The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26
DULL BUSINESS
=. CLOSE OF WEEK
THANKSGIVING DEMAND GOOD
FOR TURKEYS AND FRUITS.
Dealers Handicapped Somewhat by
Heavy Arrivals Of Livestock-But-
ter Prices Show but Slight Change
y Light Arrivals of Really New-Laid
Eggs, with Held Stock Weak.

Thanksgiving trade this year proved very DIFF
SereIit from the ordinary run. There was the
same plentifulness of thin and immature birds.
and , lack of what could be called fancy. This
lattei feature allowed great many lots to
slip In under top price that would have had
to sell much lower had the supply Of top grades
been ample. The proportion Of dressed stock
was too small to tell whether the educational
work done by commission men the past sixty
days had done any good or not. On the whole,
the prices secured for turkeys were considered
fairy satisfactory by the trade, but chickens
showed the same tendency to drag that marks
the average holiday business. The public will
hays surfeit of turkey after tomorrow's Sunday
diners are over, and 1t is more than probable
that the craving will turn to chicken meat, and
giJe better tone to these lines and more or
les Of advance up to couple of weeks be-
fGe Christmas. Ducks and geese were plentiful,
bit held up we'll in price.
The butter list shows no changes on top
Grades, and only half cent advance on packing
stock. The prediction that butter prices had
reached their zenith seemed to be verified by the
action of the week. The supply and demand
are running close together on all table goods,
the withdrawals from storage making up any
difference in volume. so that buyers experience no
difficulty in securing what goods are wanted at
former figures. Renovators and ladders forced
the price on lev grades i'd the ROM OF the
marke5- the first falling off in the call for
their product, and values are likely enough to
ease OF to make the holding Of stock Improbable.
Receipts of eggs are light but at the same
time answer all demands considering Inc quality.
At last half dozen cases Of current arrivals
havetto be gone over to get single case that
will grade strictly fresh laid and bring the top
quotation Of 26 cents. The average quality,
known as fresh held, quotable at % cents, are
not popular, not being as good as No. l stor
age which be secured at lower figure.
This fact gives a rather weak tone to held eggs
AMI most dealers find them a dragging com
nudity their hands. Farmers, as well as
country buyers, should market their holdings
mGe promptly, as present conditions are lead
int consumers to believe that ''city raised eggs
ar. better than the farm product.
supply is not large and advancing figures are
more than likely, especially on No. 1 brick
Parafred goods are still shown the preference
on brick and twins flats.
The dressed meat list has been somewhat
neglected for the week, and prices, while show
ing sight decline, have been hard to maintain
at the lower range. Hogs especially are weak
with an unprecedentedly small call for light
weight. Demand is confined to butcher trade
and thy are ayerse to cutting up hogs weighing
under 125 pounds.
A ssappy call has been the rule on green vege
tables New tomatoes from California are OF
the market. sharp advance developed GU
cumbrs. Potatoes barely steady the SAINT
conditions ruling on onions, cabbage and squash
TIE orange trade has been fully up to expec
tatiths. The supply is ample and values arr
very reasonable for the time of year. Lemons
and values not firmly held as weel