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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXX, Issue 5500, 13 November 1929, Page 4

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PIG MARKETING ASSOCIATION. MONTHLY REPORT. The N.Z. Co-operative Pig Marketing Association reports for the month as follows :— “Supplies.—During October supplies showed a decided increase over the previous month, but there is still great room for improvement in this direction. The large number of calves being reared this season has no doubt considerably lessened the number of pigs coming forward, but as each week goes by we expect to handle greatly increased quantities of pigs, despite the fact that they are not so plentiful as at this time last year. “Markets. —The market for both porkers and baconers is still maintaining a firm price, and indications point to continued good prices for the time being. Suppliers should thus be able to look forward to a beneficial season. < “Fishy Pork.—As mentioned previously in our reports, the fishy taint menace is causing us a great deal of concern, and the association has established a lead by definitely deciding to make no payment bn pigs which, upon killing at the works, showed visible signs of having been fed on whale oil. We have repeatedly drawn attention to this evil of late, and trust that by our decision to make no payment upon pigs affected by whale oil we shall cause a discontinuance of its use and thus not place the pig industry in New Zealand, which has been so carefully builtf up, in jeopardy on the overseas markets. “Pools. —The final two pools of last season, Numbers 13, and 14, are now paid out, these embracing all pigs supplied to the association up to June last. We hope to make a start on the completing of the fifteenth pool at an early date, this pool including pigs which were supplied during July and August. We are confident that suppliers will find our final payout on pools 13 and 14 very satisfactory.’!#