BUTTER AND CHEESE

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 171, 10 October 1927, Page 12

BUTTER AND CHEESE

INCREASED PRODUCTION DOMINION FIGURES Press Association WELLINGTON, s.turfc,. Converted into butter-fat.—! the Dominion figures for * thL Vi !l" t months ended Septembe- 3* * .*?» show an increase of 27 83 in butter-fat production L?’ Mntwith the figures for the co:Sr’ Mr * a ing period of last year re *P»nti.

Figures supplied by the dairy <-f the Department of AgricultmTS* .hat the salted butter graded in her totalled 5,357 tons and unsah^t tons, an aggregate of 5.547, ” •ylth 4,287 tons of salted and eighth of unsalted butter, a total of 1 *j s , ior September last year, an inc^a.* 001 29.15 per cent. For the two months .September the quantities were 7550 t of salted butter and 203 of unsahM against 5,943 and eight for the 0017/' ponding period of last year, an incr2*' of 31.15 per cent. Cheese graded in September comma. , 2.130 tons of white and 1,301 coffiS “ total of 3.431 tons, against 'ITS 1 » white and 937 coloured in Sentemk ol : 926", an increase of 11.43 per cent fe quantities for the two months ended sa tember were 2,296 tons of white and tin of coloured, against 2,262 tons of Via and 1,027 coloured for the correspond.! period of last year; an increase of uTS per cent. Stocks held at the various grading onrt, on September 30 were:—Butter 311? tons; cheese, 2,400 tons; compared 2,699 tons and 1.716 tons at the cot**. ponding date last year. WOOL EXPERTS MEET INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE SUPPLY OF JUTE PACKS By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright LONDON, Saturday. The special correspondent of the York, shire “Post” at the Inter national Wool Conference at Reichenberg says a special resolution moved by a Frenchman, M. de Brulle, was adopted, requesting Australia and South America to concentrate on th* production of Merinos, in order to ensure a supply of fine - wool. The mover said the growers in meeting the sudden demand should not forget the claims of fine wool. Mr. Tulloch, of Bradford, in moving a resolution in favour of a systematised collection of statistics from all parts of the world, said such knowledge would have prevented the disastrous effects that followed the miscalculation of the wool supplies in 1924-25. He said he thought it would be useless unless it were made compulsory. Discussing the subject of jute fibre* lor wool packs, Mr. Hodgson, Bradford, said he did not object to burrs, which was the staple feed of Australian sheep, but the position would be more acot* presently because inferior jute packs were being used in Australia and New Zealand. Experiments were being continued in Bradford with all-wool packs, and also jute treated -with rubber. But the most hopeful thing was Akrcyd’s wire tind paper pack, which had withstood the severest tests. Samples were being forwarded to Australia to be returned filled with wool, so that the results would be tabulated by June or July next.—A. and N.Z. HEW SOUTH WALES WHEAT By Cable.—Press Association. — Copyright, SYDNEY, Saturday. The Government Statistician report* that the total area in New South Wale* sown in wheat for the current season t 3,931,000 acres, of which 3,568,000 will be harvested for gTain. The remainder will be cut for hay. The area sown show* aa increase of 250,000 acres compired with the previous year.—A. and N.Z. AMERICAN COTTON SMALL CROP, HIGH PRICES l!y Cable.—Press Association. —Copyright NEW YORK, Saturday. Cotton prices rose about 12s 6d a bale c n the publication of the report of toe agricultural Department indicating that the crop will be 12,675,000 bales compared with 17,977,000 in 1926. Cctton prospects improved substantially in Bejh temb*r in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi Louisiana, and Arkansas, where warm £.nd fairly dry weather prevailed, but thtt was offset by losses through insect pest* £.nd rains i:n Oklahoma and Texas, and £.lso by heavy boll weevil damage in the Oarolinas.—A. and N.Z.