Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-27
LOCAL MARKETS.
GAZETTE OFFICE, Fonr WORM, TEXAS.

GAZETTE OFFICE, FORT Worm, TEXAS.
March ~, 1851
The s,flening process In the dry goods
market shows no abatement. while cotton
goods nre not quotable higher they are held
firm II tho figures shown IN the list and deal
trs are not disposed 10 force sales mt present
quotations. The volume of business Is well
maintained and trade for the current week
has so far exceeded the expectations of deal
ors Countrs produce is still sod at high
pressure. Quotations however, show no
change ex ept on cheese which Is ma ked up
ono-half cent. The standing offer ON the art
of dealers for spring chickens at Sj,h per
dozon has not bsen withdrawn and few
hundred dozen would find ready sale nj fan
cy pr cus.
Quotations on fcod-stuir show corn l!ttlt
MP and a slight advance on oats. DCa.Crs re-
port considerable Improvement Ia the hide
business for the current week with the mark.
ct shade INNER.
Asauitem of general Interest we give pla"
10 u report Of the New York legislative com
mittee on cd authorizations Ia reference to
the manufacture OF bogus butter as clipped
from one Of our exchanges
The senate committee on pubic heaIth,
which has been investigating tho adultora-
ton of food, say they have discovered whole
sale and alarming authorizations, dangerous
TO consumers and depreciatlng iopioperly In
the rural districts. The adulteratlon OF but
ter by tstllow, oil, bone oil and laid OH was
found in almost every town ana CITY III inc
state, aud in amounts equal 10 haiI tue pro
ducLion OF natural butter. The mutation mas
Leen SO disguised that II Is often oniy discpV-
cradle by chemical analysis out oil thlfty
samples OF butter purchased by the commit
tee in New York, only ten We're genuine NO
labels 10 distinguish pure from bogus pnlter
displayed, as required by the expiring law.
Bogus bnttor Is largely purchased ~ Saloons
boarding houses and second-class NOTES.
The poorer qualities ofbogus butter are sold
for from twenty to thirty cents TO iaoorlns
men. Better grades forty TO iorty-nVe cents
The cost of manufacture ranges from Twelve
TO eighteen cents; average fourteen several
New York and brooklyn concerns inanuiact-
uTe over 10000 POUNDS each out OF ms
brought from the Wesi, from Franco anu
Italy. The bulk OF bogus butter ID inahui@et
uTcd In the West and sold In New YORK. 10
The detriment ofthe states DAIRY interests
Many dairy farmers have been driven out OF
business. Tho consequent loss to the state is
estimated at si,r0lQ0J TO sloloOofOOa year
The committee estimate that 800 oo0l
pounds of the produ Is sold annually "a
this state aud the illegitimate business is
breaking mp our export butter trade The e.
feet of the deception in trade Is deleierious TO
business morals. Butierine can De soih ny
eighteen cents less than natural batter. Jho
committee quotes extensively nom evidence
TO show the evil. moral. commercial ana sam
itary effects OF these authorizations. The use
OF the nitric and sulpbuilc acid 10 deodoil-
iying the adulterated butter Is particularly
condemned.
The COMMITTEES recommends prphipiuop,
after given time, OF the manufacture aha
sale OF all batter authorizations. TIC lyipg
COW, assert the committee, cannot compete
with the dead hog. The committee aiho ma
10000 Out OF $4,000 quarts Of milk iurn'shea
20 Now York daily In 1852 was water Or SKIM
milk. The committee recommend Tue up
monument of a state milk inspector, and that
the oflcisls chosen 70 ipforce antHadDiieia-
ilon laws be selscted from aud represent Tie
dairy Interests.
Accompanying this report was a bill pro-
h,tItlnr. under penalty OF s2ooiine or six
month imprisonment the sale Of adulieraied
rnilIr the Keeping OF COWS fer the production
az milk In an unhealthy condition and d.
,ntine milk with water II provides thai
every manuac;urcrof butter shall brand his
name and the weight OF the butter on the
package. Cans for the sale OF milk shHil be
stamped with the name OF The county where
the mllk Is produced, unless sold exclusively
in The county. A penalty Of $40 10 y tlpo nne
and Imprisonment for one year - imposed
on the sale OF manufactured OF bogus butter
or cheese. The State Dairymens assoc-a-
tlon Is appointed commission TO enforce
the provisions Of the bill. and $4,000 appro-
prlaied for the purpose