DAIRY PRODUCE.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 1036, 17 August 1911, Page 4

DAIRY PRODUCE.

The importance of securing a regular supply of New Zealand dairy produce to the London market is strongly emphasised by Mr W. T. Crichton, of Manchester, ex-lion, .secretary to the British Committee of Butter Importers, who is now paying a visitto this Dominion. Mr Cricliton's opnion is that New Zealand dairy pro- 1 duce would compete under more favourable conditions with. Continental exports" if a regulaf supply all the year round could be arranged. When asked for further detailed information the explanation, was given that at present where only a- season''s trade is possible buyers are compelled to istock the products of other countries for several months of the year, and that- when the colonial butter arrives buyers can only be tempted ito change by the inducement of cheaper prices, and thus New Zealand exporters and producers suffer. Mr Crichton is a strong | advocate of winter dairying, and quotes the case of Denmark, SwedI en, and Finland, where the supply of ' feed .is ,so arranged that the industry Jis in full swing all the. year. It is very gratifying to have this assurI ance that New Zealand butter from the best factories is as good as any Danish butter. The abnormal increase in. exports from this Dominion and existing prejudices 'against frozen produce generally accounted for the low .prices realised last year for colonial butter on the -London market. In his opinion the storing of New Zealand butter at Home by speculators for market manipulation, tends to prejudice the reputation ef our staple product with the Home consumers, and also reacts against better prices'. , Storage for long period's undoubtedly has a- tendency to deteriorate its quality, and thus injures its reputation. These hints are well worth taking note of.