27 JUNE 1958, Page 19

CONSUMERS AND MONOPOLIES

SIR,—Leslie Adrian states (June 20): 'Competition is the consumer's best friend.' As a producer, I believe it to be good business to keep my customers (the consumers) happy. If Leslie Adrian is right, then surely the sooner monopolies such as the State mar- keting boards for eggs, milk, potatoes, etc., are but a memory, the better for all concerned?—Yours faithfully,