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OLEOMAKGAKINE. 



THE INGREDIENTS OF OLEOMARGARINE. 



The House of Representatives at its last session called upon the Sec- 

 retary of the Treasury for information as to the kind of material used 

 in the manufacture of oleomargarine in the United States, the amount 

 of each ingredient, and the per cent that each bears to the total amount 

 of oleomargarine produced in the country for the period named. In 

 response to this resolution the Secretary, through the Commissioner 

 of Internal Revenue, on May 14, 1900, furnished the following state- 

 ment : 



Quantities and kinds of ingredients used in the production of oleomargarine in the United 

 States for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1899; also the percentage each ingredient bears 

 to the whole quantity. 



Or, more definitely stated, the quantity, character, and value of 

 ingredients used in the production of oleomargarine for the time speci- 

 fied above are as follows: 



Average value per pound of materials, 7.09 cents. 



Average cost of packages (extreme), one-half cent per pound. 



Highest possible cost all expenses connected with manufacturing, 1 cent per pound. 

 Internal-revenue tax, per pound, 2 cents. 



Tptal cost to manufacturer of finished product, average, 10.59 cents. 



Finished product quoted at from 11 cents for lowest grade to 18 cents for highest quality, averag- 

 ing, probably, 14 cents per pound. 



