New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-02-10
EGGS rs EGGS" AND ALSO Down"
WARM WEATHER AND THE Pussy INDUSTRY
OF THE HEN HAVE LOWERED PRICES.


OF THE HEN HAVE LOWERED PRICES.
The Yankee chickenraiser who contracted to pay
grocer in eggs for goods received and answered his
objection 10 their dminutve size by saying that eggs
Is eggs" would be in clover just IL he had
debts to pay in that fragile commodity Eggs are
down. For many years they have not been cheap
a. they are now. When a Tribune reporter called
Irving II. MacBrde superintendent Of the Mercantile
Exchange, saturday, he politely but sOlemnly led
him 10 a blackboard the floor of the Exchange, whore
the egg statistics were recorded. They showed that
since January OF this year 23750 barrels and 467
Of eggs had arrived in this city For the
spending period last year the city absorbed 5000 bar
rels and 1O6750 of eggs. OF it will be
seen at a glance that so ahead in barrels, but
9O plethora Of than cOunterbalances that
advantage And so II las come about that the price,
which ranged from Is IL to 16 IL cents per dozen
last year. has taken drop 10 10 IL cents with Ii as
the maximum 10 be obtained.
Of course egg dealers do not fail to point out that
their commodity is the cheapest food product on
tie market This is good news for those who OBJ
serve Lent by feeding eggs, but why is New-iork
being peted with thom TO such AL unprecedented eA-
tent
Tie explanation seems to lie in the folly Of the hen.
There has been no increase in foreign mpOuaOns, and
although eggs being sent here from points as far
west Nebraska, that Is not new feature OF the egg
market. II j. true that supplies begin 10 come from
Tie SCUM ABOUT JANUARY i etpppIHs dt bcbiHHIb
Of March this fact does account for the drop
Southern eggs have come here IL former years when
prices were better maintained, but these shipments
were small. so naturally falls back Tor All eA-
PLANTATION the conduct OF the hen, and the weather,
according TO d number of talented eggcXpcrts, Is the
real explanation OF the foolish and fussy enterprise
that the hen has been displaying Of late She shlNers
not III tile icy blasts as she FOOsts on nor peIcn d,
night nor does she have to course along the ground
with unwOnted speed TO keep warm. snatchng c7inb
and then she goes. The hen misses something
but il j. pleasant miss all the same, and she longs TO
crow. Therefore she lays an egg II is contrary to
the winter fashion with hens but she does II.
Indeed in some cases, IL telegraph reports are 70 be
trusted she has gone step further and shown dis
position 10 set and bring forth brOOds Of young ones
What the result Of all this will be seems 70 be
able to fOrete 1t is plain enough that the hen has
been msled but what course Will she take when her
eve, are opened TO the fact VIII she sulk and re
fuse To set any more VIII the public have 10 get
along without spring chickens VIII those citizens
who dine on the barnyard fowl be obliged 10 reply like
the honest boy who. when asked what he had for
dinner, said hens"7 1t is apparent from tie at
tentiOn the subject has received that these are mo-
mentOus questions -, . -, l., I'D
that they must eat these eggs some time II they are
not consumed now they will be put in pickle, OF
which lime is the principal constituent and VIII be
sold six months from now a fresh eggs. Many
thoughtful housekeepcrs seem 70 DE taxing ts view
and il considered that Omect pans viii specify be In
unusual demand.