RYAL BUSH DAIRY FACTORY

Southland Times, Issue 25763, 29 August 1945, Page 3

RYAL BUSH DAIRY FACTORY

37th Annual Report "The output of cheese for the 1944-45 season amounted to 211’A tons as compared with 207 tons for the previous year. For the 1943-44 season the advance payment for first grade butterfat was 1/5 a pound. After the closing of the books of the company a bonus of 2d was paid, thus making the total payout for first grade butterfat 1/7 a pound or 1/6.995 over all grades;” states the 37th annual report of the Ryal. Bush Dairy Factory Co., Ltd. “For the present season the advance payment for first grade butterfat has been 1/7 a pound. Since the closing of the books of the company a bonus of .113 d has been paid, thus making the total payout for first grade milk for the season 1/7.113 a pound butterfat or a season average of 1/7.112 for all grades of butterfat. The total amount paid to suppliers for the present season was 1/10 a pound butterfat. Unshipped export cheese has been credited to sales account at the guaranteed price and cheese held in the factory for local consumption has been valued at 9d per lb. The directors retiring by rotation this year are Messrs G. Storey and W. Wilson, the former only offering himself for re-election. Mr J. Myron also retires as he will not be a supplier next season. There will, therefore, be three vacancies to fill at the annual meeting.” RABBITSKIN SALE (Special) DUNEDIN, August 28. Approximately 75 tons of rabbitskins were offered at today’s sale. The demand was not so strong, competition being limited. Values as compared with the previous auction rates can be quoted on the average lower as follows:—All grades of bucks, 14d to 28d per lb; all grades of does, 6d to 18d; low grades, Id to 3d. The following is the official range of prices: First winter bucks 164 d to 166 d, first winter does 176 d to 182 d, second winter bucks 141 d to 148 d, second winter does 170 d to 176 d, first spotted winter ■ bucks 127 d to 131 d, first spotted winter does 136 d to 145 d, second spotted winter bucks 108 d to HOd. second spotted winter does 136 d to 139 d, third spotted winter bucks 89’/ad to 92d, third spotted winter does 95d to 99d, spring bucks 75d to 84d, spring does 87d to 92 Vid, furrier

winter does 171 d to 176 d, stained does 109 d to 116 d, first milky does 88d to 97d, second milky does 75‘/ 2 d to 81 'Ad, summers 63d to 72d, first winter broken 93'Ad to 95'Ad, second winter broken 84d to 87d, third broken 62'/-d to 68d, first winter blacks 104 d, second winter blacks 78d, first winter fawns 104 d, second winter fawns 68d, first hareskins 60d. second hareskins 50d, horsehair 24d to 34d, first large ferrets 24/1 to 26/4 a skin, second large ferrets 8/- to 11/- a skin, third ferrets 3d a skin, best white ferrets 18/1 to £1 a skin, inferior 3d to 1/- a skin, stoat skins 4/- to 8/6 a skin.