THE CHEESE MARKET

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2882, 21 September 1916, Page 8

THE CHEESE MARKET

.position:- still uncertain. iThfr-ohecse market remains in an uncertain : condition owing to tho lack of definite, information concerning the intentions of tho Imperial Government: ! Tho cablegram from London aunounc'jng that the Government intended to ■take 'itepß to keep 6Wn tho p/ice of cheese, suggested, that a . maximum j>rice_would he fixed or that supplies would, ho requisitioned. That was •nearly- a" fortnight ago, and apparently the Imperial authorities have not yet ■decided-what thoy will do in tho matter. "Local agents,and merchants are not disposed to'ox'tend their dealings until T;hey know what tho position is going'Jto bo. A cablegram from London, received yesterday, states that ''there is a growing -impression that tho GovcrnjnenMs likely to take over all arrivals of Australian, Now Zealand and Canadian cheeso, and possibly also the Home" output." This statement. does not throw milch light upon the subject, since it does not mention prices or conditions of sale. Exporters -nro inclined to believe that if the Imperial Government decides to acquire ship-rnents-of cheese on arrival at' Home ports,-it. will, pay current wholesalo Tates/vbut naturally there is uncertaintyon the point. It would be possible for the Government to requisition all consignments at a fixed prico be;i!ow tho-high level reached in New •Zealaucl during tho present season. -Prices,;in this: country. 'are nominally ' unchanged, but the truth is that very little ..business is being done pending the receipt of definite news from London. *i ,;■ . *■ The—now. season's cheese is now peaching the. stores in considerable quantities. Some of it will he shipped before" the end of tho present month, hut exporters aro confessing to: some anxiety regarding the prospects 'as far as shipping"space is concerned.. Up-to-date cheese factory managers are now 'placing orders for tho fnmous Victor-- Vats. . These vats, with their middle-drainage and-sloping bottom, aro novel -and' most efficient. Orders can only be executed in rotation owing to ohortage' of materials—place your order straightway and be sure of delivery. A. 3, Parton, Sheet Aletnl and Plumbing .Worksr Carterton.—Advt.' • • Afteri. spending pounds pen acre for clearing and cultivation, fnrmqrs blindly buy grass seed knowing nothing of its purity-orfertility! It's costly business. Get a purity and fertility guarantee with roure—know what youVe sowing. Write Hodder-and Tolley's, Ltd., Dopt. 8., Pnlmerston North, for samples and prices of tested' grass seeds—they,.are free.— Advt.