The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-05
LARGE NEW COLONY KEPT OPEN HOUSE /
A Large Number Of Visitors Made
Produce District Headquarters
This Week.
The Volume Of Trade Comparatively
Light on Fruits and
Produce.

The fact that great many rural dealers
were IN the city, and that their places OF busi-
ness at home were in the hands of under
studies" who were not authorized to order goods
freely, the movement of fruits for the week has
been light. Travelling men were generally
Withdrawn from the road to assist In entertaining
regular patrons who called, and business gen.
orally received secondary consideration.
The range OF prices on fruits has been toward
more reasonable basis. Apples alone, have
goods being a strengthening feature, while the
arrivals OF poor stuff, that in ordinary years
prove depressing, have been extremely, moderate.
Duchess are well along in their season. Attic
some stock Is still arriving from northern or
chards. Crabapples firm and reports are
to the eject that a light crop can be- looked for
this year. Plums are the heaviest crop known
In years, and many prOwers fail to find a market
for them. case In point came to the. notice
OF the reporter Wednesday,, !. when he saw a near
by grower trade eleven bushels of nice plums for
one bushel OF crabapples. Since then market
tngs OF plums have been lighter, and they are
selling at from Toe to $1.25 per bu, according to
quality. .ss III 81
Receipts Of California fruits continue light.
but pears and plums coming from Oregon,
Washington and Colorado. Quality Is not Eup
to that from the more southerly districts, but is
meeting with very good reception from the
| trade. Grapes are in plentiful supply and are
| gradually working down to reasonable range
of prices. Concords are nice in quality, and
| the movement Is increasing each day. 81 :"
Melons fail to move they should at this
season OF the year, but the weather is 2unfayor-
| able and people do not seem to want: them In
large quantities. Cantaloups are down to 81. &c
per bu, and selling we'll. * A 5as:> 49,:
The orange list is about reduced to Late. Valen-
cias. The demand is fully up to expectations
| for September trade Quality Is fine. the fruit
proving excellent keepers this year. 49,
during the week mostly from Oklahoma and
Indian Territory, but owing to- the long haul
stock has not been entirely satisfactory for re.
! shipping. Il. ~ AZ, I, 81
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cheaper than the western fruit Stock SO far
| has been very good and went out freely to the
| city trade.
The butter market has held to a steady basis
all the week. The supply has about eQualed
| current demands Of the trade, and this has been
! favorable to a steady maintaining of prices: Top
| grade diaries are wanted, but mediums are
slow sale and eventually seek packing stock
channels. There is good call for ladling
| stock, and occasional lots are moved fraction
| above quotations.
Eggs continue upward in their career, aItho
the advance this week has not been extraordi-
nary. The call has been sharp; and 'hurry''
orders have been frequent from local restaurants,
who report the staple call from country visitors
to have been "ham and eggs The specula-
tive call for storage stock is showing in
terest in the situation, and this argues well for
! the future from the sellers point Of view.
Cheese shows no price changes. The move.
ment is heavy and the market we'll supplied on
all grades and makes. II -
The poultry list shows little change except on
fowls and young chickens which have declined
| the past two days. Shippers have forced in a
| large amount, undoubtedly anticipating a big
| demand fair week. but the extra call failed
| to develop.
! Dressed meats are barely steady. Veal ha.
| been in generous supply and has not moved out
as freely could be desired Receivers have
held up prices by not forcing them out until
necessity compelled them to move the goods.
| Sweet potatoes are in good supply, both from
Virginia and Jersey. The latter are highest ii
price. '7tj laiS
The potato market has braced up to some ex
| tent. The demand for shipping purposes /.
| heavy. Northwest growers show disposition
| not to market until values come up to theil
views of the situation, and the trend of thu
market the past day OF two looks as tho they
| had their little s'trust" wen In hand '2''.0