WELLINGTON NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 16 April 1928, Page 4

WELLINGTON NEWS

A GREAT PRIMARY PRODUCER. (Special to “ Guardian WELLINGTON, April 13. Tin- potentialities of Argentina ns a primal \ producer and exporter are remarkable. and its progress is of vital iniori'-i in New Zealand and Australia, especially as far less time is occupied in the transport of Argentine produce .0 tim European markets, and the cost nl production is lower. An unusually heavy crop of maize in Argentina last

tear gave rise to the lielicl that export- would hring low prices, hut importing countries found it necessary to go further a fit-id from the general sources of supply, and Argentina was i iinhled to sell a huge part of its surplus profitably. In 1921 its exports of maize amounted to -1,043.‘.507 tons, in 1 f.tJfJ, 1,1)1 Ijlfil tons, and last year 8.531.354 tons. .Maize is the feature of , lie country’s overseas trade in primary iroducis. Progress in agriculture genrallv has been steady, and Argentina.

ranks next in importance to Canada ml the United States as an exporter f wheat. In 11)27 it shipped 4.21(3.211 ;uns compared with 2.014,50 t) tons in I2!i. The season also was favourable .‘or linseed, and 1,9(30.532 tons were exported; in the previous year the (inanity was 1,(383.337 tons. Exports ol chilled heel broke all preions records—(>.l47,/t>2 quarters were .sported, compared with 4,933.403 Harters in 19215. 4 hero was an inrease of upproxinm telv 210,Dili) (placers in the export of frozen beef which ■ggrega ted 2.tSot>,-jt>t> (|Uartc*rs. Ihe nnttoii sent overseas amounted to 1.8(32.083 carcases against 1.023,001 in cases, and the lamb to I .At.O.'i IT ureases, against. 1.239,923 carcases in ihe previous year. I lie butter trade was the smallest since lh'22. the clo- ’ reuse being due to a dry winter. A total of 794.911 boxes was ' exported ■gainst 1.081.259 boxes in 13)25. Cang'cl meat shipments were maintained ; the total 2.525,553 cases, showed an in cease ol abi/Ufl 280.000 cases lor the

The intcrnatfoiiaf demand lor hides was reflected in the shipments for the’ welve months, which numbered ’.102.775 drv ox hides and 5.705,299 -alt hides, c ompared with 1.801.302 and '5.582.432 hides respectively in the nreviotis vear. But Argentina is not

wTliout its serious troubles, for a startling account of the widespread occurrence ol foot-and-mouth disease in \ rgenl inn was given recently in a Tetter !n •' The Times *'* by Sir William tlal.Jaiie. He stated that foot-and-mouth disease is prevalent aST over that country, unless possibly If/ ;f lew remote districts, and that it has paused beyond the powers of the Argentine authorities to save the herds ol that couniry from this devastating disc-'.'*'-)-*. iTiADK CO-OPERATION.

A malgama tion, merger. rationalisation •1 ucl co-nrdination are all being applied to industry and trade, that being tla'hitest business phase. A large section of bolh wholesale and retail grocers in Great Britain have been at a disadvantage when compared with co-opera-tive companies engaged in the business. This is because in the United Kingdom the co-operative concerns are exempt from paying British income tax. Tn these circumstances great headway lias been made by this group, and their favourable nasition has stnmifnte'd increased co-ordination among their opponents.

Proposals have been pul forward in form a special buying onnibimiiiotr ol non-co-operative interests, hut progress •n this direction is necessarily slow localise of the ililficiilty of bringing together I lie very large number of grocers in the various counties into lino. It was reported in London that as a further means ol protection, there is a possibility of the (urge Multiple shop companies either coming to ail ngieemenL among themselves nr aii'olgainnt-

111**. Latest advices show that in tin- tea section of the provision trade slops ::li-cndy have hccn taken this ‘l■ ri - *'- ;ion, ami leaders of the grocery trade In London express tin- opinion Unit ;lds is a forerunner of further action hv multiple shops concerned. The term rationalisation had its origin in Ccnnany some years ago. when the German trade was at its lowest.. Ha* tionalisation has been detined tis the lull application of science and scientific method to industry, secured hy the unification of all the processes of production and distribution. A rationalised industry has its advantages in finance, in production, in ability to make extensive research, in distribution and in labour.