Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 227, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1919 — Eggs Travel 8,000 Miles From China to New York By the Way of Vancouver [ARTICLE]

Eggs Travel 8,000 Miles From China to New York By the Way of Vancouver

Eight thousand miles to market Is a long way for even staple foods to travel, but when eggs make such a long trip it Is "going some.” These eggs, 3,500 cases of them, came all the way from China to New York city, via Vancouver, and traveled slowly by boat and train. When they arrived at New York they were examined by a representative of the bureau of markets, department of who reports that the eggs were packed in cases similar to the, ones used in domestic trade but made of heavier material, resembling pine, pf about the same thickness as is used in domestic export cases. The average net weight of eggs per case was about 40 pounds.

The Chinese eggs .were of a deep ■brown-crrtnrrmd thc average domestic egg. The shipment showed losses of from 12 to 18 eggs per case. Under the light, some of the eggs showed quite a heavy shrinkage, while others were very full. The whites were weak in a number of eggs, and when they were broken showed very watery, though the eggs were sweet, and the yolks stood up well. The shells of these eggs are much thicker than the average American egg. and the yolk is of a somewhat deeper color. When candled these eggs are said to make first-class cheap eggs for the use of bakers and hotels and for cooking purposes. As received, before candling and repacking, they sold at about 3 cents below the quotation for firsts. China is one of the principal sources of dried and powdered eggs. Manufacturers of prepared products in this country are said to be interested in the possibilities of dried and powdered, eggs, especially in view of the increased use of .such products in ready-mixed flours and in bakeries.