Slaughterings of Stock

New Zealand Journal of Agriculture, Volume 63, Issue 3, 15 September 1941, Page 192

Slaughterings of Stock

Slaughterings of Pigs

The 18,965 pigs slaughtered in meat-export slaughterhouses and abbatoirs during July were distributed in-weight'ranges approximately as follows :—.

Under 60 lb. . . . . . . 413 60-120 lb 12,949 121-160 lb .. 2,904 161-180 lb 351 Over 180 lb. . . . . . . 675

The grading of porkers is 85 per cent.' of first quality and 15 per cent, of second quality, and the grading of baconers is 75 per cent, of prime l’s, 18 per cent. of prime 2’s,

Sundries . . ... .. 1,673 ■ and 7 pel- cent, of second quality. In the different weight ranges of baconers, the quality is as follows — 121-160 lb. . . .. .. .. 76%, 18%, 6% of Pl, P2 and 2nds respectively. 161-180 lb. ■ . . . . .. .. 69%, 20%, 11% of Pl, P2 and 2nds respectively.

District | Cattle Calves Sheep Of which Ewes were Lambs Swine North Island. Meat Export Slaughter hou North' Island. i ' ' ses — Auckland . . . . .. Poverty Bay-Hawke’s Bay Taranaki-Manawatu Wairarapa-Wellington ' ... 69,874 29,238 36,984 22,380 134,867 6,553 ■ 29,189 1,442 32,376 ’ 34,710 10,625 20,541 13,122 , 5,351 1,392 1 125,984 64,828 210,017 7,418 142,639 31,409 4,lu7 | 127,947 | 6,228 125,984 .. 210,017 142,639 127,947 64,828 7,418 31,406 ■ 6,228 Totals . . . . . . . Abattoirs . . . .’ 31,497 i 158,476 10,217 172,051 125,717 98,252 .24,032 63,873 • 606,587 . 15,887 109,883 29,767 /North Island Totals 189,973 182,268 223,969 87,905 622,474 139,650 ■ 223,969 87,905 . 622,474 139,650 South Island. Meat Export Slaughterhou ses— South Island. Nelson-Marlborough Canterbury Otago-Southland . . .’. 665 3,762 3,408 .■ 61 3,465 139 11,214 154,038 138.616 5,937 122,778 128,675 70,906 386,966 467,120 3,279 7,732 2,032 Totals . . . . . . Abattoirs .... ... . 7,835 14,937 3,665 3,268 303,868 70.978 257,390 40,359 503,992 7,508 13,043 • 11,885 South Island Totals 22,7726,933 374, 297,749 511,500 24,928 "Dominion. Meat-expt. Slaughterhouses Abattoirs . . . . . . 166,311 , - 46,434 Dominion. 1 - 175,716 | 402,320 13,485 | 196,695 ■ ■ ' 402,120 281,422 196,695 104,232 ■ 281,422 1,110,579 104,232 23,395 1,110,579 122,926 23,395 41,652 122,926 41,652 Grand Totals . . . . 212,745 189,201 598,815 385,654 1,133,974 164,578 In addition the following stock were slaughtered at Rural Slaughterhouses during, the three months ended 30th June, 1941 < A .A. ' 17,448 ■ A . , . . .. . ■ ' ' 495 55,307 Unknown < A ' 3,431 7,184 Same Period, 1940 Meat Export Slaughterhouses and Abattoirs . . Rural Slaughterhouses . . .. 264,506 18,876 170,435 614 873,217 57,446 573,481 - 1,427,101 2,625 163,369 7,275 Same Period, 1939 Meat.. Export Slaughter- ' houses and Abattoirs . . Rural Slaughterhouses ' . . 192,517 . 19,544 155,347 673 596,080 57,376 ■ . ■ 321,987 — 1,466,218 2,926 115,734 7,259 1,466,218 . 2,926 115,734 7,259

The following returns of slaughterings of stock at meat-export slaughterhouses and abattoirs for the three months, May-July, 1941, have been compiled by the Livestock Division: —