DAIRY RECORD SET

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 513, 16 November 1928, Page 12

DAIRY RECORD SET

YIELD STILL STEADY BETTER THAN LAST SEASON Dairy production in the Auckland district during the past two weeks and during the season is more than 8 per cent, better than for the corresponding periods last season. The yield continues to be steady, although a mixture of summer and winter conditions throughout the province has temporarily slowed up production. Statistics relative to produce received during the past fortnight at the grading stores of the Auckland Farmers’ Freezing Company show a very satisfactory position. A summary of the numbers of boxes of butter and crates of cheese received at the stores for the two weeks ended November 14. compared with those for the same fortnight in 1927, is given below. Details: Butter. Cheese. 1928. 1927. 1925. 1927. Received . 144,330 133,644 11,412 10,350 In store .. 147.931 77,200 7,420 5.750 In terms of butter-fat, the receipts represent an increase of nearly 8.2 per cent over those for the fortnight in 1927. Since the commencement of the current season. 695,040 boxes of butter and 49,471 crates of cheese have been received. For the same period in the 1927-28 dairying year. 642,562 boxes of butter and 43,949 crates of cheese had been received. Tn butter-fat figures, the increase is. over 8.5 per cent. The quantity of butter in store is about 70.000 boxes more than the quantity at this date in 1927. The surplus will be readily cleared by / shipments within a short period. SYDNEY WOOL SALES SYDNEY. Thursday. At the Wool sales the market was very firm at improved prices for good lines, but irregular for dusty and doubtful yielding lines. Yorkshire, Russian and Japanese buyers operated freely. Greasy Merino sold to 301 d. The bales sold totalled 12,233.