BRITISH MARKETS

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 122, 27 May 1925, Page 5

BRITISH MARKETS

SELLING DOMINION PRODUCTS

OPPOSITION TO BOARDS OP

CONTROL.

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(AUSrRALIAN-NEW ZEALAND CABLK ASSOCIATION.)

(Received 27th May, 12.30 p.m.)

LONDON, 26th May

In addition to British producers' opposition to the proposed £1,000,000 subvention to assist the marketing of dominion products, there is a growing comment in business circles that New Zealand and Australian producers are increasingly resorting to the creation of boards to control prices and deliveries. This is believed also to be ono of the grounds of criticism of the preferential subvention. It is hinted that this view has arisen as a result of discussion by the Imperial Economic Committee, when it was suggested that they cannot have it both ways." Leading merchants handling New Zealand and Australian imports have informed the Australian Press Agency that producers will do better if they devote their energies to perfecting the methods of growing, grading, and packing, and leave the selling to firms who have been doing it for many years, and have, a large connection among buyers. One large buyer of dairy produce has pointed out that there must always be a keen struggle between the buyer and the seller. The former naturally wants to buy goods as cheaply as possible, while the seller wants to make the utmost. Ilio result of this competition must depend rnamly on supply and demand. Another merchant regards the desire for control by the producers as a heritage from wartime food control, to which British consumers submitted, for it had the.effect of stabilising prices; but now it is impossible to stabilise the prices of perishable products which are arrivin" at irregular intervals and in variable quantities, not only from the colonies but from many much nearer countries.