Ojiciat Monthly Bulletin Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers' Association (CHEMISTS'

9ion, do m o r e g o o d to t h e i n d u s t r y as a w h o l e oPm ~ast practlc'e of s i l e n c e a n d s e c r e c y . B y V vta~ ,t l e~onn t h e r e s h o u l d be n o t h i n g s e c r e t a b o u t umt *."'~'7 a n a l y s e s or a n a l y t i c a l r e s u l t s a n d t h e medl~ t h e m . T h e r e s h o u l d be free c o n v e r s e l:~d~ ~u~ chemical n a t u r e a n d t h e constltUtaOu of at)otlt t-~,ols w h i c h we all h a n d l e , b u t w h e n it c o m e s l lemaL~**~'.~ils of e r e c t i n g a n d o p e r a t i n g p l a n t s to f0 the . . . .ueo~in r e s u l t s we a i-e t r e a d i'n g on d a n ge r ous 0btatm,ce:~'~''~ ~i,m, e x c e p t 'in t h e case of p r o c e s s e s a n d .~r0! - e n t fully p r o t e c t e d by p a t e n t s , it is o n l y r i g h t t( tllplll 't ~ r to m a i n t a i n s e c r e c y . a, d prOp~ oous case is t h a t of m a t h e m a t i c s applied An ana*a~ business It is e m i n e n t l y p r o p e r for t h e a c c o u n t0 ~ dffferent c o n c e r n s to d i s c u s s m e t h o d s of i111ts 0 I ' _tin~ T9 h e b o o k k e e p e r s a n d t h e c o m p a n i e s inacC0tm ~0h,ed are~ " b o u n d to b e n e f i t b y t h e i n t e r c h a n g e of idc'ts but if the a c c o u n t a n t s s h o u l d s w a p i n f o r m a t i o n ' '-.-~ *he finan,'ial c o n d i t i o n a n d p r o f i t s or l o s s e s regarm"~, ~ . ~ -~ d0~elr respective c o m p a m e s , t r o u b l e w o u l d n a t u r a l l y I'S

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result. In conclusion, it is h o p e d t h a t e v e n at t h e risk d Mving told s o m e t h i n g w h i c h m a n y of y o u k n o w " -. ~nouo-h has b e e n said to s h o w h o w the v e g e alreaay, ~ iable oil industry has b e n e f i t e d by c h e m i c a l r e s e a r c h in the p.ast and its h o p e s in t h e f u t n r e d e p e n d on ca0peratlve research to the end that the problems confronting all of us m a y be m o r e easily a n d e e o n o m i ~al!y solved. NEW M E M B E R S H I P D I R E C T O R Y O U T S O O N Secretary Caldwei1 is a n x i o u s to include in the n e u directory as many names as possible. O u r by-laws pro~.idedfor automatically d r o p p i n g those \aho do not pay Iheir dues ($6.o0) by July I5th. H a v e yotl paid yours ? I[ not, please remit so your name and a d d r e s s will be i, tim. new directory.

RESOLUTION Adopted at lath Annual Convention, N e w Orleans, June, I922

II/I~ereas, the U n i t e d States G o v e r m n e n t t h r o u g h the l!q~artment of Agriculture, Mr. H e n r y Waltace, Secretary, has invited this Society to outlirte a p r o g r a m o f tim&mental research in the chemistry, techuoIogy and e~,0nomics of oils and fats to be investigated by the able Shtff Of scientists in tlne s e v e r a l B u r e a u s of the l)elmrtment of A g r i c u l t u r e ; and Whereas, a joint c o n f e r e n c e was held in W a s h i n g t o n last October between the Basic R e s e a r c h Committee of this Society and the I n t e r - S t a t e Cotton Seed C r u s h e r s ' Ass0dation and the Bureau Chiefs and Assistants of the bepartment, at which a c o m p r e h e n s i v e p r o g r a m of r~'search Was outlined and a c c e p t e d ; and l'fhereas, Inuch valuable and i m p o r t a n t w o r k has already been accomplished in several of the problems outlined and other work is n o w u n d e r way and adiliti0ual work being planned as rapidly as facilities and ~ersonnel will permit; Be it resolved, That e the p r o g r e s s w e and constructive l~01icyof the D e I ) a r t m e n t of A g r i c u l t u r e in c o - o p e r ~!"I~. with the A m e r i c a n Oil Chemists Society, be i.gn!y commended and t r o t this S o c e t v e x p r e s s ts l"'nfs, a,nd appreciation to Mr. H e n r y \ffallace, Secre~r! ?t Agriculture, and t h r o u g h hilu to his able Bureau ,,!lets an d Assistants for the cordial and friendly ~[~v!t0t co-operation manifested, and for the valuable ulrk,alreadv done and c o n t e m p l a t e d ; and i,f[ ~! furtl~er resoh,ed, T h a t tl:lis Society again pled es ~,~,au! ",tuft support a 9in tenderin-~ .2 to the- De,)ar'tment x . o f A~ricilia*- II. ass,stance possd~le and all the avadable fa,:., '~. and data of the i n d u s t r y as same may be con".lerecl of value m the p r o g r a m of research u n d e r t a k e n .

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Be .it resolved, T h a t the thanks and appreciation of the A m e r i c a n Oil Chemists Society be e x t e n d e d to its officers ~\.ho have so ably, faithfully, and loyally adm i n i s t r a t e d its affairs during the past y e a r ; and Be it further resolved, T h a t we e x t e n d our sincere thanks to Mr. W. R. Stryker, Chairman, and the members of the local A r r a n g e m e n t Committee, who have so t h o u g h t f u l l y and efficiently h a n d l e d the details o f this m e e t m g ; and Be it further resolved, T h a t we e x p r e s s our cordial appreciation to Dr. George S. J a m i e s o n , C h e m i s t in Charge Oil, F a t and W a x Laboratory, U n i t e d States D e p a r t m e n t of Agriculture, for the valuable researches in oils conducted during the past few m o n t h s , and the interesting and instructive r e p o r t submitted t h e r e o n ; and Be it furlher resolved, T h a t the thanks of the A m e r i can Oil Chemists Society be t e n d e r e d the G r u n e w a l d Hotel for the pleasant a r r a n g e m e n t s and for courtesies extended, and to the n e w s p a p e r s of N e w O r l e a n s f o r their courtesies and valuable publicity. (End of Chemists' Section) SOYA BEAN

OIL TRADE

IN MANCHURIA

U n d e r date of J u n e 13, I922, Consul J. W. Ballantine,. at Dairen, Manchuria, t r a n s m i t t e d to the D e p a r t m e n t of C o m m e r c e at W a s h i n g t o n , the following r e p o r t o n the soya bean oil m a r k e t i n g c o n d i t i o n s : T h e total e x p o r t s of Bean Oil f r o m the port of Dairen in the fiscal year of ;92I were IIg,ooo tons, comprising 3,6oo tons for Japan, 5,8oo tons for the U n i t e d States, ~4,ooo tons for China, and 95,0oo tons for E u r o p e . T h e exports of Bean Oil to A m e r i c a steadily increased d u r ing the war, and as against 33,7oo tons e x p o r t e d to E u r o p e in I914, those of the U n i t e d States a m o u n t e d to only 3,2oo tons. By 1917, the figures rose to 55;ooo tons for E u r o p e an([ 13I,ooo tons for the U n i t e d States, for which the above figures were the record ones. In 102o, 55,300 tons went to E u r o p e whilst the e x p o r t s to the U n i t e d States d r o p p e d d o w n to ILOOO tons. " I n I92t ( f r o m April, z92~, to March, I922), the difference g r e w still f a r wider. T o 95,ooo tons f o r Europe, An~erica's s h a r e was only 5,8oo tons. T h e reason is very plain. D u r i n g the war, M a n c h u r i a n Bean Oil used to fiud its way to E u r o p e via America, mostly {n c h a n g e d form. This ceased with the close of t h e war. Secondly, the U n i t e d States raised the tariff on Bean Oil very high indeed f o r the p r o t e c t i o n of the domestic industry. " W h a t will be the f u t u r e of M a n c h u r i a n Bean Oil on the E u r o p e a n m a r k e t and w h e t h e r or not it will meet any p o w e r f u l rival on the m a r k e t are both questions of direct interest to the local m a n u f a c t u r e r s o f Bean Oil and its e x p o r t e r s . T h e appearance of any f o r m i d able rival on the E u r o p e a n m a r k e t will c r o w d M a n churian Bean Oil out of the field, it being at much disadvantage because of the long distance to be carried over 9 In the meantinm, it wilt do well to have sorae f r e s h good m a r k e t exploited in Japan, Chosen, etc."

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CONSUMPTION

T h e present c o n s m n p t i o n of o l e o m a r g a r i n e in Great Britain is estimated at about 4o0o tons a week, compared with about 50oo tons a week last year. A t this rate consumption for the year 192I a m o u n t e d to about 2oo,oco tons, c o m p a r e d with about 250,000 tons for I92o and a p r o - w a r c o n s u m p t i o n of about 250,000 tons. M a r g a r i n e m a n u f a c t u r e r s in E n g l a n d are equipped to produce as much as 4oo,0oo tons a year. British imnorts of m a r g a r i n e have declined f r o m about 5o,ooo tons before the w a r to about 3o,ooo tons in 192o and 25,000 tons in I92I.