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Temuka Leader, Issue 1786, 6 September 1888, Page 3

Thi Export or Butter. —At a meeting of the promoters of the dairy factory at Sefton, North Canterbury, Mr James Hune, who has just returned from Pingland, stated that before be went Home he obtained a keg of butter made in the ordinary way to taka with him to see how it would stand the voyage. When he got to Wellington ho saw 2000 kegs of butter, of the ordinary New Zealand made butter, shipped in the same steamer in which he was going. When they got to London he saw that butter opened and lasted, and he must say that it was a disgrace to the country that sent it. It was sold at 2|d per lb. Now, such cargoes as that damaged the country’s name in the future. He took his keg to Bristol, and had it tested by an expert about a fortnight after landing, because lie wanted to see what effect (he weather would have on it after coming out of the cool chamber. The expert pronounced it first-class. He considered it more fatty than the best English, Canadian, or Banish, and the firm who tested the keg said ; “ If your country would always send us butter of quality equal to that, why, we would have an unlimited demand, and it wou'd command the top price of the market.” He (Mr Hurse) found the people at Home prejudiced against colonial produce to such an extent (hat they would scarcely look at it* Then, again, kegs are not suitable vessels to send butter Horne in. In his opinion cases were far superior, because kegs were valueless at Home, while you could have.the cases returned for 2d each. To be successful in shipping butter Home they ought to send quantities of equal quality. Merchants at Home declined to test every keg separately, but would bay a line of kegs of perhaps 400 or 500 at a time. To show how much good butter was required, he saw margarine ticketed at 10d, lid, and Is per lb, but it was a fact that ill previous shipments from here had been a failure more or less. They should see that the butter was kept thoroughly cool before it was shipped, to prevent it sweating. He did not believe in sending all the butter to London, bjt would send some to the larger towns inland.

THE FIRST GRAND SHOW or THE SEASON’S FASHIONS WILL BE MADE ON FRIDAY 4.ND SATURDAY, September 7th & Bth, at DRUMMOND AND GLASSON’S. IT is our intention to OPEN the SUMMER SEASON with a SPECIAL SHO vV OF ALL THE LATEST NOVELTIES IN Bonnets Straws Mantles Viaitas Gloves Lace Goods And all the leading shades in DEESS STUFFS, Consisting chiefly of Plain and Check Beiges Striped Summer Tweed Vestings and Homespuns. JQ RUM MONO AND QLABSON’S SPECIAL SHOW OF THE SEASON’S FASHIONS, FRIDAY & SATURDAY, 7th and Bth Insts. COMMERCE HOUSE, TIMARU. 0 N FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, September 7th and Bth, We purpose making our FIRST SHOW OF SPRING & SUMMER GOODS, BALANCE OF SHIPMENTS HAVING NOW COME TO HAND. INSPECTION INVITED. T. & J. THOMSON, Drapers and Silk Mercers, TIMARU. se2s