Dairy Factories.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 124, 21 April 1884, Page 2

Dairy Factories.

■A contemporary commenting on the operations of the Asliurton Dairy Factory say.s; — Taking everything into consideration, the outlook of the corny pajny\>is riot by any mentis bad. They started tfc c \new season's operations' last mouth. All contiibutors^are now required tobe shareholders iB : -thdipi > o^ portion of one sh>re to every 20 gallons <jbf milk supplied. The price paid for supplies is reduced ;,to 3d> per gallon,-; with' af prbvisd that ' after the payment, of a fair dividend to' -the shareholders any surplus *will be v 'divided among the producers m just proportion up to 4d per gallon. The contributory al though naturally objecting to the change, have accepted it m a friendly spirit, and the factory : '>' 'maintains its supply ; . undimiiiislicdv By leasing the pig busines^, with- the: whey at a contract . price,. | the management have been enabled to. concentrate all their energies on the manufaotUWi of a good, even article of j consumption, which.' under the reduced j expenditure they fully expect to be able to sell fit & 'profit: at less than 5d per pound. Last year 6d per pound would not have more than paid a fair dividend. The local mirket under the new regime will receive proper attention, and to provide for this a larf c proportion of jxnall cheeses will be turned out. The balance will be available ' for export subject lto;. a considerable reduction of |ffeij»htj-\?hichjis an ;! absolute necessity., !We ti'Ußi* that this important item 'will bo at once taken into consideration, by -both the companies owning the direct Steamers. ;v A t present t^ie total charges of shipment and brokerage amount to i about 2d per lb ; .which is out of all pro- | port^oo and quite probiuitive. .