THE GUARANTEED PRICE

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22908, 3 January 1940, Page 13

THE GUARANTEED PRICE

TO THE EDITOR OF THE PRESS Si/—ln the December publication of "Orchardisl” there appear the nrices and conditions to apply for the iMO piP fruit cr °P- The sliding scale if nrices for various varieties gnd wades is a good principle. Fourpence f -ase extra is to be given for exports but there is no shipping space. This price will give growers an average of 4s Ud. Last year, on the same IU S of costs, the export brought to the grower 6s 2 J-d. The expenses to be deducted by way of costs are:—Case rfrdwboard and wraps. Is 3d; spray material and tractor costs, sd; interest and electricity, sd; inspection fee and transport, 2Jd; sundries, IJd. Total expenses per case. 2s sd. V The time taken to produce and pack fine case is one hour and three-quar-ters- so that 2s 6d is all that is allowed for that time, to say nothing if risk from frost and hail. Few are opposed to a guaranteed price that is iiist The only means left to obtain imBrovement seems- to be for the employer and employee to go as one and demand satisfaction. In your issue of Saturday. December 30, I notice that the exports of butter, also under a guaranteed price, show a decrease in nne year of 14,328 tons. No wonder we need import restrictions.—Yours, etc " E. J. FREEMAN. January 2, 1940.