The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-07-09
MINNESOTA BUTTER LEADS
In Test Comparison With Best Eu-
ropean Article

Washington. July 9.-Finding it diff
fcult to get an unprejudiced and defin-
tie comparison made in London between
butter sent there by the United States
department of agriculture with the best
products of other countries, Secretary
Wilson directed his agent at London 10
bay there representative packages of
fine butter from various sources and
send them in cold storage to New York
This was recently done and the foreign
lot Included sample cases of the best
English (DOrSetShirel. Danish and
French butter, from Australian and
Irish creameries, as well as rolls Of
sweet or unSalted butter, such as IS
sent daily from Brittany and sells at
the highest price in the London mar
ket-
These foreign buffers were last week
critically examined by the leading but
ter merchants of New York and COM
pared with packages reserved from a
lot lately sent abroad by the depart
ment made at creauerieS in Minnesota.
and MaSSac husettS-
Excepting the Australian these but
ters were all about the same The
Danish, which ranks first in the sailed
butter supply of the English markets.
was little newer and fTesher than the
Minnesota packages. The samples
were scored by Butter Inspector Healy
of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
and Secretary Wilson has received his
report.
on a scale of 100 points the Mfnneso-
ia creamery butter was marked S61s.
the Royal Danish 50 and the Massaciu-
sets butter "a The last was a very
small package, had been kept three
weeks and had lost flavor, although ev-
identity a very fine article when fresh
The fresh Brittany rolls were also
placed at 9615- The other samples were
marked at 80 and below The only
ones marked perfect in grain. texture
and body were those from Minnesota,
Denmark and Brittany. Minnesota
and Brittany (unSaltedD were both
placed at 361a out of a possible 40 for
flavor, with Massachusetts and Den
mark following at 90 and none other
above 81.
This judgment was concurred in by
a majority of the merchants Goo
or mOre) who examined the samples
SeveraI English merchants were also
tigate our butter supply and make pur-
chaseS- They thought that some of the
foreign samples were hardly represents
ative OF the best of their kind obtain
able 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 these and in some respects
superior One OF these English buy
ers said he was ready to contract for
an almost unlimited quantity of butter
equal to the tub of Minnesota cream
cry shown at one cent a pound above
the highest market quotations
This Secretary Wilson believes IS a
very conclusive demonstration that we
can make in this country as fine butter
as is produced anywhere. and mucn
better than most of that which Great
Britain depcnds upon And we can
deliver it in good condition in London
if that market Will pay satisfactory
prices for it
The fresh Brittany rolls so much ad-
nnired were quoted at . cents per
pound wholesale in London last month
and the Danish casks at p cents The
Minnesota butter. thus pronounced ST.
perior to the latter. sold in New York at
the same time at Is or Is cents ard
could be offered in London at 10 or 20
cents. a handsome profit