MANGATAINOKA DAIRY CO,

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2531, 4 August 1915, Page 10

MANGATAINOKA DAIRY CO,

' The report to be submitted at tlie annual meeting of the Mangatainoka Dairy' Company on Saturday shows that a, successful season,was experienced for (the 1914-15 period : (states our Palna,tua correspondent). The total payments ,to suppliers,' , including ' tile / bonus or 4d. peV: lb.! on butter-fat . (which has yet to be paid out) will equal 16d.; per lb. oil; butter-fat. ' This :is the highest price paid by the company since it compienced manufacturing clieesei. Owing to (the war the directors state that some •difficulty was .experienced as . to tie, fcest metliod of dealing with the output. It was finally placed under offer at 6{d. per lb. f.0.r., and. after two shipments; !had been,consigned, the above.offer _was •fcocepted. The two "open'' consignment shipments netted 71-8(1. per lb., f.o.b. ' The profit and loss account shows that.'theTreceipts',totalled £13,299 lis., including oheeise'salesi" 19s: : 5d.stock l :of cheese;; £200; grading account balaiioe/£73 165.; whey separator cream.account balance, £320 15s. 4d. :.The" expenditure amounted to £10,094 lis. 6d. for milk absorbing £8767 18s), leaving a credit balance* of '£3204 -189a6i3.«' Tlio assets are set down St £5139.'Ss,vj2d. The milk supplied 'during the-past. two seasons'was as follows :—1913-14, 4,442,1421b. j 1914-15, H,857.9151K; average test,' 3.7, 3.62; lbs. butter-fat. 164,128. 175,986; lbs. oheese, 447,972. 478,3-52; lbs. ■-milk-to | lb. cheese,' - 9.91, 10.15; lb's. cheese to | each lb. butter-fat, 2.72, 2.71. •,

•Tlie Marlborough 'A. and P. Show is to bo held on October 26 and 27, instead , ' of October. 27 'and 28, as previously arranged. ; Indications point to t'he probability of iiiv early/spring in the„.Pahia.tua.. cjis-; trict. • Excellent weather has been, ex- * perienced'/during tlie past; ten _ days, states our" Paiiatua'correspondent'.. ,' Never has the demand; for- clear-headed coiistruetim thinking ; in'n>usihe=3 .been so urgent as it. is right novr. We are living in a; progressive age, and must take ■ ttdvontgae/of all up-to-dalte methods. It is in savings from waste of any description' thatimoney is made to-day, and by concentrating one's, efforts .on all, details of our business wo claim to be . able to produce results for our many cream suppliers. We want more cream. Can you 6upplv us?. Further particulars, iWanga jiui Fresh; Food Co.—Advt. : So far .there.ihas only been a slight advance on .the prices'of the famous Victor Cheese Vats, ; =an'd'' factories ■ are now or'dering of a possible: further increase.- Varioiw causes'will'shortly great-' Jy increase-the cost, but'orders received now will be delivered in rotation and at present prices. Albert ; J. -Parton, Carterton.—Advt. ■ ' - '