New Zealand Butter.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7798, 14 April 1905, Page 4

New Zealand Butter.

THE HOME MARKET.Reporting to the Agent-General on the 2nd ult., the Produce Onmiissnener in London (Jlr '' ■ C. Uameron) sttttcs The market for New Zealand butter this season' must be describes as an Eminently satisfactory one E«ch shipment, a» it comes to hand, has been readily cleared, buyers Srtely taking all lots offered at good prices. Steadiness, both in demand and price, has been the prevailing feature. For tho past six weekU the market for choicest New Zealand butter has been at an average of 102s per cwt. A very firm tone has prevailed throughout. At the present moment pried; are advancing 1 , and 108s to 104s is being paid for the shipment just arrived per Ruapehu, and a further risq, rathi-r than a fall, is I anticipated. Buyers, who, having list J car jjurchascd butter outputs I! in the colony, made considerable losses, should recoup themselves from I their present season's purchia&s. Factories that have been shipping for sale on consignment will net good ■ returns, especially those who have Ifeoun consigning with regularity to agents having a good direct distributing business. Although the market price, as I have said, has been 102s, 1 am aware that some consignments have realised considerably more th«:-» this. Tho outlook at the present moment is promising. The fmal;ity of the butter lias been giving satisfaction, all those handling it- speaking highly of it. Knowing tho opinion that is held by many in the colony that when demand is brisk and prices good complaints art seldom heard. I have been making I continual inquiry to ascertain what ■ faults could 'be found with the butter;, so that X might report trutii- = fully concerning it. With the exception of an occasional remark that a box or two of one or two brands have shown slight fishiness, X have been unable to hear any aomplaint. in When asked for particulars of the it. 'lots remarked upon l , I have been told e that the fault was so slight as not ,j to be worth report. Conditions at ri this end have been ascribed as the C. probable cause. [t, There are some agents handling 0 New Zealand butter, however, who are not- disposed to give -information a concerning the brands passing n through' their hands. Thjis feeling ] have reported to you in previous j. seasons. They say they do not wis! j, faults to be Known, and if any are jj fosnd they prefer to communicate concerning them direct with thi factory themselves. On the othei bund, there are those who arc glad , to give all. information in theii J} power, recognising that where praise M is given it is encouraging to the , r makers, and where faults are report- ' cd the information will be discreetly a used by the dairying Department for the improvement of that particular v brand,

SHIPMEN.TS TO CANADA AND AMEIUGA.; On' March 2nh Messrs Mabie unci McWilliam, 0 f Glusgow, reported as foEops We are pleased to report o good steady demand for all colonial butters in the J Lome markets, and prices ar<S now lfeginning to have a hardening tendency. A very strong demand exists for Fecondary butlers which can be obtained from 96s to 98s, .London, suitable for the shilling per pound retail price. Supplies of this article, however, arc in very limited compass, and many of the largest storeKeepers are selling choicest colonial for Is per lb, than dispense with lifts popifiar price. Id the Danish ami Continental butters the sale for tike last three weeks has been unsatisfactory, and in the principal market (Manchester) supplies hav# been left over from week to week duiing the lust month and sellers have been forced to meet buyers in prices in order t 0 keep business moving.While the quality of New Zealand butters, is oh the whole, vorv factory, Danish alid other Continental hutteis have shown more irregularity this season* A favourable has thus been given to colonial, which has received more attention in the British Markets this season than in any former one. Owing to the scarcity and vervain prices ruling for butter in both Canada and the Unites States it is interesting to note that shipments of colonial butter have been made from th' 3 Side to both the above-named countned. The duty of sire cents per w is, however, a very severe handicap.