The Waimate Advertiser. (Established 1898). Published every evening since 1914. SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1924. OUR BUTTER IN U.S.A.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIV, 2 August 1924, Page 6

The Waimate Advertiser. (Established 1898). Published every evening since 1914. SATURDAY, AUGUST 2, 1924. OUR BUTTER IN U.S.A.

Some interesting particulars as to the standing of New Zealand butter in the eastern states of the United States of American have reached the Dairy Produce Control Board from the Board’s overseas delegation. The delegation conferred with the leading houses in New York, which may be regarded a a the centre of the eastern states dairy produce market, and report that New Zealand butter, as regards quality, is held in high esteem. Bv some houses it is considered tc be slightly inferior to the best American, but it ig significant that ours is rated highest by those who have used it most, some merchants especially in Boston and Philadelphia being very eulogistic of it 9 high qualities. The delegation sampled and compared some of our New Zealand Asorn brand which was six months old, along some “extras' ’quality ot American make, and considered Acorn to be the best in body and general appearance. The present owners of these samples declared this Accra to be verv good butter. No good Danish was on the market; and the delegation had, therefore no op-pi-funity of comnariug it. The dele?ation also called upon the agent for a large River Plate Company and sampled their Argentine. It was a good-15o#led butter, but distinctly second grade. Most merchants say it can never compete with New Zealand. In their opinion it and the Siberian are in -a. separate class, being unsuited for good table use. The i-foort goes on to refer to the fact that many different varieties come from the States sending supplies to this market, some of which are distinctly inferior, and much of which was packed in tubs. Many of the merchants. however, the New Zealand box form of package; and the delegates were convinced that any disability our butter suffered under in thfs respect in the minds of those merchants who preferred the tubs, would disappear with fuller use. "Quality appears to be the wain consideration,” the report states, "and all acknowledged the high level of quality of the butter New Zealand has supplied to them, and its superb keeping qualities.”