The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1924-08-07

Finland and parts of the former Rus
sian Empire are important factors in
the worlds dairy market. Sweden
exported nearly so million pounds of
butter asyear before the war. Loss
of imported feeds and other causes
changed this surplus into a deficit OF
about Is million pounds. During
this last year or so Sweden's export
trade is beginning to recover. AT
the same time Finland is coming
ahead as a new important source OF
butter. The whole Baltic region
appears to be preparing to develop an
important dairy industry.
Russia, including Siberia, was Den
marks chief competitor on the world S
butter market before the war. In
1913 about 10 million pounds of but
ter were exported. For time this
source was completely shut off, but
1t is now in the market again with
moderate supplies Is million pounds
were reported as available for ex-
port last year, but prices were I'M
favorable and actually only about
one half of this quantity was shipped.
Apparently, economic conditions, in
GLIDING transportation and agricW-
ural cooperation, are recovering in
Russia and 1t is only a matter of a
few years before the Russian dairy
men will be competing for their old
place in the market
Italy was a fairly important source
OF cheese before the war and also
contributed materially to the world S
butter and condensed milk markets.
This trade. OF course, disappeared
during the war; but has recovered
materially.
Switzerland contributed an impor-
tant net export of dairy products in
the form of cheese and condensed
milk before the war. Her exports
are well on the way to complete re-
coyery.
Canada is an important contributor
to the worlds cheese market and a
small contributor to the butter mar
ket Prior to the war about $50 mill
lion pounds of cheese were exported
each year This increased during
the war, but has since decreased mat
erially. Only 116.777000 pounds
We're exported in 1923.
Among the countries north OF the
Equator some of the most important
producers have fully recovered their
former output and some have sur
passed former performances Some
of those most disturbed by the war
have not yet recovered their place in
TIE dairy industry, but are now max
ing rapid improvement. The most
striking increase in dairy production
during these last few yearsS however,
Is in the countries of the southern
hemisphere where the livestock in
dustry has long been established in
the worlds meat market. In the av-
erage year before the war, Argentina,
Australia and New Zealand contribut-
ed to the British market only about
10 and 465 million pounds of butter
originating in specified countries. In
1928 Britain received 238 million
pounds from these countries out of
a total of $40 millions received from
specified countries. OF cheese Aus
tralia and New Zealand contributed
80 million pounds in the average pre-
war year out of 204 million. In 1923
these southern parts of the Empire
1873 million out of 3lS million
pounds. This enormous increase of
the southern supplies was in part alb
sorbed in greater consumption, but it
has partially supplanted supplies
from nearer rsources, which are in
turn seeking other markets.
The dairy industry of the Argentine
has become important only within
these last few years. In 1910 her
butter exports were about six million
pounds. In 1921 and 1922 they ex-
ceeded so million pounds and reached