PRICE OF BUTTER

Taranaki Daily News, 7 April 1921, Page 4

PRICE OF BUTTER

STATEMENT BY THE PREMIER NO DECISION REACHED YET. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. A statement concerning the butter position was made by the Prime Minister to-night. “Statements have been made,” said the Premier, “that the Government is using Imperial Government butter to force down butter price® in this country. This is not the case. The butter referred to is not our butter—it is bought and paid for by the Imperial Government—but there was a geat deal of dissatisfaction at the prices quoted at the beginning of the month and that, coupled with the fact that the Imperial Government is offering to sell its butter here on certain conditions at a lower price than was paid for it, induced the New Zealand Govemmpnt to request reconsideration of what appeared to have been agreed upon by representative producers of some dairying districts. The matter is now in the hands of the Director of Agriculture, who is conferring with the producers, and he will meet them in the course of a few days Wellington.” ‘ BIG FALL IN AUSTRALIA. By Telegraph.—Press Assn. —Copyright Melbourne, April 6. Dairy produce merchants have decide ed on a reduction in the price of but-< ter by 7£d wholesale and Bsd to 9d retail. Adelaide, April 6 Representatives of the producing trade have reduced the price of butter 5%d wholesale.