COLONIAL PRODUCE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9832, 29 May 1895, Page 5

COLONIAL PRODUCE.

Press Association.—Electric Telegraph.-Copyright.

London, May 27. Mb, Hotson, in a paper on the Australian position with regard to produce, says that beef, mutton, and butter are better and cheaper than in any country in the world, as the best English blood cattle, and best Spanish merinos are imported there. With a reduction in freight charges, which are gradually coming into shape, he contends that Australia can hold the field against the world. When direct shipments are made to the Manchester and Glasgow markets, which are awaiting them, the London market will be relieved or its surplus, and prices will improve all round. Mr. Hotson points out that colonial imports are only 8 per cent, of the meat consumed in England, and concludes his paper by stating that the colonies are now alive to the importance of the trade, and are setting to work on sound commercial lines in exporting produce.

Mr. Henry Robertson, of Dundee, who is closely identified with the produce trade", is now on a visit to the colonies, with a view to opening up a trade in perishable products wihh Glasgow. In the course of an interview with the Victorian Minister for Agriculture, ho made some highly interesting abatements as bo the prospects of an export trade in butter, cheese, and flax. Mr. Robertson, in speaking of the prospects of the butter trade, stated thab onethird of the butter arriving in Great Britain from the colonies was of the quality desired, bub the remainder was more or less faulty. Great Britain would be in a position to bake double the present quality sent if producers would exercise a little care bo remedy thoso faults. By way of remedy, the main requirement was to see that the cows were milked in a clean atmosphere. Butter would doteriorabe more or less by the milk being allowed to stand for a few minutes in a foul atmosphere. He states that he was very pleased to find, during his journoyings through Now Zealand, Now South Walos, and Victoria, thab the conditions wore such as to ciablogood business bo be done with Groab Britain.