The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-19
PRODUCE GOES UP.
Butter and Eggs Show an Advance
Of Good Proportions This
Week.
Weather Conditions Unfavorable for
Heavy Receipts or Shipments
of Fruits.

Butter of the top grade took on additional
hrmAess during the week. and closes Arm to-day,
The demand for creamery extras Is well de-
veloped, and most local jobbers have kept their
iceboxes we'll sold out. Bad roads thruout
the country may have had some possible tnhu-
ence In keeping down receipts but even with
heavier arrivals the higher quotations would have
been scored, All receiving points report salts
factory conditions, but Minneapolis is relatively
higher than most of them. One fact seems
to be making itself evident and that is that
but little stock is in northwestern storage as
compared with average years, and will, there
fore. cut but little figure In competition with
fresh makes this fall and winter. The supply
of extra diaries Is extremely light, and this
feature works against such goods from quota
BILE basis. Retailers cannot depend upon u
steady supply, and gradually overlook them when
buying. The advent of cooperative creameres
and hand separators Is proving death'knell to
the dairy butter business, and some butter
handlers who have been In the trade ever since
the war look for dairy goods to eventually pass
out of the market. Renovators are showing
more activity, and are looking for nice goods for
their use For this reason fresh-made goods
viii often bring quarter-cent premium over
quotations packing stock. This denlend has
forced up values half cent on ordinary pack
Ing stock during the week Renovated extras
are johbing to-day at 1sc.
Fresh eggs also scored an advance of 1hc
per dozen, Receipts have been moderate for
the week but all indications point to hrm main
tanning of present figures. Shrinkage on country
receipts Is running lighter, and the movement
is much heavier than during the warmer weather.
Storage goods are being withdrawn more freely,
and selling well to the local trade, while
many shipping orders prefer them.
The cheese market Is on a decidedly active
basis, the call running unusually heavy to the
cheaper grades This frmed up prices some
what on such lines. 1t is becoming more notice
able each year that the consumption Of brick
and llmburger is increasing much faster than on
the other makes.
lance except on fowls and young chickens, which
are about lie per pound higher. The demand
springs has settled down to basis where
weights are not as much considered. ai-pound
and 2-pound chickens selling at about the same
price per pound.
The veal market shows higher range on all
grades The call has fully equaled the amount
coming, the cool weather being favorable to a
free consumption. Mutton and milk lambs
proved In oversupply. each easing of tribe the
middle of the week.
The call has increased on fresh fish. and
values higher on pike and pickerel.
The middle of the week developed an excit-
Ing furry In potatoes, but a sudden change In the
weather to moro favorable conditions forced
values back to the same figures ruling week
ago. Shippers laid down the situation and
VIII probably not take hold again until the
f frss, Of the coming week. The opinion Is quite
In good condition. The frosts this week dam
aged tomatoes, cucumbers and squash. and these
commodities will likely advance somewhat Sweet
potatoes are lower, but with a continuance OF the
present heavy demand no further decline can be
looked for. -
The apple situation Is the center of interest
among the fruit handlers just at present. Many
or the houses have their men In the orchards of
Michigan, New York and New England making
contracts for their supply for winter needs Most
of them now do their own packing, so that they
Will know what to guarantee the buyer. 4 Re-
ports are to the effect that the crop is very fair
Both as" regards quality and quantity, and I'M
less some unforeseen circumstance arises stock
Will average better than last year, and be fairly
reasonable In price. The better varieties are
quotably higher than last week. Crabappes are
very scarce and rule 81 per barrel higher. :
Arrivals of California fruits are under those
OF year ago for the same week. Other wes-
tern fruit growing districts are forwarding their
crop freely, but prices hold up we'll Another
ten days will about close up arrivals from the
west, except on occasional cars of winter keep
Ing pears
The melon season is about at an end. Very
few cars are coming in, and the northwest
Will depend upon homegrown stock from now
on.
The orange list Is now reduced to late Valen.
cias and there Is scarcity on some sizes
The demand Is very good for the season of
the year. f.
t. Weather has had depressing influence upon
the lemon market, and values are lower Mes
Binas cleaned up but there is nm amn,e sun
ply or Verdilts and California stock
There Is good call for Concord cranes but
the quality, while the best to be secured. has
not been up to the requirements of the trade
Very few Michigan peaches are coming ond
dealers cannot depend upon supply to fiji or
ders, Plums are about cleaned up stock in
aight being over-ripe and unfit for shipping pur
eoses. ppe Pun
Some fine New York pears are coming. and
meeting with favor on both city and counfrv ac.
count. The Duchess variety is proving better
Keepers and shippers than Bartletts
Inc honey market Is lower on ton grades
Supply Is heavy, but the situation has been va,
HeFed somewhat by several cars being shpned
OUT TO eastern points, altho not much encourare
hnent Is oHered In the way Of higher prices