THE EUROPEAN EGG TRADE

Otago Witness, Issue 2902, 27 October 1909, Page 35

THE EUROPEAN EGG TRADE

From "a book published by Profes-scr Dr Rudolph Sonndorfer, the dirtctoi of th^ Vienna. Academy of Commerce, it appeals that England is tho greatest ron^umin^ country of Europe, though Geimany miporrs a la-rgor number of European <"pg-. But" again-st this muer be reckon:*! the importation of Iri'h egg- into Btitain an%la n% l tho enormous home production. Ru-ia supplies us with the largest quantity Oc eggs. She sent us direct in 1806 864.000,000 eggs, and an equal nuniber at least mu«t be allowed- for the indirect trade between Russia and England. The total export of eggi from Russia in 190& v\a, 2.833.000,000, of which England obtained over 1,700,000,003. The greatest difficulty in the v.»iy of obtainrng e\:act figures i= tho fait that «o many eggs are imported by We-toin Euro pean countries onh to bo exported; therefore, it has been found necessary to arrhe at the net exportation by subtracting tho imports from the expoitV To give two px am pi es : —The Danish rctun s -,ho\v up importation of 76.000 000 o#gs in 1907 and an exportation of 404,400,000, leaving .• net export or 327.800,000 eggs. Ami again, the Austro-Hungarian imports for the suin.^ year total 1,175,352,000 cgus, tho ex]K>rt2,629.078.000. with an cvact balance of 1,453,726,000. a total which place- h- 1 second as an exporting country. It iinteresting to note that Belgium" nmvt l>° reckoned as a consuming country and not a producing country, for in 1907 513,160.000 eggs v. pro iinioued, of which 224,900.000 wcr-p consumed in t! o countn md 388,260,000 ncrc exported, ai.a th« <-\- portation of Belgian eirgs onk a. >r >oiuit<-S to 128.500.000. giving a \otal of 517.060 00 !. Of the 388,260.000 imported eggs \\h\' '• nrer= e^porxd, 2T3_300 COC vicu sent iv England, und of tho 128 800 000 Bc!g:'>>i eggs, onh 11.500.000 reached Cnslaiid. It 16 not ■difficult to iell the nature of thf " foreign " eggs R<;lgiun! etporred, a^ tho 613,160,000 imported esrers is made up B9 follows:- Italy. 219.700.000: P.usw. 179,300,000; Austria-Hungary. 113.800,000: Hamburg (origin, we should think, uncertain), 43,100,000; Rulear-'a. 28.100,CC0; tho Netherlands, 17.640,000. Tho lat^t figiue* dealing with England are for 1906. ay.ii they show an importation of 2.265.000,000 egsrs, valued at iii,098,125., 098,125. or an average selling pricf> of 7, 6d per 120. The tvtil Irish for the si me jear was 770,092.200

SOUTH ISLAND LEGHORN AND MINORCA CLUB. At. the imitation of the Christcliurch Poultry Club to make sugsest:on- for tho 1910 schedule ard nominate judges th° l|outh leland Lejrhorn and Minorca Club jnet on Ociob&r 12, to coiHick'i the-D yuc-j

tions. Mr A. Walker (President) presided, and there was a good attendance of members.

It was rrsolvcd to recommend that a class for blue Leghorns should be included in the schedule; also that classes should bs inserted for breeding pairs of white Leghorns, black Leghorn*, buff Leghorns, and Minorca?.

With a view of encouraging _ young fanciers, it was decided to recommend the following classes (open to competitors who have never won a first prize in an open show): — White Leghorn cock or cockerel; white Leghorn hen or pullet; brown Leghorn cock or cockerel; black, buff, or duckwing cock or cockerel ; black, buff, or duckwing hen or pullet ; best S.C. black Minorca cockerel; bast S.C. black Minorca hen or pullet. It was resolved to nominate Messrs C. liucas and R. Wilson to judge all the Leghorn classes (with the exception of black), and Mr H Hcarfield for black Leghorns and black Minoroas. The secretary reported that the Christcliurch Poultry Club has accepted the clubs proposal to hold it? next show in conjunction with the 1910 fixture.