BUTTER PRODUCTION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 18278, 20 December 1922, Page 10

BUTTER PRODUCTION.

NEW RECORD FOR WEEK. OUTPUT STILL INCREASING. LARGE EXCESS OVER LAST YEAR. The record butter output for one week in the Auckland district was established for the week ended December 13, during which period 52,148 boxes were received at the Auckland Farmers' Freezing Company's grading stores. The previous week's record was established during tao period ended November 29, when 50,327 boxes were received" for grading. During the week intervening between the two recordß the receipts at the grading stores dropped from 50,327 boxes to 49,244, a falling away of 1083 boxes. Those figures indicated that the peak of the producing season had been reached, but the increase on the record week of 1821 boxes for the week ended December 13 provided striking evidence that the falling off was merely temporary. For the two weeks ended December 13 a total of 101,392 boxes was received for grading, compared with 76,596 received during the corresponding period of last year, an increase of 24,796 boxes. The grand total of receipts for the season to December 13 is 654,010 boxes, compared with 460,841 for the corresponding period last year, an increase of 193,169. Such an increase would be remarkable in comparing years of normid production; it is phenomenal when it is considered that the butter production ol last season in the Auckland district showed an increase of no less than 47 per cent, over the output of the preceding season. The conditions last season were extremely favourable for production, good rains during the late summer and autumn enabling tho farmers to continue milking for a longer period than usual. Production during the latter part of the season, therefore, was particularly good. It may be expecting too much to nope to equal last season's great percentage of inorease, but in the event, of equally favourable conditions being experienced present indications are that the ratio of increase this season will be very substantial.

BUTTER MARKET RECOVERY. CHEESE STOCKS ALMOST BARE. tBX TSX.BOBAPH.—r-BESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON. Tuesday. The National Dairy Association has received the following cablegram from their London office, dated December 16, 1922: —

The butter market has rallied, due to lower retail prices and Christmas buying. Wo expect decline in the near future. Quotations are: New Zealand salted, 180s to 184s; Imsaljted, 184s; Australian salted, 160s to 1745; Canadian salted, 160s to 1645; Argentine salted, 152s to 1645; Danish, 208s to 210s. The Danish price has been hardened by American buying. In cheese there is little business doing, but an improvement is expected, aa the stocks of all makes are very low. Quotations are: New Zealand coloured, 120s to 1225; white, 122s to 1245. ,