The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-07-05
BUT TER AND
CHICKENS
Former Butter and
Egsman Writes
of Hawaii.

. House OF representatives, Mr.. j. DIN
ON Avery. is aside from being "a stenog-
rapher, a great fancier of chickens and
fine cattle. During his three and "A half
years residence in Honolulu he has
made "A study Of the conditions sur
rounding the poultry and creamery in
terests here, and in a recent number 81
THE Creamery journal Red Book 90
published in Waterloo, Iowa, he has
contributed an article embodying the
same. The following is MIR. Avery $
contribution in full:
1t is four years since | went through
the April egg craze" but I'm reading
The Egg Reporter and looking over it's
advertising columns it seems almost as
though 1t was the season of % that
was being portrayed Prices are diff
ferent but the same old story of bullish,
irresponsible buyers in the country is
there.
l presume, however that you would
rather hear little something about the
doings of the festive egg in Hawaii
nei"
If there ever was Il place where eggs
is eggs" it is in Uncle Sans baby Ter
ritory. We do discriminate between
goose eggs and hens eggs, but, unless
it has been introduced within the past
few months, such n thing as Gambling
eggs is unknown. That does not neces-
Sarily mean that we are behind the
/ times, but on the other hand the rapid
growth of Honolulu will make 1t neces-
sary to candle eggs pretty soon. AS ii
lis, our supplies are drawn almost en-
tirely from the suburbs but each month
adds to the importations of California
eggs, and some eggs also come in from
the country. So far as | know there
are no eggs brought in from the other
islands
The eggmen here are Chinese truck
gardeners, and they bring you eggs
right to your door or to your, nearest
Chinese grocery store. The American
merchants also buy from these sources,
but most people prefer to deal with the
| little corner grocery, usually owned by
| a Chinese firm, on account of the eggs
being fresher. These eggs are not sold
| by the dozen but so many for dollar
/ or for a quarter and the price varies
| from ten for a quarter down to seven
| or five for twenty-five cents. That is
brought about by the method of trad
ing. which is cash on the spot. unless
your vegetable Chinaman knows you,
and then, as great accommodation.
until the end of the week. but, like
South Water street, Monday is settle
ment day" In the three years and n
half that have been here have never
known eggs to 20 below thirty cents a
dozen. ard I believe the price has held
pretty steady at between forty and nf-
ty cents. The season does not make
any difference materially with eggs
here, as they usually have little chance !
to turn before they are used
The most of the eggs that have been |
imported from the Mainland came from |
California. but Kansas eggs have been
introduced here, and the finest Indiana /
eggs might also do well here. The i'm
ported eggs go mostly to the restaur- |
ants but the larger American retail |
groceries, of which we have several |
magnificent establishments, are using |
them somewhat now.
Eggs here are mostly small, the hens |
not seeming to thrive for some reason |
and on that account I ventured soon |
after coming to the islands to bring |
down some samples of good butter and |
eggs. The invoice called for about 500, |
but the freight was about 500; the GUS
tom house demanded bond on account |
of some red tape not complied with. |
handled through one OF the largest gro
GERS in the city. who got me thirty and
thirty-five cents FOR the eggs and about
the same price for Elgin butter, some
bringing fOrty-five and even fifty cents,
but when the stuff was about sold I .
received n penal summons from the ,
District Court 10 show cause why
should not he fined not to exceed 800
for the helnous offonse OF having n 1T
tie American enterprise. Notwithstand-
ing | had conferred with the Chief Jus
tice and he hnd looked up the prece-
dents for me. I had the option OF either
paying n fine Of not less than $50 or
taking out n merchandise" license
which cost go and stamps In order 10
sell 800 worth Of goods or course.
took out tho license, and In addition.
had 10 contribute about sl5 10 the /
public treasury for the violation of the /,
revenue Inv 7 was told there was
question about the net being viola
tl1n and n would be reversed on appeal
innsmuoh as tho local nrm thoi was
handling my goods paid n license 10 the
Government nm tho very samo goods
mot ! was compelled 90 pny on hut
lawyers ore 'lF' orrs horo-thry como
hirh, ana ! wg7 not willing ~ invest
urg more money an me courts
However hHau rrFs and tho butter
'lrh rHme wlih Thorn. turrthrr with "a
lnirr HiiUmrut vhlrn 7 mndr 0u account
NJ having ilr lrrnrr anyway made H..
many Friends here Hud m hura be- Hu
fHtrrrTiHiur creamery rHufHru ur err
dnrlUr th1f wants f0 rut ur time ur
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uuEIfrt N r. property rlFfHi flr srI
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