THE SOUTH AFRICAN MARKET.
(by telegraph—press association). Wellington, Last Night. The following are extracts from a letter received by the Premiers from Capetown : “ Pleased to hear that shippers have decided to send mutton and hmb on to London, the price here not being favourable.” “ Butter and cheese, etc. will meet with very good sale as the market is bare. Had freight direct been available I could have sold a great quantity of produce ; but the merchants will not buy for shipment via Sydney or Melbourne, as the freights are too heavy, and the time taken to reach hero so long.” “ The war will make things very bad for sonr.e time ; but when the country is settled under the British flag it will be a very big market for all lines of produce. I think if the oompaoi s are approached with regard to a direct line of steamers, making Durban the first port of call, and going into East London, Port Elizabeth and Capetown to discharge South African cargo and then on to London, possibly the companies may make an offer that would be satisfactory.” “ New Zealand must have cheapest regular freights to compete with America and Australia.”
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Waikato Argus, Volume VIII, Issue 545, 11 January 1900, Page 3
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