THE EXPORT OF BUTTER.

North Otago Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 6535, 28 December 1887, Page 3

THE EXPORT OF BUTTER.

We have received from Mrßurbury tbe following information relative to tbe export of butter, obtained by the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Asenoy Co. from th^ir Home office. The information wiJ prove of considerable value to Intending shippers :

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The following remarks are for the guidance of shippers generally : (a) Quality : From what we oil Infer from the appearance of the least injured of the various shipments from time to time received from your colony, it i* manifest that a really high-elasa artiole is made, aa a rule, though in almost every C>an coming under our notice it was spoiled In the course of the voyage to this country through improper stowage in ship's hold aa ordinary cares. Nothing seed therefore be said under this head exoept to aak ahippers to keep up the stylo of their manufacture to a regular standard if practicable.

(6) Condition : " Fresh " butter is so perishable an article that it had batter not be shipped, in the meantime at any rate. If hotter containing only 2 to 3 per cent. of salt can be safely conveyed to this country it will probably ba found to command a better price than similar butter laited te the extent of 3 to 4 per cent., though the latter ia tbe safar article to send so long a distance. Practical experisnoe alone can decide which is the better style to adopt, and to that end experiments should be carefully made at the, outlet. Probably tbe "2 to 3 per eenti of salt produce" would realise 5$ to * 10s per owt mere than tbe " 3 to 4 per cent. cf salt produce," M both were mad* tinder tho same circumstances, shipped at tbe sane time, and landed in equally good ordtr.

(c) Packages for ordinary purposes should be kegs of hard wood, hooped with wood or galvanised iron, and made to contain, net, 601b to 1001b each, with « prefer en ob here for the smaller biz*. (d) Time of arrival ought to be during our oold months — say, September to March. Arrangements must be made to avoid arrivals during the hot simmer months. (c) Temperature During Voyage : From laok of practical experUnoa it is somewhat uncertain what degree of oold is best adapted for the preservation of butter ■hipped in your oolony. If frozsn along with meat, it arrives in good order, but quickly turns rank. If carried with oheess at a temperature rising to 50deg Fahr., it may not stand the voyage. The best method is, probably, carrying in a temperature two or three degrees belonr freezing, but that may prove disproportionately oostly. It may not be practicable to have special compartments for butter, aa it la desirable to pplit up a shipment between the freezing and cool •bambsrs to test results. Prices : As regards the trade in oasks or kegs, value* fluctuate considerably as be« tween summer and winter, and at c rtain periods (say May to August inclusive) are liable to severe depressions, in which all qualities suffer more or lees. In the absence of supplies of colonial butter in good oondition it is difficult to estimate its probable value if sound, but possibly it would take rank with Danish produce, if landed here in a condition similar to that In which it whs shipped. Quotations for prime Danish butter in recent years have ranged between 110s and 130s per ewt during September to Maroh, and between 70a and 90s per cwt duriDg May to August. Charges in London would amount to about &d per lb up to id per Ib, according to price. saof' Experiments : In conducting these, we «w must aak shippers to be moat careful to ' sea that (heir intentions as to shipment are precisely carried Into effect, as it hss frequently happened in our experience that experimental shipments have failed entirely in tbeir object owing to those in charge of steamers pegleo ing to carry out the wishes of chipper*. Please take special note of tbia point in dealing with, butter, cheese, etc Further, it is desirable that the various kinds of produce shipped, and* the varying ooncitions under which they are shipped, be clearly set forth by special marks on each package, and also that we receive full advice thereof. W» should also be advised of the various rates of freight (if paid in the colony) and the relative cost of the several desotiptions in order to arrive at a reliable opioion as to their suitability for the Home market.

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