BUTTER SUPPLIES
BRITISH IMPORTS MAINTAINED DECLINE IN CHEESE ’o Imports of butter into Great Britn ain from all sources during the six months ended June 30 show relatively little change on those for the corresponding period of last year and 1937. ’■ Of the total of 243,087 tons imported during the latest period, 132,845 tons d came from Empire sources, and 110,242 tons from foreign countries. New Zealand, with 69,136 tons, is the chief supplier, this quantity being •- slightly more than 28 per cent, of the • total imports. Australia, with 51,881 1 tons, barely leads Denmark (51,548 tons) for second place. Britain's imports from the Netherlands show a (] considerable increase from 18,274 in .. the first half of 1938, to 23,630 tons '■ in the last six months. Russia has d ceased to be a source of supply. I Britain’s imports of butter during the first half of the last three years are compared in the following table:
ing the last six months totalled 58,21 - tons, a decrease of 10,000 tons con pared with those for the first half < last year. The figures for the fir six months of the last three yea compare as follow:
imports iroin z.eaianu, u chief source of supply, at 40,743 tor show a decline this year of 6765 tor but the figure is 69.78 per cent, of tl total imports.
New Zealand .... Australia Irish Free Stat Other British conn Six months to June 30. 1939. 1938. 1937. Tons. Tons. Tons. 69,136 73,587 90,97“ 51,881 51.489 42,25’ 4,073 5,353 5,76. 7,755 2,059 5,20a 132,845 132,488 134,20b 51,548 51, i 4 o «<. v - ■ 1 4,825 3,545 4.3'.' 2.611 4.573 3’'.112 3.11 7.325 6,008 4,75 s 4,981 4,178 3,42 2,388 2.008 5,21b 5,800 8,683 2,83c 110,242 113,337 108,411 243,087 216,825 242,624 eese into Britain chi’Total Empire . Denmark Finland Soviet Union .. . Sweden .. .. .. . Netherlands ... . Esthonia Lithuania Argentine Other foreign coun Total foreign . j Grand total . . . 1 Imoorts of cl
Six months to June 1J93S. 1937. Ton-. Ton.-. Ton-. New Zealand . . . . 4“.7 13 47,508 49."7 Australia .’>.571 6,591 ’..J' 1 Canada 3,858 4.681 3.7Other British countries 1.440 619 92. Total Empire .. 51,612 59,399 57.2! Netherlands 3.926 5,657 5,84! Italy J.556 1.761 1. 53 Switzerland ... .. 388 42't 32' Other foreign countries 816 970 K'.n Total foreign .. 6,686 8.■■27 8.7i’J Grand total .. .. 58,258 68.226 65,SI-
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 83, Issue 168, 19 July 1939, Page 11
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