BOBBY CALF TRADE

Grey River Argus, 6 December 1938, Page 3

BOBBY CALF TRADE

GROSS REALISATIONS £60,440. GROSS SURPLUS FOR DISTRIBUTION £47,043. The operations of bobby calf pools associated with: the New Zealand Cooperative Pig Marketing Association, Limited, were reviewedj at? |he annual meeting last week. Mr. W. A. Phillips, Chairman <?f the Association, presided and delegates were present from’all parts of New Zealand. Messrs H. H. Innes and A, H. Honeyfield,- of the Internal Market Department, were also present, and explained the procedure in .connection with existing and contemplated regulations. The report of the National Federation of Co-operative Bobby Calf Pools for the year ended October 28th., 1938, was read,' and showed, that the total bobby calf' collections. by the Federation for the season would exceed 230,000, which represented over 25 per cent, of the .total New Zealand killings. This volume equalled over 7,000,000 lbs. on the hooks and 1,800 tons of bonbd veal.

66 PER CENT. QF COLLECTIONS/ p- ->•» x Forty-eight pooled areas were gazetted, of which 26 were in the Federation. Pool operations accounted; for 66 per cent , pf the,“total collec-’ tions in the area's. During the year ■ 23 additional, pools had been formed within the Federation, while collections from non-pooled areas showed a substantial increase. Under the pooling system the number of condemned and dead calves for the season equalled 2.3 per cent. The average reduction in cartage and railway freights in pooled areas over that of non-pooled areas showed considerable savings. Over all pool calves the averageproceeds at the Works, including skins; ,veal and offal, on calves passed fo'r export, was 9s l.ld per calf. ■ . FINANCIAL RESULTS,'./, • . • --ir : T In his address, to suppliers’ repre-i sentatives, Mr. Phillips said the combined account of the Association’s 26 pools in the Federation showed that 4,284,837 lbs. ■of calves was handled, the proceeds totalling £60,440. . From this gross figure, advance payments equalled £33,450; cartage costs £7,031; railage costs £3,575; agents’ trucking costs and field supervision £562; special payments £111; incidental expenses £604; administration costs £1,510; a total of £46,846. The surplus left for distribution totalled £13,593. - The Conference closed with resolutions of appreciation to and confidence in the Pig Marketing Association for the efficient manner in which it as agent had discharged its responsibilities to the pools, special emphasis being laid on the satisfactory results obtained.