Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-11-02

wants you to think be is the smartest commission
man In the country. have got several circulars
from New York, and they all do the same, They
have the same quotations. | say 1t Is trick Oh
all men.
Mr. DEXTER Of Chicago-I take exception b
Mr.. Abro's remark, which is a practical impeach'
ment Of the circular man, and implies that he ac-
cepts single mans report.
Mr.. ALBRo-Am speaking the truth7
Mr.. CowLEs-I can show you that your state
ment Is not correct.
MIR. ALBRo-They give you two cents lower
than they get. You quote just as they give you'
don't you2
Mr.. CowLEs-No, SIR
MIR. ALBRo-How do you get your quotations.
MR.. CowLBs-You know as well as do.
MIR. ALBRo-You guess 1t.
Mr.. CowLEs-I see the buyer and seller, and |
the amount Of sale have the positive proof be- |
fore me. have the testimony Of the other side |
as to what that proof is, and can prove we don't
follow that line OF policy.
Mr. G. +. DEXTER Of Chicago-If these two |
gentlemen will keep quiet, will defend both oil |
them. Mr.. Albrois measurably right Mr.. Cowles, |
know, refuses to give us the highest quota |
ton he learns on the street, and | say to every |
shipper Of fine goods-of good butter-that there |
sales going on at all times above all quotations
you see. The explanation OF that Is another
thing not altogether due to the quality OF the but
ter, but somewhat to the condition OF the markd |
This is old question, and want to say to Col
onel Shaw that the quotations are given below
sales for the protection OF the shipper, and not Tor
the commission merchant. There Is small per-
centage only Of butter which comes up to the
dealers finest grade. The makers finest grade
is apt to be his grade; he has only one standard,
and Is very apt to be prejudiced in favor OF the
child of his own industry, while the dealer has
large experience in all kinds OF butter, and biz
judgment Is therefore better than that OF the
maker. II we give Mr. Cowles the highest market
price which we are getting for butter, every ship
his butter sold at that highest price. He does
not know his grade. 1t is impossible for him to
determine the grade OF his butter. 1t may be
| reputation which that brand has made for GER
taiDty entirely independent OF the quality Shall
we present the highest quotations, with state
ment Of the quality as high as you please IL we
| do, we receive shipments from Iowa; our CUSTOM
| ers don't like 1t as well az the other; we must
drop II below that highest price; the shipper COM
| plains, "Why are you selling this butter at thir-
ty-three cents, when the circulars give thirtyive
cents Tell in what respect 1t is not as good as the
other" tisabout difficult to tell why the butter
Is not as fine the other, as to describe the odor
| of the rose to person who has never seen it. We
misead more shippers by giving the upper quota
ton at which we actually SELL than we do by Civ
ing the average quotations.
PROFESSOR KNAPP OF the Iowa Agricultural
College, think there should be less complaint of
the commission man than of some other parties.
With honest goods of frst-class quality standard
brand, and shipped to one place long enough so
| that your goods and your brand are recognized,
there is but little danger Of being cheated by any
man.
The question of butter packages was dis.
cussed at considerable length. For ship
ment to Europe spruce or ash tubs contain
ing ffty-six pounds (half an English hund
red weght) are preferred. Neatness in the
package and thorough packing, with perfect
uniformity in the contents, is of the first i'm
portance. This uniformity is thorough,
attained only in the best creameries. Th'
Boston market takes any sized packages
either in spruce or ash. New York ant
Philadelphia want their butter in ash o
,, oak tubs. For export, stout packages ar
! required; ffty-six pound tub shoul
.. weigh, when empty, ten pounds. Som
/ shippers object to spruce tubs because the
are apt to shed their hoops. The soakin
o of tubs, before filling, with the purest brine
is required, and we were astonished to Sc
that the complaint is still made that this i
: frequently neglected, of course, to the grea
!, injury of the butter. Oak tubs were objecte
to on the ground that they discolored th
= butter, but many shippers said this was ne
the case when good white oak, well-seasone
= and free from sap, is used. Even wit
- spruce it is important to have the best tin
Der, and the same is to be said of as
Swamp spruce, and spruce from clay Ian
was objected to, and white ash preferred
: any other kind of ash. The application
parafine to the inside of tub-covers to pr
> vent the cover from imparting wood tas
!. to the butter, was strongly recommends
Mr.. ii. A. Holmes of West Union, low
:. steams his tubs by standing them over
,s pipe from which steam is escaping uni
they are hot on the outside; he then pu
pure brine into them for five minutes, wh'
:. they are ready for use. Mr.. Holmes said
tubs are not made too tapering the hoo
"A will not drop off.
The next meeting of the National Ass
>, citation will be held at Cedar Rapids, low
= November go and 80, and December ! and
1881. Vermont should have large delee
tion there. The last meeting was large
:. attended from all over the country and "
: a great success.