BUTTER-FAT PRODUCTION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20947, 10 August 1931, Page 5

BUTTER-FAT PRODUCTION.

SEASOPi SHOWS INCREASE.

MORE CHEESE ALSO GRADED.

An. increase in the butter-fat equivalent of butter ar.d cheese graded in the Dominion in the 12 months ended July 31, 1931, as compared with the' production for the corresponding period of is recorded in a return issued by the. Department of Agriculture. _ - . The salted butter graded m July amounted to 1,108 tons and the unsalted to only one ton. In July, 1930, 'j4 tons of salted and nine tons of unsalted were graded, the increase for July, 130~, being 47.082 per cent/ The butter graded in the year ended July 33. comprised 93,425 tons of salted and 3606 tons of unsalted, a total of 97,031 tons, compared with 93,734 tons and 1610 tons, representing an aggregate of 95,344 tons for the corresponding period of the preceding season. Taken without the butter-fat used in cheese-making the percentage increase was 1.769, or with the butter-fafc equivalent, 2.502 per cent. In the cheese section the amount graded last July comprised 209 tons of white cheese, and 180 tons of coloured, a total of 389 tons, compared with 280 tons of white and 311 tons coloured, totalling 531 tons in July, 1930. The percentage decrease for July of this year therefore was 34.179,. The total quantity of cheese manufactured during the season reckoned to the end of: July reached the figure of 89,229 tons, comprising 59.504 tons of whita and 29,325 tons of coloured. Set against the cheese grading for the 1929-30 season the new totals represent an increase in production of 2.265 per cent. The quantities for that season totalled 87,253 tons, made up of 57,683 tons of white cheeso and 29,564 tons of coloured. Stocks held in the various grading ports as at July 31, 1831, were:—Butter, 2521 tons; cheese, 4802 tons, as compared with 2854 tons of butter and 1201 tons of cheese held on July 31, 1930. NEW ZEALAND BUTTER. HIGH NAME IN ENGLAND. GREAT POPULAR DEMAND, j [BY TELEGP..IPI>. —OWN COBKESPONDENT.J WELLINGTON, Sunday. "Tfiere is no doubt about it, New Zealand butter has a very high name in England," said Mr. G. F. a business man, who returned to the Dominion by the Tainui after four years' absence. "Everybody in England seems to buy New Zealand butter from preference, and I will guarantee that you will find it in 85 per cent, of the homes you visit," continued Mr. Youngs. "At present it is even more in demand because times are hard and it is cheaper than English butter. The Russian product is very cheap and unquestionably inferior to New Zealand butter." Referring to trade generally in England Mr. Yoangs said it was pretty bad i in most businesses, all of which had been i severely hit, except cash traders who wera | having a better time than anyone else. | They sold low-priced, popular goods and 1 business was better with them, becausa i in times of depression the public natur- | ally bought cheaper articles. Most of tha I goods which were sold at low prices wera j produced in England, although some came I from Germany and elsewhere. ! As far as one could judge the general ; opinion in England was that things would i not improve very much until the : country had a change of Government, j The people had money, but they had not j the confidence to f place it in the hands j of the Labour Party. Of course the mar- | kefc was still falling and while that wa* j going on things were bound to be quiet. HEAVY FALL IN COTTON. LARGE CROP IN AMERICA. (Received August 9. 5.45 p.kl) NEW YORK, August 8. One of the most sensational falls in the price of cotton occurred cn the Board of Trade at Chicago to-day, when tha commodity dropped 156 points or 780 cents a bale, the lowest price for 31 years, upon the Government's estimate that this year's crop will total 15,584.000 bales, against 13,932,000 bales in 1930. October options closed at 6.84 cents per lb., compared with 8.17 cents yesterday. STOCK SALES. { I „ ' j MORRIN SYILLE QUOTATIONS. ' i i The Farmers' Co-operative Auctioneering • Company, Limited, reports having held; its ; usual fortnightly stock sale In the Morrins- , villa yards on Friday, when an average i yarding of fat sheep "was penned. Comcei titicn was keen and _ values showed an inI crease in price. Bidding was brisk for good-quality prime cattle, and a sharp ris» was recorded. There was a good entry of dairy cattle, and good heifer 3 close to .profit met with keen competition. Quotations:— Sheep: Fat wethers, £1 3s 3d to £1 3s 6d: prime fat ewes, i'l; extra prime fat hoggets, £1 2s to £1 7s 6d; heavy fat hoggets. 13s 3d to ISs 6d; lighter,. 8s 6d to 13s; light fat ewes, S3,fid to 14s. Cattle: Heavy fat bullocks, £S 4a to £10; prime fat 2-year steers, £7 19s: prime fat heifers, £G 63 to £8 Ss; fat cows, heavy, £5 17s Sd to £S 18s: medium, £4 10s to £0 9s; light £3 to £4 sa; forward conditioned cows, £2 5a to £3 • l(5s; fresh store cow 3, £1 Ss to £1 18s; bonera 10s to £1 la; runners, £2 l()s to £6 2s 6d: yearling Jersey-cross heifers, £1 10s; extra choice Jersey heifers. close to profit £9 to £ll 10s; Jersey and Jersey-cross neiiars close to profit, £7 to £8 15s; smaller Jersey heifers, J25 10s to £3 10s; SKortiioni and Friesian lieifers, tfloso to profit, £5 to small and backward heifers, £3 to_ £4 10s; Jersey heifers ixt milk. £5 5s to £S as. FlgSi Light baconers, £2 lis; porkers. £2 to £2 ss; light and unfinished porkers, 32s to 3Ss; stores 24s to 30s; slips, 17s to 2oS« good weaners, 15s to 19 s; smaller weaners, Sa to 12 6d. PRICES IN THE NORTH. The North Auckland Farmers' Co-operative Limited, report as, follows:—During tha week we held a pig*aale at Paparoa. and cattle sales at Eirikopnni, Mangawhare. Arapohue. Ruaivai and Paparoa. At the pis sale at Paparoa we yarded just over- 400 pigs. There was a large attendance of buyers. Weaners made ISs to 21s 6d; sups. 22s to 26s 6d; stores, 27s to 38s Gd; porters. £2 Is to £2 7s; baconers, 12 1-s fid to £3 " 6s; choppers, £3 Is. At _ Kirikopuni a small yarding consisted chiefly of dairy cattle. Heifers close to profit brought from £4 5s to £7. At Mangawhare fat cowsjnano £4 10s to £6; store cows, £2 2s to £2 las: dairy cows and heifers, £4 12s to £9. • At Arapohue the yarding consisted chiefly ot dairy cattle and they so>a at £4 10s to -3 l°s Gd. At Kv.awai dairy cattle brouguu -a 7s (id to £lO. At Paparoa dairy heifers realised £4. las to £9 10a.