PRODUCTION RETURNS
SHEEP FARMERS’ POSITION [ Per Press A isolation.] WELLINGTON, May 25. Feferring to the statement in th< Prime Minister’s address to farmer, yesterday that statistics showed in creases in the values of all farm produce, except wool, an exporter sak to-day that these increases, so far a; the sheep farmer v as concerned, du not set out the position in the tr u< light, for the reason that the pria received for lambs tindet 361 b. Ja.. year during January. February an March ranged from Sid to 9d a IL. *». against 7d to B<i this yeai. Wethtr: and ewes for export al>o brougn lower prices this season. In arriving at the value of live stock for the export of by-products. such as wool pelts, and tallow must be taken int< account. The published quotation, during the last six months for the.* Items was much lower than L months ago. The returns for pell alone for the year ended Septemb, 30 last would be £BOO,OOO less that last year. This, with the drop n wool and tallow, must be set agains the value of meat exported. The re turn to the farmer for stock soil would, therefore, be less than lax year.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 122, 26 May 1938, Page 8
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202PRODUCTION RETURNS Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 80, Issue 122, 26 May 1938, Page 8
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