NEW ZEALAND BUTTER AND CHEESE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume X, Issue 1926, 10 May 1888, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND BUTTER AND CHEESE.

The imports of New Zealand butter and cheese into tbe London market have begun to attract a considerable amount of attention from the wholesale dealers in dairy produce in the metropolis. Mr. Thos. Eytoo, late of Patea, but now of Cbristchurch, who is now on a visit here, has been interesting himself in this matter, and has been in direct communication with a London provision merchant in a large way of business, who is anxious to extend his business in New Zealand dairy produce. The terms offered by the firm are attractive, and may be thus set forth : — The merchant will receive consignments direct from the grower pr factory, through Mr. Eyton as his agent. The merchant's London charges would be 3 per cent, commission and guarantee, and 10s per too gross, which covers everything after the goods come into the merchants' hands — viz., rent, fire insurance, receiving, delivering, coopering, bill stamps, kc, so that the owner of the produce will know exactly what it will cost him to dispose of tbe cheese and butter in London. The consignee would, if desired, also, immediately on receipt of goods, lodge an amount on account after inspection of goods, and would remit bank draft with account sales when sold, which would always be ■within 7 or 10 days after arrival. Bapid sale, he says, is one of the 'chief things, as butter and cheese deteriorate rapidly after the long spell in the refrigerator so soon as they have been exposed. He would also Bend a full report on each lot, each of which should have distinct separate brands. Butter is preferred in 56 to 601b packages, either boxes or kegs, not tins. New Zealand butter had been sold up to 112s, and tbe finest cheese on 21st March was selling at 54s to 56s per cwt., the highest price yet realised this season. Tbe firm has a very large outlet for dairy produce, and deals only in butter and cheese. Mr. Eyton proposes to appoint local agents to receive goods at Hawera or at Wellington, and would make advances on consignments, charging only bank rate of interest. He believes he will be able to arrange for freight to London from New Plymouth at or about tbe same rate per ton as from Wellington to London. On starting business he will be prepared to quote the total charges at a fixed price per owt or per Ib, so that every consignor may know exactly | what it will cost him to send dairy produce from the factory to London. The London firm comments on the fact that nearly all New Zealand produce comes at present through the financial house, which often involves delay, as well as extra commissions and charges for the middleman. Tbe several dairy factories will do well to take note of these proposals, and to avoid tying themselves down to send through any one particular channel until they have ascertained by experiment which is the best and cheapest.

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Mr. Eyton also proposes to arrange, if possible, for the shipment of frozen meat on behalf of consignors direct to a Leadenhall batcher in p. large way of business. He has taken steps towards establishing this business on a firm footing, and informs us that the London firm finds ready sale for the prime joints at from 7d to Bd, and for inferior at from 3d to 4d per lb. Tbe proposals to open direct trade were first made by tbe .Leadenhall firm, so that, as both parties are willing to trade, it is only necessary to arrange details on a satisfactory basis. Mr. Oldbam informed us tbe other day be would freeze prime joints for "Bottlers and ship to any one whom the owner might Dame. This would seem to open one channel for the business which Mr. Eyton desires to go into. On his next visit^Mr. Eyton hopes to be able to give fuller particulars and make more definate offers to settlers than at present.

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