THE PRICE OF BUTTER.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1179, 14 July 1911, Page 8

THE PRICE OF BUTTER.

"SOMETHING -WRONG SOMEWHERE." "Is there a corner in'butter in New Zealand? "nsk« the? Wainmpii "Ago.** "That," proceeds the paper, "is.a question winch is being asked in all directions just now. The factory is hardly ended when Hie prit-e uf butter is forced up to Is. (id. per pound. It may he true that there is a shortage in the Dominion. On that point opinions differ. ... ]t is not pleasant to reflect that, while Xew Zealand butter is selling at 103s. per ewt. in tho English market—or at less than one .".hilling,' per pound—a charge of Is. (id. per lb. should be mrule for the same article at our very doors. There is something wrong somewhere." DAIRY PRODUCE. NOTES FROM LONDON. Tho report of a London butter firm includes some interesting notes. The riuality of Siberian butter is reported to be nothing like as good as a little earlier in the season. 1 ' ' Irish was making itself felt. "During the past few weeks the supplies have increased rapidly, and as the finality is very good buyers are turning their attention to this." The I»ualiiiK''s shipment of Xcv." Zen - land butter was considered "satisfactory,"

'■'but," said the repcrty"Hie colour of the butter is very!;pale, "..which, -is a severs contrast to the new ;make;which is amv-.mg-from Irola'nd,J'r.-i'nce',V.etc. Buyers do not like this very pnlo butter at this season of tho year, and the public are looking for fresh gross butters with plenty of colour."