LOCAL COMMENT
BELOW LONDON VALUES
When the British National Farmers' Union's protest to the British Government against dumping of surplus New Zealand dairy produce in Britain was referred to the Primary Products Marketing Department today, it was pointed out by the Department that the guaranteed purchase price of butter of 12 9-16 pence f.o.b. was. equal to a London price of 106s 6d and that the London market price of butter today was 118s, so that the guaranteed price could be said to be 11s 6d below the present London value. In the case of cheese, the guaranteed purchase price of 6 13-16 pence f.p.b. was equal to a London price of 61s 3d, and the London, market price of cheese today was 645, so that the guaranteed price for cheese was 2s 9d a cwt lower than the present London market value. .
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 36, 11 August 1936, Page 9
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143LOCAL COMMENT Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 36, 11 August 1936, Page 9
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