DAIRY NOTES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10596, 4 March 1895, Page 3

DAIRY NOTES.

, (Canterbury Times.} •; ■ Mr H. Pateson, the manager of the Sydney Fresh Food and Ice Company, who has returned from England, is very emphatic about , tbe mischief that the Victorian Dairymen's Association had done in causing the stoppage of the London butter committee. He was positive they were not acquainted with the conditions under which the butter committee carried on their operations; or the Association woulß hare supported the committee, which had done great good to the butter producers. As to fixing the maximum price of butters to arrive, it was clear the Association were totally iguorant of the matter, and did hot understand what it meant. Pressure of business prevents .Mr Weddel, of the well-known meat' firm of Weddel and Company, from visiting the colonies at present, but he will send Mr Lowe, formerly produce inspector in London for the New Zealand Government. but now in the employment of Messrs of Messrs Weddel and Co., at -the end of March on a tour through Australia and New Zealand, in connection .with, the dairy produce and frozen meat, trade. - , . - The Board of Trade returns for December, just issued, show that the total import of butter to the United Kingdom for the month was 235,387 cwt, against 198.565 cwt for the corresponding moth of 1893. / Of this total import Australasia contributed 51,643 cwt. For the whole year 2,576,063 cwt were imported, against 2,327,4740 wt for the year previous an increase of nearly 12,300 tons. ‘ The increased production .of home-made batter is estimated at 20 to 2a per "bent above last, year’s output. The imports of cheese for December , were 61,739 cwt greater than those of December, 1893, the total.importQ for’ tbe year being 2,263,287 cwt against 2,077,462 cwt for. tbe previous year, an increase of 185,8250 wt, or 9291 tons.

The Argus report on the Melbourne Dairy produce market, of Fab.l3, says that the butter market is in a very depressed state. The cables to hand from London show that prices are very much lower than was ever anticipated, they would be. Thera is still over 300 tons weekly arriving at the city depot for shipment, and the last boat arranged for by the Government. sails on Feb. 23. Fresh arrangements will have to be made for a continuance of the service. It is pointed out to directors of butter, factories and others interested that, in viaw'of the low prices butter will probably realise in London during the next few months, 2d per gallon for 3'6 milk is the utmost it will ba safe for them to pay. Prices Best factory, 6£d to 7£d. Dairy makes mostly unsaleable, except for pastry purposes. With cheese the market iaovereupplied and prices are easier. Prime 3|d to'4d, medium 3d to 3£d. Large supplies \ of eggs are coming forward, prices" lower, 6|d to 7d, ■: