AUSTRALIAN BUTTER
PURCHASED BY IMPERIAL AUTHORITIES. AT 17os PER^WT. By Telcgrnph—Press Association. WELLINGTON, Tuesday. It is reported in Wellington that under the new agreement between the Australian Government and the Imperial authorities the price to be paid for Australian butter this season is 175s per cwt. Last year the price was 151s with a share of any profit on distribution, which brought the actual price up to 17(Js. The new price represents an advance of about £d per lb, but the Imperial Government will retain the whole of any profits on distribution in the United Kingdom.
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Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13890, 16 October 1918, Page 6
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96AUSTRALIAN BUTTER Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13890, 16 October 1918, Page 6
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