CHANGE MADE IN WEIGHTS

Southland Times, Issue 24238, 23 September 1940, Page 2

CHANGE MADE IN WEIGHTS

baconer carcasses FOR EXPORT

FEW PORKERS WANTED BY UNITED KINGDOM

(United Press Association)

WELLINGTON, September 21. An alteration in the weights of baconers for the United Kingdom market was announced by the Minister of Agriculture (the Hon. W. Lee Martin) who said the adjustment Was mainly one of marketing, and would not mean an added burden to farmers intent on producing baconers this year. “The contract with the United Kingdom Government for the supply of pig meat, both baconer and porker, has not yet been completed,” said Mr Martin. “However, certain modifications of the weight range of last year have been agreed to. As these have a direct bearing on the management it is important that they should be known by all pig producers immediately. “The United Kingdom has insisted that baconer carcasses should be not less than 1111 b and not more than 1801 b. Any carcass up to 1101 b will now be classed as a porker, and the raising of the minimum weight of the baconer from 101 to 1111 b naturally will reduce our total tonnage of baconers,” said the Minister, “unless farmers concentrate on the production of animals above 1111 b.

‘As the United Kingdom is anxious for us to supply her with the maximum tonnage of baconers we can produce from our resources, all farmers are urged to see that as few porkers are killed for export as possible, particularly during the spring and summer. “The other change in the weight schedule is a definite upper limit of 1801 b for baconers,” said Mr Martin. “In the season just passed some pigs over 1801 b could be exported as baconers in the form of Wiltshire sides. For the forthcoming season the maximum weight of Wiltshire sides has been reduced from 90 to 801 b. This will exclude all pigs over 1801 b being classed as baconers. Any above that weight would have to be exported as choppers at a price 29-16 d less than that paid for baconers. Farmers, therefore, should direct their management so as to produce as few porkers,as possible and avoid bringing any baconers above 1801 b.”

THE RIALTO William Todd and Co, Ltd, report as follows for the week ending Saturday:— Pigs.—There was a fair entry and a good demand. Weaners, 32/- to 35/-; medium, 29/6 to 31/6; small, 25/- to 28/6; small suckers, 16/6 to 22/-; stores, £2/6/- to £2/14/-; small, 35/- to 40/-; smaller, 24/6 to 32/6; porker, £3/10/-; young boar, £3; sow and seven young, £9'l2/6; sows in pig, £7, £2/10/-; dairy cow, £9/10/-. Poultry.—There was a medium entry and a keen demand for heavy table fowls. W.L. hens, 2/6 to 3/-; young laying hens, 3/3 to 4/-; heavy breeds, 3/3 to 5/3; cockerels, 3/6 to 5/3; ducks, 3/3 to 4/1; drakes, 3/6 to 3/9; turkey, 10/-; hens, 6/-. Bacon pigs.—Prime bacon weights, 1201 b to 1501 b, 7d per lb delivered at abattoirs.

Produce.—For table potatoes the market was heavily oversupplied. Prime King Edwards, £4 to £4/10/—, with limited sales. Inferior grade, no demand. Seed potatoes: Certified King Edward Mother seed, 7/- to 8/- cwt.; uncertified lines, no demand. Chaff, ample supplies offering, prime £5/10/- to £5/15/-; oats, 13/- to 17/6; wheat, 18/to 21/-; barley, 21/-; ryecorn, 17/6; crushed oats, 15/6; oatdust (unprocurable); pollard, 9/6; bran, 7/6; farra food, 16/6; meat meal, 11/-; rock salt, 10/6; coarse'salt, 10/6; molasses, 20/-; Moose Meal, 20/6; Moose Nuts, 20/-; boneflour, 14/6; Crossed Keys stock foods, pig, poultry, sheep and dairy nuts 10/6 to 12/6 100; oyster shell grit, 6/cwt.; chick food, 18/6; Meadows’ chicken mash, 17/6. Miscellaneous. —Sheep netting, 29/6: fowl netting, 21/6; pumice boilers, £B/5/-; pumice washtubs, £2/15/-; sashes, 15/-; wheelbarrows, 35/-; meat .safes, 30/-; cement, 6/11; tanks. £2/14/-; timber, 18/- to 19/-; droppers, 19/-; stakes, 40/.-; birch posts, £B/10/a 100; horse covers, 40/-; cow covers, 11/6; collars, £2/10/-; bridles, £3/15/-; Ceylon tea, 401 b chests, 3/5 a lb, 51b boxes, 17/6.

Grass seeds.—Cowgrass, 1/5; Timothy, 1/-; white clover, 2/- to 3/-; crested dogstail, 1/2; cocksfoot, 1/3; Lotus Major, 2/-; ryegrass, 5/6 to 7/6 bushel; fanners’ lines ryegrass, 15/- to 20/sack; mixtures, 4d lb. Vegetables.—Cabbage, 1/6 to 2/-; cauliflower, 2/- to 3/- dozen; carrots, parsnips, 3/- a sugar bag; rhubarb, 3d to 4d a lb. DIVIDEND OF FIVE PER CENT. BEATH AND COMPANY’S PROFIT (United Press Association) CHRISTCHURCH, September 21. J. Beath and Co., of Christchurch, earned a net profit of £7815 in the year ended August 19, 1940, against £6406 the previous year. The gross profit rose sharply from £98,007 to £106,864, but most of the increase was absorbed in additional provision for taxation -which, is estimated at £15,117 against the previous figure of £10,299. The dividend recommendation is unaltered at 5 per cent, on both the ordinary and preference share capital.