The New York herald., 1877-03-16

In addition about 100 cans of cream are supplied
every week, but 1t will bc seen from the foregoing
table that the supply OF milk varies only few
irom week to week. In the beginning OF the year. with
unusually light receipts, the market gIutted and
tradc very slow, and throughout the month consd-
cradle surplus was left over each day. For the first
week in February, when the market still over
stocked, the average price Of the surplus the plat
orns was 81 6S per OF iorty quarts, or Iour and
half cents per quart For the same week the supply
was $50 cars an increase OF ninety-oght over the
previous week. Since then the supply has been slowly
lncre sing, the quantity Tor the last two weeks being
7,945 and S0l5 cans; but the market has only been
kept clear at about prices Some of the dealers
have been unable TO pay for their milk, causing losses
to the turner's and the railroads have Offering
TO supply the trade as low three per quart
ADULTERATIoN-sKM MILK.
Tho demand Tor condensed milk consequent upon
tho high rates which have ruled the retail trade for
Tor The ordinary nuid and is Of the reasons and
potent 0ne tor the recent reduction the price of
OF the condensed milk companies or the daily surplus
Of the supply In tho market would have had much
effect IN reducing tho retail price II the dealers had not
fallen upon new device for reducing the cost oil the
genuine article. Halt the milk sold from the to-
day Is not only an inferior article, but is scarcely
worthy OF being called mix ut ALL II is simply skm
milk" The dealers have found that the of water
in the adulleraton Of milk meets th the dsapproba-
ton OF the Health Department and SO instead OF It
they The refuse of the daries after the
has been extracted. The Board OF Health is igno
rant OF this fac but no attempt has yet been made
10 stop the sUindlc When tho milk inspectors come
round whVh the dealers say has been seldom during
the winter those officials preferring the warmth and
journeys among the mkmen. they do not fail to lis
the presence the inferior article but far
the simple declaration "skm milk' Is the only init
nation which the dishonest dealers have had OF the
dsappr0bation Of the officials OF the Health Depart
ment 1t is the impression OF the honest dealers who
sell pure milk that something must be "rOtten In the
state OF Denmark, :" or the dishonest would be
allowed TO pursue their evil practices with impuny.
The abuse has become general that it impossible
TO compete with the men who promote II and make
anything like their profits the price paid for "sk
milk" being less than one-half that which the pure
milk commands
MILK MONOPOLY.
In no other city In the world would any class OF
dealers have absolute control of the market Us
the m,lkmcn OF New York have the milk of
the metropolis. For years these dealers have been
charging ten cents Tor milk sold pure, but adulter
ated TO extent which reduced the original cost OF II
TO less than two cents per quart. 1t will thus be
thut their profits tor simply delivering milk at the
kitchen door have been eight cents per quart or 400
per cent. IL now remains to DC seen whether the
people who have so long been the victims OF the
dcaiers paying nearly twice much for milk as 1t
worth. will resist like extortIons the future, and
whether the Board OF Health Will protect the commun
ity against "skim milk" as well as water.
swLL MILK BROOKLYN.
The Brooklyn Board OF Health have under considera-
ton the formation OF sanitary squaO looking 10 the
purity OF the milk sold in that city. There are 2S4
stables IN Brooklyn, which contain 2 043 cows, and
large number Of these animals fed distillery
swL This practice tho department will put
stop and will also prevent the practice Of aduterating
the milk with water and other ingredients 1t Is
thought by the Health Board that many OF the cows
led on dstillery swill in unhealthy condition.
and that the milk OF these sick animals is palned Off
the unsuspoctng public To bring about the desired
reform IN the milk business number OF able phys-
clans Will selected for the new department. and they
Will be assisted by the sanitary pocc 1t Is rumored
that Dr. Joseph II, Raymond, practical chemist aud
professor In the Long Island College Hospital will havo
charge of the department