DAIRY PRODUCE

Northern Advocate, 21 September 1933, Page 4

DAIRY PRODUCE

N.Z. BUTTER NOW 109/LONDON CONDITIONS FIRM. CHEESE MARKET STEADY. (Special to “Northern Advocate.”) AUCKLAND, This Day. The price of New Zealand butter is still rising on the London market, the quotations today being 109/ for fine, and 100/ for second grade. White cheese is quoted at 54/, and coloured at 55/. The N.Z. Loan and Mercantile Agency Co., Ltd., reports: —'Butter: Fine, 109/; first, 100/. Cheese: White, 54/; coloured, 55/. Messrs A. H. Turnbull (principals Messrs W. Weddel and Co,, London) report: —Butter: Danish 120/; New Zealand salted 109/; Australian, 109/. Cheese: New Zealand, 54/ to 55/. Both markets firm. MARKETING_PROPOSALS IMPROVEMENT OUTLINED. ENDORSED BY~DELEGATES. (Pqr Press Association.—Copyright.) WELLINGTON, This Day. Almost unanimous endorsement of the proposals for improving the market ing of New Zealand Dairy Produce in Great Britain was given by delegates to the conference convened by the New Zealand Dairy Produce Board yesterday.

It was made quite clear by the chairman, Mr W. A. lorns, that there was no intention of eliminating f.o.b. and c.i.f. sales. With only slight amendments, it was intended to improve the working of the various clauses. •

All the proposals which wore put forward by the Importers’ Association of Groat Britain, and represented the uanimous views of the trade there, were carried. The proposals will come before the board at its meeting on Friday.

Very clear evidence was given at the conference that the trade urgently desired to effect improvement in marand that there will be a maximum of co-operation with importers and a minimum amount of interference as between factories and their agents. A number of minor matters relating to the advertising of New Zealand dairy produce in England were al" considered, and xyere referred back to the Dairy Board for final decision.

The conference null continue tomorrow and is expected to conclude in the afternoon, after which all the matters dealt with will be further considered by; the Dairy Board at its meeting on Friday.

The proposals of the control and regulation of the marketing of New Zealand butter and eheesc approved by the Importers’ Association in London and submitted to the N.Z. Dairy Produce through the, chairman, Mr lorns, arc in the form of ten resolutions, as follows;—“ The export of all butter and cheese from Now Zealand to bo under license granted by the New Zealand Dairy Produce Board to importers approved by the board jointly with the Importers’ Association, such importers to be consigning and selling agents only as far as New Zealand Dairy Produce is concerned, i. 0., they may not buy in Now; Zealand or afloat on' their own account; all sales f.o.b. or c.i.f. to be on factories’ account. ‘'Butter and cheese to be allotted by the New Zealand board in co-operation with factories, the Board to have the final decision in the allocation, but importers, in the event of any change, to have the opportunity of discussing this matter with the board before such allocation is completed; no canvassing to bo allowed as from a date agreed upon between the board and the association, ,

“Accounts to be subject to verification as and when required by the board’s accountant; if any importer desires independent verification, the •board to be willing to grant it, but it will be at the importers’ expense. “No importer holding license to sell New Zealand Dairy Produce ‘short’; no sale of. butter and cheese on consignment after the date of the bill of lading to be made until official notification of commencement of discharge. “Where sales are* made through brokers, the buyers’ name to be dis 1 closed and the goods to be invoiced direct; a list of accredited brokers to be made by the association in conjunction with the board.

“Existing contracts not to be interfered with., “ Commission on landed sales to be not less than 2$ per cent c.i.f. and f.o.b. sales not less than per cent. “The agents are prepared to contribute to an advertising scheme equitably to the amount spent by the board, not exceeding a half penny per box of butter, and Id a crate of cheese. “Any dispute between a licensed agent and the board must be settled by arbitration under rules to be formulated and agreed upon.’’