~ 575 



British butter sold in the country markets at per dozen Ibs. 

 clearly makes more money than its rivals. The much wider dif- 

 ference in value between first and second quality in the case of 

 British butter than in Irish or Danish butter indicates, perhaps, 

 that comparative lack of uniformity which is commonly alleged as 

 a fault of the home product. 



The prices of home-produced cheese improved slightly in 1909. 

 At the Chester, Nantwich, and Whitchurch cheese fairs Cheshire 

 cheese recovered the fall of 35. per cwt. which occurred in 1908. 

 Best Cheddar cheese also slightly improved in price, but Canadian 

 cheese declined i s. per cwt in the year. 



R.H. REW. Dairy Produce imported in Great Britain, in 1909. 



Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, Agr. Statistics 1909, Vo- 

 lume XLIV, Part. III. London, 1910 (Cd. 5268) p. 196. 



' The total quantity of butter imported in 1909 was 4 063 ooo 

 cwts., being a decrease of about 150 ooo cwts. as compared with 1908. 

 The deficiency was mainly due to reduced receipts from Denmark, 

 the Netherlands, and Russia, which were only partially made up 

 by increased imports from Sweden, France, and New Zealand. 



Imports of margarine were larger by 55 ooo cwts than in 1908, 

 and reached 868 ooo cwts., of which 819 ooo cwts. came from the 

 Netherlands. 



The importation of cheese amounted to 2 390 ooo cwts., a 

 quantity larger than that received in 1908 or 1907, but lower than 

 the average of the past decade. A further increase in consign- 

 ments from the Netherlands and New Zealand occurred. Supplies 



