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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5488, 16 October 1929, Page 4

COMMERCIAL.

N.Z. PIG MARKETING ASSN. MONTHLY REPORT. The following is the monthly report, in part, of the N.Z. Co-operative Pig Marketing Association, Ltd., dated October 1 :— “Supplies.—During September pigs came forward a little more freely than in the previous month, but have not yet shown any remarkable increase in volume. However, towards the latter end of the month daily killings increased, and we expect to be handling considerably increased numbers towards the end of the present month. “Markets.—Markets for both porkers and baconers are still maintaining a steady price, and on the trend of things in general prospects appear to be favouring the farmer for his pig supplies for the season ahead. “Fishy Pork. —Complaints still continue to reach us, not only from the Home markets, but locally also, of bacon containing a fishy flavour when cooked, and we are still pursuing active inquiries in this direction with the hope of minimising and eventually dispensing with this flavour, which we again wish to impress upon farmers is seriously jeopardising the pig industry which has been so carefully built up during the past few years. Several theories have been advanced as to the reason of this fishy flavour, but we remain convinced at the moment that the cause of this is the feeding of whale oil and fish meals ; but if discontinued, say, a couple of months before marketing, it may minimise the present danger of contamination of the meat.

“Pig Feed. —As mentioned previously, we have located what we consider a most suitable supply of pig feed, and we intend to import a quantity of same for experimental purposes. The high state of the Government tariff against the food is our chief difficulty at the time, and we are in communication with the Government in this connection, asking if it is not possible to extend us a certain amount of relief from the heavy duty now obtaining. If we are successful in our efforts we should be in a position to supply farmers with a cheap and really good fat-, tening food. “Pigs Required.—The association requires every available pig, and by strict diligence and attention to the marketing of all pigs received the association can give suppliers its wide range of experience and selling facilities on the world’s markets, thus ensuring that suppliers’ pigs will be disposed of to the very best advantage. Our agents are in the position of having established reliable connections in the handling and distribution of N.Z. pork. A consignment to the N.Z. Coop. Pig Marketing Association will convince farmers of the soundness of the association’s business methods in the handling of all classes of pigs. Farmers should remember' that the association is operating entirely in their interests, on a purely co-operative basis.

“New Company.—The new company, which is capitalised, takes over our operations from October 1. The object of the company is to have more available capital to work on, and thus hopes to make to suppliers a better advance payment and a much speedier finalisation on payment of pools. “Advance Payment.—The association is now making advance payments which are duly advertised. “Pools. —The final two pools of last season, numbers 13 and 14, are now ia course of finalisation, and should be paid out to suppliers within the next few weeks. Thus all pigs supplied up to the end of June will then have been paid out.”