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sylvania showing again demoustrates the strong hold which oleo- 

 margarine 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: 



1901, 1175 00 



1902, 766 67 



1903, 266 67 



1904, 4,042 09 



The increased demand or sale for renovated butter was in a meas- 

 ure occasioned by the prevailing high prices of creamery butter. 



It is not generally know^n that both oleomargarine and renovated 

 butter cannot legally be sold by the manufacturer or retailer unless 

 each and every package or wrapper containing such article be labeled 

 plainly with printed letters in a conspicuous place, showing its true 

 character and thus avoiding imposition upon the public, 



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STATEMENT OF LICENSES ISSUED. 



The number of oleomargarine and renovated butter license certifi- 

 cates issued during 1904 was as follows: 



Oleomargarine, 297 



Kenovated butter, 44 



These were subdivided as follows: 



Oleomargarin e. 



Boarding houses, 4 



Manufacturers, 1 



Eestaurant, 1 



Retail, 280 



Wholesale, 11 



Total, 297 



Renovated Butter. 



Retail, 38 



Wholesale, ^ 



Total, 44 



