NEW ZEALAND EGGS

Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6803, 5 January 1929, Page 10

NEW ZEALAND EGGS

CORINTHIC CONSIGNMENT GREATLY APPRECIATED. LONDON, Nov. ‘22. -Excellent reports have been received of the Corinthie shipment of Now Zealand eggs. Unfortunately, however, they have arrived upon a well-stocked market, and the prices arc below the Government guarantee. Later shipments, of course, may command higher prices and thus obviate the necessity for the Government to pay a subsidy. The I9IS cases distributed between three agents have sold at from 193 to 20s per 120. The Government guarantees £3 5s per case of 300 so that the London price is deficient to the extent to about 5s 6d per case. Those who have handled the eggs state definitely that they arc tho best of-the ini’portcd eggs available. The packing is good, and the grading is excellent. There is practically no wastage. That they are appreciated may be seen from tho fact that South African eggs ,which arc of good quality and have a shorter journey, arc selling from 16s and 16s Gd, while Austialian eggs aro sold for 17s and 17s Gd. It just happened that the season in Europe has been, an exceedingly good one from the point of view of egg proproduction. The mild weather brought new-laid eggs from Denmark and Holland until late in the season, and only recently have they begun to unload their-stored eggs on the market. Thus the winter supplies from South Africa and Australia aro not commanding the prices they usually do at this season of -the year. Great energy and enterprise has been displayed by South African organisations, and from the beginning of September to the present time there have been about 50,000 cases of eggs sent to this country. Only recently 8000 cases had to be sent from Glasgow to London to find a profitable market. It will be seen that in the circumstances the 19s to 20s paid for tho New Zealand produce is a very reasonable price. While wholesale buyers arc able to obtain South African, eggs at 16s they do not trouble much about New Zealand, and so the bulk of the produce as in previous years has gone to a large catering firm. Should the time arrive when a large and consistent supply is *ent from New Zealand the produce will have to compete fairly and squarely with South African eggs. The present premium of the New Zealand eggs over the South African is hardly a fair indication of what could be expected with a really large supply from the Dominion. The lonic is exppeted to arrive on December 5 with a consignment of 2000 cases of New Zealand eggs. Higher prices may be hoped for for later consignments.