On the other hand, Finnish butter, which, like Danish, was most
frequently stocked as the only type or the main type, was stocked by
10 per cent. of the shops in Manchester, and by 15 per cent. in
Blackburn, Bolton and Wigan.
TABLE 29.-—Percentage of Independent and Multiple Shops in the
Manchester Area stocking the various Types of Butter.
Danish ..
New Zealand
Packeted ..
Finnish ..
Australian. .
Irish ..
Swedish ..
Bulk-Blended
Siberian.
Other Butters
First Survey.
Inde- | Mul-
pendent.} tiple.
All
Shops.
79
2D
19
[2
|
88
37
26
5
84
24
23
19
Inde- |
pendent.
ie
2
19
17
Second Survey.
Mul-
tiple.
All
Shops
87
23
24
5
|
83
14
22
10
3
10
9
r-
2
7
9
4
1
New Zealand butter was found chiefly in Non-Local and Local
Multiples in both Surveys ; in the Second Survey it had been replaced
to some extent, particularly in the local multiple shops, by Irish.
Other butters observed in the Manchester area were Ukrainian
(three shops in the First Survey and seven in the Second) ; and
Dutch (one shop in both Surveys).
Prices.—In the majority of shops in the area, Danish butter was
Is. 84. per Ib. in May, and 1s. 94. during June and July.
New Zealand butter was generally sold at 1s. 74. or 1s. 84. per 1b.
in the First Survey, and at 1s. 84. or 1s. 94. in the Second.
Yorkshire.
In the Yorkshire area 441 shops were visited ;: 99 in Bradford,
228in Leeds, and 114 in Sheffield. Of the total, 239 were Independents
and 202 Multiples. The First Survey took place from May 22nd to
July 12th, and the Second from August 3rd to September 7th.
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