THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVIII, Issue 81917, 19 January 1907, Page 2

THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

0 JJCXTKK FIIOM COIIiIISSJONKU. a . i. VITAL (JLF.XTIO.N l'Ull I'KU •t DlCKlttS. c "Per Press Association. Wellington, January IS. Writiu,'4 In tlw Department of In iliislrii's ami t'ouimcrce from l.iinilmi iliiriiii; November. Mr 11. t'. fiiim-roii, Xeiv Z-alaml Dairy Produc? C'ommis- . sioniT. nt.'Ht ioncd thai tun liiinufukii, ' which li lt Wellington on 27th iSeptomI; her Willi 10,.->OO cases (if butter, tlx: lirst shipment of any size of new sea- „ surs make. arri\,"d in dock on llili November. inn] thi' Imtt'T was cxpe- „ diiiotisiY Ijiiml-.'il and delivered in good rider and condition. "With this arrival.'' Ih ' writer a Ills. "(lio season , li>v tin' Mil.' of Nr\v Zealun.l liulti'i' lintti'i' may !«■ said .<> have eoni.ncnc .'il. 1 ni'iii Innately, owiiij{ to tin' action of many New Zealand pi'oiluc.'rs , in divert ing llieir brands from tlitr-iJ | who formerly hanil r.l tiiein anil from the market-, when' they w-.T' 1 becomi;i:r lavouniblv known int.) ii-.-vv chaii- . nels of outlet, considerable dissatiwfuc.ion c\isls among the tnuli' hi'iv. '! iiere is not that eager I'lnjniry Impanels that was c\perieiii'< r il ai tun opening of the season last year. Price- are, of course. lii(jh. from ll.Ss id litis for best New Z.'ahnnl brands I'll - tnere in nil evi lence of ti'lldcllcv to sp.'ci.ilis:* in New Z'ukmd butti'r tiiat lias I:i a strong feature during the |k'.-1 vear rr ,w.i." "The demand for New Zealand butter for blending purposes is coiisideraiil'.'," conlimics .Mr Cameron, "ami i! is r.'piirteil that tili'nd rs have already secured most Ot tin- Innier that is coming forward. If I his is mi, theiv is not a brigiu pro-, sped of a.ln.nriitg I lie reputation of eis throughout tie.' country. Xo <lmil>t tic pi'oiliiei'i's have given full consideraii.m id (lie question, mill have come to the <•.ti>-uni .hat their interests are lust served by their actii.ii regarding the dtyoMl of ttrivTi produe". chi'v inn-t not oyfWnk the fact, however, that they-imiy bli induced by the oiler of nil extra price to sell to those whose iut it may be to keep certain brands oil' the market, and so destroy the reputation they have (raine.l iiere anions could iUVord to pay r\tivnie rates. The oiii'stion lor pvodiieers to d 'ciil' i"-: 'Which is the better policv—to sell io the Highest bidder, whoever he may I'e. every year, dr to pace their brands regularly in the hand's of tn-i since agent for sale on the same in.irIf the former plan is decided "ii. then the brand is not of \erv grca. value, but if (he latter is adopt ed. then the liraml appreciates jcariy,"