HIGHEST QUALITY NEEDED

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20986, 14 October 1933, Page 11

HIGHEST QUALITY NEEDED

OPPORTUNITY FOR DAIRY FARMERS MEETING COMPETITION IN WORLD MARKETS The necessity for providing suitable ' B nd ample fodder to keep up the vitality and production of herds, careful culling of cows and special attention to the quality of the produce, was emphasised by Mr S. Andrew, chairman of directors of the Ashburton Coonerative Dairy Factory Co., Ltd., at the annual meeting of shareholders yesterday. "Although the dairying industry has received a serious setback during the year, it has, over a series of years, been more favourably placed regarding price level than some other branches of farmm.p" said Mr Andrew. He stated that if the dairy farmers with suitable land would stick to the industry, they would find, in the natural order of things, that it would not be long before they had a more favourable reward for persistence and enterprise. No good purpose was served by a defeatist attitude either by the farmer or those who might be financing him. it was in the interests of all concerned that the farms and stock

be maintained in good order and condition. There would then be less leeway to be made up when the financial storm was weathered, and a quicker return made to more stable and prosperous conditions. It was more than ever necessary in times of low prices that special attention be paid to the quality of the article produced. There was always a demand for a high quality article, and such would command an increased nrice The New Zealand producers shouid not be satisfied with the quality price, or marketing of their butter and cheese while the Danish article commanded a substantial premium on the British markets The Dominion had all the natural advantages to produce a superior article The cattle grazed in the open, under healthy conditions, the year round The abundance of sunshine fresh air, <ma clear water combined wfth the rich pastures,, had enabled a butter to be produced richer in healthgiving vitamin content than that from ™l X&alST&ld be initiated to rid tte country of all diseased cattle. It couii be done at the present low nrke of stoclc by the Government, Sout being calleo upon to pay an ■unduly large sum by way of compensation Diseased stock had little commercial value, were unprofitable foTthe farmer to keep as well as Sing a distinct menacei to the healjh h d% C nTfh^reas^%"fcrth e r d ough being able to advertise their dairy produce with a guarantee as to its pur»v L weU a-= its quality, would soon add To the hnancial stability and prestige of their dairy industry.

BUTTER AND CHEESE LONDON MARKET REPORT (UNITED FItESS ASSOCIATION'—BY ELECTRIC TELEOEAi'H—COryWGHT.) LONDON, October 12. Butter is steady. Danish , 103s; choicest salted, New Zealand 100s to 102s, Australian 90s to 101s; unsalted New Zealand 106s to 110s, Australian 104s to 106s. „ , , , Cheese is slow. New Zealand coloured 495, white 50s. The following is a copy of a cable received by Dalgety and Co., Ltd., Christchurch, from Samuel Page and Son, dated October 12:— Butter—The market is slow. Danish, 108s; finest New Zealand, 96s to 100s: finest Australian unsalted, 102s to 104s; salted, 96s to 100s; g.a.q., 84s to 955. Cheese—The market is slow. Quotations: New Zealand, white 50s to 51s; and coloured, 48s to 495; Canadian spot white and coloured, 52s to 88s.

UNITED BUILDING SOCIETY FINAL DIVIDEND DECLARED [THE FBE3S Special Sorvlca.] AUCKLAND, October 13. The United Permanent Building and Investment Society of Auckland shows a net profit of £6046, compared with £6830 earned in the previous year. The directors propose payment of a final dividend of 2i per cent., making 5 per cent, for the year, and transferring £IOOO to the reserve fun J. making this fund £IB,OOO. The balance carried forward is £lOl2. compared with £836 brought into the accounts. BEMOWN COLLIERIES LOSS OF £3350 DURING \ YEAR [THE FEESS Special Service.] AUCKLAND, October 13. Renown Collieries, Ltd., which has recently effected a capital amalgamation with Wilton Collieries, Ltd., made a loss of £3350 during the year"ended on July 31. This compares with a Profit of £434 in the previous year. The report states that during the year there was almost a continuous coal war, in which coal was sold at Pnces considerably below costs. A ««>it of £3446 is being carried forward.

SALE OF PROPERTY Evans and Bull report having sold 38 acres at Mandeville on account of Mrs Hyde to Mr A. Atkinson; also, on account of Mr H. C. Church, 10 acres ?; hea vy dairying land with a bungalow of six rooms, a semi-bungalow wL? ooms ' and a full range of outbuildings at Styx, to Mr White; also, ?* account of the estate of Isaac Waiting, four and a half acres of heavy market-gardening land with fourSjpmed residence and outbuildings at «yx, to Mr G. W. Morris. The firm also «ti ♦? , the sale > on account of Mr Wm. urifki • of a house of five rooms St? 11 conveniences at Rangiora, to "ws Palmer; also, on account of Mr «. X. White, a modern bungalow of S* rooms and kitchenette with all VST conveniences at Tomes road, «Panui, to a client. —6