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PRIMARY PRODUCTS MARKETING DEPARTMENT— continued. CHEESE. Purchase and Sale Acccount, 1936-37 Season. Shipments for which Complete Sale Proceeds have been received at 31st July, 1937. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Purchase of 678,831 orates .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,079,932 19 9 Sales of 678,831 crates (less United Kingdom selling-charges, including landing-charges, agents' commission, trade discount, and storage) .. .. .. .. •- 3,455,822 16 1 Less— Freight .. .. .. .. 369,496 1 0 Insurance .. .. .. .. 7,446 12 8 376,942 13 8 3,078,880 2 5 Balance carried forward (deficit on 678,831 crates) .. .. 1,052 17 4 £3,079,932 19 9 £3,079,932 19 9 Shipments for which only Partial Sale Proceeds have been received at 31st July, 1937. Dr. £ s. d. Or. £ s. d. £ s. d? £ s. d. Balance brought forward (deficit on 678,831 crates) ' .. .. .. 1,052 17 4 Sale of 209,46 1 -I- crates (less United Kingdom Purchase of .. .. .. 356,342 crates .. .. .. 1,604,651 17 9 selling-charges, including landing- charges, agents' commission, trade discount, and 1,035,173 crates storage) .. .. .. .. .. 1,280,043 7 0 - — Estimated sale value of 146,880J crates in store Balance carried forward (estimated surplus on 1,035,173 crates) .. .. 298,581 15 7 United Kingdom or afloat at 31st July, 1937 (basis of valuation 675. 6d. per hundredweight sterling, less United Kingdom selling-charges) .. 821,478 0 0 2,101,521 7 0 Total crates, 356,342. Less— Freight .. .. .. .. 192,458 17 10 Insurance .. .. .. .. 4,775 18 6 — 197,234 16 4 — 1,904,286 10 8 £1,904,286 10 8 £1,904,286 10 8

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