THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

Northern Advocate, 22 March 1934, Page 8

THE DAIRY INDUSTRY.

(To the Editor.) Sir,—lt has always been my opinion" that fixed' prices for our butter on-, the British, market would operate for the best interests of the industry. Under present and past conditions, re tail dealers'“ requiring Xew Zealand butter' have continually been seeking where they could have their requirements fulfilled on terms best suited to themselves, and, after all his trouble, it would be quite possible for a dealer to-find himself being undersold by a neighbour who had bought on still bettor terms. Such methods and results must surely operate to depress prices) whereas, under tin* system oi fixed- prices, as I understand it, a eommitte of men representing all the various interests of the trade would meet in London each wool-:, and, according to The conditions then [irevailing, fix for the following week prices on the various grades of all New Zealand butter, and for loss than which it' would be illegal for any to be '.sold- Thus, all dealers would always know-exactly what they had to pay for- what they required. They would be"-savcd the trouble and expense of seeing a. best buying market, and relieved; of; the possibility of being undersold. _ Under. . such conditions the only possible advantage lo In gained- by any producing company woffld.be by a superiority of quality, and thus would lie provided an incentive for a general improvement in qualitv.—l am, etc., 11. J, ,T. NEVILLE.