COLONIAL BUTTER.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXV, Issue 200, 22 August 1904, Page 4

COLONIAL BUTTER.

Australia v. New Zealand. (By Cable—Press Association—C-pTrlJat.) LONDON, Angus. 2* Weddel's annual review of thefsat_» trade says that there is a serious deterSb. ration in the quality of Australian'_& ter, and that it is due to the improper use of private separators and to other unscientific methods. The quality of New Zealand's, the j* port says, is even superior to ttttt M _j previous year, and it is steadily gaiahg' in favour. It is now regarded a« now satisfactory than most of the Austftaaa brands. There is every reason to expect v. decreased supply of Continents! but. ter, but the supplies from Argentina an 4 Australasia probably trill be aisidet-blj increased. Experts think that Wrthgefle. ral trade bad and many persons UneiH. ployed next season's prices are _<Jt likely to improve on those of last season. SYDNEY, August:*.; Mr. Lance, the New South Wales com. mercial agent, in a letter to the Minister for Agriculture, dated London, July 8, says he regrets the fact that the ; Ne» South Wales butter that had; been am> ing recently was of secondary qtuJity, and uns'ileable. Fe say* that Ne %a.. land's butter, of which the bulk is of the finest quality, has a very good market Its quality is such that _i takrtaa entirely different position in themarketfe) that of New South Wales, as.- in -_w_rt_. . weather only' the brands 6| Wef v thai; maintain quality on bein£ 'dii tijS 'tit' -ranted.