THE BUTTER PROVINCE

Shannon News, 12 October 1928, Page 4

THE BUTTER PROVINCE

SUPREMACY OF AUCKLAND. '

BULK OF THE SHIPMENTS,

The latest dairy produce shipping allotment "schedule issued by the Dairy Produce Board shows that of 505,000 boxes of butter and 158,450 crates of cheese to bo shipped from the Dominion during late September,* October and early November, Auckland will furnish 348,900 boxes of butter and 33,943 crates of cheese. Reduced to percentayes, it shows that the Auckland Province diving that period will provide just on 70 per cent, of the Dominion's butter exports and over 21 per cent, of the cheese. - The allotment schedule gives the following details of arranged; shipments of butter and cheese:'— Steamer Corinth c, sails Sept. 2C, .due U.K. Nov. 2; ■Auckland —..New Zealand"2s,ooo, —, 12,0(10; Pakeha, sails Sept. 29. due U.K. Nov. 8. Auckland 50,000, ' Nov,- Zealand, 00.000, 4,043, 7,800; Westmoreland, sails Oct. 18, due U.K. Nov. 25, Auckland 55,000, NewZealand 74,00\ 9,000, 27,000; Pt. Dunedin, sails Oct. 18, due U.K. Nov. 23, Auckland 40.000, New Zealand 78,000, —, 20,150; lonic, sails Oct. 26, due U.K. Dec. 3, Auckland 22,000, New Zealand 30,000, 2,000. 22,000; Devon, sails Oct. 30, due U.K. Dec. 14, Auckland, 77,900. New Zealand 94,000, 10,000, 30,000; Pt.. Adelaide, sails Oct 31, due U.K. Dec. 11, Auckland —. New Zealand 44,000. —, 22,000; Ru'ahine, sails Nov. 10, due U.K. Dee. 16, Auckland 98,000/ New Zealand 100,000," 8.000, 17,500.