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The following tables show for the 1941-42 season the quantities of butter and cheese purchased and to be purchased and paid for at the respective differential prices. For comparison purposes the totals for the previous two seasons are also shown : —

Creamery Butter (in Tons): Quantities purchased or to be purchased and paid for at Differential Prices.

Whey Butter (in Tons): Quantities purchased or to be purchased and paid for at Differential Prices.

Cheese (in Tons): Quantities purchased or to be purchased and paid for at Differential Prices.

BUTTER AND CHEESE GRADINGS.

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Finest Grade. First Grade. Second 94 Points 9 p*° nt 9 „ 3i 92 to 92J 90 to 91i Grade " and over. (Basic Price-) Points. Points. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. 1941-42 .. 100,432 40,497 40,106 9,507 9,043 1,279 1940-41 .. 133,337 43,569 63,470 14,828 10,757 713 1939-40 .. .. 128,274 51,624 51,004 15,437 9,570 639 Percentages of qualities— 1941-42 . .. •• 100 40-32 39-93 9-47 9-00 1-28 1940-41 .. 100 32-67 47-60 11-12 8-07 0-54 1939-40 .. 100 40-25 39-76 12-03 7-46 0-50

j Total. First Grade. Second Grade. Tons. Tons. Tons. 1941-42 3,123 2,974 149 1940-41 .. .. •• 2,855 2,695 160 1939-40 .. • • 2,095 2,063 32 Percentage of qualities— 1941-42 100 95-23 4-77 1940-41 .. •• 100 94-39 5-61 1939-40 .. •• 100 98-47 1-53 Butter figures calculated at 40 boxes to a ton.

Finest Grade. First Grade. Second 94 Points 93 to 93J 91 to 91J 6rade " and over. Points. (Basio Pr i oe-) Points. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. Tons. 1941-42 •• 150,127 1,051 28,097 69,703 38,676 12,600 1940-41 117,798 > 901 22,901 67,125 21,278 5,593 1939-40 92,508 951 16,820 56,071 15,274 3,392 Percentage of qualities — 1941-42 ..100 0-70 18-72 46-43 25-76 8-39 1940-41 .. •• 100 0-76 19-45 56-98 18-06 4-75 1939-40.. .. •• 100 1-03 18-18 60-61 16-51 3-67 Cheese figures calculated at fourteen crates to a ton.

Butter. Cheese. rn Increase or Decrease on Increase or Decrease on Ions. Previous Year. n ' Previous Year. Per Cent. Per Cent. 1941-42 .. .. 103,326 25• 90 (decrease) 153,074 28-74 (increase) 1940-41 .. .. .. 139,444 4-61 (increase) 118,899 26-90 (increase) 1939-40 .. .. 133,303 9-02 (increase) 93,696 14-96 (increase)