CHEESE VERSUS BUTTER.
SOME TARANAKI FIGURES. Tho relative values of cheese and butter to farmers were discussed recently at the meeting of the Kakaramea Daily Company, when tile secretary of that' institution gave some interesting figures, which showed that, at present, cheeso occupies much tho better position of ■ the two industries. Westmore was paying at the rate of lid. per pound of butter-fat on cheese, and Hawera lljd. last season, and approximately Is. o}d. was oxpected to be paid this Tho following interesting taolo of comparisons of prices paid for butter-fat was read at tho meeting' , '' For For . . : . butter cheese Year. Factory. per lb. per lb. 1907-8 —Riverdalo ... — 12d. • , 1908-9—Riverdale — 13d. 1907-B—Kaupokonui ... — 13} d. 190S-9—Joll's (expected) — 12d. 1907-—Stratford ... ■10 9-16 d — 1908-—Stratford .... 10 9-16 d — : 1905-—Cardiff 8 3d — ; 1907-—Cardiff ... ... ' — 13id.' ' .1908-—Cardiff ' — lljd. • 1907- vrLowgarth.' ... — . 13} d. 1908- —Lowgarth ' ... — . 11 jd ; 1907- i^-Ngairo ; ... '. ... - 13 3-5 d 1908- —Ngaire ... 12d. 1908-9 —Kakaramea ' . • (expected) ; ... ... 93d — .
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 521, 31 May 1909, Page 8
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152CHEESE VERSUS BUTTER. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 521, 31 May 1909, Page 8
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