Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 3 Jun 1942

Vol. 87 No. 8

Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Factory Pig Killings and Prices.

Mr. Hughes

asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will state (a) the weekly factory killings of pigs since 1st January, 1941; (b) the various appointed prices of factory and non-factory purchased pigs for the same period.

Minister for Agriculture (Dr. Ryan)

I am giving the Deputy information on the lines required in two tabular statements which will be circulated with the Official Reports.

The statements are as follows:—

NUMBER OF PIGS RECEIVED AT BACON FACTORIES DURING THE PERIOD FROM JANUARY 1941 TO DATE. (EXTRACTED FROM FIGURES SUPPLIED BY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE).

Week ended	Number	Week ended	Number
1941:			1941:
4th	January	14,349	20th	September	12,221
11th	,,	20,591	27th	,,	12,320
18th	,,	20,467	4th	,,	14,473
25th	,,	14,068	11th	,,	13,273
1st	February	23,776	18th	,,	14,214
8th	,,	20,762	25th	,,	12,484
15th	,,	19,307	1st	November	14,817
22nd	,,	20,180	8th	,,	15,751
1st	March	18,085	15th	,,	17,367
8th	,,	19,486	22nd	,,	16,052
15th	,,	18,221	29th	,,	16,199
22nd	,,	21,119	6th	December	20,987
29th	,,	18,980	13th	,,	19,452
5th	April	19,467	20th	,,	22,196
12th	,,	18,626	27th	,,	2,178
19th	,,	16,924
26th	,,	17,834	1942:
3rd	May	16,583	3rd	January	10,863
10th	,,	17,127	10th	,,	15,993
17th	,,	16,054	17th	,,	13,266
24th	,,	15,389	24th	,,	13,213
31st	,,	15,062	31st	,,	11,562
7th	June	16,084	7th	February	13,099
14th	,,	15,673	14th	,,	11,391
21st	,,	14,675	21st	,,	9,922
28th	,,	14,076	28th	,,	9,830
5th	July	14,270	7th	March	9,660
12th	,,	14,297	14th	,,	8,933
19th	,,	12,801	21st	,,	7,199
26th	,,	12,620	28th	,,	7,361
2nd	August	12,833	4th	April	7,449
9th	,,	12,192	11th	,,	6,858
16th	,,	12,528	18th	,,	7,095
23rd	,,	11,588	25th	,,	6,370
30th	,,	11,962	2nd	May	6,478
6th	September	12,695	9th	,,	7,512
13th	,,	12,343	16th	,,	7,058
			23rd	,,	6,655

APPOINTED PRICES OF FACTORY-PURCHASED PIGS AND OF LIVE PIGS DURING THE PERIOD 1ST JANUARY, 1941, TO DATE (1ST JUNE, 1942).

Period	CARCASES OF FACTORY-PURCHASED PIGS	LIVE PIGS
Class I	Class II	Class III		Class I	Class II
From 21st October, 1940,
To 12th January 1941	88/-	85/-	75/-		67/6	57/6
From 13th January, 1941,
To 26th January, 1941	95/-	90/-	80/-		73/-	63/-
From 27th January, 1941,
To 9th February, 1941	105/-	100/-	85/-		83/-	66/-
From 10th February, 1941,
To 1st June, 1941	105/-	100/-	95/-		83/-	74/-
From 2nd June, 1941,
To 30th September, 1941	110/-	105/-	95/-		83/-	72/-
From 1st October, 1941,
To 4th January, 1942	112/-	107/-	—		83/-	80/-
							Class III
From 5th January, 1942,
To 15th February, 1942	112/-	105/-	95/-		83/-	79/-	71/-
From 16th February, 1942,
To 5th April, 1942	106/-	98/-	80/-		78/-	74/-	60/-
				Class IV				Class IV
				(Sows)				(Sows)
From 6th April, 1942
To 24th May, 1942	106/-	98/-	80/-	60/-	78/-	74/-	60/-	45/-
From 25th May, 1942,
To date	106/-	100/-	80/-	60/-	78/-	75/6	60/-	45/-