Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1871-03-15

Harketiag-As to best time for
marketing. so much depends on cir
cumstapces that only general remarks
are of use. Our market is usually we'll
supplied from the first appearance of
grass butter through the summer, with
butter, which is largely of mixed
makes, worked together or poorly made
dairy packed Both are destitute of
keeping qualities, but being fresh, it
| meets the demand at relatively low
prices, keeps quotations low, and
makes it difficult to sell really choice
dairy lot at Its fair relative value.
As season advances the make de
creases, the poor butter grows poorer
and cheaper, or unstable, and choice
dairy, which has stood the test Of
time, is called for, at steadily improv-
ing prices.
We have never Known our market
over burdened with choice yellow but
ter, during three months preceding
receipt of new grass but er The stop
page .of cheese factories in the fall.
tends to check the upward tendency Of
choice grades, and the influx of fresh
mixed rolls, lessons the demand for
fine packed during the early fall, but.
durin. last two months of the season
the only choice butter In our market,
is the summer dairy, but smali percen-
tage Of which has kept perfectly, aud
the early fall make of good color
Buyers of New York dairics, pay
5 cts, more per pound for fall than for
summer make, when both have been
held till 1st of January. In western
daires the average depre cation is
much greater than this, and the ques-
ton for dairymen is, "Will my butter
deteriorate by holding, SO as to overs
balance the advance in price" and this
q ,estien must be answered, each for
himself, according to his skill in max
ing, and facilities for preserving per-
feet article. Accordingly, We advise
dairymen to send their butter to mar
ket as fast rs made, unless their abili-
ties for making and preserving are per
feet. until co.! weather secures more
certainty in making, aud lessons the
risk of holding La short, send all
butter of doubtful keeping qualities
to market while fresh Keep the sum-
mer make separate from the fall make.
Also, mark Or keep separate, packages
made in circumstances, giving them
distinctive character, and, in shipping.
advise consignees of such marks and
distinctions. Consign your butter to
men in whose experience and Judge
ment you have entire confidence, that
you may profit by learning from them
how your products meets the exactions
Of the demand for fancy grades.
Buyers demand some color, at all
seasons, and those who in theory OBJ
ject to artificial color, select it in prdc-
tiee in preference to white or very
pale. Keep color up by feeding if pos
slble, but rather than make it white,
color very little Eastern market re-
ports frequently warn dairyncn that
the demand for fine grades of butter,
is Sc exacting and fauciful, in regard
to quality, that but small part of the
receipts, shipped for fancy grades,
meets the requirements Of buyers at
fancy prices.
The average dairyman everywhere
may need to be reminded that Ire has
natural justi6able prejudice in favor
of the careful work of his own hands,
which, in the absence of aperfeet stan
dard of comparlsoR, makes bin est
mate his prodaes tigher than the Sc
we're test of comparison in open market
might place it.
Shades of difference and slight faults
amounting to three or five cents in
selling value, may be detected by COM
pariAg several fine lots placed in con
tact: each of which would pass by Itself
as extra choice. =
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