BUTTER FOR CANADA.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXV, Issue 20116, 29 November 1928, Page 10

BUTTER FOR CANADA.

NEW YORK ALSO BUYS.

REMARKABLE TRADE GROWTH,

TURAKINA'S HUGE SHIPMENT.

A remarkable illustration of the growth of New Zealand's butter trado with Canada and the United States is afforded by the destinations of tho huge shipment of over 98,000 boxes on tho Turakina,' which will leave Auckland to-morrow ior American cast coast ports and London. Of the total of 98,487 boxes of butter 69,537 aro for Halifax, 11,400 for New York, and 17.550 for west coast ports of the United Kingdom. The despatch of such a large single shipment of butter to Canada indicates positively how very rapidly New Zealand tiado is developing in that quarter. Canada, it would ap. pear, ha;? been more than over exploiting its comparatively recent policy of exporting nearly all its own surplus to England and importing from New Zealand. The strength of tho English market this season has, no doubt, accentuated the trcniL

Many competent experts in the dairy industry who have been in Canada ard tho United States within tho past nine or ten months havo remarked upon the amazing growth of the- fresh milk and icecream trades, particularly in the United States, where dairy production is eeriously lagging behind tho demands of & glowing and freo spending populace. Canada, in tho opinion of those competent to gauge tho situation, is catering moro and more for the great fresh cream and milk market across the border, and making proportionately less butter. The situation affords New Zealand a double-edged advantage. By unloading a large amount of butter ori to Canada the quantity of tho fern leaf brand placed on tho English market is lessened and tho market for it thereby strengthened. At tho same time New Zealand is gaining a market goodwill in both Canada and the United States, with tho certain prospect of trade in thoso important consuming countries growing.

Probably most of tha butler destined for Halifax will find its way to Montreal and Toronto. Thus it is noted with satisfaction that llio American market is being exploited by New Zealand from both tho Pacific and Atlantic coasts, for Vancouver-bound ships from Auckland are at this season of the year taking ever increasing quantities of butter for West Canadian and American ports and cities. Momentarily American buying has eased off, but earlier forward sales will ensure a steady flow of dairy produce in that direction. Probably next morlh further heavy cargoes will cross the Pacific.