THE ENGLISH MARKET FOR AUSTRALASIAN BUTTER.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3201, 31 December 1892, Page 2

THE ENGLISH MARKET FOR AUSTRALASIAN BUTTER.

Ix the course of an article in an Australian paper On the above subject, the writer, after referring to the results of the butter season of 1891-1892, which briefly were, that the chief rivals of ths Australasian colonies in this trade were Sweden, Denmark, and France ; that the main lesson taught ia the fact that pure factory butter is that which commands the highest prices and the mnst rapid sale, and that uniformity in weight of package is equally important to uniformity of colour and texture in butter, a package containing 561b nett being the one most liked by Lmdon buyers. Tho writer proceeds : "The past season's experience has amply demonstrated the fact that the London market in capable of absorbing all the butter which the Australasian colonies can supply, that that butter be of the highest quality. It is worse than useless to send good or secondclass quality, for the simple reason that England herself, with the aid of Ireland and Scotland, provides fully for the demand of inferior sorts. Denmark, Sweden, and France have in the past done their share in sending over second-class butter ; but after burning their fingers, they now recognise that it is useless to deal in any but the superior qualities. Especially is this the case since they have been forced to regard Australia and New Zealand as serious competitors. This has induced them to set their house in order, and it behoves the colonies to do the same and drop sending inferior shipments. It would be of decided advantage if cool storage could be provided for dairy produce arriving at por's of shipment until such time as it can be placed in the cool chamber on board the vessels. Until the end of time shipments of butter will arrive too late, or in too large quantities, to be received on board. To leave consignments lying over without proper cool storage accommodation is therefore an act of criminal folly, coming at a time when the future of the trade demands the best possible care and atteution to detail"."