, 1876-03-03
EUTvrEie AND IIGGS.

BUTTER AND EGGS.
Last Nny's Prnccr,ianYa al tho ,arnas
Convention mt Dnvrnpors-TAo AH-
aoci,stit,ll to Meet Next Ycnr IN Cni.
cn.0.
!sp<eial ih+patea 10 7hs Chlraao 1,thunt.
DAVENPORT, H., March 2.-Tho Nasionni But
ter and Egg Association reconyenctl tt,-tlay ut 10
o'clock. with number OF additional tlolegasos
present. especially from Iown. Tho total MINI
ber Of delogascH present ronchos fOU; and q finer
body Of onterprising Businessmen 1t would 10
hard TO lind.
To-days sessions were held In tho Opera
Houss, aud woro attended by many visitors.
Il ia remarked TINT Ut. Louis hns. not dele
gato present, while Chicago has cightocn hero.
STATISTICAL.
At this mornings session reports wore aub-
mittod showing TINT tho butter, md eggs. aud
choeso lntorcst oxccod any other product In
vnluo and Importance. 1t WAS estimated that
tho pooplo of tho United States consumo nm
nnnlIy 100000, 600 pounds Of butter for tablo
uso alono, and for culinary purposes probably a
third moro, making total for homo consump-
ton Of 1881 t000. 600 pounds. besides this
amount, tcro is au arorago oxnort Of abons
IL, 900 uo0 pounds. making m annual product
credited to tho Unisel States OF l,4O2,U00, ,OD0
pounds, which is vailed At si20, GOO, QUO. It III
stated, By gentleman Of acknowledged author
ity In dairy 'tna.tors, TINT tlIa product consumcs
tho milk Of 81 per cont of tho mich COWS III tho
United States, which is estimated TO bo 3.0o0.-
UO0.
CoUnTrsfEs.
Tho frat bnHinoas this ,norninE was the con,
Board Of Trade to viHtt the Arsonal Of Nock Isl-
and In . special train. and to also visit Moline,
whicl, invitation WIS declined, as tho Couyon-
ton wished to complete isa labors this evening.
subsequently,, jaoweyor. tie invitation vas ae-
ceptcd.
Mrs. Lydia J. Caldwell, Of Chicago. then read
nm eBbay upon tho poultry interest, which waa
listened TO with close attention. She urged tho
i1nportanco Of raising tho quality ofgrading eEgs
properly for market, aud for improving tho
broeds OF poultry.
1urrEn-rAcKAnEs.
A discussion then took place ~ to tho best
kind Of pnckago for butter, tho result Of which
was nhtvorssl opinion IN favor Of small paox-
aCoBt such na tubs and laIfb2rrolB.
Tho Centennial Committee reported tn favor
Of Offering two gold medals at tho Centennial
Exhibition for tho best packages Of butter Of
not less than 60 pounds each.
FnEIGHTp.
a long discussion uext occurred upon tho sub
ject OF Tho reduction Of railroad fioGhts from
the WeBt to tho East on butter.
NlF. Chase, Of Chicago, recommended that tho
Association talso somo action towards gottlng tLo
ditforont railroad companies to make reduction
from tho present rates on butser from tho Wost
to tho Last saying that, In hig opinion, ho
thought tho rate shoud ho no more than on
ours iu aummcr, and TINT they could we'll afford
this, aB It In only few months in tho yoar they
would bo required to 50 to tue expense OF tho
lAtter.
Ntr, ". ". Chandler, Of Chicago, of the Blue
Line. replied to Mr. Chnso, contonltng that un-
der ali tho circumstances connected with tho
shipping OF butter, tho present rates woro not
mill TOO hgh.
Finally resolution Was adopted that
connection with the transportation Of all Roods haH
been materially rcacsd aud the cost Of building cars
aud railroads - are very low,
reduction should be naio 10 thu tariff q butter aud
eggs md that onr 8ecretary bo directed to conmuni-
20, and from tlcts to thu Eas and request th2t
duction bo saaao Oh existing rates. and thai al tho
f1 WI; o ch9go To- te q to TO-
CENTENNIAL.
4 communication WAS rocoIyod from the
Philadelphia Produce Exchange, inviting tho
snta nntG EgE hGa
aud tcndering tho use Of t4eir rooma. Tho In
vitatiou waa nccentod. On motl1n, II Was 1o-
solved to hold an adjourned mooting in Phila-
de1pha ds1 from tho 15sll to the 2oth Of October
LIBERAL rArnoSAdE. -..
Mr, Dcgg. who offered pralnium OF 81, 900
for the boBt aasayB OH buttor and eggb, has paid
Tho money offered for thoao cssays to tho Ahao-
citation, to be disposed Of as thaY 800 fit. Il
waa accepted, aut, ou motion, lir. Dogg wss
eectad All honorary member.
T,IIs AFTERNOON
tho members OF tho Convention in body Wis
itea cur Board OF Trade, and were welcomed by
the Hon, i. II. Hancock and Ell Rusaol1H, E6q,,
III an address Of wolcono Which WAS responded
TO ly President Gooch, OF tho Convention.
Tho afternoon waB occupied fn visiting tho Gov
ernmont Arsenal aud other places OF iniozcet In
this locality.
TIE NEXT SESSION..
Tho Duttor aud EEg Convention, after their
return from tho Rock Island Arsenal where they
vlatod tho Immense manufactures there erected
by Unclo Hntu. and were thoroughly surprised
Especially tho Eastern mombeEs) 1t tho tnagu[-
tudo OF tho work now completed and In COURSE
Of erection, discussed tho tho poiut ulsre their
ue1t annual mceting was to 10 held, and docided
Oh tho Qucen CITY Of the Lake-Chcago; time,
first Wednesday In March. 1877.
. AN ELECTION or OFFICERS
waB thcn entered iuto, with the following To-
suit;
Irsadtnt-deosgo 7. aooch, Of Chicago,
Hitt- -Prtss1<nt-s Ii. Chase, Cll.caRo.
1rsasarerTF. J, l. Ke,np ,'p. ot ot i.l.tno.e;. tt.
Cummttl4e on Easaps-J. Q. Iesuch, Of Ohio: y. 1.
Herman of Naw York; u. u. Ferguson, OF ph!Isdcl-
rha, ~: A. A. KonnaFd, of baltimore; c. +. Dexter
csmmttt:s Oh stat..fe.-r. ]. Evans. Of Now York;
mo:e; i:s.a Epl.r, q fhiisdel pha j. T. Fsixof q
+ S., :, y s q # ~.
was held. at Which Mr. Luse. Of Iowa City, read
Al essay on tue best breed OF cattle foE dairy
purposes. After somo further routine business, W
tho Convention adJo,!tnod to nleot in rblado!-
phia, on The 17th Of October, 1875.
Civil Suits between Divorced Foraons.