THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 185, 8 August 1927, Page 4

THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

DOMINION OUTPUT.

MORE BUTTER, LESS CHEESI

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

WELLINGTON, Saturday. Figures supplied by the Dairy- Division of the Department of Agriculture show that salted butter graded for July totalled o-Je tone, unsalted one ton, a total of (pft tons, compared with 344 tons salted and ml unealted in July, 1926, and an increase of 82 per cent.

For the 12 months ended July the respective figures were 69,433 and 2202 tonn a total of 71.605 tons, compared with 59,739 tone and 2818 tons, a total of 62,577 ton*, and an increase of 14.6 per cent. Cheeee graded in July comprised:— White, 44 tone; coloured, 156 tons; total 109, against 145 white and 171 coloured; a total of 316 and a decrease of 37 per cent. For 12 months the figures are:—White. .50,427; coloured, 2;>,855; total, 76,312, compared with 47,174 white and 26,071 coloured; a total of 74,145, and an increase of 2.9. Converting these figures into buttcifat equivalent there is an increase of 10.47 in butterfat production for the 12 months compared with the previous year. Stocks held at various grading ports at July 31 were:—Butter, 1985 and <hreep 503, compared with 2489 butter and 1888 cheese on July 31 last year. London Prices. A. H. Turnbiill and Company have received the following cablegram from W. Weddel and Co., Ltd., London, dated August s:—Danish butter, 168/ to 170/; New Zealand unsalted butter, 168/ to 170 '■ salted, 166/ to 168/. Market firm. New Zealand cheeee, white and coloured: 92/ to 94/. Market firm. Canadian cheese, old season's white: 110/ to 112/; coloured. 102/ to 104/; new season's white and coloured, 92/ to 04/. "ONLY SCRATCHED THE TOP." Referring to the starting of the Northern Wairoa Co-op. Dairy Co., 2.5 years ago, the chairman of directors etated at Saturday's meeting of shareholders: — "Many people were of opinion tha: at that time the district was not ready for a dairy company. I think it has been proved by subsequent events, euch a* the passing of the tin.ber and gum industries, that it was not started a minute too soon; at present and in the future we muet rely upon the land and its produce to support the people. With the strides the people arc taking in herd-te-sting, topdreesing, clearing and draining the land. £■ far we have only scratched the top." NORTHERN WAIROA COMPANY. The twenty-fifth annual meeting of shareholders in the Northern Wairoa Co-operative Dairy Company was held on Saturday, Mr. Thos. Baesett, managing director, in the chair.

In submitting the annual report, already referred to in these columns, the chairman stated that the advances throughout the year with the deferred payment proposed by directors, would average 1/3% net, with interest and cream cartage added 1/4%. a grea,t deal more than was expected at mid-season. All things considered, they could congratulate themselves at the result. There were a few thousand boxes of butter sold f.o.b. for export to Australia. The principal part of those sales would come into this year's account. The price was fairly good. Referring to the new branch factory that is being built at the railway terminus at Kirikoponun, the chairman aid: "The railway bridge over the Wairoa River will be completed by late October, and the road opened to Mangakahia. On account of the increased supply it was thought better to proceed with the erection at once; otherwise several thousands of pounds would have had to be spent at the present factory in erecting more plant to keep pace with the increased production. Building the new factory will make that unnecessary. It will possibly be December before a start can be made in manufacturing there. From the district surrounding, I am certain that this will become a very valuable factory."

Messrs. Chambers and Worth were reappointed auditor*.. It was decided that one of the company's fcteamers, the s.e. Monica, should be disposed of as early a* possible. • A resolution protesting against the increase in bank overdraft ratee was carried.

A motion of which notice had been (riven that the works of the Northern Wairoa Lime Company sbpuld be taken pver waa lost, __..-.