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of Internal Revenue, on account of delay occasioned by the 

 removal of that department from one building to another, but 

 it is understood to be much less than in 1914. In Boston the 

 number of packages reported by the Chamber of Commerce in 



1913 was 127,994; in 1914 it was 99,999; and in 1915 it was 

 69,041. This shows clearly that there has been a decline in the 

 use of oleomargarine during the last three years in Massa- 

 chusetts, notwithstanding the fact that the total production in 

 the United States in 1915 exceeded that in 1914 by 1,788,772 

 pounds, there being 145,810,048 pounds of oleomargarine pro- 

 duced in 1915, while in 1914 there were only 144,021,276 

 pounds produced. It should be noted, however, that this 

 excess practically measures the excess of export trade during the 

 year. (See table on page 151.) 



Renovated Butter. 



In 1914 there were 32,470,030 pounds of renovated butter 

 produced in the United States, while in 1915 there were 39,- 

 056,180 pounds, showing an increase of 6,585,150 pounds. 

 (See table on page 151.) 



Butter. 



The average wholesale price of butter in the Boston market 

 for 1914, as reported by the Chamber of Commerce, was 29.4 

 cents, and in 1915, 29.2 cents, showing a decrease of only .2 of 

 a cent. 



The annual consumption of butter, Boston output, during 



1914 was 72,922,533 pounds, and in 1915, 81,617,503 pounds, 

 showing an increase of 8,694,970 pounds, (Details will be 

 found on page 152.) 



Personnel of the Bureau. 



The personnel of the Bureau is as follows: Charles M. 

 Gardner of Westfield, chairman, George W. Trull of Tewks- 

 bury and Omer E. Bradway of Monson. The executive force, 

 agents, analysts, etc., are as follows: executive officer and secre- 

 tary, Wilfrid Wheeler; general agent, P. M. Harwood; analysts, 



