The Christchurch "Sun" reports that a somewhat substantial purchase of Australian butter has been made by Auckland merchants from Sydney. It is understood the price was Is 3d, f.0.b., Sydney, and with a duty of 20 per cent, ad valorem this will mean a landed cost of Is 6d, plus freight. At this figure the imported article will be Brought into competition with New Zealand butter. In the North Island butter prices have been kept on a higher level than in Christchurch, where the public has benefited by the fierce competition between factories. It was announced last Friday that the price-cutting will not continue. Various factories supplying the city trade have advanced prices from Is sfd to la.Bd net, and the retail prices have been advanced from Is Sd to Is lOd.
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Northern Advocate, 1 December 1921, Page 8
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