CHEESE RETURNS.

Shannon News, 2 December 1921, Page 3

CHEESE RETURNS.

(To the Editor.) Sir-In an interesting article published in your paper of the ilsl: hist,, under the heading "A High-class Product," Mr J. D. Brown gives some interesting figures relating to Kuku cheese. No doubt suppliers to the Kuku factory are well satisfied ttia they have such a capable manager and staff Furthermore, suppliers will oe gratified that one shipment was sold at such an advance on the ruling market rate; but what they aie now most concerned about is the net return from the sales of last seasons ° U ln U speaking of the work of the Marketing Association as "proving quite satisfactory," on what grounds does Mr Brown base this statement? Io men who are supplying dairy factories as a business proposition and not for fun, the criterion of satisfaction is the net cash received foi the eason's work. luefced by tins standard the work of me Association has not been up to expectations, and most of the Kuku suppliers are dissatis hed-some of them extremely_so-and this season are supplying othei lac tories. So much for the loca position. Moving on to a wider spier ; it may be taken for granted that all dairy factories are alive to the necessity of getting the most for their outr>„t Will Mr Brown say how many New Zealand dairy factories disposed of their output last season through the Marketing Association, how man* are doing so this season, and aso what is the net gain per cwt m sell tnc- through the Association instead o Ihrougliie of the old-established Tooley Street firms? In conclusion, may I suggest that in these anxious times the dissemination amongst suppliers of offlcia information, relative to sales o then produce at, say, quarterly intervals would do a great deal of good and might possibly keep some from Hading elsewhere.-I any tc. ; Kuku, November 28.