THE BUTTER MARKET.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 183, 28 April 1908, Page 4

THE BUTTER MARKET.

HIICEsiIN ' AND'' OTAGp 4 ; ; - Chrlstchufoh,' April 27.: Tte facFtnaVlne-reiiailphce of buttor in Wellington has been reduced to Is; 2d. per lb.' lias Jedpatefamilias to ask, through tho. fpapiiffs, ?nHifeiW reMori' why he. shovjld ••Bo called, paj!;ls. sd. per lb. in ! Christchurch; "'."lf "the .J"pe^i3t;.^hv v 'exorbitant prices,"; he says,' "I that some enterprifiijng- retailer'arraiigo. to obtain, supplies from 'the North'lsland factories,! and thus bo eni . abled-to givo Christcbnreh. residents tho benefit of a reduction in price., It seems a most . .Qs.ti:aordih4ry, ; state of affairs that, the best ■ .(selling cirt. .in 'London,'' or' wSjer Is. a pound' (from which must be'deducted freight,and all the diarges in vLondon,--• iiicjuding . soiling commission), whilst wo hero in Christchurch are paying Is. sd..per-lb, pr over 158s. per cwt." - »,< >,v.v v Duncdin, April 27. ! It is not r .oonsidere likely that butter during fewiiiter months will fall beloiw its present priced ds;* 3d. per lb. Speaking'to; a 1 '-Star" reporter,.' Mr. W.; J. Bolt,-manager "of'tlie ■•%ierft and Perisinfiula'Milk ''Supply Company, -s'aidi.that iinltss forced;- |;hb Com- , paoy.v ( lvoukl not- roduco their* prices.> The ' prsseiit valuesowero. nierely adequ&to enough to''ehßuro \ a'-proper working return.. The Daiirmen's'-Aas'ifciation had boon at him twice lately -to. persuadeMiim to lift the price, but ! .rirttir')ife l£ foundS:that, such ri method, alono "6B^- r a : :'way out of tho difficulty of. the', *' ho. would; not'raise the „ go . to"confirm" Mr. ' Bolt's statbment as to tho lessening of supi -plies;-' expressions of opinion, • show that theiptico of milk is sure to do .increased in June, next.: There was a sharp i ri& in tho potato market to-day, wjien prices 5 Rdvaacoil SfcSSlffibout 2s. 6d. ;to ss. per ton. I iB fully expected. .