San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-05
STANDS COMPARISON.
American Butter Tested with the
Best English Article.
Found That Minnesota Creamery Is
ms Fine as Any Sold on London
Market-To Try for the
Trade.

Finding it difficult to get an unpreju-
diced and definite comparison made In
London between butter sent there by
the United States department OF agri-
culture with the best products of other
countries, Secretary Wilson directed his
agent in London to buy there represent
alive packages of fine butter from vari-
Gus sources and send them in cold stor-
age to New York. This was recently
done, and the foreign lot included sam
pie casks of the best English DORSET
shire), Danish and French butter, and
boxes from Australia and Irish cream
cries, as well as rolls of Sweet" or un-
sailed butter, such as is sent daily from
Brittany and sells at the highest price
in the London market.
These foreign buffers were last week
critically examined by the leading but
ter merchants of New York and COM
pared with packages reserved from
lot lately sent abroad by the depart
ment, made at creameries in Minnesota
and Massachusetts,.
Excepting the Australian, these but
tiers were all about the same age. The
Danish, which ranks first in the sailed
butter supply of the English market,
was little newer and fresher than the
package. The samples were
scored by Butter Inspector Healy, of
the New York mercantile exchange, and
Secretary Wilson has received his re-
port. On scale of 100 points, the Min
nesota creamery butter was marked
96h, the "Royal Danish" 95, and the
Massachusetts, butter "a. The last was
a very small package, had been kept
three weeks, and had lost flavor, al
though evidently a very fine article
when fresh. The fresh Brittany rolls
were also placed at 961s; the other
samples were marked 80 and below. |
The only ones marked perfect in grain,
texture or "cody" were those from |
Denmark and Brittany.
Minnesota and Brittany (unsalted) were
both placed at 361b out of possible |
40 for flavor, with Massachusetts, and |
Denmark following at SO and none other |
above 81.
This judgment was concurred in by |
a majority of the merchants Zoo or
more) who examined the samples. Sew
eral English merchants were also pres |
ent, being in the country to investi-
gate our butter supply and make pur-
chases. They thought that some of
the foreign samples were hardly rep
of the best of their kind
obtainable in London. But they agreed
that the Danish and French samples
were fully up to the standard, and that |
the American samples shown were
quite equal to those and in some re-
spects superior. One of these English
buyers said he was ready to contract |
for an almost unlimited quantity of |
butter equal to the tub of Minnesota |
shown, at one cent pound |
above the highest market quotations.
This, Secretary Wilson believes, is a
very conclusive demonstration that we
IAN make in this country as fine but
ter as is produced anywhere, and much |
better than most of that which Great |
Britain depends upon. And we can de-
liver it in good condition in London. if |
that market will pay satisfactory prices
for it.
The fresh Brittany rolls, so much ad-
mired, were quoted at 25 cents per
pound wholesale in London last month, |
and the Danish casks at 81 cents. The |
Minnesota butter, thus pronounced SUI
DeriOr IN the latter sold In Nay,y Vo,.l- |
at the same time at Is or 16 cents, and |
could be offered in London at IS or 20 !
cents, at handsome profit.