DAIRY PRODUCE.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18303, 10 February 1925, Page 10

DAIRY PRODUCE.

MARKETS & COMPETITION. OVERSEA DELEGATION'S REPORT. (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, February 9. The report of the oversea delegation of the New Zealand Dairy Produce Control Hoard was made available today. The delegates were Messrs W. Grounds, J. R. Thacker, and W. C. Motion. The report is long and contains much matter of technical interest to those engaged in milk production and manufacture of butter and cheese." It also deals with the comj>etition \rith which New Zealand dairy produce has to contend in the British markets.

The delegates hold that ''whatever the future may have in score in the creation of new markets, it is clear that "we iieed at present to concentrate upon Great Britain. America will display an occasional demand. Germany, too, with her industrial reestablishment. will affect the general position l>v increased demands. Enquiries are now being received for New Zealand butter from that quarter, and arrangements have been made for a supply to be available." References are made to the condition of the produce on arrival, with a remark that there is plenty of room on the British market for the best, but little room for inferior quality. If the produce is shipped in good condition, it will open up so. Criticisms are made by the delegates upon the unsuitable packages used in the export of dairy produce, the use of preservatives, date branding, whey butter, the temperature at -which cheese should be carried, loss of weight in cheese shipped, and other technical subjects. The delegates hold that the standardisation of all milk for cheese-making is worthy of full and careful consideration. A page and a half of the report is devoted to the reception of dairy produce in London and other ports, and the system of taking butter and cheese from the ships holds to the warehouses is described. Contrary to what they had been informed, the delegates discovered that uninsulated barges were in use for the conveyance of produce from ships to the _ warehouses. There was ample provision for suitable cold storage available in Great Britain,, as ; the. delegates found when in London, Bristol, Manchester, Liverpool, and Glasgow,, and very satisfactory terms for storage could be arranged, and if handled by the Board it should be secured at an economic rate. They could not see that the position would he improved by the erection of a new store upon any site that would-be available to the Board. A very full account is given of the Danish system of disposing of dairy produce. The delegates report: "We met the leaders of the dairy industry, heads of experimental, stations, professors of dairying, and export merchants. They are keenly alive to the probable marketing difficulties. The main desire *f their, industry' is the maintenance of reasonably stable prices,, at a profitable level. In this they recognise that our interests' are similar, but they also recognise that in the last analysis the fittest must survive. No attempt to conceal our national rivalry ■would have been of any use even if we. vcotild have thought of such a course. They understand our rivalry, but also recognise the ■ advantage of frank consultations between the representatives of the two interests. We review our conversations witli them with satisfaction. We met men of hfeh integrity and capacity, and we fern sure that recurring "conversations between them and representatives of the Board will be of advantage to both.", " , , ■ Holland. Latvia, Finland, Ireiland, Siberia, and the Argentine, as rival sources of supply are fully considered and dealt with in the report. With respect to Australia, a conference was called at Melbourne to meet the delegates, at which representatives were present from all States except West Australia. They were all deeply interested in prospective marketing problems, having recently induced the Commonwealth Government to pass a Dairy Export Control Act similar to that of New Zealand. The only im- ' portant' variation from ' the lines laid down in the New Zealand Act are: (1) That 'each State elects its own members; (2) factory directorates are to he the voting unit in the election of members of the Board instead ol individual dairy farmers; and (3) the Government has made , provision to finance these undertakings to the extent of £500,000. "At the conference, our opjpions and experiences were eagerly sought, • and a hope expressed that a joint movement would be advantageous to both countries. _ Finally, reviewing the whole posiT tion, the delegates wish' to reiterate their opinion that a- period of fierce competition is immediately ahead of us. "We have no doubt that this can be successfully met, but the fullest production of high-grade quality must he aimed at in every department. Wasteful methods or anything contributing to low quality production must be cut out. To assist in this work, a wellequipped laboratory is essential. We think that the Board should undertake the responsibility of all sales and establish a London office. A London commercial manager should bo appointed, and two very carefully selected men should be sent from New Zealand, one. associated with butter, and one with fcheese, whose special duties would be to keep in touch with their respective , branches of the industry, condition of produce on arrival, maintenance of. grades, etc. Every sound firm or organisation wishing to serve as distributors of New Zealand prdduce should be given an opportunity of proving their sales capacity. Proved sales capacity would then determine {he measure of continued opportunitv for them. This method would provide much more real competition than anything that exists at present. London being the nerve centre of our marketing, operations, the London office should be grven the responsibility of collecting all data relating to marketing problems, which would include production and disposition in all other dairy countries. We recommend that a national brand be selected, and that it be placed upon one end of each butter box and cheese crate containing a first grade product. The factory s brand should be placed on the other end. No cheese or-butter should be exported in cases bearing the national brand below first grade ~ quality. All produce graded '92 points, and over should have .an additional superfine brand at the .. 'national' ■ end of the case. .I

"It should be tlie. aim of the Board to have both cheese and butter available at all : times of the year. The probable demand at different seasons cannot be prejudged at this distance. We consider tnis course will certainly increase consumption and improve our position on the market. The actual quantities will need to he.assessed by the London management according to the , changing circumstances. With competition we foresee it will he quite futile to expect that any stereotyped method .will meet {he necessities of the, position. Risks are involved in any decision, but greater risks lio for. the industry in the continuanoe of : the present system." v The delegates record their appreciation of the assistance given them bv ty Higl\ Commissioned' his staff.

CHRISTCHURCH STOCK EXCHANGE.

OTHER EXCHANGES. (PIUSSS ASSOCIATION TZUOBAHS.) AUCKLAND, February 9. Sales—War Loan, 1938, £97; New Zealand Inscribed Stock, 1938, £97; Soldiers' Loan, £IOO 15a; Auckland Gas debentures, £102; Bank of ,New Zealand (rights)., 31b 9d, 31b 6d; Auckland Gas, 24s lOd, 24s 93; Sharif an d Co., 21b; "Waihi, 25s 96); New Zealand Breweries' Debentures, 225. ' I DUNEDIN, February 9. Sales reported—s| per cent; Inscribed Stock, 1933, £IOO 10a. CULVERDEtf MARKET. * . ' . 'At the Culverden sale yesterday there was an entry of 1109 fat lambs, 81 fat. ewes, and wethers, and 533 rape lambe. A good proportion of.the lambs were of.prime quality, and the bidding of the export oomipanies' representatives had a brisk tone. Tie market was topped by a line of 64 sold for Mr „J&mes Rae, of Culverden, at 43s 2d each, the next best oeing 43s Id for 28 sold on account of Mrs Thomson, whilst the prices for a few of the lot© were equal to 12Jd per 'lb;, the. all-round average was I2jd, prime leaking 40s to 43s 2d, seconds 36s lOd ' to *39s lid. Besides the lota already mentioned, sthe sales were for H. Halcott 17 at 425, J. F. Beamish 12 at 41s 2d, K. A. Eolban 22 at 40s 4d, M. Bropliy 51 at 42s 2d, A., McLean 69 at 38s. 4d-, J. Harrison 79 at 40a, James Taylor ill at 39s 4d, E. Roberts 65 at 395,' T. S: Kennedy 136 at 33s lid, Gillespie and Milne 96 at 39s 6dj 94 at 393 lid, G'. O. Rutherford 80 at 37s B*3, P. M. Hamilton 91 at 42s od, J.' S. Kennedy 21 at 36s lOd, and J. Popperwell 84 at 35s 6d. •. The fat sheep sales were for K. A. Preßton 31 wethers at 37s 2d, 9 at 30s 4d, W. 0. Rutherford 8 at 39b 6d, Gillespie and Milne 18 at S3s 10d," P. Hamilton 5 at 31b Id, Mrs Thomson 5 (it 32s £d, and J. Harrison 5 at 31s 3d. For. V. o..Rutherford 244 halfbred wethers rape lambs made . 32s Id, and for G. O. Rutherford 289 of the Bamo description 31s 7d.

WAIMATE. The oat crop in tie "Wtumate district is tlie most disappointing one experienced for some years. Hardly a good sample of Algerians has bcwn threshed, and the few samples of Gartons are not much more than shells, weighing from 33 to 351b to the bushel measure. One or two lots of .barley'have changed hands at from 4s 6d for discoloured to 58 for a nice line of Chevalier. The potato crops appear to be affected slightly with blight, but so far as-can be seen the tubers have not suffered. "Wheat—There has been quite a flutter in this cereal osfinj to merchants and speculators coming into the market. The millers have increased their offers to 7s 3d for Tuscan, 7s 5d for Hunter, and 7e 7d for Velvet. Sales of Tuscan have already taken place in the Timaru district at 7s 4d. .. Following are current quotations:— Barley—Chevalier ss, Cape 4s 6d to 5s 3d. Chaff—Good bright £4, f.a.q. £3 ss. Oats—Gartons A's 3s 3d, B's 3s Id; Algerians 2s 3d to 2s 9d; Duns 3s to 3s 6d. Potatoes—March delivery £5, April-June £4 ss. Partrridge Peas—No. 1 6s. Linseed —£18 per ton. Market firm. Byegrass—Perennial, heavy 3s 6d: light 2s Sd to 3s; Italian, clean samples 3s 3d to 3s 6d; Western Wolths, clean samples, 3s to '3s 6d. Cocksfoot Bd. Cowgrafis 8d to lOd MUNICIPAL ABATTOIR. The abattoir returns for January were:— Slaughtered. Condemned. 1925. 1924. 1925. 1924. Cattle .. 1459 1553 ■ 22 67 Sheep .. 7560 8746 23 25 Pigs * .. 1242 1327 Lambs .. 1156 2404 15 1 Calves ~ 793 993 10 12 SALE OF FURNITURE. Messrs C. S. Le-jris and Co. held a successful clearing sale on .account of Mr Easton, on the : premises, - 185 , Salisbury street. Amongst the various items sold, the following prices were; realised:—Oak settee and -tw<J chain £9 155,. sideboard £B, Arminater hall carpet £4 17a 6d, Collinson piano £67 10s, 4 dining chairs £5 12s 6d, Kami bedroom : suite £IS 10s. FROZEN MEAT MARKET. " The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency.Co.,Ltd. have received the following - cablegram from - their London 'office, tinder date 6th instant;— "Lamb—l3jd per lb (average). ''Mutton—Wether and maiden ewe, light 9Jd per lb, heavy Bid per lb. Ewe, light .£& pet bear; 7Jd jjer U>. Market slow*"

OBITUARY.

ME EDWAED DEXHAM. Mr Edward Denham. who died at Sumner yesterday, was born at Langport, Somersetshire, on May 12th, 1834, and received the best part of his education at the Grammar School there. After he left school he entered a solicitor's office with a view of qualifying as a certificated conveyancer, but his employer dying, he subsequently joined the railway service at Bridgwater, where he remained for about 19 months. One of his colleagues there was the late Mr G. W. Turney, who afterwards became the general manager of the Midland Railway in England. "When at the Bridgwater station the Crimean War was on, and being desirous of taking part in tlie • struggle he volunteered for the German Legion as a cadet, and was accepted conditionally; but an English officer with whom he was acquainted obtained for him instead a "War Office clerkship in the Turkish Contingent, about 20,000 strong, then being organised and officered after the manner of the .Indian Army by the British . Government. On arrival at Constantinople he was posted for duty to the personal staff of the Deputv-Quartermaster-General, then held by Colonel Wetherall, C.B. (who afterwards was for a time Under-Secretary for Ireland), an J, oir his retirement, on the staff of his successor, Colonel Morris, C.8., the heroic leader of the 17th Lancers at Balaclava, earning the goodwill of these officers for the way he performed his official work at Eertch, in the Crimea. After the war was over, being a junior, he was paid out of the service and received a gratuity of six months' pay and the Crimean Turkish medal. Bemaining in England for about twelve months, he afterwards went to South Australia, and on arrival there took to the law again as a means of living, and had charge there of a conveyancing business for a time. The gentleman who managed the common law business in the same office then was often the actual Chief Justice and Acting-Governor of that State, the Eight Hon. Sir S. I. Way, Bart. His health not being good, Mr Denham determined to try New Zealand. He arrived at Lyttelton on' December 24th, 1859. After being in private employ in Christchurch and Lyttelton for about twelve months, he' was offered the choice of two appointments, one in the Supreme Court and the other in the Deeds Office, Christchurch, and elected to take the post in the Deeds office as chief cleric. In 1868 he was promoted to be Deputy-Begis-trar of Deeds and Eegistrar of Joint Stock Companies. At the request of the then Eegistrar-General of ■ Deeds, the Hon. Mr Domett, he revised the work of the Deeds Office, and was engaged, with the assistance of a staff of workers, on this special' and very laborious work for nearly three years. Mr Joshua Strange Williams (his Honour Justice Sir J. S. Williams), who became Registrar-General, reported to the Government that this work ' was of great assistance in bringing land under the Land Transfer Act, and greatly facilitated searching and dealing with titles. On the nomination of Mr Williams, Mr Denham was appointed Deputy-District Land Registrar for Canterbury under the Land , Transfer Act, and in 1877 was further promoted 'to the Registrarsliip of Deeds and Assistant Land Eegistrar, and in 1889, in addition, to be Deputy-Commissioner of Stamps and Assistant Registrar of Companies and of Building Societies. All these appointments he filled at the time of his retirement in 1902, after .41 years of service. On retirement he received the approval. of - the • Head Office for .the careful and. .efficient way ib.e had administered the various Acts which he had been called upon to carry out. In the course of time •he was offered advancement, but declined. After leaving the service : he went to reside at Sumner, where he was asked to take a seat qp. the Borough Council, and served-on most of the committees of the. Council. The Mayor (Mr Geo. Mitchell), after eighteen months' .service, retired, and Mr Denham, at the unanimous request of the Council consented to accept the office of Mayor • for the unexpired term, and was subsequently returned without opposition for two terms, when he retired on account of age. A considerable- amount of useful work was done by the Council 'during the period, such as road making, formation of paths, miles of channelling,' increased water supply, acquiring Scarborough Park, and placing before the ratepayers a gas seheme for the whole borough. He was ag; pointed a J.P. in' 1913. He was the first pre ident of the Eichmond Hill Golf Club and of the Sumner Amateur Eowing Club; also president of- the Sumner Cricket Club for some time, and represented Sumner on the Board of the Technical College for many years. ;

When living in Christchurch in the early days, Mr Denham was honorary secretary to the old Mechanics' Institute, afterwards called the Literary Institute, now merged into the Public Library, for some years. He also took an interest in. boating, and was for some time honorary treasurer of the Canterbury Rowing Club, and for his services to that club was made a life member. He also was an active Member in the old volunteers, serving in the No. 2 Company, and subsequently in the Engineer Corps and afterwards in the Keserved Corps—for nearly ten. years in all. As a member of the Church of England, he also took part, in church work, serving at different times in the parish in which he happened to live on the vestry or as churchwarden; also in the Synod for several places, and was for a time on the Standing Committee of the diocese. In 1874 Mr Denham married Emily, the third daughter of the late Mr G. "W. Nalder, solicitor, Akaroa, and they had seven children, four of whom survive—two sons and two daughters.

MR H. M. 'WILLIAMS. The (funeral of the late Mr Henry Mansel Wiljiams, wlio died at his home in Jeffrey's road, Fendalton, on Friday, took place at the Bromley Cemetery on Sunday afternoon, and was largely attended by relatives and friends and representatives of the various organisations he had been connected with. The Rev. H. S. Leach conducted the service. ' The casket was borne on the shoulders of members of the Cambrian Society. The late Mr Williams had been president of the Society for five years, and it was his wish that his countrymen should carry him to the grave. The Welsh flag covered the coffin. A number of beautiful wreaths was sent. The late Mr Williams was 67 years of age. He came to this country 43.years ago, and had been in the employ of the Government Railways for 40 years, at Auckland, Picton, Petone, Bay of Islands, Christchurch, and Woodville. He leaves a widow, two sons, and two daughters; He was a-student.of Welsh.literature, and contributed many, articles on Wales to the newspapers.

YESTERDAY'S TRANSACTIONS. Sales Reported—Bank of N.Z. (cum rights), 61s; Bank of N.Z. (rights), 31a 6d (2 paxeels); Weetport Coal. 32s 6d. Sale on 'Change—Comm. Bank of Aust. (rights), 7b 6d. LATEST QUOTATIONS. Buyers. Sellers £ 8. d. £ 8. d N.Z. GOYT. DEBENTURES4A per cent. Inscribed, 1938 96 17 6 97 2 6 4} Tier cent. Inscribed, 1S39 96 17 6 97 2 6 5 per cent. Inscribed, 1927 97 0 0 — 5 per cer4- Bonds, 1927 97 10 0 — 5i per cent. Inscribed, 1933 100 7 6 100 12 6 ' per cent. Bonds, 1933 100 10 0 _ OTHER DEBENTURES— Christchurch Tramwav3, Si i>er cent. 96 15 0. 98 0 0 Christchurch City, 6J per cent., ..' — ]06 : 0 0 Christchurch Drainage, •5J per cent. 97 10 0 — N.Z. Breweries Stock and Bonds 1 1 G 1 2 0 G1?x3, 3« per cent., 1045 S> 0 0 85 0 0 BANKS—" Australasia 14 1 6 14 7 0 Ban': of Victoria ■ — 7 1 6 National of Australasia .(£5 paid) 7 12 6 — National of N.Z. G 15 0 6 17 0 New South "Wales (cum div.) .. .. — 42 2 6 ,Xew Zealand 3 0 9 3 1 3 Ne*v Zealand (rights) .. 1 11 3 1 12 0 Royal (£4 paid) C 13 6 — Union of Aust. (3rd instalment paid) -. • — 11 10 0 Comm. of Aust. frights) — 0 79 INSURANCE— National .. — 3 14 0 Queensland .• ■' -- 2 10 0 LOAN AND AGENCY— Goldsbrough, Mort 2 9 0 2 S 6 National Mortgage • ■ • — 4 3 6 Permanent Investment !) 19 0 SHIPPING— Howard, Smith 1 14 0 1 15 6 Huddart-Parker 2 5 3 2 e 0 Union (pref.) — 1 0 3 FROZEN MEAT— N.Z. Refrigerating (pd. cum div.) — 1 3 6 •N.Z. Refrigerating (con. cum. div.) o r> 9 0 11 2 WOOLLENS— Kaiaipoi (ord.) — 0 15 0 Kaiapoi (con.) — 0 7 . 0 COAL— Westport 1 12 0 113 0 Westport " Stockton (pref.) 0 5 0 0 6 6 GAS— Christchurch 7 7 G — BREWERIES— Manning 1 14 3 1 1G 0 New Zealand 1 14 6 — TTMBER— Kauri 1 11 6 1 12 9 MISCELLANEOUS— 1 11 Australian Glass 1 10 3 6 . Beath, Schiess ;. 0 7 0 : — British Tobacco 2 3 0 . — Burns, Philp 1 15 6 1 17 3 Electro. Zinc (pref cum 1 10 ■ div.) — 3 N.Z. Farmers' Co-op. 2 15 (£3 paid) — 0 N.Z. Farmers' Co-oo. (6i per cent. Stock, ' 1930) .. •• 83 10 0 — N.Z. Milk Products ... 1 5 6 — N.Z. Sugar of Milk .. — 1 8 0 MINING9 Broken Hill Prop. 1 0 — Mt: Lyell .. ■ .. 1 ■ 2 0 1 2 9 Waibi — 1 6 3