The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-26
MINNEAPOLIS PRODUCE

The shipping departments have been
busy this week filing orders for the
goods needed thruout the northwest to
suitably grace the Thanksgiving table.
In order to secure best selections, many
outside dealers have placed heavy
orders for Mondays s shipment, and a
large amount Of fruits, nuts, figs, dates,
etc, will 90 out on that day: The
orange list is full Of nice, sweet, we'll
commodities are high, the price Of
oranges is certainly low enough to make
them extremely popular. Concord
grapes are about cleaned up, but there
are plenty Of Malagas and Catawbas.
Cranberries are plentiful, but consid-
cred we'll up in price, and the bushel
package is the general way of. ordering.
Bananas are fine and reasonable.
The butter market shows strength
on top grades, but medium and low
grades have shown tendency to &C.
cumulate, which has somewhat de-
pressed the situation on such makes.
Firsts, in creameries, have come in
unusually free for this market, as the
output Of many creameries is showing
imperfections that prevent their butter
going into the top grade. Packing
stock buyers are not taking in goods
as freely as formerly, evidently weak
ening somewhat from their former
strong view Of the situation. More
storage goods are being withdrawn than
last week, and these goods may possibly
detract from the demand for ladies and
renovated goods.
Cold storage eggs are not having any
depressing influence upon the market
for fresh The demand for the latter
is strong enough to take all coming at
full quotations. Receipts from the
country are not heavy in the aggre-
gate and only a limited amount are
really fresh-laid. At the same time,
arrivals at this market are heavier than
year ago, while the market now is 2
cents per dozen higher than at that
time.
No price changes are reportable on
cheese. Small-lot buying is active, but
there is not much disposition shown to
load up on large lines. ="
The poultry situation has been the
chief item of interest all week, and will
hold the boards until Thanksgiving
eve. The continued comparatively
warm weather has been an unsettling
factor, as the great bulk Of arrivals
has been live, for which there is a
limited outlet>at this time Of year ex-
cept to dressers, who will not buy un-
less they can secure the goods to re-
handle at a profit. No. / fat turkeys
have ranged all the way from II to 10
cents this week, but the amount going
out at the latter figure was almost too
small to warrant such figure. The
fact Of the matter is that there are no
young fat turkeys at Thanksgiving
time, and the great bulk of stock COM
ing grades as No. 2. Buyers at country
points should observe this fact. Too
many pay a fiat price for turkeys,
which, arriving at market, frequently
show large percentage of culls, which
are quoted at 8 to 10 cents, all they
will bring, and they are slow sale at
in reasonably early and you, will Sc;
better be kept at home around holiday
time, as there is only a limited demand
for them unless the price Of turkeys
should be extremely high. There will
be a good call for ducks and geese of
No. l quality, but disappearing stock
will not attract much attention. Stock
should be forwarded by express in order
to be here on time. >I. =.
A higher range has developed on veal
of the better grades. Lambs are slight.
ly lower. .....
Potatoes are weaker, owing to the
fact that the outlet has been somewhat
restricted by offerings to the south from
the extreme west. Receipts locally have
not been up to the average in quantity
owing to a scarcity of cars. A great
deal Of stock coming forward is also
poor in quality, farmers evidently mar
their fancy stock in hope of an upward
turn to the market later in the season