The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-08-06
BUTTER VALUES
RULING STEADY
EGGS SHOW ADVANCES ON
CANDLED STOCK.
New Apples Coming Freely-Berry
Season About Over on Several Lines
Southern Peaches Plentiful and
Cheap-An Western Fruits Reason
able in Price.

No quotable change on any grade of
butter has developed during the week.
Receipts have held up to former proper
tions, but tie call has averaged up COM
parativcly well, and only once or twice
during the week have stocks overbalanced
the current movements. Isl Receivers feel
that the ere stest production of the sea-
son is over with and that values ought
to remain around present range unless
manipulated. Retailers are buying round
lots of extras and not pursuing the hand
to-mouth policy adopted when values
show q tendency to fluctuate. Diaries
are still in excess of the immediate call,
and hardly present as favorable a basis as
creamery makes. Many retailers are
working out of the habit Of carrying
dairies as the demand and supply IS
much more Irregular than on creamery
makes. Packing stock buyers are pursu
ing conservative course this week. and
the quotation Of 1912 cents very closely
represents the selling price locally, altho
a moderate amount is possibly taken by
bakers If nice, clean and sweet. at a
fraction higher.
The egg market has shown a good sub
startial advance, the rise in values being
especially noticeable on case-count lots
altho sellers have had to stand back of
their offerings with a guarantee to make
good" on lots showing a shrinkage over
and above the limit. The call from all
quarters Is rather active, and probably
more eggs nave been withdrawn from
storage this week than have gone in. Re-
cetpts are liberal but so long the pres
ent demand holds good they can be cas-
lily cared for at quotations. The meat
strike has been a braclng feature to the
egg market. and will have a great influ-
ence upon selling prices the coming win .
ter.
Just at present would seem to be a nat
nral time to inDreSS tha Dlhto ho
fact that cheese as a food product Is far
too little understood Cheese at present
prices Is the cheapest commodity on the
list, but nevertheless this does not seem
to increase the movement. The market is
really dull, both on speculative account
and on small lot movement. The very fin
est twins and flats are selling at 91% cents
either white or colored. Brick imberger
and the other makes fail to move as well
as they should considering the fact that
values are from 80 to 90 per cent lower
than year ago. There is virtually nc
outlet for No. and makes on any vari-
ETY..
A fairly steady tone has prevailed all the
week on the poultry list. The demand
has eased off at times, but receivers have
held quotations and quite generally Sc
cured them when butchers got ready tt
buy. The veal market has shown gooC
tone, AID outside quotations have beer
more easily secured than was the case las
week. Mutton and lambs also rule flrmer
The call has fully equalled the supply
Potatoe market shows a fair degree OF
activity and a steady range on prices. The
crop Is being marketed freely locally, but
the outside call is Of generous proportions
and ample to take care Of Minnesota
grown tubers around present values. DR.,
onions are coming in more plentifully, ant
a lower range is likely to develop. Cab
bage is in heavy supply and cheap. Move
ment Of the lighter green vegetables i
moderate, the call being mostly from non
producing districts.
ment since berries began to cut less fig
ure thruout the state and other north
western territory. Oranges are selln
freely at same prices as a week ago. Lem