The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-11
Washington's Great Opportunity
in Oriental Lands.
MoNcoLIAN GROWING DEMAND.
They Like American Butter. Bet the
Packages Are Too Inferior to the
French 10 Attract Their CustOm
Pine Field for the state IL
Datrymeu Awaken to Their
ChaDee-Yef In Its Infancy.

II Washington GaiFynaeD and exporters
make energetic effort tsese he no reason
Why a most promising market Tor oatier
cannot be worked UP in tee Orient II
was only a compsE 2tiYeiy few years ago
that modern butter, anything like IL.
Was unknown In Japan and China. but
with the advance OF civilization and de-
seiopnent OF civilized tastes among those
natives there has erept in an appetite for
the solid IaateaI product that even nos
amounts to considerable Importance to
countries exporting that article, and Is
Rapidly approaching enorn0zls proportio
The United States thus far furnishes
most OF the butter the japanese use. but
France practically controls the Chnsse
trade, though for no other reason than
weil-carried OUT policy OF furnishing none
but the best quality, and that shipped In
attractive packages, which Is an indispen-
sable requirement to attract the Monaghan
customers. The little good American but
Ger the Ceiestials have been prevailed upon
TO sample has proved drawing card TO
them, and there IL springing MP a desire
for more. that II properly attended 20,
viii work into trade Of immense extent.
An Uniimited Market.
A. Burhngams johnson. United States
consul at Annoy. China. in August wrote
TO the state department: There Is an I'M
limited market in China for any article Of
fo.d the price Of which can be brought
within roach OF her countless millions. An
article even q little beyond the reach OF
the masses STIR finds an ample market
with other millions OF people who COM
bose tire middle classes" Consul Kounse-
yeis Wil5nan, writing from Hongxong, in
Oereuosr Of iast year. said: United
States creamery butisr-p-cperly prepared
And genuine butt.f-caa find a good mar
net here" From Conv1s General Gowey.
OF Yokohama. under date OF July q. 1885,
appeared this: II have no doubt that
United States creamery butter. properly
prepared for table use and put Up in
attractive packages In suca manner as
to preserve It's sweetness and keep 1t fresh.
would speedily control the market"
This being the case there could be no
reason. except no. going after Il. why this
nation should not lead the world in sup-
plying the Oriental demand. nor why
Washington should not lead all American
states.
DesteF Than New York.
study OF Pacific coast expor. data
shows thes Puget sound already handles
q great share of the outgoing produce dur
ing the year ending June 30 1897. export
ing n per cent. as mucr as Sar Francisco
and over thfyty-sever times much as all
other coat ports together cut this region
shol,5 do more. California or any other
etsss has not the great natural pastures
with which Washington is so richly car
petsd. nor are there the g-aeraiiy favora-
bio climatic conditions TO be found else
where.
The first annual report OF the bureau Of
statistics OF this state. issued In 1896. said
THE report OF the state dairy commission
er Indicates that the average yield of the
cows OF the state Is about $50 pounds of
butter per year. This is about twenty
pounds in excess Of the average for the
country in general II IL estimated that
In the state OF New York. where dairy
farming has had high development for
many years. the average yield of butter
IL $50 pounds per COW per year.
Tho Country's Customers.
During the fiscal year 1862 the United
States exported 3i.3s5.a24 pounds OF butter.
valued At ss49s.ss4 New York city sup
piled 1t.o2s, 7s2 pounds of this: Boston and
Chaelestown. Mass. 3. So. eia pounds; Cham
plain. N. Y. io2.0s1 pounds: Detroit.
Mich. .so4 pounds. and the remainder
went from various other parts OF the coun-
try. the Pacific coast states delivering 53.,-
$50 pounds. The following shows how this
last was distributed: