Preliminary Report of the Dairy and Food Commissioner (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 edition. Excerpt: ...as compared with $23,927.05 for the preceding year (1902), the receipts from the same sources for 1904 amounted to but $31,277.61, showing a decrease of $6,633.57. As the United States GOVernment reports show that during the past three years the products and sales of oleomargarine decreased sixty-two per cent., the Penn sylvania showing again demonstrates the strong hold which oleomargarine has upon certain markets. The vigorous enforcement of the anti-color law has also served as a determent to many who might otherwise have taken out licenses for the sale of this product. On the other hand, renovated butter licenses receipts show a material increase, to wit: The increased demand or sale for renovated butter was in a measure occasioned by the prevailing high prices of creamery butter. It is not generally known that both oleomargarine and renovated butter cannot legally be sold by the manufacturer or retailer unless each and every package or wrapper containing uch article be labeled plainly with printed letters in a conspicuous place, showing its true character and thus avoiding imposition upon the public. The number of oleomargarine and renovated butter license certificates issued during 1904 was as follows: Oleomargarine, ............................... 297 Renovated butter, ............................ 44 These were subdivided as follows: Oleomargarine. Boarding houses, ........................... 4 Manufacturers, ............................. 1 Restaurant, ................................ 1 Retail, -..................................... 280 Wholesale, ................................. 11 Total, ..................................... 297 Total, ................................... 44 FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR 1904. The appended financial sta