Evening star., 1900-11-21
OLEO AS SUBSTITUTE
SUBJECT DISCUSSED IN BULLETIN OF
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Quotation From Law DehninT tho
Product-Annual Output-Statfs-
tics as to Consumption.

The Department Of Agriculture has issued
a bulletin on the subject of oleomargarine,
a part Of which follows:
Although oleomargarine is not a dairy
product 1t is an article which interests
many persons connected with dairying be-
cause of its use as substitute for butter.
and more especially because of Its fraud
ulent sale as genuine butter.
Reliable statistics Of the production and
distribution of oleomargarine previous TO
part Of the year named Congress enacted
a law imposing taxes the product and
placing its manufacture and sale under the
supervision OF the bureau of internal reve-
nue. of the Treasury Department, and the
reports of that office contain authentic tn
formation as to the production and dis
tribution of the article in the United States.
The export Of oleomargarine Is reported by
the bureau Of statistics Of the same de.
partment. The statistics below are from
reports of these bureaus.
The law definec oleomargarine "All
substances heretofore known as Oleomar-
garine, oieo oleomargarine oil. butterine.
lardine, sulne and neutral: all mixtures and
compounds Of oleomargarine. oleo, Oieo-
margarine oil, butterine, lardne, suine and
neutral: all lard extracts and tallow eN-
tracts: and all mixtures and compounds OF
taliow. beef fat, suet. lard. lard oil, vege-
table oil, annotto and other coloring mat
ter. intestinal fat and offal fat made in
imitation or semblance of butter, Or when
SO made calculated or intended to be sou
as butter or for butter.
Tax on Product.
Any article coming within this definition
must be packed and plainly labeled as pre-
scribed in the law and in the regulations
of the Treasury Department which are au-
thorized by the law. Taxes are imposed
as follows:
All oleomargarine for domestic use is
taxed cents per pound
Manufacturers special tax, 5000 per an
mum.
Wholesale dealers special tax $3.50 per
annum.
Retail dealers special tax $4S per annum.
A summary statement of the operations
in oleomargarine for each fiscal year since
the law went into effect Gables and ID
shows that, although there has been con-
siderable fluctuation in the business, 1t is
increasing rapidly. The smallest annual
production was 1924 032 pounds for the
year ended June 30, 1S.D-an average
mon -aly production Of 2,693,669 pounds.
The next smallest was 34,325527 pounds
for the fiscal year 1SSS-the first full year
in which reports were made.
The largest annual production was re-
ported for the fiscal year ended June 30,
1899 and amounted to SO. 139.9O1 pounds, or
an average of 6,92S.325 pounds per month
L MS was a large increase over lne next
largest year. 1894. with SO, ,622, 426 pounds
and it almost S5 per cent more than the
amount reported two years previous, name
ly, ~, 531 ,293 pounds.
The headquarters for the manufacture of
oleomargarine Is the first Illinois district.
Kansas is the next in Importance. The
article is usually produced in about ten diff
ferent localities.
Shipments Into States.
In compliance with a special resolution Of
Congress, the amounts of oleomarsarine
shipped into each state in the last fiscal
year have been reported over 1880 900
pounds. Pennsylvania received almost H.
800. 900 pounds. Ohio took almost 1900, 900
pounds. few other states, in order Of
amounts received are as follows: New Jer-
sey. nearly 5000, 900 pounds: Indiana. Rhode
Island and Missouri. between 100000 and
100000 pounds each; Michigan and Mas
sachusetts. between 100000 and 100000
pounds EACH and between 100000 and
100000 pounds went to each of the states
of Maryland, Kansas. Texas. Kentucky
Minnesota, West Virginia. Virginia, Co4o-
RADIO, Louisiana and Nebraska.
These figures are strong evidence that
oleomargarine is sold not only for use in
stead of butter. but as butter itself. The
wel-enforced laws of New York and Iowa
prohibit its sale as butter, and the amounts
sent into those states were less than 22j.-
600 and $4,000 pounds, respectively.
The largest foreign purchasers of oleo-
margarine are Germany ana tne BrltiSn
West Indies. They took I ,965, $50 and l, ,527,-
342 pounds, respectively. In the fiscal year
1899. The next largest purchaser in the
same year was the united kingdom, to
countries receiving more than 100000 pounds
We're Danish West Indies, French West In
dies, Cuba, Porto Rico Colombia, British
Guiana, Hawaiian Islands and British Afri-
ca.
Oleo oil constitutes about one-fourth of
oleomargarine, and this use is principal
outlet for 1t. Statistics of production are
not available for each year, Is the case
with oleomargarlne. The exports Of oleo
oil reported a matter of general in
terest in this connection.
From 1884 to 1883 the annual exports Of
oieo Oil varied from 30.00O.0OO to almost
46, 900 900 pounds. In 1889 they were a lit
tie over 2S,0U.00o pounds, and they grad
ually increased from that year until 1894.
when they amounted to over 123, 900 900
pounds. In 1895 they fell to 5000 900. and
from that time they have been rapidly and
steadily increasing to over 142,OOOOO0
pounds in 1899.
From an examination of the monthly ex-
ports of oleo oil for the past two years it
appears that the largest quantities are sent
out between the 1st of March and the last
of July. In the fiscal year 1898 the largest
amount of oleo oil exported in single
month was almost 100000 pounds in
Marcn. Inc largest 1nOnln business IN
the fiscal year 1899 was In June. when
over 1905. 600 pounds were exported The
months Of least exports are in the winter.
The principal point of export of oleo oil
is New York city. whence a little over
80. 900 900 pounds were exported during the
past year. Baltimore is second In i'm
portance, with nearly 100000 pounds last
year 1t is also sent from Philadelphia
Boston, Detroit, Huron and Bangor
Over $4,000 900 pounds, or GO per cent. of
the oleo oil exported in 1899 went to the
Netherlands. Germany took over %, 600 900
pounds, or about 20 per cent. The remain
ing nearly 20 per cent went to Sweden and
Norway, the united kingdom, Denmark,
Belgium and a few other countries, which