The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-06-16
BUYING AMERICAN BRAN
ID. JURGENsEN, OF DENMARK,
TELLS OFF TRADE WITH THE
UNITED STATES
FEED FOR DAIRY CATTLE
Thousands of Tons Are Imported
nnuaIiy-Denmarl< a Large I'm
porter of Flour From
Minnesota

Dethlef JurgeSen, of Copenhagen, Den
mark, representing the firm of L. Paul
cen & Co., is in the city in the interests
of his firm which is the largest corn and
mill feed importers in Denmark. Mr..
Jurgensen has been in this country for
several weeks buying, and expects to
return to Denmark on the steamship
Columbia, which. sails the last Of June.
FIe says conditions have chansed in
Denmark in the past few years. and that
owing to the dense population Of the
country, no grain is being raised, but all
the agricultural interests are centered
in dairying. He said that butter from
Denmark, owing to it's superior quantity
brought rs per cent mere on the markets
Of the world than the butter from any
other country and that the annual ex-
pert trade to England alone amounted to
500, coo, 900 per year
These conditions bring about another
thing that effects the country. It necCs-
states the Importation Of large amounts
of feed and this is just what Mr. JUDI
gensen is in ST. Paul for. The firm Of
l. /. Paulsen g. Co, have imported an
nually from the United States about
10000, 900 pounds Of bran and several car
goes Of corn. He says that this year
they would be unable to import much
bran from the United States owing to the
high prices and inferior quality. When
asked what was the cause of the in
fericr quality of the bran this year, he
said that the milling companies, in order
to get more flour out Of the wheat, had
introduced new machinery which broke
the grain so fine and so exhausted the
substance that the bran was so fine and
light as to afford little or no feeding
qualities. He said the dafrymen Of Den
mark would not buy such bran and
therefore he could not import it. He
considered this to he q serious mistake,
when it was taken into consideration
that Minnezota alone produces more bran
than does the whole United Kingdom.
Last year he purchased 100000 pounds
of first quality bran, but this year he
has been able to buy hut 100000 pounds
which ne secured in Texas.
Mr.. Jurgensen said that he had been
able to buy some corn, but he complained
of the high price. He said that he had
purchased two cargoes, or about 135 eco
bushels in Chica go. Speaking Of the
price Of corn ne said that it was too hig.n
to remain, and he looked for a lowering
of prices He said that he did not look
for any rapid change but he expected il
to gradually get lower until it should
reach the level 1t was before the Phil
lips boom.
Speaking of the milling interests of
Denmark MIR. Jurgensen said that fifty
years ago Denmark did her own milling
with little wind mills which were scat
tered all over the country. Then the
farmers quit raising grain and wheat had
to be imported. Several large steam
mills were erected to grind the -four
from the wheat, but as flour is on the
free list of Denmark they were unable
to compete with American flour and the
uailisrwere closed. He prophesies that in
a few years Denmark will use none but
American flour.
Mr. Jurgansen will remain in the city
until tomorrow, when he returns to New
York 10y way of Chicago, Cleveland,
Pittsburg, Baltimore and Philadelphia.