THE PRICE OF EGGS.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 156, 2 July 1917, Page 9

THE PRICE OF EGGS.

_tr. S. fl. Scott, chair. ia-i of the Anekland Poultry-keepers' A_ .eolation, diallfn.es the report iriven by a correspondent of the ;Hliie-._ given by Mr. I. B. Merritt on ".Modern Poultry Culture.". He says:—"Mr. Merritt never -tat.. I that it wa* the object of our ..r_aui-a-| tions to keep the price of .-__. up to - . per dozen; t was really i.uito the opposite. He .rated that hi- egg rin-le in -hristclnirei Were making mi effort not to allow th- price f.. g.. beyond _ •! per dozen in tli« .r-an.v .eas.ui. anil lie also stated thai seeing tic <-.»-t of poultry food* was higher in t ; '.- North thiin in the South, owing to freight-, it would •>ea fair th tig for ihe circle ia tiie North Island to try and keep the price from going be.voi.tl 2 n por dozen in the scarce Mason. What the Auckland .•_•_ producers desire is a fair aoc.irdini; t" Ripply and demand, and in the na-t ihat las been denied tii.-in. Poultry fiorl:_avp im-rea. cd siice the war began from aOpercent to I'M per cent, and v.er. liie egg producers to _.-i thiir ju-i reward prices for guaranteed (■_■■-*' should be ■i.her than they are. (i,,,- indii.tn i- in .real dans-r. and ii -.ime Ink...- limy. tiieir way our cmi'.rv will 1... Hooded *ltb cheap ege |,-,,; n f, ~„ (.'hilitl. c\eu if "at same p„ip i- c..iii|,..-,.,l of seagull ep. .iv ail s' c _. .„„; „;;„.,-,.]„„,,;,. ,„ 0 . Meed etufl. due importation .•' th. Pulp should I:,. prohibited ye- the Ministers and officials ~f ' r ,' ir i;,,-,. "Ttment allow it t„ , ,„ie in Not •»■ this, b v eg_s ,:, ;l t , p.,,.. ,:. pulp J« Produced ai the enoi'i.iiiiis ._.. of li per dozer., and lan.ferl |~ re at 7..1 P* dozen, if baker, are paving 1 :i per f JZen ' wmeone mast 1,, ma'kir.g a ni-'o fortune out of the imported .tuff. The poultry md l=1; v .roni'sp- 1., be the chief if the -mall.,- |~.i„.l ri„ s in ,j„, j, r ,.,| I an<l m a couif.rv -„ fav.ioral.'e for ...ml--7 ealtuto, -'..„,.:., „;„ .'.ivernment .b'.ing ~,d protect the e -s p"odtier-r hum :„,;„ ■ .[, ~,,.,,1 ~f his J u t rights " 2**** E el- write,;- "M». Me,- "»*_ n.t state ih.it the "egg yo'.k." i,| ;„ , h e bakers at l LW I . "Nt *!,»■ it ha., 1 ~ landed * »•"« Domini.,i, ;,(, 71,1 ...... o, \ uW I ,Vou| d like to k,„, - -.' ' (lent l X """ "•'■ .you- .orro-pHi-"f? 1 Purchase,! f,,,,.;..,, , i,,,,,,.,. tes ;_'.,. .r,.:r:.'...: N _ thh ~;;,,' !t 110 .., „ lt ,, )f ,|. Vppi- > _ • ' ' "' - " ' ''Mil- : Pr ; Patriotic 0 f i,i„, • , ~.,.. ,i,. 1ie,,..:... S. n £ - ''~i ".'i.K.'C tellent cat.- ' "'. '" !1 " ' l l " N " ',:,.,;'.'" J nU ivy lho