DANISH IN DISFAVOR.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3184, 1 April 1911, Page 3

DANISH IN DISFAVOR.

PRAISE FOR XEVf ZEALAND

13 UPPER

The Aberdeen ‘‘Free Press, in dealing with a statement by an insu paper that Danish butter: was getting into disfavour, and that, thermore, there was an opportunity for Ireland to step into some of its markets, says. “Danish butter to-day is selling at a higher price than before the end of last year. It seems to be the case, however, that the quality of the Danish product during the past season has not been up to the former standard. As to what is the cause of this there does not seem to ho any clear explanation, but it may have been hue to an indifferent grazing season It is, of course, well known that fruit last year was not nearly so good as the Continent usually produced, and there may he some seasonable explanation of the fact that vne recent quality of Danish butter has not been up to the mark, and has had a more restricted demand in this coumry :n consequence”. . . The “Free Press’’ proceeds to criteieise Ireland’s chance of ousting Denmark The sum of its discourse is that it considers the Irish butter to be of excellent quality, but of slovenly get-up. The paper continues:—"Asked as to what was ■ oming in to take the place of the Danish butter, at present in less popular favor, a well-known Aberdeen wholesale merchant states that it is neither Irish nor French butter, but New Zealand and Australian butter. The New Zealand butter in particular is said to be of first-rate quality, not showing, perhaps, the absolute freshness of flavour that one finds in the more recently made Danish butter, but beautiful in texture and taste, and 1 on its present standard of quality likely to make headway in the Home markets. It is also important to note that the price of colonial butter is decidedly less than that of Danish butter. Whije the latter would lie making, say, 115 s per cwt., the colonial commodity would be purchased for, say, 108 s. to 110 s per cwt.”