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suppliers during the spring increased to 118. After writing 15 per cent. off 
the building and machinery, and transferring £1,000 to a reserve account, 
there remained in the profit and loss account a credit balance of £727. From 
this it was decided to pay a 5 per cent. dividend, and carry the balance forward 
to next year. 
. A highly satisfactory state of affairs was disclosed at the half-yearly 
meeting of the Molong District Dairy Company. The statement of assets and 
liabilities showed a balance of £250 in favour of the former. During the six 
months ending 30th June 136,000 gallons of milk were received, from which 
58,898 lb. of butter were received, the sale of the latter amounting to £3,209. 
Although the present season is the worst experienced for many years, the 
factories and creameries are still kept running, and the returns for the past 
month show an increase in the milk supply compared with the months of May 
and June. A fair profit resulted on the past half-year’s working. 
The adjourned half-yearly general meeting of the Moruya Co-operative 
Dairy Company, Limited, was held on 2nd August. The report and balance- 
sheet were considered very favourable, and were unanimously adopted. During 
the six months 155,200 lb. cheese were disposed of, realising 63d. per lb. gross ; 
and 16,000 standard gallons of milk were paid for at 5%d per gallon. The 
retiring directors and auditors were re-elected unopposed. A dividend of 
4 per cent. on all paid shares for the twelve months ending 30th June was 
declared. d 
The Pambula Dairy Company during the past month turned out 20,600 lb. 
butter, realising 18d. per lb. The gross working expenses were 1d. per lb. 
Suppliers received £550 net. 
The Wolumla Creamery Company, for the same period, manufactured 
18,140 lb. butter, realising £1,381, the working expenses averaging 9 per cent. 
The report and balance-sheet of the Clarence River Pioneer Dairy Com- 
_pany shows: that the income for the six months under review was about 
£17,000, and the payment per gallon of milk was over 5d. During the period 
- 276,000 Ib. of butter were made. The company is extending its premises and 
improving its plant. 
For the month of June the Robertson Dairy Company paid suppliers 
183d. per lb. for butter fat, being equal to 7d. per gallon for milk. The average 
test was 3°8. It took 22 lb. milk to make 1 lb. of butter. 
POWDERED MILK 
is now a commercial commodity. It is made in two “ sizes” —namely, that from 
whole milk, and that from skim milk. Prof. Max Ekenberg, Sweden, has 
invented a machine that makes powder out of these two sorts of milk. The 
cost of reduction is said to be 27 cents for whole milk, and the “skim milk 
flour” can be made for 13 cents per lb. The “flour” in its dry state may be 
transported in bags, boxes, or barrels or similar receptacles, and does not turn 
sour or change in any way as long as kept from water. When mixed with 
water it returns to its original condition, and can be used for any purpose for 
which ordinary fresh milk can be used. 
COLONIAL DATRY PRODUCE IN BRITISH MARKETS. 
Messrs. W. Weddel and Co., London, in addition to their usual report on 
colonial dairy produce, have issued a very comprehensive table of colonial 
dairy produce in British markets for the last five Australian seasons ending 
30th June, 1902. The first table shows the weekly wholesale prices of French 
first butter, Danish salt butter, Australasian salt butter, Canadian cheddar 
cheese, and New Zealand cheese for those seasons. The second table shows 
the monthly and yearly average wholesale prices of Danish and Canadian 
cheddar cheese. The third gives the monthly and yearly average wholesale 
prices of Australasian butter and New Zealand cheese. 
