ON BUTTER PRICES.
THE AUSTRALIAN QUOTES. As the price of butter sold in New Zealand for local consumption is at present a fairly important tonic, tho following from the Australian agents of' a Wellington firm should be of interest. Tho report is dated April 13: — "Production in the coastal areas continues on a very large scale. Inland, however, there is a perceptible decline in tho output, and hence a Rood demand for buttei' has sprung up from many of the towns in that part of tho State. The Sydney market is firm for best brands at 86s, _In Melbourne, finest makes arc realising from 93d. to 10d., while in Brisbane from 88s. to 90s. is being paid for best makes of salted butter for local consumption. Tho high prico obtaining in the Northern Stnto is in a great measure due to factories packing a very largo portion of their output unsalted for consignment on their own account to tho United Kingdom."
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1111, 26 April 1911, Page 10
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161ON BUTTER PRICES. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1111, 26 April 1911, Page 10
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