THE PRICE OF BUTTER.

Press, Volume LXVII, Issue 20427, 23 December 1931, Page 13

THE PRICE OF BUTTER.

I IB KDITOB OF THB PBBB3 lilst it is true that in 1923Tapu Company found d'ffi10'wav of discussing amalgacause of its electrical artiviiher considerations, the rested by shareholders and M*Pnofc prevent the joining up ies with proper wpwse"!?": ey so desired- The reKoluthis company is not pr«r consider or pective co-operative com-, wi u prepared to dwouss ab-

sorption and proper representation with any company desiring same." At the commencement of the yeur 1931, having disposed of our electrical activities, we reopened the question of amalgamation of Canterbury dairy Companies, but received very little sup. port, and, in some cases, not even the courtesy of a reply. The communications were confidential, otherwise we are sure that the dairy-farmers x pf the province would find the publication ot the replies most interesting and informative. ■'.■•'';-. , ± . . „„. - To-day the position is that we cnnnot control world r s prices. We fan, however, reduce costs, and amalgamation of all the Canterbury dairy companies would mean a benefit of M-pf."" butter-fat-probably 2d-for the dairyWilliams refers to the price of butter. May we state mall friendliness that nothing is being achieved by the mis-statement ine butter prices which .are _l ein s breasted, amongst dmry-farmers. could not be higher than ll*d per n ; . —Yours etc., ..• & . p A6AR December 22nd, 1931.