THE BUTTER MARKET.

Taranaki Daily News, 3 September 1920, Page 4

THE BUTTER MARKET.

NO DIFFICULT!' IN SUPPLY. NEW PRICE UNCERTAIN. "The whole country is working on Government stocks," said a representative of a New Plymouth firm when apr preached by a Dcily News reporter yesterday /or information relative to the butter supply. II« explained that from August 1 the factories were putting their output into the cool stores, and it then became part of the Imperial contract. In the meantime the retailers were drawing on the stocks in store through the ordinary wholesale channel. ~'.„■ / There was uo difficulty, saidYJhe reporter's informant, regarding the supply of butter to the public, information gathered from a prominent retail firm confirmed this opinion,., Some of the southern towns do not ajmear to be in quite so fortunate a position, and, according to current reports. Somewhat of a famine is being experienced in butter ',.,*"': Questioned regarding the ssliimate of the new prices for butter and cheese, which were published iu yesterday's Daily News, merchants were not inclined to hazard any opinion at present. "Tie local consumers will have to pay whatever the export value is," said 6ne m»rchaut, "unless, of courso, the Government subsidises the supplies to the local market." .>