STRIKES AND PRICES
"Whether the New Zealand produce ma. keis would or would not have "sagged' in the ordinary course, is beside thi point; the fact remains that the pricei . of butter fell 2s per cwt. with the b» ginning of the locomotive strike in Eiig" land. ■ This represents for New Zealanc producers a decline of Is per box of butter, probably due to the strike. Thi High Commissioner, in his weekly cablec market report, states: "Railway,strik< dominating factor, and market quiet Buyers-holding back unless delivery guar anteed." The Bank of New Zealandis advised thaf "strike accentuates dull ness of butter and cheese markets," and reports a decline in the market foi wether mutton and "demand for laml still poor." The New Zealand Loan, tot Mercantile Company is also advised fron London as to New Zealand dairy pro duce: "Market affected by strike Bis tribution muofe restricted^ as to butter and as to cheese: "Market eloj?/ 1 -'
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 24, 29 January 1924, Page 5
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157STRIKES AND PRICES Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 24, 29 January 1924, Page 5
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