CANADIAN BUTTER.

Putaruru Press, Volume IV, Issue 118, 28 January 1926, Page 6

CANADIAN BUTTER.

IN WEST OF ENGLAND.

Advantage Over New Zealand. [Satisfactory reports regarding the position of Canadian butter in West of England markets come from Mr Douglas S. Cole, the Canadian Trade Commissioner at Bristol. The importance of this part of England from the point of view of the Canadian butter trade may be realised from the fact that Bristol—a pioneer in the. trade—-is estimated to be the butter-distributing centre of a population of over four and a half million consumers. After London, in fact, it ranks as one of the most important centres in the United Kingdom, supplies being sent to Birmingham in the north, Cornwall in the west, and also a large part of South Wales; although the last-mentioned district is largely supplied by direct shipments to Cardiff by the service of the Canadian Government Merchant Marine, inaugurated in July, 1920. The 1925 season (June to September) is reported by Mr Cole to have been ex--1 cellent as regards both quantity and quality. “ The two factors,” remarks the commissioner, “ are certainly related. Prominent importers state they are most satisfied with this year’s quality, and say that the grading is even tetter than that of last year.” He goes on to note: “Increasing quantities of Western Canadian butter are coming here, and this new source of supply amply upholds the high reputation it has won in the trade. With one notable exception Western Canadian butter is being handled through well-known export houses in Montreal which have old-established connections with the West of England. Representatives of these Montreal exporters visit Bristol yearly, and are very well known to the more important Bristol traders and importers.” The elimination of Irish butter supplies, which now go principally to Glasgow, Liverpool, and South Wales, gives Canadian butter a particularly favourable opportunity; and its freshness gives it a conspicuous advantage over New Zealand and Australian butter. There seems to be a good opportunity here for further organisation and fuller representation. The Bristol office, indeed, is continually receiving applications from produce brokers and importers in the West of England and South Wales who desire Canadian connections and wish to represent Canadian butter exporters or f&xitories.