FEILDING A. & P. ASSOCIATION. DAIRY EXPORTS.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1338, 16 January 1912, Page 8

FEILDING A. & P. ASSOCIATION.

DAIRY EXPORTS.

SHOW AU RANGEMENTS. At the last meeting of the Feiiding A. and P. Association, a letter was received from '.tho Wellington Meat Export Company, stating they would lie pleased to undertake the freezing of the show' stock this season. 11l reference to their show exhibits for the Feiiding show they would see what thev could do in the matter — A further letter stated tho company would send the oxhibit to Feiiding. The Minister for ,)grieulture wrote thanking the association for its invitation to the show, and stating he would be present if it was possible for him to do so. Messrs. Levin and Company, agents for .Lister- Sheep-shearing Machine, wrote stating they would possibly show the machines at the show if the society would provide them with dft or 50 sheep to shear. They also asked that the president of the association call and see their representative when next in Wellington with regard to tho selection of the cup they were donating. The • offer was accepted. A letter was received from tho Railway Department stating they did not intend running a special train from Marton for tho show, as the ordinary tram leaving there at 12.H0 p.m. would suit tho halfholiday people. Mr. F. S. Johnston, Hawera, and Miss Briggs, Hawera, wrote asking for concession in entry fees on account of the distance from I'eilding. The secretary reported that ho had, after consultation/ with the president, agreed to the request. The secretary's action was endorsed, and it was agreed to allow all exhibitors who are members of_ other associations, anil who reside outside a radius of 10 miles, to enter' at) members' rates.

AX AUCKLAND REVIEW. The secretary •of Uic New Zealand Dairy Association (Mr. ir. K. Pacey) in- : formed a "Herald" reporter.' last, week that there was, no occasion to bo alarmed at the decrease in tlie values of the butter and cheese exports for last year. The season for the export of butter and cheess commenced in September, so that tho returns recorded for the calendar year covered the end of one season and thn commencement of another. At Hie beginning of last year a drought was experienced throughout the Dominion, and thus tended- to seriously diminish, the output. Then again unusually dry weather prevailed in September (the beginning of the present season), and this caused the season to open later than usual. Assuming normal climatic conditions, everything ■pointed to tho present year showing an increase in the export of butter and cheese both in quantity and valuo over that of the previous season. Last year the prices on the London market were veryuncertain for New Zealand butter, and fell towards the end of the season to as low as lfllis. per ewt. This season, on the contrary, prices had been very firm, and up,to the present had ranged from ' 190s. to about 1355. per ewt.. so t"'if this season's values should show a very considerable increase. Incidentally Mr. Pacey • mentioned the fact that wliue tlie exp-ji-c value of butter from the Dominion had shown a decrease last year, the export value from the Auckland province showed an increase, and, in fact, constituted ;i record for the province.