The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-19
TURKEY SUPPLY
RATHER LIMITED
WEATHER EVIDENTLY HOLDING
BACK DRESSED SHIPMENTS.
General Trade on Fruits Is Satisfactory
Price Changes Few on Fruits
Butter and Eggs Continue Firm, with
Advancing Tendencies on the Latter
Veal Shows Some Weaker Tone.

!, Weather conditions are not favorable for the
thanksgiving trade. A good freeze-up is needed
TO enllyen the situation and bring people to
realization that this is November and that tur-
key and cranberry sauce are strictly desirable.
Shippers at outside points have not settled to
dressed Up poultry basis and any prediction as to
pure guesswork. Prices on both live and dressed
turkeys are up to point where northwestern
go much higher and attract attention from
the consumer. Turkey at retail price Of rs
cents makes pork roasts for Thanksgiving very
popular, proven by last years experiences,
when thousands of buyers didn't even take the
trouble to look them up, having absorbed the
idea that values We're high enough to make them
prohibitive from their point of view. Judging by
today's supply Of live there will be plenty OF
chickens, ducks and geese, and at comparatively
freely and selling extremely well.
Minneapolis continues to maintain her reputa-
States, from the shippers point of view. New
York is quotably the same as the our city
on creamery extras, with Chicago a full cent
lower. AS freight rates are favorable to this
city, it is easy to see why receipts on this
grade are showing considerable increase over
the same season year ago. Today's prices re-
fleet very firm tone and are held up to pres
ent range by natural conditions and not by any
strained effort: Stocks are kept down to fresh
GUS Withdrawals Of June storage are coming out
not only selling WELL but have no depressing in
luence upon the general situation. Diaries are
IN good request, and all lines satisfactory for
table use go out readily. The call is more sharp
~ defined for ladies and renovated goods, but
most lines now coming show up poorly in grade
making scarcity of tops. Fresh sweet packing
Is as good as wheat, and sells at full top prices
on arrival Many believe butter prices have
Of the year values ali over the country viii show
q marked falling off. We give the opinion for
what it is worth. believing that there is at this
time no particular inducements offered to hold
stock for further advances.
4 wide difference is shown in the quotations
BET between fresh-laid eggs and No storage, being
Ar0 md
the call, and the holder Of fresh-laid practically
s the n m ms so ~ Retaers
but are taking cooler goods for cooking pur--
well in hand and holders of really fancy makes
are getting top prices. In some quarters, para
fined goods are shown decided preference, BRING
ing half cent higher than the unparalleled.
Being new to the business, some factories are not
parafning satisfactorily, causing loss on ship
ments that would otherwise bring good figures.
plies and a light demand A slight turn to
cooler weather will brace the demand for all
Another decline developed in potatoes the
s middle Of the week The earot eal is respon.
liberal, and local handlers are taking advantage
Of the situation by loading up heavily. Dry
| are in good demand at the higher prices. Cab.
bage and squash show not quotable change, with
sellers Some lines are in light supply and quot
| ably high, notably egg plant, beans, caulinowe1
and tomatoes. s - *:
! The fruit list shows but few changes, mostly
unimportant Oranges are reduced to Floridas
but there is a nice range Of sizes, with quality
satisfactory. Lemons are firm. with a moderate
supply. Some varieties of apples quotablA
higher, and indications point to still further ad
vances as soon as storage stock begins to bt
drawn upon. Bananas are in good supply, bu
values hold up to former strong figures. Swee
potatoes are firm and about the best seller OF
the list. Grapes continue in good supply on al
varieties. New York pears will be cleaned VI
! shortly. Only moderate offerings are in sigh
4 today. Cranberries selling we'll, the price
I! being reasonable as compared with year ago
when best stock was yelling at SO per brl.