Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1913-12-27
WHAT IS THE OUTLOOK FOR
BUTTER PRICES
Success of Dairying Lies in Making
Superior Butter.

| continually hear the query: "What
are the butter prices going to be next
year?"
The fact seems to be that not even
the oldest veterans in the butter mark
ct can predict to any degree OF GER
tanty next years butter prices
Cold storage holdings throughout
were at this time the previous
year; this naturally would tend to
raise the price, but as soon as they
start climbing news arrives of some
foreign shipment of butter at our
ports and down go prices.
How much foreign butter actually
has entered the country since the
reduction on the tariff is not generally
known, but the fact that it could enter
at any t me should our prices go too
high, seems to be more the cause of
low prices than the quantity actually
entered.
An eastern paper has the following
account of late arrivals of foreign
butter:
"rhe London boat in last Wednes-
day brought 224 cases of Siberian but
ter and 203 cases of much the same
grade of stock came in the same day
from Copenhagen. A few sample
shipments were also received. While
a little of this butter is of pretty good
table quality. costing around 70 to II
cents duty paid. the bulk of the stock
!, is suitable only for bakers and pack
81 er's trade Much of it cost q to 24H
us cents. but some OF the lost coming
dyhere from Copenhagen have been pur-
oor.hased at lo to 20 cents. c. f.. which
rhi6 equal to 21H to 22H cents, duty
;s baidl These are the cheapest lots that
and know of. Several of the European
bosoarkets still have a surplus OF the low
the ade Siberian and are working our
y;e;narket hard for an outlet for their
nee ,ods. 1t is understood pretty def
viii tely that a few lots of the fresh
nearpke of Australian. or New Zealand
Thtter will arrive here late this month
fur early in January. Some OF Our deal
inc s have been disposed to try this
wear ck because of the very strong req
"a v;;ren entation of the creamery agents. 1t
hi fiof likely, however, that in thepres-
the dssituation of Our butter market any
the Msiderable quantity of foreign but
psd will be shipped here. 1t is re-
an, srted that few lots have also been
TINS ILHdSCu ny SllSdko oHtidNCio, anu
/. l;,,ess dispatches from Pittsburg say
900 az 1000 boxes of the New Zealand
aRe are expected there early in Jan
rsss ry. with duplicate shipments in Feb
ssasary and March. Serious strikes in
20 ncw Zealand are delaying boats leav-
,r,m q that country. and it looks as if the
|;ioanglish market will want all the
ods that arrive there until after the
n of the year
BRErhe article is not written to discour-
the dairv farmer; on the contrary;
Anirt the more we look into the matter
competition with foreign butter,
less encouragement we can tnd
n, offer those creameries that are
ming out our second grade butter
This butter is most always in excess
H.. npiysin the markets. and importa-
u. N Of foreign butter will add TO that
Ehu pply. The result will be that prices
rne n have a further decline, and the
Phg read between extras" and the lower
u.ades will even be greater than it is
Pillow. We will doubtless get some
2 l5rcign butter that will compete with
INCUR "extras." We have heard of sam
FIsales coming from New Zealand of
4 suality that would give our average
! u un of "extras" a close race for popu-
PAsharity and beat them out in some in
Fut-tances.
kM But the arrival of such butter will
ttse so scarce that we will have moth
kang. to fear from that. Foreign but
gers, in their competition with our
kgower grade. are going to have the
RlAdvantage of uniformity. The butter
tHs caref fully graded before it is shipped,
! lind will come to us in big lots, each
i lot uniform in quality and packing.
IL the quality and price are all right
these big uniform lots are going to
find friends.
Here is another point Our lower
nrades will have to sell down to the
4 nrt1es at which the foreign butter can
- supplied, regardless of the quota
eGo4 on our extras" There has al
/ s1tays been recognized range between
L fes&ras" and under grades" that
fante having wdened considerably
: with the increase of supplies of "un
der grades" compared to supplies of
"extras," but the range in the future
will depend upon the supply of for
eigu butter. and the greater the sup
ply the wider will be the range be
tween extras" and the lower grades.
The answer is: We must improve the
quality of our butter SO that it will
always grade extra" In the one
word quality" lays the future welfare
of the creamery business and the
prosperity of the farmer.
M. Dahl.