BUTTER PRICES

Hokitika Guardian, 22 March 1927, Page 4

BUTTER PRICES

ADVANCES TO FARMERS.

REDUCTION’S ANNOUNCED

The New Zealand Dairy Produce Board advises that since sending out the last circular it has been found necessary to reduce shipping advances on any unshipped butter and cheese (other than March gradings) to the following rates:— CREAMERY BUTTER,

There is a premium of 3s 4d per crate for finest grade cheese. The above will take effect as from vessels loading as under:—Auckland: Alabin. (cheese), Port Victor (butter) ; all other North Island ports. All subsequent loadings: South Island ports: All loadings after Maimoa and Hororata. A RESOLUTION. NEW PLYMOUTH. March 21. The directors of the Paliomu Dairy Factory passed a resolution that this company reiterates its opposition to arbitrary powers vested in the control hoard. Furthermore, it considers that six months’ experience of the operations of compulsory control has provided ample justification for demanding the immediate repeal of the board’s compulsory powers and restoration to dairy companies of their inherent right to dispose of produce,

Finest Grade ... Is lid per lb. First Grade ... Is ();]d P el ' lb. Second Grade ... Os lljd per lb. WHEY BUTTER. First Grade lOd per lb. Second Grade 9d per lb. CHEESE. Finest Grade . Gd per lb. First Grade . 6(1 per lb. Second Grade . ojd per lb.