Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-17
MASQUERADING MILK
How it Hurts Legitimate Trade in
First-ClaSs Cheese.
SKIN MILK POSING AS FULL CREAM
Weeks Returns of Transactions at Liberty
Stock Yards
CATTLE, SHEEP AND HOGS DROPPING
SKIM MILK POSING AS FULL CREAM
CATTLE. SHEEP AND HOGS DROPPING
OFFICE OF PITTSBURG DIsPATc-z
THURSDAY. MayJc 100,

Id.
Representatives of Chicago firms have
been offering full cream c,neese to the trade
within a few days at c,,,k@7c A week ago
the price al tne Cn' .cagO board was 71kc, and
prices nave S,ln ned up some since that time.
The parues 20 offer full cream cheese here at
&C are, ~ lain English, palpable frauds, and
Ine "oD der is that they can find customers.
frOO Ably one-half the so-called full cream
en- >ese brought to this market is manufactured
rom cottonseed oil and blue skim milk. Large
quantities of this miserable stuff are coming
70 the market marked Ohio cheese.
The agent who proffers to deliver full cream
cheese to the trade here at 61597c is offering
at full cent and a half below the cost at
headquarters. A representative of genuine
Chicago firm which aims to do business on an
honest basis was in the city yesterday. ana
learning that full cream cheese was offered
here at 61<97c said his house would pay more
than that at home for all that would pass the
test of the inspector.
When on the question of the alleged full
cream cheese, said agent told the following, in
substance: A wholesale grocer at Galveston,
1eX-, was recently visited by cheese drummer
from Chicago, who offered to deliver the nnest
1ull cream cheese at Sc. On such representa-
tiOn 800 boxes were ordered. 1t so happened
that the Galveston merchant had partner
doing business in Milwaukee. From the latter
at lie.
Cheese is Cheese.
A few days later the chicago cheese ap-
peared, but on inspection was found to be
long ways from full cream. The drummer was
willing to take the cheese off the merchants
hands on representation of its failure to meet
requirements, but was not permitted so to do.
The only thing that would satisfy the Calves
ton merchant was the full cream cheese or the
payment of the &c difference between the low
grade skim milk stuff sent and that which was
ordered. The agent caved and paid, and was
glad to get SO easily out of the dilemma, into
which rascality led him. Put it down as a fact
that the house which protfers to sell full cream
cheese at SIC to &c is crooked.
With an increase of 400 head over last week
in local receipts, cattle markets weakened, and
there was a drop of sc to l0c on all but smooth,
light butcher stock. Buyers were not as plenty
as usual and markets dragged. Heavy cattle
could ouly be disposed of by liberal concessions
TO buyers. The supply OF calves was the largest
of the season, being close to 1000 head since
Monday.
Markets for sheep and lambs were slow, but
prices of last week were fairly maintained.
Yearlings were in best demand. Spring lambs
were plenty and slow. A sharp drop in hogs is
been 20c to 25c. The price of tops there as re-
ported to Ole of our packers sS4 So The rates
Sor week past have been 81 IS to 81 SG
Cattle Here and There.
There have been received at Chicago since
Monday morning over Il00OO head. A part of
this great overflow will be due here the last of
the week. The bad roads of April and farmers
seeding kept back stock. 1t is expected that
receipts will be big from now until July The
general expectation of packers is that hogs are
bound to dnd lower level.
Following is the report of live stock transac-
tious for the week at the East Liberty yards:
RECEIPTS.