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Packeted butter was stocked in a larger number of shops than any 
other type. In about half the shops where it was stocked, it was the 
only type sold, but these were mostly small independent grocers and 
dairies. Where a bulk and a packeted butter were stocked together, 
the sales of the bulk butter were almost always stated to be the 
Rreater. 
In both Surveys, New Zealand butter was the predominant bulk 
type on the London market, particularly in the Non-Local Multiples 
where it was stocked in 90 per cent. of the shops. It was nearly 
always stocked in conjunction with another type, usually bulk-blended 
or packeted, and about 40 per cent. of the retailers stocking it stated 
that the sales at the time of the First Survey were greater than those 
of their other types. In the Second Survey, though the number of 
shops stocking New Zealand did not diminish greatly, its position as 
the chief type was in many cases taken by Irish or bulk-blended. 
_ Bulk-blended butter appeared to be more popular in London than 
in any other area, and though few retailers were stocking it as their 
only butter, it was often the chief type from the point of view of 
quantities sold. About half the shops stocking it were Non-Local 
Multiples and the rest mostly Independents. 
Australian butter was found chiefly in the independent shops. In 
the Second Survey its place was taken mainly bv Irish butter. 
Danish butter was found in 12 per cent. of the shops, most of which 
were Non-Local Multiples ; it was usually stated to be the chief type 
sold, with New Zealand as the second line. 
Other butters stocked during the First Survey were :—Dutch 
(15 shops) ; French (seven shops); Siberian (six shops) ; Swedish 
(two shops) ; and Canadian, Latvian and Ukrainian (one shop each). 
In the Second Survey Dutch butter was stocked by eight shops ; 
French (two shops) ; Siberian (13 shops) ; Swedish (five shops) ; and 
Polish (one shop). 
Prices—In London, as in other areas, the dearest types of bulk 
butter were those whose sales were greatest ; these were New Zealand 
and bulk-blended. Irish had a remarkably high average price, but 
in the First Survey there were too few price records and the dispersion 
was too great for the average to be significant. Danish was among 
the higher priced butters even though its sales were comparatively 
small, but its price relative to other types was lower in London than 
In any of the other areas. 
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