KAIPARORO NOTES.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3093, 15 January 1909, Page 7

KAIPARORO NOTES.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Thursday. I regret having to record the death of Mrs P. Fauvel, wife of Mr Philip Fauvel, who has been farming here for fifteen years. The deceased lady had been ailing for soma time, and was taken to the Masterton Hospital on Wednesday of last week, where she died on Tuesriay night. The family art; very highly respected in this and the j=urrouijding districts, and they will have the sympathy of a large circle ci' friends in their bereavement. Mr M. Knight, of Eketahuna. and Mrs Wnt.rrron, of Marton, arc (i.ugbters of the deceased. The funeral is to leave Mr M. Knight V twid'-nee at 2.50 p.m. cn Friday DAISY PRODUCE.

HOME PRODUCTION. A steady ami considerable decline in the price of New Zealand butter -on the London market is reported m a memorandum ;iat;:d December 4th, received by tin? Department of Industries and C;Hiimi'rce from Mr EL C. produce commissioner in London. During three weeks the price fell lus p'.-.r evvfc. The reason given is the remarkably mild and even sear-tin in the Old Country resulting in tha production of more butter thai; ever previously known. Home supplhs Lave been freely purchased for the retail .trade, while considerable quantities of butter received from the Continent, especially from Siberia, have been placed in cold store. In consequence, the market is greatly depressed, and the demand for New Zealand butter is extremely disappointing. There would also appear to be a feeling of resentment on the part of some houses that formerly secured New Zealand butter direct in I the Dominion, but this season have been unable to do so, against the few houses that have purchased the butter in large quantity. It would ; seem as if there was an understanding to let these ffw houses —some of whom are not direct distributors — who have paid extreme prices for factory outputs, carry the butter ■ and unload it as b?st they can. in the West of England, Mr Cameron found few transactions had taken -place. The reported increase of moisture in New Zealand butter, as • advocated by the "Dairyman," was also mentioned in conversation. As an illustration of the feeling of doubt in the inirid; of distributors and retailers, Mr Cameron . states that he was informed by one merchant that he had sold to a retailer 150 boxes -of first-grade New Zealand butter. " The retailer, owing to the articles he •had read, made the stipulation when buying that the butter should not -contain over 12 per cent, of moisture. Such a stipulation is unusual, but is being made by other buyers this year, i This proves, says the produce com-1 missioner, that New Zealand butter i has maintained its reputation and | high pricv. largely owing to its free- j ■ dom from moisture - "The market for cheese," con- • eludes tha report "has remained steady, and prospects are encourag- >: ing. lam of opinion that tfte price |. o f- New Zealand cheese will not +'all." I