The Dairying Industry.

Otago Witness, Issue 1920, 4 December 1890, Page 11

The Dairying Industry.

TO THE EDITOB.

Sir,— lt appears to me that nowadays there are more forms of boycott than most people are aware of. A short time ago a business firm in Dunedin had to suffer the boycott through ticketing their goods— goods, recollect, only bought of merchants. But not so with the produce of the backbone of the colony, viz , the farmers. These goods are to be seen any day in glaring letters, and at prices that can never pay any man. But not satisfied with that, enclosed you will find a circular which a suburban grocer who has for a short time been dealing with me had the audacity to send me, in order to phow us what we are to take for our dairy produce for the next week. Now, Sir, is it fair or honest that a body of men should connive together and meet once a week in a room in or around Dunedin and dictate to farmers what they are to be paid for their produce ; but so this new form of boycott says ?— I am, &c, East Taieri, November 26. W. Blackib. Circular referred to : DUNEDIST AND SUBURBAN GROCEBS' ASSOCIATION. Woods', Rattray street, November 17, 1890. At a meeting of committee, held this day, it was resolved that the highest price of produce for tho next week be:— Butter, 8d per lb ; egps 9d per dozen. Hector Mbrobb, Secretary. Committee meet at Mr Wood's every Monday morning, at 10 o'clock.