DAIRY EXPORTS.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 220, 17 September 1930, Page 4

DAIRY EXPORTS.

INCREASED SHIPMENTS. MOSTLY-ON CONSIGNMENT. Interesting particulars concerning the manner in which the new dairy export season is commencing are contained in the following tables -compiled from information supplied by the Dairy Produce Board. These show the quantity shipped in August, and the percentage sent on consignment, as well as the latest information as to stocks on hand in producing and consuming companies. It will be noted that the dullness which has characterised the markets in recent months is reflected in the larger proportion dispatched on consignment. SHIPMENTS. August. August. 1029. 1930. Butter 3228 tons 3465 tons Consigned .. 73 percent 86 percent Sold f.0.b... 27 percent 14 percent Cheese 2897 tons 3180 tons White 62 per cent 54 per cent Coloured .. 38 per cent 46 per cent Consigned .. 76 percent • 85 percent Sold f.0.b... 24 percent 15 percent Australian butter ... 646 tons 1057 tons Argentine butter ... 23 tons 800 tons STOCKS ON HAND SEPT. 1. 1028. - 1929. 1930. • . Tons. Tons. • Tons.' Canadian butter.. 12,790 11,137 17,665 Canadian cheese.. 18,787 21,880 20,813 U.S.A. butter ... 60,775 75,434 63,882 U.S.A. cheese ... 37,420 38,684 38,052 Butter in London. 21,000 24,500 24,700 Butter in N.Z. and afloat 4,752 3,879 7,044 Cheese in London, Liverpool and Bristol 10,852 14,029 14,007 Cheese in N.Z. and afloat 13,065 18,231 23,407 BRITISH IMPORTS. August. . • Tons. Tons. Tons. Butter ..."... 29,272 26,331 27,170 Cheese ...... 16,443 13,503 14,470 Eight Months. . Tons. Tons. Tons. Butter 224,892 233,630 234,700 Cheese ...... 104,086 104,055 103,380 In commenting on the butter market as at 10th September, Messrs. Joseph Nathan and Co., Wellington, remarked:— : "Many factories who have been holding for.some considerable time have at last apparently despaired of obtaining their limits, and have reluctantly released their holdings for sale, an action which has led to stored butter being extremely difficult of sale, even at a discount of 2/ per cwt." Since this was written there has been a slight improvement in both butter and cheese markets.