534 Oleo-Margarine in the United States. 



Manufacture of Oleo-Margarine, Oleo-Oil, and 

 Filled-Cheese in the United States. 



The manufacture of oleo-margarine in the United States has 

 greatly developed of recent years, the largest output in any year 

 since 1886 being that for the fiscal year ended 30th June, 1900, 

 which amounted to 107,000,000 lb. This represented an 

 increase of about 29 per cent, over the production in 1899, 86 

 per cent, over that of 1898, and 135 per cent, over the product 

 of 1897. The production decreased slightly in the year ended 

 June 30th, 1901, when 105,000,000 lb. were manufactured. 

 Illinois produces more oleo-margarine than any other State, its 

 output in 1 90 1 exceeding 42,000,000 lb., or 40 per cent, of the 

 total for the country ; Kansas occupies the second place, while 

 Ohio and Rhode Island rank third and fourth respectively. In 

 the fiscal year 1901 there were 32 manufacturers, 194 wholesale 

 dealers, and 9,849 retailers of oleo-margarine in the United 

 States, or double the number recorded in each case for 1898. 



The exports of oleo-margarine from the country in 1901 

 amounted to 5,000,000 lb., as compared with 4,256,000 lb. in 1900, 

 and 5,549,000 lb. in 1899. The West Indies furnish the chief out- 

 let for exported oleo-margarine, those islands having taken more 

 than half the quantities sent out in the fiscal years 1900 and 

 1 90 1. Over 1,200,000 lb. were shipped to Germany in 1901, 

 this total representing a large increase over the quantity in 1900 

 but less than in 1899. The next best customers in 1901 were 

 British South Africa and British Guiana, to which countries 

 238,000 lb. and 183,000 lb. respectively were sent, while the 

 exports to the United Kingdom only amounted to 149,000 lb., 

 or less than half the quantity for 1899. 



The exports of oleo-oil amounted to 147,000,0001b. in 1900, 

 and 162,000,000 lb. in 1901, these figures showing a small increase 

 over preceding years. As usual, the Netherlands furnished the 

 principal outlet for this product, taking 85,000,000 lb. in 1901 

 or rather more than in the preceding year. The exports to 

 Germany amounted to 3.3,482,000 lb., this being an increase of 

 7,000,000 lb. on the total for 1900. The shipments to Denmark, 

 Scandinavia, and the United Kingdom have shown large 

 increases during the past three years. The quantities sent to 



