Our Danish Rivals.

Manawatu Herald, 13 April 1895, Page 2

Our Danish Rivals.

♦ l t . .. The Glasgow Herald of February \£ 7th contains an article which weljj. v/ describes the consternation amongst' ' the Danish dairy farmers and/better .: makers owing to the competitidfe of ' Australia. The Danes had eatab» J lished a special grade of good wel|- ., ' made butter, and they were accus* ,^ tomed very much to dictate their " own terms; They accepted contracts ' based only upon the weekly official quotations wired to England every..: Thursday, and quite distanced the' other Continental makers.. Tk&Q > Australia stepped in, and gave . trade in Great Britain an alternative "J which has practically knocked their t ! official quotation on the head. Orders '.'.'" were no longer sent to Copenhagen,' ' and in default, the Danes have bad to ship and accept the prices ruling " in London, which has been often 10j, to 203 per cwt. under their official. ~' price. The same paper ecinaludes.i—: .; " The final issue is difficult to lore" cast, but whatever happens the position of colonial butter is assured. . The colonies prove they can plsee a choice quality on the Home markete, J;_ and get a ready sale for it. We njay" depend upon it every effort will-be^ made by them to better the position , .„ already gained," The Paneß, hqw-.!.. ever, are holding their own in re-> " gard to the supplies they furnish. ';". Their shipments to the United Kingv . '[. dom were larger in January, 1895, than in January, 1894, by nearly 15: . . per cent., but Australia already rail' a good second with 78,687 cwt. to . their 102,067 cwt. But the colonial ! * butter exports have knocked the bottom out of the margarine trade, which r , has its home in Holland. The.im- '7l ports pf Dutch margarine into |he., United Kingdom in January were"! but 85,810 cwt., against 114,051 >*

CWt. in January, 1894, and 124,755 < Cwt. in January. 1893. Margarine i cannot stand against pure butter when it is to be had at a moderate price. ____.