The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-05-16

From the annual review OF the New Orleans
butter and cheese MARKET from May, 1878, to
May, 1870 Of Messrs. G. FL. Lawrence u Co,
who rank among the largest receivers In the
South, we take the following:
AS we predicted In our last yearly statement,
Western creamery butter has distanced oil
competitors and takes the first place In the
market for having all the qualities that are re-
CURED to enhance its sale as an article n the
dairy line that cannot be surpassed for delfcacy.
flavor, etc. Receipts OF it have increased CON
siderably. while receipts from New York show
the West have attained such perfection In the
manufacture OF dairy products, and are putting
the same into this market 10 SO near the same
diet that the day is not far distant when New
Yol I will be forced to abandon this market alto
gether. As long as Western creamery could be
York stock. but during the winter months the
receipts Of the former we're Insufficient to all
the ,requirements Of the trade. and we had to
ing that time the bulk Of New York butter was
handled. Then again during the months of
Western dairy had become exhausted. the n me.
dunn grades of New York State butter again
came into favorable notice az substitute. be-
ing the best available goods that would answer
as such, and In this manner considerable Now
The better grades Of Western dairy butter oil
and # Western manufacl nrers and shippers
would bear In mind that this grade will always
sell readily at top market prices, they would
soon find i would pay them better to handle It
exclusively, instead VI sending their poor stock
and milled goods to this market, which q great
many shippers do. with the supposition that
big returns. The result, generally, Is By no
means encouraging. and the chances of losing.
as compared to those Of gaining. are about
low grades, and shippers would do much better
by sending them to those markets that have q
demand for such stock. Owing to the exceed
lngly low prices that have ruled the past year.
however, receipts of low grades have been
lighter than Is usually the case, and good but
ter could be handled on such o small capital.
that shippers have sent very little OF the former
here, and We are now winding up the season
with comparatively light stock Of old butter
on the market.
Oleomargarine has had only a moderate
sale. Dealers here are not partial to that art-
Gle. and 1t can be sold only where there Is
scarcity OF the medium grades of Western
dairy. for which 1t answers as q substitute.
Receipts have been about $500 packages and
were about equally divided between the West
and East.
BY comparing the receipts Of cheese this year
with those of the year previous 1t will be seen
that the former shows q falling off Of nearly
5000 boxes. This discrepancy we attribute to
the loss OF the country trade during the cpl
demic last season ut which time perfect en-
barge was placed on commerce. 1t being impos-
sible to reach those points that are usually
supplied from here; Prices have ruled very
one exception there has been no. 0verstock on
the market. During the month Of February the
market was glutted. and the demand being very
light prices declined. Most OF the stock that
arrived during that month was pretty well
SKINNED, and was sold at low figures. Since
then there has been scarcity Of good soft mild
stock. but plenty OF hard sharp cheese. and for
cheese is what this market requires. and ship
pers would do well to bear this In mind.