UNWHOLESOME RIVALRY.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1754, 20 May 1913, Page 10

UNWHOLESOME RIVALRY.

DISPOSING. OF N.Z. 'BUTTER.

Th°r» seems little doubt, says the annual report of the" South Island Dairy Association, that'bntter, as well as cheese, suffered from the unwholesome rivalry ot many selling agents; many of whom were'always nervous and anxious to sell, and' thero was no real attempt to cooperate and " hold up prices,' which ill "choicest" butter should never have been difficult .if our butter had been all in tho ri»ht hands— the 'fewer the better. On this' subject Jlr; Ellison, representative of Uie National Dniry' Association in London, writing under dale March 19, frays: "New. Zealand butler as a matter of fact is in a class by itself, but has been seriously handicapped by other colonial butter. Much better , prices could be got' for our butter if it was so placed that more control-could bo exercised at this end; at present it is spread' too much." Now, there is little doubt that the inferiority of much of the Australian butter is due to home separation, and a departure from the original creamery system, for previous to the coming in of home separation in Australia their muter topped tho London market over New Zealand, but since then 'has gone down (•ear by year. Let us (the report concludes) take warning in New Zealand for ;he same may happen, as honie separation is coming rapidly into vogue in New Zealand, and .unless .the. greatest care and supervision are exercised over the collecting of cream, our butter will deteriorate and its good name and position on the British market, and the caring for and supervision nf tlii* collected cream is not an easy proposition. -V