DAIRY PRODUCE

Northern Advocate, 19 March 1934, Page 4

DAIRY PRODUCE

NEW ZEALAND BUTTER CANADIAN IMPORTATIONS. EXPLANATION BY MINISTER. (United Press Association—By .Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received 9 a.in.) OTTAWA, March 17. The question of New Zealand butter caused a four hours' debate in tho House of Commons last evening, during consideration of the Agricultural Estimates. Liberals told the Conservatives they had slipped into power on New Zeai land butter when they criticised the | McKenzie King Government in 1900 [lor permitting its importation from | that Government. They charged the | Conservatives now with permitting j that importation. I The Minister of Agriculture, Air Robert Weir, claimed that the Government's policy of protection had benefited the farmers, and that th’6 price of Canadian butter was in such relation to the world price during April, 1930, j that the Canadian producers gained a | bonus of IS cents for every pound they I churned.

| There had bean recent importations o' 1 Now Zealand butter, but it had paidv duty ranging from 5 cents to S cents per pound, and was being percolated into trade channels slowly, so as not tc disturb Canadian prices. A butter shortage existed in Canada today. Canadians wore not producing enough to meet the demand, and this was the primary reason for permitting Now Zealand importations. Stocks of butter in storage in Canada wove now very close to the consumer’s demand, sc much so, that in some places diffiI culty was encountered in obtaining

supplies. If it had not been for the protection afforded, butter .would- have come into Montreal and West Coast districts in September and October at a price of about 12 cents to 13 cents* a pound. THE BOARD’S, REPORT. WEEKLY REVIEW. The New Zealand Dairy Produce Board has received the. following market report from its London office, dated March 10;

Butter.—New Zealand, salted, 72/ to 73/; unsalted,' 71/ to 72/. J Deliveries, Now. Zealand, 2481 tons; in store, 8035 tons. Australian, salted, 70/ to 71/; unsalted, 70/ tc 71/. Deliveries, Australian, 2455 tons; in- 'store, 694(t; tons', Argentine, unealtedj-’fd/ to 68/ to 70/; '•South African, salted, : 65/ to 68/; Danish, 68/ f.0.b., 02/ spot; Dutch, unsaltcd, 84/ to SS/; Latvian, nnsalted, 71/ to 72/; Estonian, nnsaltod, 71/ to 72/. The butter market'is firm. Retail prices unchanged, Danish 1/, Now Zealand ffd. The retail price at multiple shops in some districts will advance to 3Od on Monday. Cheese. —Now Zealand, white, 43/6 to 44/; coloured, 44/ to 44/6. Deliroiles, New Zealand, 22,260 crates; in store, ff 7,610 crates. Canadian, white, 50/; coloured, 54/ t 0.56/. Deliveries, Canadian, 5867 boxes; in store, 13ff,2Gl boxes. • The market is steady. Retail price, unchanged, 6d. English finest farmers’, ffO/ to 94/. The market is quiet. Cheese gradings for week ended March 10 were:—22,299 crates, white; 14,449 crates, coloured; total, 36,748 crates. The board has also received the following advice from its agents in Canada: —Butter: New York, 24 cents; Montreal, 29 cents.