EXPORTS OF CANADIAN CHEESE

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6749, 22 February 1909, Page 3

EXPORTS OF CANADIAN CHEESE

BIG DECLINE IN PRODUCTION. Exports of ohceso from Montreal for the season of 1008, says the Canadian "Dairyman." amounted to 7,785,608 boxes, as compared with 1,973,417 boxes for the previous season, or a decrease for the past season of 187,721 boxes. When comparison is made with the season of 1906 the post season’s exports show a decrease eg 142,142 boxes, while they are 610,236 boxes , bolow the exports of 1903, which was the banner year for cheese production. It will thus bo seen that since 1906 there has been a decided falling-oft in the cheese exports. The exports for 1907 wore, much the .smallest for any season since' that of 1901, when they amounted to only 1,791,613 boxes, but the exports for the past season have fallen below this, and are the smallest for any sea-

since 1890, when tho exports amounted to onlv 1,720,2157 boxes. # Taking the whole range ot prices paid on the country boards during the season, the average nrice for the season wn<s around 12r. a* lb., or O.GOdol. a box, as compared with an average price of ll|c. alb or O.uOdol. a 1.-ox lor the previous season. The value of the seasons exports from Montreal was, therefore, approximately 17,U2.681d0L. as compared with 18,747,-101dol. for tho season of I9oi, or a decrease of 1,G1M,7811d01. iho shipments from Quebec this season were eli'ditlv in excess of those of last year, 11,11101111 ting to 00,21)2 boxes, of a value 01 1 577,939d0L, making the total exports ot Canadian cheese up to the close of navigation 1,843,798 boxes, of the value of 17 726 620d01., as against total exports for 1907 of 2,031,402 boxes, of the value of 10,298,318d0L, or a net decrease tor this season of 183,501 boxes, ami a decrease in returns for the season s movement of 1,377,G08d01.