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TABLE 15. Total Butter Shipments afloat from Australia, New Zealand, and Argentina as at 15th of each Month.

Stocks of Butter in Cold Storage in Great Britain as at the 15th of each Month, and Representing over 90 per Cent. of Stocks in Cold Storage.

23— H. 30.

177

1929. 1930. 1931. 1932. 1933. 1934. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. January .. .. .. .. 17,551 20,097 20,446 28,106 33,131 February .. .. .. .. 17,643 18,789 23,583 23,323 28,108 March 19,025 19,577 20,884 27,093 27,315 April .. .. .. .. 15,850 16,473 17,352 23,743 26,131 May .. .. .. .. 12,238 15,470 16,293 22,220 24,706 June .. .. .. 6,809 7,469 15,389 12,832 13,848 21,689 July .. .. .. 5,057 5,997 10,234 12,618 12,879 17,334 August .. .. .. 3,706 5,398 9,488 13,961 14,153 9,461 September 3,122 5,931 8,759 11,991 6,754 14,675 October 5,503 8,993 14,882 12,591 17,938 November.. .. .. 10,248 17,796 21,127 29,232 28,811 December .. .. .. 16,446 22,066 24,859 28,306 31,566 __J

1930. 1931, { 1932. 1933. 1934. _ Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. January .. .. .. 9,118 6.469 9,521 15,434 14,029 February .. .. .. 12,148 7,300 8,330 20,186 18,183 March .. .. .. 15,291 7,011 9,378 20,284 21,492 April .. .. .. 17,719 7,376 19,674 23,827 26,115 May .. .. .. 22,533 11,912 11,613 25,285 30,185 June .. .. 28,384 15,857 16,773 31,956 38,535 July .. .. .. 29,035 20,849 21,056 32,506 46,806 August .. .. .. 25,113 25,437 21,571 31,259 46,059 September 22,906 22,877 18,108 24,332 37,500 October .. .. .. 19,041 18,352 18,853 19,600 November .. .. .. 10,959 14,635 11,439 13,403 December .. .. .. 6,815 9,973 ; 12,898 10,640 J L