DAIRY PRODUCE.

Otago Witness, Issue 3868, 1 May 1928, Page 19

DAIRY PRODUCE.

QUESTION OF F. 0.8. SALES. DISCUSSION BY THE BOARD. WELLINGTON, April 27. The fight which is being waged in the dairying industry over the question of export licenses for dairy produce lias reached an interesting stage. At the monthly meeting of the New Zealand Dairy Produce Board to-day the matter was fully and freely discussed. A motion moved by the chairman (Mr W. Grounds) requesting the Minister of Agriculture to revoke the licenses of the factories which have refused to'supply information in accordance with the conditions of their license was defeated. It was decided that clauses six and eight of the export license, so far as they a PpI.V to f.o.b. sales outside Great Britain and Europe, be allowed to remain in abeyance for thc remainder of the season. At its meeting in March the Dairy Board decided to inform those factories which had not been supplying the required information regarding exported produce that it must be supplied forthwith. This decision had reference to clauses six and eight of the conditions under which an export license is issued To dairy produce factories. These clauses require the giving of information in regard to and prices paid for produce shipped on a f.o.b. basis and the prices realised on consignment, the purpose of the clauses being to enable the board to collect statistics and draw conclusions considered to be of value to the indus-> try. When the matter came up for discussion at to-day’s meeting of the board the Chairman (Mr W. Grounds) moved that the Minister of Agriculture be supplied with information regarding the default of the five companies which had refused to supply information that they had undertaken to supply under the terms of their export licenses, with a request to the Minister that the licenses of these companies be revoked. The motion was seconded by Mr W. Bryant, and after considerable discussion was lost by nine votes to three.

The supporters of the motion were Messrs Grounds, Bryant, and Corrigan, and the opponents Messrs W. Goodfellow, Dynes Fulton, W. D. Hunt, W. Tympany, W. A. lorns, T. A. Winks, H. T. Chapman, J. Hine, and W. E. Reynolds. In accordance with notice given at the previous meeting Mr J. Hine then moved that clauses six and eight of the export license be allowed to remain in abeyance for the remainder of the season. After considerable discussion this was amended, on the motion of Mr J. R. Corrigan, to read, “ that clauses six and eight of the export license in so far as they apply to f.o.b. sales outside Great Britain and Europe be allowed to remain in abeyance for the remainder of the season.”

The motion as amended was carried by seven votes to five, the voting being: for—Messrs Goodfellow, Corrigan, Tympany, Reynolds, lorns, Winks, and Chapman; against—Messrs Grounds, Dynes, Fulton, Hunt, Bryant, and Hine. Questions arising out of the reports regarding the condition and maturity of cheese on its arrival in Great Britain were also discussed.

Mr W. M. Singleton (Director of the dairy division of the Department of Agriculture) who was preesnt by invitation, took part in the discussion. It was finally decided to arrange for an increase of five degrees in the temperature during storage and transit to Britain for cheese shipped up to the end of October in next season in order to improve the condition of the cheese when it went on sale in Britain. After the end of October the ordinary temperature is to be reverted to. board also decided to present to all butter factories an impression roller carrying a national brand for use on all export butter. After an inspection of butter so branded it was considered that the roller provided an excellent means of advancing the interests of New Zealand butter producers. CANTERBURY CRAIN AND PRODUCE MARKET. .CHRISTCHURCH, April 27. there is little change to record since the mid-week in produce values. Wheat 18 . quoted at 5s 7d to 5s Bd, on trucks, ■ •No l '™ l Canterbury a penny more. Offerings are freer than recently, due to the amount of threshing that has taken place during the past few weeks. During the week there has been some inquiry in regard to the millers’ offer of 5s Ud a bushel, f.0.b., for next season’s Tuscan wheat, with advances of 3d to 9d for Hunters and There are no reports 60 .,t ar t °t contracts being signed up, and uniters on their part are not pushing the offer. _Fowl wheat is quoted at 5s 7d 'j 3 f-0.b., Lyttelton. i V e ’ s 110 c^a,l " e in the value of oats, but A s are firin and very few are offering. A Gartons can be bought -t 3s lid,

f.0.b., s.i., but thia allows litle margin for export. B’s are worth 3s 6d, f.0.b., s.i. For coastal shipment from 3s 3d to 3s 31d, on trucks, for A’s, and 2s lid for B’s is the average quotation, B's being a shade easier. There are few decent samples of Dims about, and 3s 4d, on trucks, is. available for quality stuff. There is no change in the small seed market. Potatoes have recovered slightly from the position recorded last week-end. The Kurow took 6200 sacks north on Monday. The Wingatui sailed yesterday with a small cargo. It is not expected that the Waipiata at the of the week will take a big cargo. This is allowing the market in the north to steady a little. Values locally remain at £3 10s, on trucks, for prompt or May delivery. For MayJune £4 17s 6d to £5 2s 6d, f.0.b., s.i., is quoted, though little business is being done at these figures. Onions are still “ dead.” Auckland has not resmued buying, and forward sales are being deliverd by the Waipiata. Values are £3 10s, on trucks.