CHEESE PROSPECTS GOOD.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 89, 8 January 1908, Page 3

CHEESE PROSPECTS GOOD.

A. CANADIAN VIEW OF THE MARKET.

Ono of tho largest produce firms in Liverpool, writing recently to tho Canadian Commercial . Agont, oxpressed tho following view of tho situation (as published in the 'Canadian Dairyman "):— • . • "Wo are pleased to stato that too improvement, in Canadian cheoso this year has fen well maintained, and. on.oi of tho great difficulties that:wo had to contend with last year, .which-was.the shipping of chooso in tho. green state, has been" noticeablo. by its absence this'-year. The goods havo como forward hot only.', in good condition, but tho averaging of ''same - has,..been fairly, well oifected. W.e are.,now..nearing the close of one'of the most exceptional seasons wo havo had.; Tho mako 'opened up. at tho early part of tho season. very; lato, and wo are going to closo ' the - season' with a .groat -shortage or cheese on that of last' year. Our homo make has been exceptionally, largo, which has filled; up : ,tho -shortage .in . Canadians, and all through, the season-domestic has been placed oti our market'within .a. fow shillings .of Canadian prices, this causing a'good, healthy homo'demand. ;'lt.is only within tho.last two weeks that': there-.'his been any noticeable fallin>T'.oif-i'n.tlib ; .'make..; This week'thero | is a great shortage/: and it -has dropped off fully 30 per/cent^ ; of what; it . was a month ago. The Canadian, sejisqni" from a financial, point of. ; view-,;'.has boon/disappointing, to tho great-speculatipn.'qf a Jew;-who.have, tried .to corner,-.tho'market,' 'a'nd 'havo evidently, realised ; their object;to great extent. Iho r.c- : suit'..of': thls.'-has,; caused ' prices ..to advance yory rapidly?during,the last two or three weeks..- Whit the;futur'o-result of-this manipulation will-'be wo cannot, say, but-.-certainly it is not condu.civo.;to a healthy tone of trade from.oiir'.,pointrof-;V.iew.,. Thefo,isl cverjr pro"spccti'ofia, hugo.makb from Zealand and Australia,' ;wo pui'selves-havirig.ih':sight our first: :which' Is. quite a month curlier, than'lisiial.',;.Wo are looking forward next -.year' tO\-a...better- Canadian, trade, and if - Quly. tills system of .mainpulation .could bo kept oiif'of, your; market we'-'shoiild havo a inuch healthier :toh'<j,: arid one...that- would -be beneficial':to.every one on both sides.