The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-10-17
CANADIAN BUTTER TRADE.


CANADIAN BUTTER TRADE.
The butter trade is in much the same posi-
ton that of cheese, prices having been
forced tco high, with the result that the ex-
port demand has been checked off, with lots
OF September creamery Offering at below last
week. top prices without finding customers.
II is the cid. old story, often told in these
columns, 10 the effect that a good stiff ad-
vance such that which has taken place
IN england of Sc per pound from the lowest
point or the season, generally brings supplies
from unIooked-tor quarters, and even the cold
STORAGE Il the great En- ;Sh CenterS has
contributed Acre butter Tor current require
ments than was at one time thought posi-
bic IEen again, the steep advance in values
onered good opportunity for the disposal
OF extra quantities Of mixtures and margar-
ines. as cheapness tells all the time with the
masses. Private adyiceS from London state
tnat there has been a large run on mar
garine. which for immediate use is a sweet
ana palatabie article, and acts as a splendid
substitute for the genuine article butter
me future OF the market will depend a good
Us9i upon the Australian supply, the first
Shipment having already been made consist
ms OF about ,0G0 boxes which, however. will
not Fe&cA London before November but the
great bulk of shipments from the Antipodes
VIII not, II IS expected, arrive in England he
lore december. These shipments have com
nenceu unusually Nearly, which seems to
connrm our previous reports that the Austria
nan colonies and New Zealand had experi-
eneed a splendid season for dairying.&Hon-
treal Trade Bulletin.
THE CHEESE TRADE PICKING Up.
inc cheese factories are now engaged in
turning out some of the choicest produ T
OF the year, after a summer season of rsIa
lively unsatisfactory production so far as
quality is concerned. October make is AL
ways sought for storage purposes. and the
quanty IS now much better both West and
East; The market has recently scored de
clded Improvement, prices moving up sharp
" 10 l1ae within the per cd OF a fortnight
and holding the advance fairy well a.
though II is but natural that BUYERS shcuId
hesitate TO follow it in full The home trade
IS decidedly better and exporters are taking
mold, although this branch CT the trade is
lar from satisfactory, taking the record of
Foreign markets have shown general in
olHerence IN the matter Of taking Ameri-
can cheese up to late summer, our total ex-
ports for first eight months of this var be-
ing scant 39,0COG coo lbs, compared with A.
4SIC0O lbs same period in 81. But recently
me foreign demand for American a-d Can
aQian cheese has materially improved The
United Kingdom cont nues by far our best
customer and It is fair to presume that no
moons idcrable part of the cheese exported II
Canada eventually filters across the ocean
either standing on its own to'tCm" or ar
ing a Canadian label During most of rs
export cIearapces to Canada were at the rate
OF SCOCa@-~fos monthly The West Indies
nave long been liberal buyers of American
cheese. and that uninterrupted trade
with the principal islands is assured export
business Of this character Should be greatly
enIarged.-Orange Judd Farmer.
CRANBERRY CROP LARGE BUT UNEVEN.
The greatest crop of cranberries since the
recOrd-breaking year of '9S seems an as
sured fact, barring unexpected and only
possible disaster within the next few DAYS
Orange Judd Farmer estimates the crop Of
9S at $4,000 bu. against 1,C0G 00) bu in %
and 900 bu in 81 The liberal increase
in the crop IS found chiefly in New Je sey
In portions CT New England the production
has been satisfactory, but throughout a.
large part of Cape Cod grow; rs have ben
disappointed owing to the unfavorable turn
crop conditions took during late August and
early September.
Not s'nc1 % has New Jersey harvested
such a crop Cf cranberres. The small acre
age in Michigan has yielded fairly well,
Wisconsin has a relatively good crop, the
Berlin district being credited with p $50 blu
and the remainder of the sta e 5000 to 20 =
000 hu.
The Wisconsin crop was secured as a who,e
In sCod condition. a neayy frost in III e
hrst ha-f Of September destroyed many ber-
ries on marshes which at that time were
UnpickCd, but on clean El8rShes CT new plant
ing little damage was reported.
So far market cond items ere concerned,
it is too early to determine fully the pr5b b.
able course OF prices. The c3nsUmrtive ds-
mand for cranberries will nct amount to
much Unit. decidedly cocl we1tter Mere or
less Of the fruit thus far shipped is sfc' ent
in color, meeting slow reception at low
prices, al the way down to $304 per kbl.
leaving a small margin OF profit to the grew
er, although some choice lots have broueht
s. or mere. The close OF September found
choice cranberr;es selling in New York at
$1,000 per bbl, ard in Bost-n $685. IS. With
prospective apple crop Of only moderate di-
mensiOrs and relatively high prices, thsre
Jshould be a better demand fer our big crop
C cr2nbeTries when the season has further
advznced.-Orange Judd Farmer.