DAIRY OUTPUTS

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 34, 3 August 1911, Page 5

DAIRY OUTPUTS

NEW ZEALAND DAIRY ASSOCIATION. DISCUSSION AT DUNEDIN. By Telegraph—Press Association. Dttnedin, Last Night. A large number of members of the South Island Dairy Association met in conference this morning under the president, Mr. John Gray, of Mataura. The most important topic of discussion was considering'the effort made during the last year Or two by the Association to concentrate on a method of disposing of the dairy produce in England by inducing all factories to put their supplies in the hands of the Association, whose sales have been conducted by four non-specu-lating agents up to the present time, when the number has been raised to five. Mr. Gray said that at the North Island conference there had been a private discussion on the disposal of produce, and though the North were not eye to eye with the South, they agreed upon the necessity of concentration. What was wanted now was for every factory to do its business through the Association. Mr. Lumsden Drummond referred to the manipulation of the cheese market at Home, and suggested, they should give their a'gents absolute control to work in their interests. Mr. Winning (Mataura) suggested that the Association should be appointed agents for firms who were acting as the Association's sellers at Home. Mr. Bolt remarked that no factory should be selling at the beginning of the season, because that tended to fix the top price for the lot. If the factories, before selling, would consult the secretary as to a fair basis, that would bring about the principle of co-operation for which tliey weTe working. Mr. Patton (Gore) said the price of cheese this season rose to 82s, and then fell to 56s or 575, just as the Canadian , produce was coming forward, showing | that the market had been manipulated by firms for their own benefit. He had heard that this combination had control of practically two-thirds of the output ' of the Dominion. Mr. Fowler (Royal Bush) said he be- I lieved they would prefer to sell at the beginning of the season. If the Association could get fair prices he favored , the sale, and if the Association were prepared to receive orders he would trust them for the price. The secretary (Mr. J. R. Scott) spoke against the use of unseasoned timber for cases, and went on to say that he intended to have weekly shipments from Bluff during November and December. He thought there would be very high prices for butter and cheese this year, but he was of the opinion they should not do anything in this market till well on in October.