BOBBY CALF TRADE

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 6 December 1938, Page 12

BOBBY CALF TRADE

WORK OF FEDERATION GROSS REALISATIONS £60,440 GROSS SURPLUS FOR DISTRIBUTION £47,043 The operations of bobby calf Pools as sociated with the New Zealand Co-opera-tive Pig Marketing Association, Limited, were reviewed at the annual meeting recently. Mr W. A. Phillips, chairman of the Association, presided, and delegates were present from all parts of New Zealand. Messrs H. H. limes and A. H. Honeyfield, of the Internal Marketing Department, were also present, and explaine 1 the procedure in connection with existing and contemplated regulations. The report of the National Federation of Co-operative Hobby Calf Pools for the year ended 28th October, 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 7,000.000ibs on the hooks and 1,800 tons of boned veal. 66 PER CENT. OF COLLECTIONS Forty-eight Pooled areas were gazetted, of which 2t> were in the Federation. Pool operations accounted for 66 per cent, of the total collections in the areas. 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 i*i Pooled areas over that of non-pool-ej areas showed considerable savings. Over all Pool calves the average proceeds at the works, including skins, veal and offal, on calves passed for export was over 9s lid per calf. FINANCIAL RESULTS In his address to suppliers’ representatives, Mr Phillips said the combined account of the Association’s 26 Pools in the Federation showed that 4,284,8371bs of calves was handled, the proceeds totalling £60,440. From this gross figure, advance payments equalled £35,450; cartage costs £7,031; railage costs £3,575; agents’ trucking costs and field supervision costs £562; special payments £111; incidental expenses £604; administration costs £1,510; a total of £46,846. The surplus lef* 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 dißehargesd its responsibilities to the Pools, special emphasis being laid on the satis-, factory results obtained.