DAIRY INDUSTRY.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVII, 19 May 1928, Page 4

DAIRY INDUSTRY.

DiSTRxGT’S STRONG POSITION JLNTEKiEISTjJSTG itiGXJItJiS. Statistics received from some of the leading factories in South Taranaki show that the outlook is very good with generally increased outputs, on a strong maricet which will enaole a substantial pay-out all round. The caoles disclose good prospects. Consigning factories are ail payingout Is (id per lb of fat to suppliers, whereas lactories that have soul have given somewhat more. But it is pretty certain that on the figures quoted at Home, the lormer will draw a substantial bonus over the eighteen pence. v\ hat this means to the district will be realised when it is remembered that cheese prices have been very and on the whole steady. The figures for April for Wells are 19.381 lbs fat; Ararata 15.109 lbs, aua Meremere 13.859 lbs. In each case there is a slight decrease, but most lactories show increases. Hawera Dairy Factory reports an increase of- 2) per cent for the season to the end of April as compared with the previous season. The drought in the early months of the year pulleddown production but there has been a remarkable recovery since, which is still operating. Kaupokonui received for April 4, 163.6561b5, milk representing 196.707 lbs butter-fat which is for the month an increase of 8.1 per cent. For the season up to April 30, the butter-fat figures were 2.515.502 lbs, as compared with 2.390.145 lbs for the same period of 1927, equal to 5.2 per cent. Rivwdale reports a very .satisfactory increase to the end of April of J 2 per cent. This company consigned part and sold the (rest of its. output. Pihama lias been a favoured district this season, having received appaivnc.lv moire abundant rainfalll® than most part® of the province. Its production has gone up materially, and the extent may be gauged from the fact that after the drv spell the d**ily output went from 29 to 41 cheeses, while the estimated output'for May, 30 ton®, was exceeded by over 30 per cent. The company will pay out over eighteenpenoe. At Normanby, hist week’s return shows that for April there was received 882.213 lbs of milk (777.721 lbs in 19271, and of butter fat 42,103 lbs (37,205 lbs). These show increases of 11.8 a per <r-nt. on milk and 11.63 per cent, on fat. For the season to Apra 30, the returns show 15,229,262 lbs milk (14,965,900 lbs), an increase of 1.76 per cent, and butter-fat 628,2151bs (604,183 lbs;, an increase of 3.96 pyr cent. Tiro payout for April was based on 1® 74 <3 per lb of fat. LATEST QUOTATIONS. The cable message of this morning from London received by Mr J. Buckeridge from Messrs H. A. Lane and Co.. Ltd., show a good: strong position, with excellent prospect®. The figV-.es quoted are : Cheese 96s to 9Ss; batter, 168. s to 170 s.