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mals that responded to the test the question was how those calves had 

 been affected, and it was found that they had been fed on milk pro- 

 cured from a near-by creamery, and the inference was that the creamery 

 milk was the cause of the indication. 



' ' The same cause apparently was found in the case of calves at the 

 Kane County almshouse farm, where none of them responded to the 

 test, neither of the older cows or the j^oung, excepting six yearlings 

 and one yearling bull, and upon the post-mortem examination after the 

 test they were found to be diseased. It was proved by a letter from 

 the superintendent, Mr. Keyes, that these calves had been fed on milk 

 that had been bought at a butter factory." 



I also submit resolutions against further legislation on butterine, 

 which are not in the records of the proceedings before the House. 



NEW YORK BUTTER MARKET. 



Receipts of butter and cheese for six days ending December 11, 1900. 



Senator BATE. How many pounds are there in a package ? 



Mr. MILLER. It is supposed to be 60 pounds. The creameries always 

 estimate that a package is a tub of 60 pounds. 



We contend that the manufacturers of butter do not need protection. 

 We regret that it is impossible to get the complete figures on the amount 

 of butter produced in the United States. From reports which are 

 made public the business is prosperous and increasing. Reports from 

 both Missouri and Kansas show a good increase over last year. The 

 following, from the New York Produce Review and American Cream- 

 ery of December 12, show the healthy condition of that market: 



" Conditions affecting the general market have not changed materi- 

 ally since our last review, except that we have had an increase of fully 

 4,000 packages in the week's receipts. The good prices ruling here 

 have attracted a larger part of current productions, and several car- 

 loads of storage butter have come forward from Western refrigerators.' 

 On the whole, trade has been quieter. Consumption has been lessened 

 by the full prices asked by retailers, and the distribution to out-of-town 

 buyers has been quite moderate. This has brought the supply and 

 demand closer together and convinced operators that the safety of the 

 market lies in very conservative action until after the holidays. Of 

 course much depends on the available supply. We have probably 

 reached the lowest point of production, and in some sections of the 

 country the make is on the increase. Beside this, the home demand is 

 lighter, farmers' rolls being more plenty and of better quality, and 

 these are going to a good deal bt % the trade in the local towns and to the 



