Dairy Industry

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 14, 4 June 1914, Page 5

Dairy Industry

SOUTH ISLAND ASSOCIATION. :-"4 ■ - Xf REVIEW OF LAST SEASON, , By Telegraph.—Press Asspciation.'. ;'j Dunedin, Last Night. ► In moving tlie adoption of the annual report at the meeting of the South * Island Dairy Association, the chairman, Mr. D. Ross llunter (Edendale), said; tlic season had been splendidly prosporVjjt ous. The usual rule was for Home buy- A cis to begin operations each >easoft-W,J the North Island. They hiyl to, fvoin perhaps 150 factories before south, and by that time the keen edge jjfl of their demand had been'dulled. Bat ;JO this year the Wiycrs started in tlie J|| •South Island, ami u/ier strenuous nego-'3® tiations, Edendale, i ne of the first fwirsß torivH to sell, li.nl aieepted o%d per H»; on trucks for 'its cheese output. He '9 believed' Edrndale's acceptance of.ihat '--f-i pnee had refilled in the good price* 1 "$f that had been obtained generally. He ' did not believe in consignment, for so , many tilings were liable to happen. He i'i went on to refer to the prices that lad' been obtained for butter. They had not ';5 been so good as they would have liked. $ Three matters affected the market. The '*>' tirst was the strike, which caused four X steamers to be held up. These vessel. ■ £ practically left at the same time fi 'v Homo, and glutted the English markets; ' Tl,B.. Pr 'wi i Ppe<l ' ai "' nßver recovered. "* H ' a , ' c back <,,ul -"f the season, Britfch and fcuropean dairymen experienced a ven good season, and heavy supplies P i« M ,i on the 7 ma p 5 ,'P ,n ff 'o make another glut. The , r) margarine. Waß °* ° Ut P ut of ' HOME MARKETING SCHEME. Messrs W. Fisher and J. Brasch of the Kardinl? Dai, y Association, spoko *e- ■<' met 0,l im P rov ™ents in the " !\Z '" ark f, t " l fi New Zealand daily ■ ' pioduoe, especially as regards the over- " it wn«" H % , At u° recent inference it was suggested that Home marketing '' atd ir c ° ed • t0 open consignment i +i i , . an{ * was recommended ' that a, limited liability company be form- ' d with capital of not lei than S /ealanlf t ° f mana gement in New ■< (l to appoint a I>,ard of ma a l e {; Mt" ThT l ° a S iB w advisoiy -... Ef'A Tl ' e executive of the South Island Association was instructed to on I 'i wimr n tl ' C ? heme,aßd Messrs Fisher'- 4 at Lh I' of tllc executive wffl ".i SSL" A -2 A motion in favor of the creetin. »f &*teKsun&| <: Ws**aw§* • i