BUTTER AND CHEESE FACTORIES.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXVII, Issue 46, 16 November 1899, Page 13

BUTTER AND CHEESE FACTORIES.

The difference in the progress of the North Island and Sonth Island respectively in the dairy trade (says the New Zealand Times) is very striking. The following figures are drawn from offioUl sources, and represent the of factories, creameries, and skimming stations in the two islands as on the Ist October in the last three years, and the value of the exports of butter and cheese for 12-monthly periods ending with the 30th June :—

Messrs. Donald Reid and Co. report as follows :— Oats —Those offered to-day were mostly good, sound feed lines, suitable for shipment or for local use. There was a limited attendance of buyers, and, with the exception of a few lots which were quitted at prices equal to late quotations, the bulk of the offering was passed in. We quote : Prime milling, 1b lOd to Is lid ; good to best feed, Is 9d to Is lOd ; medium, Is 8d to Is 9d per bushel (saoks extra.) Wheat. —The market for prime milling continues quiet, at about late quotations. We catalogued several lots of medium to good fowl wheat, which sold at: For good whole fowl wheat, 2s 4d to 2s 5d ; broken and damaged, 2a to 2s 3d per bushel (sacks in). Potatoes —Heavier supplies have come forward, and, in view of the quantity offering, prices to-day suffered a decline. Beet Derwents sold at 22s 6d to 27s 6d; others, to 20a per ton (sacks in).

Chaff — The market is fully supplied, and even at reduced prices sales are difficult to effect. We submitted a full catalogue, but, as prices did not reach our valuations, the bulk was passed in. We quote : Best oaten sheaf, L 2 10s to L 2 15s ; medium to good, L 2 to L 2 7s 6d per ton (bags extra). Messrs.' Stronach Bros, and Morris report as follows :— Wheat — There has been a fair demand during the week and prices remain firm. Prime milling, 2s 8d to 2s 9d ; medium, 2s 6d to 2s 7sd ; fowl wheat, 2s Id to 2s 5d per bushel (sacks in). Oats — Market unchanged. Milling, Is lid ; good to best feed, Is 9d to Is lOd ; medium, Is 7Jd to Is B Jd per bushel (Backs extra). Chaff— Market over supplied and prices easier! Prime oaten sheaf, L 2 12s 6d to L 2 15s ; medium," L 2 5s to L 2 10s per ton (bags extra). 1 Potatoes — Prices slightly easier. Best Derwents, 22s 6d to 27s 6d per ton (bags in). Mr. F. Meenan, King street, reports : — Wholesale price only — Oats : Quiet. Feeding, Is 8d to Is 9d ; milling, Is lOd. Wheat : milling, 2s 6d to 2s 9d ; fowls' wheat, 2s 2d to 2s sd. Hay : ryegrass and clover, best, L 3 ss. Straw : pressed, 22s ; loose, 28s. Bran : L 3. Pollard : L 5 ss. Flpur :L7 to L 7. 10s. Butter : best brands factory, lOd to lid; dairy, 6d to Bd. Oatmeal: LlO. Potatoes : well picked, good sample, 27s 6d ; old stock from Is per bag to Ll per ton. Chaff : much easier demand ; L2ssto L 2 15s.

i^VSCbIXI J.DJJA.i^X/« Factories and Skimming Creameries Stations Value of Exports 1897 1898 1899 125 86 143 110 153 133 £370,467 414,884 465,707 SOUTH ISLAND. 1897 1898 1899 74 29 79 36 75 38 138,018 125,311 112,771