The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-06-06
FRUIT CALL ACTIVE
List Is Being Added to Each Day
as the Season Adj
vances.
Butter and Eggs on Firm Basis,
Former Showing Increased
4 Strength.

The strawberry question has been a leading
ono curing the week. Some days no stock came
In at all; storms, rains, railroad wrecks and
other causes of delay conspiring to hold back
arrivals. This had tendency to hold values
to the top notch and was discouraging to the
trade all round, as too great proportion came
In UNFIT to reshfp any distance. Stock Is ar
irving from points nearer home. Shipments
from Wisconsin and Illinois being on the mar
ket to-day. few cases Of homegrown are
also offered, but are eagerly picked UP by city
trade who are willing to pay outside prices
The outlook Is that next week will see the lowest
prices Of the season. and stock for preserving
purposes should be depended upon at reasonable
prices.
New fruits are coming in. Water and musk
melons from Florida are the market, but not
In large enough quantities to make dependable
quotation Illinois red and black raspberries are
also coming few crates of Mississippi peach
es came In by express, but are hardly desirable
except for stand purposes where good dis
play is wanted. California cherries now
coming In car lots and are reasonable in price.
Steady receipts looked for, with apricots
and some early peaches promised in next week S
receipts .
Oranges are holding up firmly, with a good
demand. Navels are short on some sizes, but
Mediterranean sweets and st. Michaels are
filling the bill very acceptably. Lemons show
a sharp advance, with all indications pointing to
O further rise in price If hot weather prevails.
Pineapples are firm and active with Florida
stock showing better quality than Cubans and
slightly higher in price Bananas are very hrm
receivers are making heroic efforts to keep sup
ply on hand.
The green vegetable list has had a boom In vol
ume of movement, with all lines reasonable IN
price except asparagus, which is high and com
paratively scarce. :.
The butter market shows good tone on all
lines. Creamery extras are 1ac above last week s
quotation, and are firm at the higher inquire.
Diaries are steady top, with seconds higher In
sympathy with the strong tone ruling on packing
stock. Ladders and renovators continue 10 DE
heavy buyers of fresh sweet goods
Eggs show no change in price, altho the general
tone is frmer. Late receipts are showing IN
creased shrinkage and many buyers prefer to buy
loss off. Nevertheless the great bulk or the
business is still on n case count basis
Cheese continues to decline, a half cent lower
range developing to-day on twins and mats and
Young Americas. Brick shows weak tone.
Poultry Is on weaker basis. Turkeys are
quiet, and values inclined to go lower.
Chickens hold steady, with ducks lower. Geese
are hard to move at any price,
Dressed meats show depressed tone. Market Is
somewhat overloaded and values have declined Tor
several days past on veal. Other lines are steady
Potatoes are weakening somewhat. Stock Is
not of good quality. While new receipts are be-
coming low enough in price to attract more at
tention from consumers. Cabbage Is scarce and
comparatively high. 90.