New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-17
"FILLED CHEESE" SENT ~ ENGLdND'

xEW.yoRK PRODUCE DEALERS DESIRE LEGlSLA-
TIoN-THE EXPORT BUSINESS THREATENED.
4 good deal Of disapprobaton has been expressed
ny the produce dealers In this city over the co"'se
taken BY some Western cheese manufacturer II"
sending what is known as "hl.ed cheese " Ems
land The English authorities have recently uiS
covered thai large proportion OF the cheese shippeu
from America has been an imitation OF the genuine
cheese or "nled cheese" Meetings have been ned
and tho subcommittee OF the Home ana fore'Sh
Produce Exchange. OF London. has issued cir
GUAR IN which Il says:
We are now Informed that fresh ende aN ar "a "a
being made 20 .nttSdug prah and Dutch manufact-
IRE OF the imitation is being pusnei ~ phjob
one fn an article ri eH"rcises on the OF the genuine
product on passing into consumption ana We ne
fore strongly urge all who are interested 10 pu,'s
down an edutsra;lon watch temple unscrupu, 9as
traders 10 iniure large ana hones' @ a., con
courage this traffic whenever they come III eo"'"c'
with K.
The circular adds that several dealers have been
prosecuted and convicted Of selling filled cheese
as the genuine article.
An inquiry among the cheese dealers IN thls ciF
Yesterday revealed the fact that these bearers VI,
coup,euance the trade In filled cheese. and are quite
os much opposed to It as the English dealers Mr..
W,l,on Of Hunter Walton CO.. No lsi Chsm-
hers-st said 10 Tribune reporter;
This filled cheese" business has injured our eS,
ports very seriously The cheese sucn an sea
n, I, 1s almost Impossible to tell the difference;
vet can be Manufactured Tor les. tnan nheese
- tho price OF tn" genuine article I'LL Gneesr r
rrauy thrown away after butter has been TAKEN
from ~, mixed with neutral or larh. VIi cn.,i.
costs anywhere from 10 to J, cents p'uno; y nrre
nci cheese can be made for aimo Sss S Sas been
enormous Practically all that is ma IN ana ,aa
ghIBp;s s TO Ens:s Msy ne iss nssfS million
half boxes have been shipped from hc. orr intro
alone but sine, the filled cheese mas peen NJ ~. -
Incei our export business has been hurt IL y,
noT.s, ne law I, make or sell II in Canada, ana
lis is the law In New-York State; ,, T.,
The filled cheese IL made almost enuIels - !"
,yt.ronsn and Northern Illinois by the large cream
or, fa.fo-lss which utilize tn" comparatively NaIue
&c stimn,ed milk IN This way and turn II 10
great profit Although II s against the law '" ,r
"hlled cheese IN this state thete ~ no'nf c.ryed
,brnu1h New York on a bill OF ading and sent 10
;trons The great masses OF the British po1ulauon
Uemlsphere that 1t is almost useless 10 explain ,nis
80 them II is sufficient, for them TO know tnat II
comes from America Canada. and az several OF
their cheese dealers have been nsarns III, o ~
the conclusion that all American cheese Is OF ths
aluterated character.
John Orpc Of No. 10 Chambers-st, who does
.aree exporting business In cheese. said:
u is rpost unfortunate that this "ned cheese"
manufacture has sprung up AT this time III shouid
be- prohibited nv law altogether or the nanuiaVt-
urcrs should be compelled TO brand each snsese 80
tina, the consumer may know exactly what ne II
petfiny '.lle1 cheese may not be 50 Objection
Able 10 some people but the British public are great
stickiers for getting the genuine arilc.e anu the
instant they know that a thing Is aduterated they
will nave nothing more 20 do with IT, no matter
how carefully you may demonstrate that " - lu'te
IA good as the real cheese. The manufacture OF II
gress for a failure 10 DO so viii seriously inJure
growing and profitable export trade