Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-10-01
LOCAL MARKETS
Dairy Products are Advancing in.
Price and Prices are Firm.
slow Demand For Horses. but IN.
stn,c Fair VIII sInhO the Business
shvcly -rhe Fru,t supply no,
Icnvy.

All goods In the dairy line are ad-
vancing in price. This is owing to con-
tinued shrinkage in the milk supply
sections and the natural falling off at
this season, which is always expected.
Cheese receipts during the past week
have been about $500 boxes. Buttcs
receipts have been light, especially UNI
der grades. Receipts OF country butter,
which is generally known as packing
stock, have been almost unprecedent-
edly light. EgSs are little SLOW at
present, Notwithstanding light receipts.
one leading dealer had an inquiry yes
terday for from one 10 five cars OF ice
mousse stock that could be sold At IL
10 l4Ac., but owing to the high prices
eggs went in at no one is willing to
accept such figures. Nothing can be
bought under IL cents, except few
scattering lots that went. i'll during
July and August. There are several
good lots of Western eggs in the cool-
ers that holders want is cents for and
Will not be sold for less. on the whole
the general market is firm. and an adj
vance OF 4 10 &c. per pound OH cheese.
and possibly &c. on butter, is looked
for during the coming week. Esgs
may hang around present prices. but
an advance of . to cents per dozen
is looked for within the next two or
three weeks Export orders arc com
ing in quite freely. One local dealer
has foreign orders in hand for 500 10
pound tubs OF butter. to be shipped
promptly. Southern orders are coming
in pretty lively, and the general sit
uation may be said 10 be good.
The local horse market for the past
week has been SLOW. and few sales Of
note have been made. The receipts
nave been heavy. thus leaving the
market well stocked for Fair week.
Dealers expect 10 do a heavy business
this week, as the State Fair will at
tract hundreds of forsemen and buyers
from all over the South. Among the
outside buyers here during the week
was Mr.. Frank Rush. OF Ashboro, n.
Q. who bought carload of general
purpose horses.
The local fruit market Ia In n very
healthy condition, and everyone Is
looking for higher prices. This slim
ulates trado and causes buyers to
quickly pick up goods on arrival There
could be n great many more apples sold
than is arriving, whore quality is suit
able for storage. Grapes are firm, and
plenty are arriving To meet the daily
demand but not in quantity to permit
4 surpius.N The market would easily
take more than are arriving. \ lead
ing merchant placed an order in the
country last Monday for from one to
five cars OF grapcs at l cent OFF asking
price. but 1t has not yet been filed.
The Norfolk RefrlSeratlng Storage
Company is receiving fruit daily for
storage. This company ia doing very
heavy business and receiving and de-
livering goods in large lots.
The lumber market continues very
active, with a large volume OF bust
ness al the recently increased figures.
The recent advance on North Carolina
pine did not include A and 81 wide
edge and Ga and s-4 edge No l. The
Northern and Eastern markets are
making heavy demands on the manu-
facturers of the Virginia and North
Carolina. One effect OF the elrons and
continued demand is the multiplying
of small railroads in West Virginia TO
tap new lumber sections. The planning
mills are enjoying their share OF the
increased prosperity. and dressed lum-
her is'on the rise. Freights on lumber
n ricin,,