The Pig Market

Manawatu Times, Volume 61, Issue 144, 20 June 1936, Page 12

The Pig Market

No change in values occurred on the pig market this week. At Westfield the bidding was brisk but prices remained on a parity with last week. Bacon 55d to 6d, pork 5d to 51d. At Levin pork sold at the good prices gained the previous week. Schedule Bates. Pigs.—Up to 601 b., 4fd; 611 b. to 801 b., sd; 811 b. to 1001 b., -ltd; 1011 b. to 1201 b., 4Jd; 1211 b. to 1601 b., s*d; 1611 b. to 180 lb., 41d; ISllb. to 2001 b., 3d; over 200 lb. and choppers, 2d; second grade, -Id less; unexportable, less Id for porKers and bacouers. Australian Values. Queensland market reports: —Messrs Coe and Highfield held a pig sale, when bacon pigs were worth 45d per lb. over the scales. A good yarding of porkers came to hand and were worth 4Jd per lb. over the scales. There was a small yarding of store pigs, and prices showed a decided rise on previous sales. John Allman held a sale and the following are seme of the prices realised:—Prime bacon pigs, £2 7s 6d; medium, £2 to £2 ss; porkers, £1 5s to £1 10s; large stores, 2.1 s to 245; medium, ISs to 20s; slips, 10s to 12s 6d; suckers, small, 4s to 4s 6d. At a pig sale at Tannymorel the best prices paid for bat-oners were: Prime, £2 7s Od; medium, £2 2s Gd to £2 os. Pig Meals and Mineral.

The Mauavvatu-Oroua branch of tho New Zealand Pig Breeders’ Association has issued its price list for the coming season. Prices are operative from July 1 to February 28, 1937. Prices and Formulas. No. 1 formula:—so per cent, barley, 10 per cent, pollard, 10 per cent, meatmeal, 5 per cent, maize, 20 per cent, ricemeal. £9 10s per ton on trucks, or ex mill, Palmerston North or Feilding No. 2 formula: —20 per cent, meatmeal, 40 per cent, barley, 20 per cent ricemeal. £9 10s per ton on trucks, or ex mill, Palmerston North or Feilding. No. 3 formula: —55 per cent, peas, 20 per cent, pollard, 10 per cent meatmeal, 5 per cent, maizemeal. £9 5s per ton on trucks, or ex mill, Palmerston North or Feilding. Under five sacks, 5s per ton increase. Mineral mixture: —401bs. steamed bone flour, 401bs. lime, lOlbs. salt, ol'bs. iimonite, 41bs. glaubor salts, lib. sulphur, 2ozs. potassiumiodide. Cwt-s 10s 3d, 501 bs. 5s Gd, 2Slbs. 2s lOd. Note. —All prices are less 35 per cent discount for cash, 24 per cent, discount for payment on 20th of the month following delivery, to members of the branch.