FACTORY PAY-OUTS.
RETURNS TO SUPPLIERS. WELLINGTON, Dec. 23. A table published in the annual report of the Primary Products Marketing Department deals with payments made by dairy factory companies for butterfat supplies. It shows for the 1936-37 season the final average butterfat prices paid to suppliers of butter and cheese-manu-facuring companies, and for the 193738 season the estimated average butterfat prices. The dairy companies are grouped, for purposes of averaging, under the appropriate dairy produce grading ports. It is stated that in any comparison of~ butterfat payments' to suppliers of companies, regard should be had to the location and special circumstances of individual companies, which will inevitably have a hearing on manufacturing and transport costs. The figures are as ‘‘follow (in pence
a pound for butterfat): — Season 1937-38 Season (estimated) 1936-37 Buttor Cheeso Butter Cheese Auckland 14.870 16.514 13.642 15.546 New Plymouth Patca-Wang’ui 14.776 16.449 13.615 15.139 14.588 16.062 13.453 15.203 H.13.-Gisborne 14.557 15.697 13.386. 14.425 Wellington Marl’-Nelson-14.935 16.151 13.610 14.923 West land 14.254 15.514 12.918 14.266 Canterbury 14.764 16.353 12.861 14.836 Otago 14.495 16.166 12.831 14.398 Southland 13.724 16.128 12.310 15.393 N.Z. average 14.812 16.389 13.558 15.176
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 21, 23 December 1938, Page 9
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