The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-10-24
AMERICA EXPORTS
ARTIF ICIAL BUTTER
Switzerland Uses Substi-
tutes Largely, Despite Be-
ing Dairy Country.

notwithstanding the manufactured but
ter and oIeomargarine Industry Of tbs
United States has not materially in
creased since Congress passed the 10
per cent revenue law on the manufac-
tUred brands OF butter, the United States
trade with foreign countries has in
creased. Tho old world trade, accord
inG to a report received from Consul
General S. c. Mcfarland. at st. Call
Switzerland, has grown extensively, but
most Of the manufactured butter is
made on the east side q the Atlantic
According to Consul General McFar-
land. the term 'butterine' Is not known.
and 'oleomargarine' means The raw or
manufactured margarine from which
artificial butter IS usually made. IL is
composed generally Of animal fats, while
margarine butter. or 'l1unst butter, is
the Oleomargarine with a small admix-
ture OF genuine butter or otherwise pre-
Tared as a butter substitute.
Trade in Butter Substitutes.
The report showsNto what proportions
the trace in butter substitutes has
grown. fThere is an annual importa-
ton the report continues, in round
figures. of butter. s.. O00.O09, chiefly from
France, Germany. and Italy; oIeomarga-
rinc and edible tallow, 500 20, of which
only III quintals OF 20 pounds each were
credited to the United States in 1896.
edible oils, including cottonseed oil.
81. 10000; margarine butter, 5000 with
no credit whatever to the United States
and lard. $4,000. 1882 Of the total Of
1850 quintals being attributed TO the
United States.
The quantity Of artificial butter pro
IL. a A.
PLANTATION Of the consumption, constantly
increasing of these aru,les ina dairy
country, lies in the expectation OF So
0O0.000 worth Of cheese products. cheese
being a more remuneratIve product from
milk than butter. So. 0UU.G0 OF condensed
and ster1lized milk and the enormous
I demand OF the hotels during six months
of the year. when tourists Overrun the
I country. So valuable IS milk fer butter
and cheese purposes that IL reJalls at 5
cents per quart. while cream commands
almost prohiDitory prices. The retail
price OF butter Is from % 20 81 cents "A
pound. according 10 grade. special fancy
brands being higher In season"
Only Rich Use Bitter.
General Mcfarland states that butter
at this price is prohibitive 10 all but the
wealthy. The masses. he says. turn TO
| the substitutes and their number and
KIM are increasing All are Known as
the ''kunst' or artificial butter, the most
oonliEQR variety being margarine Of
| apimal Eats with small mixture Of
natural butter Of the poorer grades
The retail price Of this product is
Z from . 20 3 cents The tariff is $3.50
per &c pounds. The tariff on butter Is
/ the same while the tax upon oIeOmaT-
/ gaTire is 81. 50, and upon lard $685..
No special regulations nOW govern
/ the import beyond the usual custom
/ declarations, but new pure food law
regulations the report says, are being
/ formulated which viii 90 into effect
| July /. 1908
One OF the most unsuccessful subsil-
/ tutes for butter on the market today,
/ the report says is "palmin.' manuiac-
I tured i'm Germany, and claimed to be
made solely from vegetable oils It is
put up in one pound cakes, attractively
wrapped IN oil paper with printed di-
| rections for use. These retail at % cents.
/ In Austria, a report from Consul A s
/ Cheney. OF Reichbenberg states, manu-
/ featured butter from the United States
1 forms large per cent Of the import
1 trade In France. CulsOn Covert OF
{ Lyons. writes: The American product
/ has no market In Spain and Mexico
/ The sale Of the American product finds
little opportunity.