DAIRY PRODUCE TRADE

Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 72, 18 December 1928, Page 13

DAIRY PRODUCE TRADE

BUSY EXPORT SEASON DETAILS OF SHIPMENTS AND ALLOTMENTS The dairy produce export season is now in full swing and some very large shipments of butter and cheese have left. or are about to leave the Dominion this month. From the beginning of the current season to the end of November the shipments afford the following comparison with those for the corresponding four

The shipping allotments made last week, including steamers due to sail up to mid-February, provide space for nearly 20,000 tons of butter and 24,000 tons of cheese. November Sailings. The following have been shipments from New Zealand by vessels sailing finally In November: — BUTTER (In Tons.)

7,904 9,031 Of the cheese shipped in November to the United Kingdom the position at tin. time of shipment was that 50.90 per cent, was consigned, and 19.10 per cent, sold f.o.b. Heavy Shipping Allotments. Including steamers now on the coast, the allotments of space for dairy produce shipments from mid-December to midFebruary total 791,094 boxes of butter and 314,889 crates of cheese. Of this huge quantity 533,669 boxes of butter and 285,469 crates of cheese are going to London, 49,000 boxes of butter and 26,000 crates of cheese to West Coast ports of the United Kingdom, and 205,42t> boxes of butter and 2920 crates of cheese to New York, Halifax, ami Panama. The heavy shipments to North America (exclusive of Vancouver) are a striking feature of this season’s export trade. For example, the C. and D. liner Port Curtis is taking 113.700 boxes of butter for New York and Halifax, the bulk of which, 97,000 boxes, has already been loaded at Auckland. The C. and 1). liner Port Wellington, sailing on December 31, is taking 41,449 boxes of butter and 15,889 crates of cheese, of which 23,000 boxes of butter and 1670 crates of cheese are for discharge at New York and Panama. The Federal liner Surrey, sailing on January 24, is taking 71,725 boxes of blitter and 1250 crates of cheese for New York and Halifax. The Federal liner Somerset, sailing on January 22, will take 49.000 boxes of butter and 26,500 crates of cheese for West Coast ports of the United Kingdom. Of the total allotment of 791,094 boxes of butter, 422,575 boxes, considerably more than half the total, will be loaded nt Auckland, big individual shipments from that port being 97.000 boxes in the Port Curtis nnd 88,000 boxes in the Tamaroa. Wellington loadings, including transhipments from Patea, Wanganui, and New Plymouth, will total 160,132 boxes of butter and 123,605 crates of cheese. Direct shipments nt New Plymouth will total 72.822 boxes of butter and 70,306 crates of cheese.. Tiie South Island shipments included in the latest space allotment total 76,795 boxes of butter nnd 70.838 crates of cheese. Following is a eomplete list of the allotments to mid-February, with the approximate dates of departure from New Zealand and arrival in United Kingdom:

Australian and Argentine Shipments. According to the latent circular issued by the New Zealand Dairy Board, the shipments from Australian show large tn-

months of last year:— 1927. Tons. 24,074 14,606 Butter .. Cheese .. 1928. Tons. .. 23,315 .. 16,290 Total ... 39,605 38,680 Four large shipments totalling 5585 tons of butter and about 6000 tons of cheese have left the Dominion this month for the United Kingdom, the details in boxes and crates being:— Butter. Cheese. Boxes. Crates. Port Auckland . 66,705 Karamea 72,000 Hertford 28,000 22,786 23,500 6,000 1 223,411 79,583

November, November, 1928. 1927. London 4,734 9,G85 West Coast ports ot 980 651 United Kingdom Vancouver f>81 504 Halifax 3,398 1,140 Honolulu Ow 47 Australia — 42 Other countries .. 32 31 New York 722 Panama — 75 10,577 12,175 Of the butter shipped in November to the United Kingdom tlx ; position at the time of shipment was that 79.49 per cent. was consigned and 20.51 per cent, son* f.o.b. „ CHEESE (In Tons.) November, November, 192S. 1927. London 5,407 8,179 West Coast ports ot 2,345 809 United Kingdom Australia —■ Vancouver Other countries .. 2 11 New York 150 •

Steamer. Salls Due Cheese U.K. Butter Tainui Dec. 20 Jan. 23 20.000 9.900 Norfolk I >00. 24 Jan. 31 30.000 28.000 Port Curtis Port WeiDec. 28 — 113,700 — lington Dec. 31 Feb. 0 41.449 15.889 Sfatakana Dec. 31 Feb. 8 22.000 20.000 Rotorua .Tan. n Feb. 10 29.500 17.890 Taranaki Jan. 9 Feb. 13 28.G00 20.700 • Kent .Tan. 10 Fob. 17 10.100 27.0')0 Port Hardy .Tan. 12 Feb. 22 28.700 14.100 Tamaroa •Tan. 1!) Feb. 22 88.000 21.100 Pt. Denison ■Tan. 22 Mar. 3 47.000 14.8'0 Somerset Jan. 22 Mar. 1 49.000 20.500 Surrey •Tan. 24 Mar. 8 71.725 1,250 Mahia •Tan. 2t> Mar. 4 20.000 — Knapehu Jan. 29 Mar. 9 48,00.0 — Maimoa Feb. 2 Mar. 12 20.500 13.300 Bemuera Feb. 2 Mar. 10 45.050 10.809 Tekoa Feb. 4 Mar. 13 — 23,400 Mahana Feb. p Mar. 17 20.000 Ifi.'OO Port Hobart Feb. 13 Mar. 20 57.200 14.500 Pt, Caroline Feb. 17 Mar. 28 — 7.100 Totals .... 791,094 314,889

creases this season :— Butter Cheese (tons). (tons). Shipments, Nov., 1928 ... Shipments. Nov., 1927 ... 5.500 401 4.500 45 Totals— Aug. 1 to Nov. 30. 1928 13.807 1,508 Ailg. 1 to Nov. 30. 1927 7,028 5S3 Butler. The shipments from the Argentine hjive been:— 1928. 1927. Shipments in November .. .. 2.4(H) 2.G75 Shipments, Aug. 1 to Nov. 30 4,017 4,614