MR H. C. CAMERON'S PRODUCE REPORT.
(Fucni Oxjb Oww Correspondent.)
WELLINGTON, October 26.
Tn his report, dated London, September 21, Mr H. C. Cameron, the New Zealand Produce Commissioner, states: — "Every year there .ia a fight at the commencement of the Australian butter season over the establishment of prices, but. this season, in conseqvience of the opinion held that supplies will show a great increase over last year, it seems keener than ever. Naturally, buyers are doing their utmost to establish low values, and reports -are made that^ there is no demand for Aiistralian butter yet; that buyers are not ready for it; that supplies from European and Home sources wilt* continue heavy; that very heavy arrivals are coining from Australia and New Zealand ; and, in short, all sorts of rumours that can be expected to lower values are current. I think, however, that when the Australian butter season does fairly open prices -will settle down at rather higher values than are now quoted, although I do not anticipate such high rates as ruled last year at the opening of the season. In the cheese market the prospect is that values will be firmly maintained during the coming season for the New Zealand output. lam inclined to believe that cheese-making will be more profitable than butter-making this coming season in New Zealand." Referring to his weekly cablegram, Mr Cameron says: — "I noticed throughout last season that in the weekly newspapers published in the colony in which the cablegrams appeared it was not always clearly stated that the quality of the butter quoted for was the choicest only, and of the cheese the finest, nor that the prices quoted were the average of those ruling for the week for these qualitiea only." " The demand for New Zealand lamb is certainly much more general throughout the country than for New Zealand mutton, which continues t to be chiefly confined to London and the South of England. Shortage of supplies seems still to be the only cause by/ which, fairfy high prices for mutton can be maintained, and more especially when these araconcentrated in a few hands. Beef continues to realise payable prices, and meets a good demand, as it continues to give satisfaction to buyers, who speak well of its quality. A consignment of frozen pork is on board the Nairnshire, now discharging, but it has not yet been placed on the market. I understand that it ha a been all sold c.i.f. to a dealer, but the price realised has not been" made public. "When in Liverpool a fortnight ago, I called on Messrs Cooper and Co;, who, as I informed
you some months since, have been specialising New Zealand lamb. Their manager expressed Mmself as immensely satisfied with the result of their experiment, and as being very hopeful of extending this branch of their business very considerably next year. Over 250 carcases were disposed of weekly for some time 'during the height of the season. I am hopeful that he will specialise New Zealand mutton at the termination of the lamb season in a similar manner. Messrs Cooper and Co. also made a specialty of New Zealand lamb this year in their business at (Glasgow with 3&tisfaotory results. 3 '
MR H.C. CAMERON'S PRODUCE REPORT.
Otago Witness, Issue 2433, 31 October 1900, Page 16
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