NEW ZEALAND CHEESE AND BUTTER IN LONDON.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1589, 22 January 1884, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND CHEESE AND BUTTER IN LONDON.

Tho following extract of a letter, dated London, December 6th, from Mr Cunningham to the New Zealand Grain Agency Company, respecting the above, may be of interest to some' of our readers : Cheese and Butter ex s.s. DoricMr Wcddel andlwenttotho warehouse yesterday to inspect your shipment of cheese and butter ex 3.8. Doric* Wo found the butter very mixed in V quality; a few kegs of it We sweety") and good in color, but the bulk of botflß brands had the disagreeable tMEf which usually comes on New ZeaW ; ;,' butter after it has been kept several months. It will only, be sold for tablo use at a yery low price. I think if it averages 55s it will be, about its present value, Round : the edges of several of the kegs there is a- very disagreeable smell, caused apparently by the wood. The small consignment was decidediy the .best in oyery way j it was more even in colour" (perhaps a little too much salted), aiulit should realise several shillings ahuridredwoigbt morp than the larger consignment, Tup cheese is. oj an ordinary quality. I thought it fairly gbodj-but tho storo manager and ; sloreman ; -informcd mo that buyers objected'toil, because it had a strong rank taste. They sub-' inittod to me several samples of the best Canadian cheese, which is now selling at 60s, and I had to admit that it was a long way superior to your' consignment, The buyers here object to cheese unless It Is equal, in color all through. Chpese ftqni New tfeajajf when cut open h«S it mottled jtppear : ance. Their best Canadian wasofnn even color, weighing about FQlbs pure cheese and very rioh, but apparently shippod newer than-.-yoara, and I think it would be an advantage to ship cheese from New Zealand as soon as it is lib to carry, if you can get tho facilities for shipping it in cool chambers of about 50dcg. Ciieese experts here seem to think that a very low temperature is injuriong. T]io broker ycgoijjujepds uf| to sell'our cjie'eso, as |io'tjinjjs')i)]at jj a month qr two'it'will jtavc 1 a. \ m k stronger smell," and will hiing 1l inucjl lower price, whereas'in the case of the Canadian cheese, it being shipped so much newer, rather improves ■ than otherwise. The estimated value pj'th« cheese fa about Jj2s, Wp have fjgtpjji mined not tp'sejl under sfof for jHJp cannot got .this for good New Zealand cheese in this market, it will be hardly . worth while shipping. "There is a general all-round objection in England to the intnodptjon of p New. |pa! land produce." Buyers', 'do not iijee going outsido of-tliei'r ordi'naiygroov'e.' For instance, one man objects to Neiy; Zealand cheese, because the supply i's. irregular, and sip .on; "f : .may. jnMjql] that the packages in wiiiel) the |a§t consignments of ohosse wero sent were suitable onough, The most serviceable size seems to be about half cwt. cheeso.