed upon local supplies, but steps had been taken to cope with this problem. Fortunately, heavy log stocks had been provided for the plywood department. Property purchased in Western Australia had already contributed to profits, to which an increase could be expected when this branch was further developed/

AUSTRALIAN EXCHANGES (El«c. Tel. Copyright—-United Press Assn.) SYDNEY, Dec. 13. Prices moved irregularly on the Stock Exchange to-day. Sales included:—Bank of New South Wales, £27 9s; Union Bank, £6 7s 6d; Goldsbrough Mort, 25s (id; Felt and Textiles, 37s 9d; Tooth’s Brewery, 535: Australian Consolidated Industries, 38s 3d; Australian Consolidated Industries, contrib., 25s 4£d; Anthony Hordern, 13s 6d; Broken Hill Proprietary, 44s 9d: Cash Orders, 18s lid; Cumberland Paper, 31s; Colonial Sugar, £47 15s; General Industries, 17s 3d; Henry Jones, 52s 6d; Mark Foy, 19s 3d; W. R. Carpenter, 36s Cd; Mount Morgan, 11s 4cl; Rawang Tin, 8s lOd. Melbourne sales included:—E.S. and A. Bank, 795; Kauri Timber, 21s; Broken Hill Proprietary, 44s 9d; Broken Hill South, 25s 6d; Emperor, 11s (id.

North-Island South Island 1940 . 1939 1940 1939 Car. Car. Car. Car. Pcrkers 2872 4012 227 260 Baconers 05.748 41,917 1099 477 Choppers 2062 881 38 15