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Butter at bargain prices in Sydney markets
January ads in Sydney offered butter at 101d per lb with two ton limit and 2 lb per customer, while wholesale stood at 112/- plus boxes. A later notice noted Tasmanian and Victorian brands arriving by steamer from Melbourne, with disputes over interstate transfers and fairness to Melbourne traders. A dairy report cites NSW fat butter production rising from 130 lbs to an estimated 194 lbs per cow for 1933 34, and discusses Equalisation legislation intended to secure fair market shares and overseas access. The piece also notes leadership changes in cattle breeders and a high Friesian butter-fat yield, plus a warning from State Ministers to improve export butter quality or Commerce Department control. A Latvia decree banning fascist groups was made permanent.