Butter Endangered

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 23, 17 June 1914, Page 5

Butter Endangered

MARGARINE A SUCCESSFUL COMPETITOR. OUR QUALITY DECLINING..

By Telegraph—Press Association. , Palmerson North, Last Night. - At the National Dairy Association meeting a long discussion took place ~ during the afternoon on the marketing; conditions, upon ft paper read by Mr • Hankness, written by Mr'Ellison. The paper pointed out that during 1013-14 tie anticipations of-very high prices on the Home market had not been realise 1, with the result Uiat those merchant* \v3io had bought at 120s in advance had suffered mudh loss, having to sell at. the market rate of from 100s to IOSa. The writer attributed the lower price partly to the very high price of the first shipment, namely, 130*. with the resirit that buyers' turned their attention to cheaper kinds, particularly Australian. Referring to the quality of our butter, the writer assorted that there is an increasing quantity put on the market marked first grade .but which had evidently been manufactured from the products of private separators. On the other hand, the quality of some products showed an evident result of whole milk supply. The writer evidently sees a grave danger to the butter industry from the increasing output of margarine, for the time appeared to be approaching when the words totter and margarine would be synonymous. • He pointed out also that the quality of cheese from, the Dominion was declining, and rttrtcd tiiat if the quality of cheese and butter exported were up to the standard exhibited at the shows, . the receipts would be £ISOOOO higher than at present. He advocated the adop- ■ tion of pasteurisation, in the, manufac-' tare of cheese. A system of advertising along with Australia was advocated, ailso the formation of a scheme to maintain the rights of butter as opposed to margarine, and the extension of the co-operative system. Mr Cuddie, Director of the Dairy Produce Division, said his conclusion <wa» that the quality of the Dominion's butter had been maintained. Certainly it had not improved, therefore taey were ' up against that fact. His division had found that the bad quality was' not alone due to "h'oirie. separation, but the case of whole milk supply it wa* ea stir to trace tuc caiKc. The only remedy, he contended, for bad quality was .. for companies not to compete so heavily for milk supplies, and to Mree upon fc ■ BVb*«m of payment according to the "iade of" £'• milk supory Tt was impossible to make eo° d qualitv butter . or cheese from rank a week old. The avstem advocated 'had been V&F&3 ed in Auckland, and foe anticipated tlia * ■ ! there would he a great improvement >u quality from that district. He advocat- ■ ; cd placing cheese in cool stores nrior ->'] to .•ihipment. ■ :,■ Discussion took place on the dcteriora-" ■, tion of cheese after it left the factorv, ,- and the general opinion w*i<» that thin 3 was due to hf-ntine nrior to shipment -■> It was Tesqlved that steDs be takes "■ by the whole pf- the, cheetp wodocera ~ v\ iii the Dominion for''Hw more efficient•■- '■'•> and proper handling of th»ir -product, and the maintenance of fflie required / temperature at the factories' prior to /'"' placing on the ocean liner* _ It was decided that meetiwrv be lield in different centres, with the aid of the dairying instructor*, to devise the bwt moaas of carrylne out the resolution In * respect of proper handling nnd maintenanf« of proper temnerntnrc of cheese, -.j Tt was resolved *hnt H '« deairaW* that every dalrv wmpanv pay for milk and cream according to pride.

NEED FOR IMPROVED CONDITIONS.

By Telegraph.—Special Reporter.

ralmerston N., L*st Night. , » There was a record attendance at the t annual meeting of the National Dairy Association, which was held to-day, and was presided over by Mr. A. Morton, the . president. The report and balance-sheet were > adopted. In moving their adoption, the ' chairman congratulated the producers on the progress of the industry. For the first time in the history of the industry, the cheese exported amounted to over , two millions, reaching nearly £2,200,- '* 000. This exceeded the value of butter. , , by £50,000. The increase of cheese M '..,: compared with the export of ten yean V ago was £2,000,000. The season had -~ been highly favorable to production, '*- more particularly in the Auckland dis- ' ! trict, where it had made great strides, ?' The quality of exports had been well itj maintained, but in view of the increas- •.[ ed competition of margarine it was i»- '-i perative that factories should aim at ;" producing nothing but butter of the, ',•' best qiialitvi. The same applied to i ;ja eßeese, in which competition of other N '•'• new producing countries, such as Siberia, ;? was becoming very serious. Condition* . },s in regard to shipping, notwithstanding ' V* the congestion caused by the strike, had '"'.' been on the whole satisfactory. Messrs Fisher and McFarlane, retiring , ■ <!. directors, were re-elected. The usual ."I honoraria were voted to the president and the directors.

The question of better handling <Jf ■ ; produce between the factory door and ~ '' the port of shipment occupied the after- ( noon. A resolution was-carried—"That ';! it is desirable, in the interests of ,,|'| industry, that better provision be made for cool storage of cheese," at }U it was alleged that owing to tempera*' $ turcs not being reduced sufficiently be- .'/-' fore loading on Home boßts, cheese gul» -»; fered materially in quality," and the " •/ shrinkage was greater, . ■ ,'jg

A further resolution was parsed to < enable this matter to be effectively dealt *. with.

A resolution was n-so passed to the, effect that it is desirable that" all fae-

torics should pay for milk or cream according to grade.

The necessity for the above resola» tions was strongly stressed by the chair* man, and urged bv Mr. Cuddle (Director' ef the Dairy Division*, and the result of the suggested improvement should be that the quality of dniry produce will" be improved. > )

COLORING MARGARINE. .JM Received 17, 12.50 a.m. JH Sydney, June 16. m| Mr. Flowers refused the margarina. Swj manufacturers' deputation's request tafSj allow coloring matter to be used in WvSH manufacture. He declared that the natfS of coloring could ojil -. be with the object ifi of deceiving the people. He had notbWi||B against margarine Itself, but would iwffll allowed it to be placed on the market to Wm der exadjjj similar renditions as bu£'|||