THE DAIRY SEASON.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20901, 17 June 1931, Page 13

THE DAIRY SEASON.

MONEY FOR BUTTER-FAT. 'ADVANCES ON MAY SUPPLY. COMPANIES ; IN WAIKATO. [mOM OtJIl OWN CORRESPONDENT. ] HAMILTON. Tuesday. The New Zealand Cooperative Dairy Company, Limited, has decided to mako an advance payment of lid per lb. for finest-grade butter-fat supplied for the manufacture of butter during May. The advanco on butter-fat received for cheesemaking 'will bo at the rate of 8d per lb. Suppliers of the To Aroha-Thames Val-

ley Co-opcrativo Dairy Company, Limited, will receive an advanco of 11 Jd per Jb. butter-fat, free of deductions. The amount io be paid out by tho Norfolk Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, in advances for tho May supply will bo £666, tho rates of advance being 9d per lb. for cheese and lOd per lb. for butter. In the corresponding month of last year, when the company manufactured cheese only, £1035, at. the rate of Is 2d per lb., was disbursed. An advanco of lid per lb. for butterfrit supplied for butter-making will bo made by the Sunny Park Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, tho total being £1223. '>

The Hinuera Co-operative Dairy Company, Limited, has fixed its rate of advance at lOd per lb. Tho company has experienced a- successful season, tho ■ f amount of butter manufactured, 754 tons, representing an increase of 67 tons over the previous season's total. When an advance borpis of Id per lb. has been distributed, the averago pay-out over tho •eason will bo Is per lb. butter-fat. THE HIKURANOI COMPANY. 'AVERAGE OF SHILLING A POUND. [bj: telegraph. —own correspondent.] WHANGAREI, Tuesday. The Hikurangi Dairy Company is.payins; lid per lb. super-fino for May butterfat. Next month the company will distribute a bonus of Id per lb. for October to May supplies, inclusive of jd for September. The average price for finest, with deferred payment, dividend and cost of cream collection added, will bo 12d per lb. for the season just, closed. For the 1929-30 season it was Is 6d.

NORTHERN WAIROA AND RUAWAI. h■ ' ■ DECLINE IN TOTAL PAY-OUT. [BY TELEGBArH. —OWN CORBESrONDENT.] j DARGAVILLE. Tuesday. Figures for the season just closed for tho two local dairy factories show that the Northern Wairoa Company has a substantial drop in total output of butter and pay-out, while tho Ruawai Company has increased its output of butter by over 100 tons, bu£ is down considerably in its pay-out to suppliers. Tho Northern Wairoa Company will pay a bonus of l,d per lb. for October, November and December butter-fat supplies, but this will still leave suppliers much below the amount received for tho previous season. The Ruawai factory has shown a steady increase in output. Tho figures aro as follows . Northern Wairoa.—Butter-fat received, 4,'107,3231b,, against 4,557,1091b. the previous season; pavment to suppliers. £185;589 (£272,226); butter made, 2410 tons' (2500 tons). Ruawai.—Butter-fat received, 1,783,240 lb. (1,608,4241b.); payment to suppliers, £80.034 (£101,823). This is the first time since the 1917-18 season that the Northern Wairoa. Company has shown a decline in output, and the total pay-out is the lowest since the 1921-22 season. The pay-out per pound is tho lowest sinco the 1913-14 season.