DAIRY CO. AFFAIRS

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 118, 9 August 1927, Page 2

DAIRY CO. AFFAIRS

TAURANGA COMPANY INCREASED OUTPUT (From Our Own torrej,^ TAB RANG A, To-d av The annual meeting of the Taur.'' Dairy Association was verv attended. Mr. Tollemach. chairm ’’ directors. Presided. The ° f [ balance sheet disclosed the output*? 1 the season to have been a record * 700 tons of butter being made anT Hsf T' ° f nCar!> ' 14 per cen L over It is estimated that the fin *j tnent will show that the suppliers h received Is 41 da lb for he,** nat * The election of directors /esuL in the return ot Messrs c p lan. 1.. Tollemach, F. Keara h and J. Taylor. It was resolved that as it n, • possible to procure any guarani ’®' prices from any importer fhis velTV' Dairy control Board be asked'to L? Pile a statement from the account 2?' showmg the returns obtained by ? agent and present a copv of thJ« h to each factory at the end W l*? porting season *xSly *2s man of directors. " c hairRELEASED AT LAST VICTORIAN POTATOES HELD UP THREE WEEKS After a hold-up lasting over weeks, the shipment of Victoria notT toes which arrived in Auckland on ii™ Kartigl, has been released for die:' bution. 111 making the order, the Departmri,, of Agriculture stipulates that the Dots' toes be marketed for immediate cor sumption and not used for seed m:.’ poses. a I( J he Victorian shipment, comprise 100 tons, arrived with a Tasmanian parcel on July 22. The shipload * a < held up on arrival by the Departraar of Agriculture owing to certain depart' mental regulations not being com plied with. The Tasmanian consignment was subsequently released, hut samples o' the Victorian shipment had to be swr to Wellington accompanied by the certificates. The principals on the deal will be fairly heavy losers as, at the time when the potatoes arrived, the local market was bare and prices firm. To-day the market has eased 10* to 15s owing to heavy Southern arrival* BAY OF PLENTY CO. CONFIDENCE IN DIRECTORS (From Our % Own Correspondent.) TE PUKE, To-day. Over 200 suppliers attended the annual meeting of the Bay of Plenty Co-operative Dairy Company held yesterday. Mr. C. L. Luke presided. A motion of no confidence in the directors was defeated by 189 votes to 123. It was decided to oppose the Daylight Saving Bill. A motion in favour of abolishing the ward system of vottas was also carried. The report stated that the season? output had registered an increase of 130 tons over that of the previous season. An average butterfat payment of Is 4jjd a lb was paid out to suppliers • BUTTER MARKET STILL IMPROVING ADVANCE OF 4 - New Zealand butter continues to meet with better values on the Londor market. advices from that quarter indicate a further improvement of 4s, an advance of up to 1!* on the market of less than a fortnight ago. Cheese is also selling freely up to 93s on a market indicating ever, better values in the near future. Under date August. 8 the Londor principals of A. S. Paterson and CoLtd., cabled as follows: “Butter firm, 170 sto 3 725. Chee# steady, 92s to 935. Market tendency toward slightly higher prices.” A SPLENDID SEASON SPRING TOUCHES WAIKATO (From Our Own Correspondent.) HAMILTON, To-day. Waikato pastures are in good heV* at present and a good growth of lias been maintained. Frequent raft* kept the land moist, while the absence of repeated heavy frosts allowed the grass to make an unusual growth d yr ' ing the winter months. As a con** quence the whole province alreaobears a spring-like appearance, though hay and roots will be fed dairy stock In the Waikato for abouanother six weeks. In North Auckland Province I usually marks the advent of spr®*; but in the Waikato it is usually tiw middle of September before the pa** tures can supply the whole of the for the stock. i ■