The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1841-07-13
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"A 1on Commercial Journal OF March 27,
10 wv ,ooe remarks on the subject of Ameri
w' mart of which we copy as worthy the
cSN U'"', t,0, butler makers. There is every
~ @N'|' n, ,,l butter and cheese to considerable
p''' riu be annually exported from this coun
az "A seems very desirable that it should be
W .t',d quality. This can never be the case' par
i.,l, with butter, unless more attention IS PAID
# ',,,oC,c,ure. There is no Disgusting the
"a y, ,ho, immense quantities of butter, find their
81 ,bo market, in condition which renders
"a ..f, tor any thing but grease. Hot weather on
" 4, ,bOr,cst voyage renders it ntoerably rancid.
ii r.r boer made in Holland, may be carried TO a
:. distance, and in any climate, without suffering
a -,,-;,I deterioration, and hence it is in such de
n n,,d for expectation. Vast quantities annually
81 "a ,ho,r vay to Great Britain for domestic con
.,~,ior and otherwise, and the high prices dem
n .,es the estimation in which IL is held. There
a m no finer pastures in The world, than in tho u.
States particularly those North ofthe Ohio, and if
3 ro,er attention and skill was given to the products
II ,f,be dairy, those products might be nnrvalled.
& There is considerable amount OF excellent butter
mae the country, but il is used for domestic
vnumptiOn, and the proportion of the first rate ar
NILE bears but slight comparison with the whole
There is less difference in the cheese Of this coun
~ and the European ones, than there is in the but
M and consequently less difference In the prices.
B Bat in both butter and cheese, SO far as the groat
mss these products are concerned, there is room
"a decided improvement, and we doubt not our
l,r women would consult their own interest, as
wAu the credit of their country, IN giving more
enNae production of superior articles; but to the
VA extract
Ala public sale OF American butter at Liver
| vOl fetched the best sorts, 64s., seconds ~ 10
r, duty paid, while inferior, sold only at 43a44s.,
q N bond OEwhich the parcel chiefly consisted The
" k1uauiiv al lMudon market, show the same re-
kok, the principal pant sold for greasy purposes
pbr American makers Of butter are very far be-
~ bind The lBh English and Dutch; from the first
iuaion 10 the last, all seems TO he done
Efmt system or care. The same materials
HMId lfmanaged by experienced hands, fetch in
& snake IS or 30s., more money. There is evi
nly no proper attention paid to the making, salt
putting down or packing.
correspondent Of one of our commercial pa
nEys ,-"The best American butter imported
0Eng and this year, has sold not hghoi than
@I|ngs, while the best fom the continent has
taed 10 to lis shilngs; this latter will keep
years"
"'pe'ceivo with great delight, that the Cultiva
from which the above is copied, still labors dill
Isn'y in season and out of season, in the great
lHc agricultural improvement.
WewOud call the attention of butter. makers to
ne above article, and particularly to the extract
ION The English paper. 1t is no new thing TO see
be value Of American productions deprecated and
role down in the English journals, and it is an
story, that that nation prefers con tinental pro-
SuOns to American. This, we believe to be the
WV" prejudice and pride, and presents at once
A'noIy in the science Of trade. We, as ma
se The best customers they have on earth, 81
N'nenl Of our wealth and prosperity, our agri-
u Productions, are denied an entrance into
firstiOn
n. ","os' not deny however, that muchimprove-
4sW 'ma'us to be made in the manufacture o fbut
dou. ''S country, for much of it is made and put
.omo, "a careless manner, and in short lime be-
a.. o'eraoIy rancid 1t is this class Of butter
s,Dt. ''s way to the English market,for which
cents .. "uefS exist in their market to buy it at
p' pound, which is used for mere grease in
bov ,s'. manufactures of England We all
mn. "'eaabie butter is sold for no such price
ps,. "'e'' The American makers of wool
SNn.,, 70 very far behind the Irish, English
sN~. utter makers, but American BUTTER
Mhr "wl'h the best product on the earth
hr s,,n authenticated facts of American but
Il ~. y ~ tne test ola tropical climate for years