The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-22
POULTRY IS LOWER
Other Lines of Produce Are Holding
to Comparatively Steady
Basis.
Some Lines of Fruit Are Scarce,
With Berries About Over
With.

Extremely heavy receipts OF hens and
young chickens have forced down GS values values
has shown little strength, the warmer me-
weather cutting into the call for them The
outside shipping inquiry has also ruled mgnt;
amount. The genral opinion of receivers
is that prices will not go much, If any lower
but outside buyers must not expect the mar
ket to react too quickly, as heavy supplies
are in sight which must be cleaned up before
any Improvement con develop. DUCKS snow
a shade of weakness, but so far have not
declined in price.
Butter eased off half cent on creamery
makes and full cent on dairy extras. Gen,
eral conditions are unsettled, but the local
market Is comparatively higher than the
east The speculative cali is dull, which
confines the outlet to buyers who take stock
in a small way for retail purposes. Re
ceipts OF dairy extras are not unusually
heavy, but the weak tone on creamery makes
had a decidedly depressing influence. Many
handlers do not look for much improvement p Iaent
up to present proportions. Packing stock Is
we'll taken by renovators, but they insist
upon sweet clean goods when paying full
quotations. .
Eggs have shown some increased strength
during the week, but the backbone OF the
market does not hold as firm as could be de-
sired. During the harvest season farmers
do not market their stock regularly, and on
certain days genrous receipts come. IN Wnlle
lions do not change, this huctuation in re,
ceipts causes varying shades of weakness and
firmness. IL
weeks writing, altho more largely due to
moderate arrivals than to any great increase
in the demand. Mutton is steady with lambs
showing slightly lower inside price.
Cheese is a shade lower on top grades.
Supplies are generous, and holders generally
willing to shade prices on good sized orders:
1t is reported that some sales are reported at
as high as Is cents for top grade twins, but
the present condition Of the cheese market 1t
looks as tho buyers, were paying margin
Gov ,tafin pcta I'D nf cnnprinritv goods
Arrivals of California deciduous fruits con
tinue decidedly moderate. At the same time
the quality is not up to standard, as a whole
and shippers in that district are following
out a policy that will likely prove a losing
venture some day. The northwest has
proven its reputation Of being wiling to pay ns
tailers are suffering from the fact that this
years shipments do not attract consumers
as in former years The total movement WI
will decrease, rather than increase, under 9
continuance of the methods adopted this
years by the OF the
Some e' very ,ip nice Eiberta peaches from Okla
homa came in during the week and while
city trade: A moderate supply 1ot, stool
from Michigan is arriving, but like all othe
early shipments are not eagerly taken, a.
quality Is not up to later shipments; ~.
Berries about cleaned up::a Red rasp
berries are over-ripe to ship, while the bull
of blues are soft and wet, and Will not stan
rehandling. City trade are taking. all com
Ing.
Grapes are coming freely, and each day,
arrivals show Improvement in quality. TIL
demand is heavy for SO early in the sea
son.. -rs "a =
There Is fine line of early apples on tn
street but the Duchess variety continue t
. be a favorite with, the trade. Values. ar
now down to reasonable basis, and rattle
big business Is transacted in the aggregate
altho retailers buy in small way to hay
fresh stock. What crabapples are comm
selling around 81 buShel.
'' Melons have reached a point, bothn qua
ity and priceh, where every one wants then
and a big business Is reportabe. Goo
stock Is selling at 1925 per dozen, Will
muskmelons are selling around $3.50 pe
crate for fancy goods. 49,
Warmer weather this week has given II
creased activity to the lemon trade, but
Is too late in the season to force up price
Sweet potatoes have declined sharpl
receipts being heavy. Quality Is satisfa
tory.