DECREASE SHOWN.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LIX, Issue 71, 21 February 1939, Page 6

DECREASE SHOWN.

BUTTER EXPORT FIGURES.

CHEESE ALSO DOWN.

Exports of hatter and cheese for the first half of the 1938-39 season to January 31 shows a substantial decrease, compared with those for tho corresponding six months of last season. Exports of butter at 64,731 tons for the latest period are down by 19.229 per cent., and exports of chccsc at 38.057 tons show a decrease of 3495 tons, or 9.183 per cent. Shipments of butter last month totalled 10,429 tons, compared with 15,515 tons.for Januarv, 1938, a decrease of 5086 tons. Shipments of butter for the six months ended January 31 totalled 64.731 tons, compared with 80.142 tons for the corresponding period of last season, a decrease of 15°411 tons, or 19.229 per cent. Details of the six months’ exports of butter compare as follows: — 6 mths. to Jan. 31

Total tons 64,731 80,142 “Includes Southampton.

Of the 64,731 tons of butter exported during the last six months, 63,642 tons went to the United Kingdom and 1089 tons to other markets. The latter shipments compare with 2736 tons for the corresponding period of last season, a decrease of 1647 tons. Shipments of cheese last month were 6507 tons, compared with 8042 tons for January, 1938, a decrease of 1535 tops, Shipments of cheese for the six months ended January 31 were 38,057 tons, compared with 41,552 tons for the corresponding period of last season, a decrease of 3495 tons, or 9.183 per cent. Details of the exports of cheese for tho first half of this season and last compare

With the exception of 35 tons to “other countries,’’ the whole of the cheese exported this season has gone to the United Kingdom.

AUSTRALIAN SHIPMENTS. Shipments of butter from Australia to the United Kingdom were 8690 tons, as against 10,348 tons for January, 1938, a decrease of 1658 tons. For the six months to January 31, the shipments totalled 56,555 tons, as against 47,265 for the corresponding period of last season, an increase of 9290 tons. Shipments of cheese from Australia last frionth were 2594 tons, compared with 1611 tons for January, 1938, an increase of 983 tons. For the six months the shipments of cheese totalled 10,988. tons, compared with 6523 tons for the corresponding period of last season, an increase of 4465 tons.

BRITAIN’S IMPORTS. Imports of butter into Great Britain last month totalled 39,399 tons, of which 26,168 tons'were from Empire sources (New Zealand 11,783 tons and Australia 13,579 tons) arid 13,231 tons from foreign countries. Britain’s imports of cheese last month totalled 12,448 tons, of which New Zealand supplied 7693 tons and Australia 3046 tons.

POSITION OF STOCKS. The position of stocks of butter as at February 1 is reported by the Primary Products Marketing Department through the Dairy Board as follows: February 1. 1939. 1938. Tons. Tons. Estimated stocks of all butter in London, includinging private and provincial stores and steamers not discharged 22,700 12,500 Export stocks in New Zealand, including loaded into steamers not sailed finally at February 1 ... 30,000 25,700 N.Z. stocks afloat 14,534 . 22,230 44,435 48,230 Estimated stocks of cheese at London, Liverpool and Bristol as at February 1 were as follows: Tons. Tons. February 1. 1939. 1938. New Zealand and Australia 7,934 5,624 Canadian 5,600 4,900 13,534 10,524 Stocks in New Zealand including steamers not sailed. finally at Fob. 1.. 24,200 22,400 N.Z. stocks afloat 14,534 22,530 33,492 35,017 Total in sight ......... 47,026 45,541

1938-39 1937-38 Tons. Ton 3. London ... 38.494 ... 1,187 *55,652 Avonmouth & Cardiff ... ... 8,278 ... 4,272 6,217 4.510 ... 5,580 5.929 ... 4,034 5,093 Newcastle ... 1,797 148 216 p° 185 404 207 208 Other countries 549 1.903

as follow: — 1958-39 1937-38 Tons. Tons. London . 24,391 *30,024 Southampton 616 — Avonmouth and Cardiff . . 4,384 3,930 Liverpool . 2,425 2,490 2,562 Glasprow . 2,492 2,471 Hull and Newcastle — Other countries 35 75 Total tons . 38,057 41,552