New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-04-05
THE PRICE OF EGGS And THE TARIFF
CANADIAN EGGS NOT YET LAID SAID TO Be
PROHIBITED UNDER THE NEW LAW.

CANADIAN EGGS NOT YET LAID SAID TO Be
PROHIBITED UNDER THE NEW LAW.
The free-trade newspapers seeking to maka
canta ont Of the fact that owing TO an extraordinary
falling off in the number Of eggs shipped from the
West to this city wholesale prices OF eggs arc eo-
siderably higher than they were at TINS time Isss
wear OF course the facts are distorted ana iaseS
construed into an attack on the Mckinley ehi Ina
Tines says: "The wholesale price OF eggs toward tDs
end of March 1890, was about ii cents dpIehi
hut this year the price is over Dc cents per uoIe'
difference OF over cents, which In tie retaii Ose
means difference Of from 10 TO 10 cents per uoLch'
The article goes to say that no eggs come nun
Canadian or newfoundland sources tins year Oecauae
the tariff has been practically prohbtory' Ihe tarlh
ON eggs under the new Mckinley law Is D Genus
a dozen II they are cents dozen mghef
now than they were a year ago the odhaolah a"N
Newfoundland dealers could not only snip ther esss
and get back the tariff Of cents IN tie hcreasou
prIce but cents dozen more than they receNea
last wear The commission men in this city can see
nothing prohibtory in that situation and moot az
the idea The fact that the Canadian eggs are moo
coming to this country is not remarkable nor IS
n due TO the tariff. They never do begin 10 snip
Canadian eggs TO this great consuming market un'h
the early days OF summer, not because they woulohs
~ thew could, but because they couldn't II they
would, The Canadians have not got the eggs "
ship. and will not have, and never have had, eggs
IN sufficient quantity to affect this market until ths
cold weather is over and the snow has disappeared
from the ground. Consequently as FAR as the 1sfi1
is concerned, it is still matter for the future 10
settle whether it will affect the supply OF Canaaan
eggs sent to this market or not Inc oihcial Hsui0
OF prices on eggcal at the Mercantile Exchange iurS
nshed IN Tribune reporter by Statstcian Chambers
~ the Exchange show that the monthly average on
the egg-cal of "Westen frsts," standard grade ZOE
January 1890, 10 IL to II cents Dozen io'
January, 1891, II was 90 "a to 81 Ia cents. ms
monthly average for February, 1890, was 10 to 10 Ia
cents a DOZEN for February, 1891, 1t was 10 "a 70
90 49, The monthly average for March, 1890, was
Ia IL to 10 cents; for March, 1881, IL was ~ =
to 90 1t will be that difference OF more tlai
oUportnnty for the prohibited" Canadian farmer g
have paid the tariff Oh his eggs ana sun nave s1u
them al cents "A dozen more than ne obtained the
January preceding. The only reason he did not snip
them was because his hens were not laying In Janus
airy As for the statement that difference of cents
reta abv grceryman in the city will deny IT, Is
i6e custom of grocerymen sell their eggs at 80 many
for a quarter Of dollar. sharp difference IN tls
whoIesaIe price such a. 10 cents dozen, would nOs
affect the retail price more than one egg IN ono NUN
her given 20 customer for 20 cents 10 for quarles
rhere II had been given the day before. rise 81
less than cents dozen, the average Tor TINS month.
would scarcely affect the a hee PrC where er a." e%sons
al tile catte-yards rarely aiect ule eUai pr'ee "
S1 rio S cause Of the high price Of EGGS said William
Martin probably the largest handler anu PES v NUT
not isying with three feet OF snow on the ground
Tber has been an unwonted scarcity, due TO the bad
,reafher out West and increased demand Tor eggs
from that populous and growing manufacturing paIi
Of the country north Of line drawn from east 70 YVES,
across the centres Of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and
Iowa NE have advices OF eggs selling IN that pars
~ the country at 20 cents doZen-somethlng unhearu
~ before As for Canadian eggs being plohlDt
tiere have been no Canadian eggs 10 prohDlt on any
conseouence SO far. Wait until the weather mod
crates aud Wen get all the eggs we want az the oia
prices ,.,- H., A. .hoo.v Tho, IN.
execrable weather Is the OF the hgA price seen
by the fact that the only time since January mat te
weather did moderate the American hen went 70 Work
and for few days lowered the price 10 that OF inc
corresponding time last year. The actual shortage
in the amount OF eggs received here from january 10
Anril / has been 4 ,036 barrels OF seventy eozen
capacity aud $40 cases OF thirty dozen eggs eaeh orr
i'm ronnd numbers ,43l $50 dozen. The high prices
Of fish duo also 10 rough weather on tho fishing
grounds has helped To increase the demand for eggs
during lent In consequence there Is no stock OF eggs
on hand In this market and the daily receipts so INTO
consumption Immediately. Storage WAREHOUSES; are
practically empty. As Sign OF the times, however, ~
may be remarked that a large plumber OF eggs have
been sold at sellers option for April that Is, 10 10
delivered at The sellers option during Aprl, at ~
and IL "a cents dozcn. . This Is Only a sOr. ~
gambling In egg futures 10 speak. and tae gampiers
are apneraIly pretty shrewd observers OK TIC market
Yet they are ONLY Offering from 20 2 cents do<oS
paore for April options than they offered last xeaSs