PRODUCE MARKETS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 324, 25 January 1908, Page 6

PRODUCE MARKETS.

lIKI'IIUTS i'TSOAI IJ)XI)HX. I lil'TTKi: AX» CIiKKsK.. j The Minister for Indu-trie- ;iml I'iuii- | inerte has received the lull,living report I rum the I'ruilucc tommi-shuicr in l/.,i- ---■ lon, iliili'il -Jlltli Xnvcmb. i. I*ni7: Till: DAIIIV. Tin- mmmiii this year r..r N;-.> Zealand liutti'i- liii- opened with i-vi-n !nli:-i- jn-i-■ mi-,, than that ~t' twelve mouths a-n. Karly ill-rivals from all -«ir,T> hive l-iM-u lighter iliiiii then, uiid a- -t,i-ks timt had been accumulated in mid air -;,ii-i- 11111 injr tin- -uiiimci li.nl bi-i-n •itMilil.v reduced tin- mark,.; «. miudi turn- in' -upplie-. an,! ,-,,ii-i',|Hi-n!lv inure ,|('|M'llili-11l "I! sllipillellls uilllillL' i,,rvv,ii-,| iliiiii »■». 111,- ca-c la-l Year. •|1„- -hipnieifT- ley tl„- All, i,',- an-l i ,rinthir liavi- been tin- iwn lii-t of impmianec of liiiiu-r niaili- I'ruiu New Zealaii.l. I!,,th tlii-o wen- d-livered-in -mud order an,! condition, and appear in hav-l.-cn entire -atisfactiuit tn those Imiillin,,' tlit'in. I hav,. mail,, extensive inquiries merchant- cuncernii;;: t!,i- i|imli!y "f the- ililierent luls handled, but iwwhere heard any coniplaiiitr. abnul tin- ipinlity nl' lh,. brand-. One nr tw,, "I the agents, in tact, have -aid that it aiiv dilicroni-c is nnticeahle il i- in favour ~f thi- year's make. Tlu-i- wuuM appear to In- rather more boxc- lieaiinjr -i,,iinl jiruile brand in these tun shipineiiti- than the |ini]inrtinn noticed la-t -.a-on. It may lie that the "ji-iiilinj; in I lie colony is a little more -trin«ent than fmiueily. ami that possibly butler that liillnjrlo has just mana}>ed tn pa-s tin- SS-pnint standard by receiving the lienelit of a ilnnlit. has now been placed in 5,.,-on,! j.ra,le. If this is mk then- i-ii'i lie nn ilnnlit that it will lie lienelicial in raisin-: the -tandard of New Zealand butter mi the market here. VALI'KS. New Zealand butter ha- eonie to hand earlier this year than in any prcvinti-sei-,,11. and ha- participated in a price higher tiiau usual. Compared with the [il-li-e made by last year's shipment, the value k- i- per ewt. ■.renter. It i, mi-I'ni-tiinate that the accident in the* s.s. Turakiiia prevented the butter from the llnme market, as it eatl-eil a break in tin- supply nt Xew Zealand -mid- that was rc-rcttalilc. All iiouil butter- are keenly in deiuaiid and n„ dillieuity is ,-Npeneneed in dispnsiuy nf th-111. 11l fact the trouble t-CCIIIS tn 1...I in keep siillicient -uppiies nn hand tn keep the market re-ularly until the arrival of the next steamer, l-'rnm I liis to l±>s has been made I'm- New at the lower limitation, while the higher ha- only been secured for a lew selected pureed-. I!!-,- may be »iv:n a- ,li.- au-r- ---.,- i|imlatii.ii. At the plc-elil mnnieiil tie- hi.uk,-, i- particularly linn, and there are ■ lea.ly pllivli.i-,-|-s. t„nse,|iieiilly the]- ;- ~v.-rv proli.ibiliiv nf the lis,, bciiieasily iiiauna 1. if not inc-eas,-,!. Ibi-iii,-- -- -allv. all ,A,-r the ,-uiiniiv. i- -_>oo.|. and alth,,uc,h tie- ■'!' tin- uinni-j market at ple-eiil all'ects ;,'] elllleei-ue.l. I enu-ider lhal the nlllhl,-; I'm- lie- trade ill X-w Zealand butler i-in,u-ually pmiiiisinji. There is lit,],. lik:-ii!in,„l m the iiiarkel reccdm- ben,;, i hri-tnia-. Alter that lime, it i- piiihable that, as usually happens, there uiii l«- a reduction ill value-, but I ,!„ not anticipate in,m the information I can -aiher from all -nurcc, that there iiiiueli likelihood nt any l,i-j. ,lr-|l in 1 in: km:. 'l'h- lir-t -iiipnieitt ~t N-« Zealae 1 !,-, I'm- this sea-oii can,,- |„ lend In ■he (nlillihic. iM-ill-i deliwrri! ill -nlnl -fih.'l- I -nllditinll. I'nlike that for '"i",-'- the il.-uiat; - ,-lu his „„, : ■■ ■■! th- -hipiiii.,! -iil! rem.i'i'iis ~,',. '!!:■! an i-l .'II in li-ket. -aid In 1,,, e.111.- : '..V lh- -llliclliliN nf inoilev tales. |,is ■ ■ ...-u ,.f •jr.oiin- «e'ak,i,—. „-, ! 'ibriii-- Unci thee arc n,,w fr.-el-. re-l"'!-"l at lid- per cut. for both uhiie n : -"i'liir-d -li-,--. N.itui.illv. biiver- - '■ >■-,.. .iii-::,.. Ihi. ,|oHiiu„i,l 'i, line :'.,■■•.- :.. -till i.i, Tli- 7 -redaJlV'tv- ' ''■- -' alilld. 'X ''"limbic, i-,- ' '-'"'' : -I <•"- but u, ultra ■!■ '■"■"> '•'■:■■'-■• i: I- reported lli-.t - aive reduced lle-ir ~„..-.. "". t„ :■■-. ~.;„, , , ,|„. ,| mv ~.„!,. ■a. ..ua-'il- nl f,e ,-!«,. r.-.-eiled by ' e-p-'-'l in -nl'.' che-c. allhoit'di I ■'-.-■ -' -' 1:- /- Ml -nine ill-tail,,- has Ikvi, ' ■ -i»:( i-t tins nl-- m:\\ zi:ai.a\d , Minus. j ■ -.in- -a,-;,1c.,;.-. lime il !,;,- |, ..„ ' •'■■ '-'.. ■■■<■■■■■' ■■-■'■•■ -n-y in v-« Zc;, i ■■■■■< -l-pen-! t" a ;.iv:,t-|- extent ,„, j '•■ ■!-■• ; I '■•: f th- land, trad- t j ' epitiiimi in frnzi-n iamb 1, ; ,,. „„t !„.ni' \ ■'•':■ ,!>■ ' -li a- iii i,iiilt.,n. An-lrali.i j -..> -.. I ,-.- i ■.. 1.i,-i ,1 limb, -nliiei.-nl. ■ .-. /-,'. lal -i- -nl-,. ,-liile' i, an.,,-,!- j ■■■ .. :-,-, --I bv -never- ill tie- lie ', ■i-l'- -1 11-'t lli'i-i- I'l.i!-' will never 1,.- i ': re :• it'.! li, Il :,--lOlal colllltiv be- ; '," ■ l-t - -n,-i;,l|- - ni1.,1,1.. 1',.,- ! ■:' ''-- : ''- ■■' ' ii--- -i- -mall trade ! i- ' -----il l",-b an ,-,.,- li.„. („ handle, j ■ ; - -I'- '-'ln .ilf'-:„l- ,','lle-' I,',',' '',',!■ :u ,-ai:-'er -an -a-ih .-,:( a can-,,-- in iii'; and i-ii-loiiK-i:' md-.-i-s -.m be -.-il,

I 1 ni Hilii the nidinaiy in the de- ; iiv.-r.v eart. So a additinn ! i- made tn the -hop tuiiimer. wit limit j any nntii.ealili- inerea-e in expenses. Iv, hile the proiii. ~V e n selling at a priee i-elmv that charijeil l,y the ordinary I iiiiteher. is satisfaJ-lorv. Ciiii.sei|iientl'v I the X, u- Zealand lamli trade lias been j • -linwino a steady and satisfaetory exI j.ansion. I . A I'oYVKllr'l'l, COMI'ETI'I'OIi. j With the irnile ill .New Zealand 111111- : ion. lmwever. -iieh -atisfaeli •niinot be .-xpressed. It is true that values duriii}; the past three years have been more r.ilisfiii-iiii-y limn they previously were, bill there has not lu-en that growth in distribution in the retail trade thai ,-oiild be desired. Steadiness, rather than im-rea-e, has been the feature of the trade. Although the margin in j priee between New Zealand ami River I'lale lumton has U-eii greater of late 1 ban it was some time am,, it is fullv leeognir-ed fhal the value of the former .s largely "nveriieil by ihe market price •if the latter. From present indications it would appear that this unsatisfactory -tale of all'airs is imt likely soon to lie improved, but on the other'hand rather tn be inteiisilicd. For a considerable time the lariie American meal companies n.it have develo|M'd an immense and c.x-i.-nili'i! trade in (billed beef, have been iin-rea-iii,; their supply to their n-niibii' "i-t-.niier- nf New Zealand mutton, and 1 hive helped in its distribution. The "-'l'- chilled I f li-n. now a deservedly 'liL'h repute . I'm- many years il has -en the ile-ire of -omc of these keen ..I'ibis to have New Zealand mutton i-ncinteil and retailed with their chilled vi'. and with tills object their agents :,ive made inuvha-es of the million on b-half of their clients. It has been iiininured 1111 inure than one occasion t.uil -North American meat companies 1 ave endeavoured to get a footing in .\i\v Zealand in order to secure regular iipi'lio-. but it would appear that they live been iiii-iu-cc.-„fu| in their efforts. '■' ha! Ihey have been determined to -e----ur;. mntiiui supplies, however, is now ; '-'iilenl. fur recently Messrs. Swift, one I -i 1 lie s|i-,,iij,esl and im«t , nergetic nf j -lies,' companies, have acquired the l.a I i'l.ila Freezing Works in Argentina, and 'nve eoiiinieiiceil the importation of : 'ver Plan- iniiltou on their own aeloiint for the supply of their retail 1-11..-"ncr-. This lirm has now dislribiitin,, ■l'pnl" in all the chief centres of the -niintry. and if the example set is fol--1 r-vi-d by other .North American meat 'i)--iiiianie- it i- app.-iK-nl that such com-l-'lilioil ill the mutton trade will be e- ; ibl-lr-,1 ;,. ,„,,.( n .|i 0 ,.| V( ,,. v |]( , tri imntnlly on the .New Zealand trade. At : b" pri-eiit iiiuinent it is reported thai Iw.-j 0i1,.,,- cinpaui..- a R . f„|i mv i,'„, S.vnfs example, and have piir.-ba-ed iuI •n-ts 111 Argentine freezing works.