MAINLY ON PRICES

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2167, 4 June 1914, Page 8

MAINLY ON PRICES

SOME INTERESTING REMARKS

ißy T«losra.ph.~ l'raso ASsaelatJofc.! Dufistiin, Julia 3. In moving the adoption of the aminal report at the meeting of file Seutli Island Dairy Association, tho chairman (Jlr. D. Ross Huiiter, of Etjeiulak) said that the season had been prosperous. .• The usuiil rule μ-ss for llorao buyers to begin operations ca«!i soa'son in the North islafijd.. Tbi?y had to buy from perhaps 150 factories before- coming south, and, by that time, , the keen edge of tlio demand had been dulled, but this year, buyers started in the South Island, and, after strenuous negotiations, Edondale (oijc of tho first factories to sell) had accepted <jjd. per 11). on trucks for cheese output. Ho believed that Edendale's acceptance of that price had resulted in tile good prices that had been obtained generally. He did not befevo in ceiileignmeiit, because so many things were liable to happen. Ho went on to refer to.the prices that had been obtained fop buiUγ. They had- not 'been so goad as they would have liked. Three matters had affected tho market, • 'the first was tho strike, which caused four steamers to bo hold up. Those vessels practically left at the snmo tswttv for Homo, and glutted the English markets, and prices dropped, ami iw.tar recovered. Then, at' the back «ml of the sea. son. British and Enrupenit dairymen es» perieiiced a very good soiiscm, a,n.d Tieavy siipplies of butter were placet! on the niarkot, helping to make iinirthef glut. The last cause was Uμ enormous outnut of "mnraariii'e.