DAIRY PRODUCE IN ENGLAND

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1196, 3 August 1911, Page 6

DAIRY PRODUCE IN ENGLAND

MEETING OF FARMERS. (By Tclc-erapk-Press Association.) . Dunedin, August 2. A largo number of farmers and members of the South Island Dairy Association met in conference this morning, under the. presidency of Mr. John Gray, of Mataura. The most important topic of discussion was concerning an effort made in the last year or Iwo by the association to concentrate the method of disposing of dairy produce in England by inducing all factories to put their supplies in the hands of tho association, whoso sales have been conducted by four nonspeculating agents up to tho present time, when the number has been raised to five. It was mentioned that the price for tho sale of butter, fixed by lko\associntion at ■IJd., was defeated through advances without recourse early in tho season at s}d., though later on Sid- was obtained. Dr. Gray said at the North .Island conference there had been private discussion on the disposal of produce, and though tho North were not eye to eye with tho South they agreed upon the necessity of concentration. What wai wanted 'now was for every factory to do its business through tho association. Mr. Lumsdcn (Drummond) referred to manipulation of the cheese market at Home, and sii". ges'.od that they should give their agents absolute control to work in their interests. Mr. Winning (Mataura) suggested that the association should ho appointed agents for firms who were acting as the association's sellers at Home. Mr! Bolt remarked that no factory should bo' selling at the beginning of the season, because that tended to fix the top price for the lot. If factories before selling would consult the secretary as to a fair basis, that would bring about tho principle of co-operation for which (hey were, working. Jlr. Fatten (Gore) 'said tho price of cheese this ■season rose to G°s and then fell to 565. just as the Canadian product wns coming forward, showing (hat the market had been manipulated by firms for their own benefit. He hnd heard that this conciliation had control of practically' two-thirds of Clio output of the Dominion. Mr. Fowler (Rynl Bush) njid he believed they would prefer to sell at the beginning of the season if the association could get fair prices, no favoured sale and would willingly place his output in the hands of tho association for sale, and if the association were prepared to receive orders he would trust them for the price. . The secretary (.Mr. J. R. ScotO spoke against tho use of unseasoned timber for cases, and went on to say that, ho intended to hnve weekly shipments from Bluff during November and December. He thought 'there would be very high prices for butter and cheeso I his year, but he was of Ihe opinion thev should not. do anything in this market till well on in October.