SWISS CHEESE TRADE IN 1900. 3907 


to the members of the society. An excellent haporeunity for 
manufacturers of such machinery and implements is thus 
afforded to introduce their wares to advantage. This 
experiment on the part of the Government may lead to the 
development of trade, and, if successful, it will be taken up 
in all probability on a larger scale. [t would be advisable 
for manufacturers of agricultural machinery to send cata- 
logues, with prices, etc., in Spanish, to the Presidente de la 
Sociedad National de Agricultura, Santiago, Chile. 
[Board of Trade Journal. | 
According to a report of the French Consul at Basle, pub- 
f lished in the Aonzfeur Offictel du Com- 
Swiss aa 
Nenecaeitade  27e¢ of the 11th Nov., the busiest 
in 1900. period for the cheese market (Emmenthal 
| and Gruyére) is the last fortnight in 
August. Business hasbeen somewhat retarded this year by 
the demands of the sellers, who, in spite of the abundant. 
production, expected to maintain last year’s prices, viz., 60s. 
to 63s. per cwt. After some delay the cheese was put on the. 
markets of Berne and Lucerne at these rates with the 
usual discount. Emmenthal cheeses made during the: 
past summer are now largely sold on these conditions. But 
these prices are only attained by the first sales. The second 
sales, which generally represent one-fourth, if not more, of 
the total production, fetch a lower price. The value of the. 
export of cheese from Switzerland rose from 41,531,000 in 
1897 to £1,574,000 in 1898 and to £1,697,000 in 1899. The 
principal markets are France, Germany, Italy, ani _ the- 
United States. 
