The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-03-29
NEW NORTHWESTERN BOARD
is ALMOST AN ASSURED GER
TAINTY OF THE NEXT FEW
WEEKS.
.CE PLANS INCHOATE,
INSURANCE
But 1t Is Expected These VIII BE
Perfected Shortly Following
the Other.

Arrangements are completed for the
calling of convention of the dairy
men of the state, to be held in st. Paul
April % and %. The committees Of
the Commercial club and the State
Dairy association having the matter
in charge are now compiling a cir
cular letter, to be forwarded to all
dairymen throughout the state, call
ing their attention to the efforts that
have been made for the establishment
of the board of trade, and the benefits
to be derived from the having of such
an institution, and asking their Coop
GRAFTON and attendance at the conven-
ton. The letter will also contain a
clause relative to the cooperative in
surance company for the dairymen,
which the State Dairy association has
had under advisement for the past
few months. 1t is the intention of the
two committees that both of these pro-
jects be completed at the convention.
Arrangements have been made with
the railroads, and all dairymea who
wish to attend the convention will be
furnished with half-fare tickets. Many
letters have been sent out to the dairy
men asking if they would attend un-
der these conditions, and in no case
has an unfavorable reply been re-
ceived, so that an extremely large at
tendance is expected. The committees
have also been in communication with
the large exporters of Montreal, and
the butter buyers of England, and
many of them have signif1ed their in
tention of attending the convention.
The business men, who have sub
scribed sums Of money, with the idea
that it was to be used to get the
dairymen to the convention and back
to their homes, have expressed their
willingness that it be used for any
purpose in connection with the estab-
lishment of the board Of trade and it
is the intention Of the committees to
use this money to put the board on it's
feet, and keep it going until it be-
comes self-sustaining.
WHY A BOARD IS NEEDED.
Under the present conditions the but
ter shippers Of the state are compelled
to ship to Eastern commission men
and the butter is sold on the New
York markets at their dictation, and
the grading is also done by them. Oc-
casionally this butter is graded as
extra fine, and in that case the ship
pers receive the highest market quo
tatiOns for it, but it Is more often the
case that it IS graded low, and the
commission men pocket the difference
between the price at which it is sold
and the low market quotation. With
the coming of the board of trade all
this will be done away with, as the
butter will be sold on the board at
market quotations, and the paying Of
commissions will be a thing Of the
past. Another feature of the board
will be a board of referees. Should
any question arise between the shipper
and the receiver of the butter when
it reaches it's destination the matter
will be left to this board. If they find
the shipper in error, the costs will be
taxed to him and vice versa. Another
great advantage to be gained will be
in selling direct to the exporters and
the European markets. 1t is conceded
by all butter men that a gain of from
two to three cents will be obtained for
the shipper by selling in this manner.
AUSTRALIAN BUTTER
The product Of the Australian dairios
sells on the London market at from
two to three cents per pound more than
American butter This is accounted for
from the fact that Australian butter
is Of uniform color and salt and is
packed in cubes. all the same size,
twelve inches each way, and weighing
sixty pounds. American butter is pack
ed in tubs and is as varied in color as
the rainbow. There is now a bill be-
fore the legislature asking for an APP
preparation for the purpose of putting
dairy instructors in the field, and ii
this bill is passed, and the dairymen
can make their butter of a uniform
quality, there is no reason why it can
not be sold through the board OF
trade direct to the London markets,
and the benefit to the dairymen is APP
parent.
RAILROAD RATES.
The rate on butter from points in
Minnesota to New York is $1.05, while
the rate from the same points to Liv-
erpool is but Sill At the present time
only small per cent of the butter is
shipped direct, because it cannot be
placed in competition with the Austria
liam product on the London markets.
II therefore has to be shipped first to
New York, and if it is then found to be
OF q good enough quality it has to be
reshipped from there at the local rate.
With the establishment of the board OF
trade the quality Of all butter will be
ascertained before it leaves the state
and then that which is fit to ship to
London can be shipped direct at cost
of only Il cents per hundred more for
freight, while the shipper is assured
of an extra profit Of from two to three
cents per pound.
The record of shipments of butter
from the port of New York for the
past three years is as follows 1894.
9.704, $50 pounds; 1895, 13,131, $40 pounds;
1886, 1888, 220 pounds.
The increase from year to year is
due, in a great measure, to the estab-
Iishment of dairy boards of trade. The
dairymen doing business with the
boards have been taught the advan-
tages of having the products of their
diaries come to the boards for sale OF
a uniform color and salt and packed in
the cubic packages.
1t is the opinion of many Of the lead
ing handlers of dairy products in st.
Paul, that the sale Of American butter,
on the London markets. could be almost
doubled with the establishment of the
Northwestern Dairy Board of Trade.
The committee appointed from the
Commercial club and the state dairy
association to visit the Elgin Dairy
Board of Trade made a thorough in
spection Of that institution, and have
prepared detailed report of it's work
ings and the amounts Of the various
dairy products which are handled an
nually, and this report will be pre-
scented to the convention.
A committee from the state dairy as
ISOLATION will also be on hand with an
outline of the proposed cooperative in
surance company. For several months
sending queries to the dairyrnen
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