The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1880-08-12
THE CHEESE TRADE.
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Its Present Condition and Future
"a Prospect.
cHHIHnSa. OUTLOOK, FOR AMERICAN
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Leader sends that paper an account Of
an interview with c. w. Horr, Of the
firm OF Horr, Warner s. Co., the great
cheese merchants Of Wellington. We
give the main facts, emitting the ques-
tions of the interviewer. for the sake of
econonizing space, as the answers will
generally be found sufficiently connected
to give an intelligent view Of the con-
versation.
In response to q question as 10 the
present condition of the cheese trade,
Mr.. Herr replied, "There is very act
i've demand at satisfactory prices, say at
three cents pound above prices pre-
vailing year ago. The home consump-
tion has been greater this year than last,
and the demand for exports has greatly
increased. The April milk has netted
about 100 per cent. more this year than
last, the May milk about 80 per cent.
more, the June fully 40 per cent. more,
and think it is safe to say the July milk
will net SO per cent. more this year than
last. This last, however, is an estimate,
as the larger part OF the July milk re-
mains unsold. The prospects for the
remainder Of the season are good. The
last four months of last years make
brought very good prices, and l think it
reasonable to expect at least as high pri-
ces for the corresponding months of this
year. The make will be large this year.
as the pastures have been good during
the entire season. There are no more
cows milked in the cheese-making Sec
tions Of the United States than last year;
probably not quite SO many, but the yield
per COW will be In excess OF last season.
The cheese making sections of the Unit
ed States comprise small portion OF
York State, part Of the Western Reserve
in Ohio, few counties in Illinois, Kan
sas, Michigan, Iowa, Vermont and Penn.
sylvania, and good many counties in
Wisconsin, in the order named, We'll
lington is the largest country market, a.
shown by last years statistics. Little
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Wellington shipped million and . half
pounds more butter and cheese than Lit
tie Falls last year, the total shipment
amounting to about nine million pounds.
During the past FIVE years about one
hundred and ten million pounds have
been exported annually; the rest is con-
sumed in the United States. Most of that
exported goes to Great Britain. which in
1878 took over one hundred and twenty
million pounds, and last year o much
larger quantity. have not seen the ex-
act statistics. The increase In foreign
demand-i in the last five years Is not so
great as it was ten years ago. From 1850
to 1866. owing to the introduction Of the
cheese factory system in this country,
the increase was tremendous. Since then
it has not been 30 rapid, but it has been
steady. The export this year has been
larger than last, but not SO large as in
1873. Commencing with the last week
IN May, there were exported during the
following eight weeks of 1873, abou,
s07 600 packages of cheese; during tic
corresponding weeks Of 1879 about 52s,'
600 packages, and of 1850 about $50, ,0O(
packages. The foreign trade in Ameri
can cheese, is almost exclusively fol
what is called factory cheese, and cover.
every grade and quality from the poorest
skim milk cheeses to tho richest full
creams. The bulk Of the poorest grades
of American cheese goes to England
The laboring classes Of Great Britain us,
it as an article of food in place of meat
The poorer classes there, when cheese j,
low, eat it as we eat bread. Were it no
for this, the enormous May, juno apt
July makes Of American cheese wouli
have to be thrown TO the fishes, or solo
at nominal prices. Both England AND
Scotland make large amounts Of cheese
and this Is also true Of other parts Of Eu
rope. There is very little difference be
tween the best makes in the two coun
tries, but the average quality Of the En-
glish cheese is superior to ours. Howev
er. we are fast gaining on them, ant
they are being compelled to Introduce
the American factory system to protec
themselves against our competition.
"Our butter exports are increasing rap
idly. In 1875 there was exported from
New York City little over six million
pounds, and in 1878 nearly twenty-five
million, but mostly the cheaper grades
though during the past two or thre
years there il an increasing demand 70
our very best creamery butter. We hav
!. within the past six weeks sold nearl
, "a, 900 worth Of the best creamery butte
: to one Liverpool house. and such sal
ss. this, until the last three years, wa
! unheard Of in Ohio. This butter is shiT
ped on . through bill Of lading froI
J Cleveland TO Liverpool. The outlook Q
!, the future for the cheese industry is d.
cidedly good. The dairymen win hnv
larger incomes than for several year
past, and they will have less to pay ou
/. for feed, as crops Of all kinds will b
abundant. So far as future years ar
concerned, there is no man on earth VIII
can tell what to expect. Hard times !
England or an over-production In Amel
ics might ssnd US back to the ruinou