WEDDEL ON DAIRY PRODUCE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 624, 29 September 1909, Page 10

WEDDEL ON DAIRY PRODUCE.

THE ANNUAL'REVIEW. .. . . Messrs. W. Weddel and C0.,-in tho courso of their,- --cplbnial;,dijiry, produco';. review for. the that the total weight j.' ' . of, butter';, supplied .from over. scav to-Britishi fvt; markets'jyas;. 210,575 consisting of 1781378' sonrcosj and, 32,197,'t0n5, from four. -bottnials pissessiohs;;'... This : total shows' ,- an'-,increase'-'of - 9Hl';tons ;6ver' tho yeiir- ended >'- Juno .but-iin^that-yearj tho- total r-:';' -'W;. : -V; port.'was^'>lß,l43 ; ton3''below. 1907;" ; which- stands ■ ;r.:Vf^v;.'>^otit.'.iisi , Four. -years; ago ■ the.'.fordigii. supply;, was 158,221 stohs' Si v:and the, colo'niftl': 57,272;- tons, ■ 'whichwas - tho • .... greatest, amount • ever ireceived 'from tho. col-, of- teeign' .biitterviri ,'tho: has; grown'by. 44,421 tons, - Vhil? °v; r. colonial Jhas decreased by 5337 tons/ vv. - V .'.fif-';the:three. ,, sources-6f;'co!onjal;snpply, Now, 8:> 'S ; '. Zedand;iexlubits'' l thd'greatest steadiness, Aus-.V-v-itraliailiiis ibeen ivety 'spasmodic', wlilo Canada jK:?': -.shows' aitteat; falling off. - The expansion of tiCo : i.£. v . Now Zealand: exjiptt. buttcr 'trado was - checked !r-;r by;the'indden risd;in ; of ■ cheeso which py';,-; made': it pay relatively better ; than'' butter.' ISfejS;:: Thj:()ngh6ut'\tho"'last '.this rise has ; i:avoriiged about cwt.'. higher, than dur-. jn'g';thd ifonr years. This was &ninly, : - • duo', to. the deficiency in thoiCauadian siipply.|>v',;;.;:',':>'Tho;'variability : of the- climate of Australia r .'',- ,' .: s'amo steadiness in shipments that' ■' marks the New 'Zealand trade. ' v ■ v-. [■ Canada: has .for thelast ;three .years ;shown jß^Viva-imdst .lmhrkeii^diinihtiljion'- in tho 'export, of ; V-- bntter to the 'Mbthdr •Cduri tTyJn.Mntrast,".-with." f;S;%;^:»:th6>threo' l prbvious:years;(tlio;exact. figures, be^; iiig?a - totul import of -12,468, tons for - tho. later; j: ■ period nguinst .37,871 tons for tho' former, ah-j-.i;.--average',declino,of about 8468 tons a year.. This diminution in ,'thb'- Canadian' supply.: .was jSj; brought/ about :tivo :factOTs—one, "tho hot - ; ■ and -.scasoujiv. other,.' tho -largo |:(? " tno jiiorth-'west, - and stockedv-their; .- Vlands with cows from'.those of Canada :.- which-.export '■ dairy" prpducd ; ;td", this.' country.' - ' - , ; .,.That" tli'ey. Vagain f . , • : local, "demand. , is>" cxpcctod ito - increase 'moiro .:^k'l a Pidly^;than;^ : tbd'.pfoductioii.' l '; , ' t ? :year:jiist "closed; has 'itiiibh: f- ' improvement:;iri -the' quality of- tho butter, ro-Kv;^;Kl'ceived"i:frpi;;.'eithdr-Australia ori New; Zealand;. e V-' ; ,:,On;--thej contrary,: there have, been; widespread; |;-,V; . com Pli'nts^\concorhing- shipments v from iotli; !. -. these soujc.es,' .though no dpnbt;. these :'wero' - Jrajjigeratisd by^the condition;of tho. f,-"" :; -; market. ;:-;TratloM , )vho had ; bought forward v at' very ;;high'jpric'efi—so. WgEXthatlthey.'.wtaV found heavy losses dttachfeA'vi'. theifc^e'ntcjprise,j-n'aturally were led to. moie;.criticaU Spirit i;: - than': - if;. the:; en'teTpriso:, had '' ■ ;Eul3stTatui)i::cf , trnth. l '.The two -' general:."causes' ; werev''.lisliihes^";' ,' .:and- cscc:^sive, moisture, beyond the experience [• ; • "of former.: Canadian butter 011 the -improving''in'' qualily, and the Lt^f.VproiK)rhoi£Viia!,- ; butter'.fspotted; with mpuld Js .. : . ' very eonsidtrably rcdriced. Jam; toij(-j i".:.-;- j poraturos..bmi:s; ■•..fit;' ."-is; Bhipppdi. and'ialso' during tho;?vsyagd : to oiir L markets..-: Mshiuess is.a very tare fault with ' |.::;/i.:;;;:Cttnadian;-ybutter, "the; main defect ..being an f'taint duo to tlte cream not .being [";/' dohvercd .d ? iily to' the -factorips, ;: ' V .-.7, .; i" :- 1 feature ; regarding' -. prices* > s.owjne ryear: just closed was the great loss .-thosp:!factories' Which'preferred con-Ct-?;p ;outputto selling; it - forward;; shippers mostly l-S;"-:;;- foLlow. vtiie v ..practice "of selling' forward,', and r;>; " conseqtietltly !New Zealand but'f'f®?!- : ; [;■'- 1 n .f ac.t ; j tlin r ;most 'profitablo ■ experienced' sinco ' in -cpiisenuence of. tho high te?;?.■;-®- l : ;its^^'predecessor' |ffi;?y;i.:;W ce steady'de-: : which, continued with tho ' 3 rise .111-/Januaiy right' : the -previous gen---v:>ney/ivadvanced;; from Oc- • (■ ' ™bw ,toj;. Jcbruarj-. A' very prominent : 'between; ±ho ,MBp |o£ . ; ; year;by.iyear, widening. v: 1 > if-