LONDON CHEESE AND BUTTER MARKETS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2121, 13 April 1914, Page 10

LONDON CHEESE AND BUTTER MARKETS.

SOME INTERESTING'FIGURES. Some interesting- figures in. Tegard to the Homo cheese and butter markets are supplied in a letter published in the "Southland Times." The letter was received by Mr. J. R. Scott, secretary cftho South Island Dairy Association, from a Loudon gentleman, vho "is in very closo touch with tho produce market there. "Tho market conditions, both for butter and cheese, ate in anything but a buoyant position," states tho letter. "Regarding butter, there is some little excuse for the situation, but for cheese, nono. Tho imports for New Zealand and Australian butter for the three months ending January - were 742,600 boxes, for the same period last year 7U0.600 boxes, which show an increase of '12,000 boxes; the imports of.Danish for the same three months this .have -been 860,000 boxes, as against 794,000 boxes last season, the increase being-,66,000 boxes; therefore, for the last three months we have an increase of Danish and colonial combined amounting to 108,000 boxes." The writer continues:—'.'l am sending you particulars of the Canadian, cheese stocks, which represent the quantity in stock at tho Hocks on February 7. £on will observe the very small total this year as compared with the same dato for several years back. This small stock, coupled with tho fact that the shipments from Canada are falling off Tapidly, is.no doubt the reason why the price of Canadian is so far in advance of ours. For tho live weeks ending January 31 .the arrival of Canadian has'been. 27,000 cwfc., against 39,000 for the same period last year. The New Zealand arrivals of February will be this year 144,000 crates, against 88,000 crates_ for last year. The approximate arrivals for March will be 115,000 crates, , against 74,000 for last year. These two months show an increase of 97,000 crates of New Zealand in excess of last year, which, have to be dealt with during February and March."

Imports of cheese into the United Kingdom for four months ending December: — 1912-13. 1913-14. ■ Cwt. Cwt. Canada 667,944 658,119 ; New Zealand ....... 66,112 .. 40,890 Netherlands, .'. 99,156 105T,693 Italy 32,445 35,342 United States 3,983 11,989 , Other countries .... 10,372 12,634 Totals 880,021 872,852 Imports of butter into the' United Kingdom for the, four months ending December 31:— . ' 1912-13. 1913-14. . . ■ ■ Cwt. Cwt; New Zealand 72,519 56,570 Denmark ............ 527,120 559,542 Australia- 109,463 167,468 Canada 2 .499. Siberia ..! , 186,957 ; ,-221,067 - Sweden ~.108,384 '■ '118,207 France 110,087 • 78,571 Argentine' '~ 31,643 15,429, Netherlands 35,147 ' 38,827 Other'countries .... 12,280 6,876 y > Totals - ■ 1,193,602 1,263,066 ]|FPR AMERICA NORTH JJBN BUTTER,:OUTPUT. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) Auckland, April 11. A large shipment of butter for the Canadian ; market was made. oy the Nia'gara, Jhis morning, 8782 boxes being dispatched.' For the corresponding period last year 6535 boxes were sent away. The Niagara's- shiDment to-day was worth nearly £22,000. So far this season the-amount of butter sent away

from Auckland is 383,755 boxes, or about £948.000 in value. This represents aii/iricrcase of about 17 per cent, over the" output .of the corresponding period of itlie previous year. : ■ ■ The world -'-exacts from you its toll of worry and work—there's no need for yon to add to it. Make things as easy as you can—"Victor", Vats lighten, labour and help increase the quality of the cheeso. "Victor" Vats.have that eloping hottom which caused such a sensation in the cheese-making world. Every factory should have "Victor"-Vats, they are built for efficiency and satisfaction... .Write for particulars'. Albert J.~Parton,- Plumber, Carterton.—AdVt. ' _