The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-06-27
SHIP HALF A TON WEEkLY
MINNESOTA BUTTER WILL IN
WADE THE british MARKET
1t Is Under the Protection of Maj.
III. E. AIvC,rd, of the United States
Department of Agriculture, and
1t Will BE Solid on It's Merits
Thought That Local Market Will
Not Go below Sixteen Cents.

Inc local butter market has been
greatly stimulated of late by the pres
ence of large number of Eastern
spectators, who buy UP the cream of
the Minnesota dairy product and ship
1t East for speculative purposes.
The demand on the part of this class
OF trade has been for the Pre- duct in
large quantities and could not have
other than stimulative effect on the
market.
This alone is not responsible for the
high range of the market, but the fact
that the Minnesota product Is con-
Stantly finding new markets, as where
once introduced the kind with Mime
sofa stamped on 1T ever remains in
favor with the consumers
AT the present writing it would ap-
pear that the market had established
It's lowest range for the seaSon-aS there
has been little fuctuation since the
opening OF the grazing season, which
usually marks temporary decline in
the market. When the season opened it
was supposed that the months of June
and early July would see declining
market, but this has turned out to be a
FAD guess, as the tendency Of the mar
ket has been exactly the opposite.
1t is not thought that butter will get
below 16 cents again this season.
The Retail Grocers and Merchants
Association Of Minnesota has Just
placed in the hands of its members cop
les of the official handbook, which con-
ceed1ngS. Of the last state convention
held in Duluth, in February. The pam
ph!et is one of the neatest Of its kind
ever gotten out by the state association.
1t contains the address of Assistant
Dairy Commissioner Lawrence upon the
food adulteratton thrown upon the mar
ket IN this state by INSCRIPTIONS man
ufacturers, and other matters of GEN
eral interest to dairynen.
In about ten days the scorers for the
Omaha dairy exhibit will have COM
pleted their work, and the Minnesota
da1rymen will know just how their
product compares with that from other
parts of the country. Although the
minnesota exhibit was little late in
BEING put in place, 1t was there in suffi-
clent time to come in for the June scor-
ing. Dairymen look for some big things
ca the butter sent to Omaha, and will
be satisfied with nothing short of
first prize.
During the warm weather the dairy
ORGANIZERS will take a short respite
from their labCrs on the road. The mis-
sionary work accomplished by the corps
during two months past has done much
To further the dairy interests of the
state. They have the cooperation of
every creamery man in the state.
Maj. Henry E. Alvord, chief of the
dairy division of the United States de-
partment of agriculture of WASHINGTON.
d. c., visited Albert Lea last week. in
company with Prof. Hacker, of the
state farm. While there Mai.
Alvord made arrangements with
local creamery to purchase a half
ton of butter regularly each week for
the foreign export trade now being
conducted by the United States agri
cultural department with a view to
opening direct market in England for
butter made In this country.
The Albert Lea butter will be shipped
direct from New York to London to
a large establishment and sold on it's
merits. The major has made arrange
ments to buy butter for this export
trade from three different creameries
in Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin,
and the Albert Lea creamery will fur
nish the Minnesota butter for this
trade.
1t is high compliment to Mr. White.
the buttermaker, to be thus selected to
make butter for this purpose, amongst
so many f1rst-class buttermakers as
may be found in Minnesota.
While the sale of the butter to the
government is more particularly
advantageous than the price obtained
county to be selected by the govern
ment to furnish the sample lots.
Out Of 155 butter and cheese facto-
ries in Victoria, Australia, in 1895, 121
of them made butter only. Since that
year the number has been greatly in
creased. New Zealand had 31S facto-
ries last year.
The adulteration of butter coloring
Is receiving considerable attention at
the hands of the dairymen The state
dairy commissioners department has
also taken the matter up and it is like
ly that the manufa cturers Of the adul-
terated article will have to withdraw
from doing business in this state. The
composites of butter coloring should
be none other than of a vegetable ma
ture.
There are fakirs in the dairy bust
ness as well as other lines. A very
smooth individual recently did some
North Dakota farmers to queens
taste. He was to build cooperative
creamery. After collecting about $500
leaving his forwarding address,
Minnesota Is rapidly coming to be a.
dairy state Of no mean reputation, and
is particularly noted for the existence
OF so many cooperative creameries
Farmers are beginning to see the op-
portunities they have for making the
almighty dollar that perhaps they
have overlooked in the past.
AS valuable odj11nof H.
the dairy has become well established
The leading creamerymen in Kansas
have recently organized a Creamery
mems Protective association for that
state. The insurance rates on cream
cries were established in early times
when they were regarded as bad risks,
and are still maintained, although the
companies have not lost dollar on
creameries in that state in three years,
while they have received $4,000 in
premiums. The creamerymen now
propose to carry their own insurance.
limiting the amount for the present to
81, ON one plant.
A conservative feeling characterized
the cheese market during the week Dast
with the demand not quite up to ex-
pectations. Prices have not fallen ap-
probably, but nevertheless buyers seem
to be holding off for a decline. A few
foreign firms have shown some inter-
est, but no extensive buying has been
recorded. The output Of cheese in the
West is probably larger this year than
last and added to this there has been
a steady increase in the Canadian
make. The quality of all grades seems
to be all that could be desired for the
time of year, and the market may be
said to have fairly firm tone.
Attention Is called to the special notice of
The State Savings Bank under announce
ments.