The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-03-04
PRODUCE PRICES
... ON DOWN GRADE
BUTTER AND EGGS SHOW SHARP
DECLINES FOR WEEK.
Weather Fine for Fruit Shipping
Oranges Are Firmer-Sweet Potatoes
Higher in Price-Potatoes Dull and
Lower-southern Green Stuff Scarce
and High-strawberri Nearly Dou-
Bile in Price.


The weather for the week has been
all that could be desired to encourage
the demand for fruits, but the increase
in the call has not been as heavy as was
expected. Shipments have gone out
regularly, and buyers at country points
have been able to depend on getting the
ton has been attracted to eggs, and
everyone is getting ready to handle a
larger amount than ever. The world is
egg hungry, and as prices are getting
down to point where average consum-
ers can look upon them other than luxu-
ries, all receipts from now until the
storage season are expected to go into
that channel. Nothing but unseason-
able weather seems possible to force up,
ward again for some time to come, and
it would seem poor Judgment not to
keep supplies marketed closely. DUAL
ity Of eggs now coming is on fresh
basis, only few occasional lots show
ing that they have been held before be-
ing marketed. New laid stock will not
bring the premium over case count
stock, as has been the case for two
months past, as they will average good
enough to almost make Gambling unnec-
essary. Values today are 33 Is higher
than q year ago, SO that buyers can nat
urally look for lower prices, and should
pay conservative figures In order to
avoid a loss.
Butter is also showing declining ten
denotes. The decline has not been as
great as the outlook the first of the
week promised, and dealers have kept
from any great loss by keeping stock
quotations was necessary. Receipts are
of good proportions on creamery makes,
many factories forwarding to this point
on account of the very satisfactory re-
suits from shipments here during the
critical turn to the markets all over
Rolls and prints will not be in as great
heavy supply and have not shown as
marked declines as creamery makes.
Rolls and prints will not be in as good
favor from now on, especially IT the
weather remains soft. Any lots not
grading strictly fancy. now go into
packing stock channels. Buyers of
this grade of butter are still taking
all offered at quotations, and appear
to have stronger faith in the future OF
the butter situation than buyers OF top
grades. Values on the entire list will
have to show considerable Of drop to
get down to last years figures OF the
same date.
The cheese list continues to show
frmness, some lines being quotably
higher. No. brick and limburger are
in moderate supply, altho there. are
fair offerings Of new makes, which are
not in favor with buyers, well-cured
goods being preferred. Orders are
running mostly to small lots, but show
up well in the aggregate.
Poultry is comparatively quiet. mel
Their offerings or demand being of i'm
portant proportions. Eggs are still too
high to encourage the killing Of poul
try, while consumers consider values
too high except for an occasional.
change in meats
Dressed meats are firm. Veal ha.
been scarce at times, and dealers have
at times been able to secure slight
premium over quotations on extra fan
cy calves. Heavier arrivals could bt
easily handled without depressing thu
situation. Mutton and lambs show M
change. Country dressed hogs hav
been in light arrival, but regular pack
ers have Kept the market we'll supplied
The closed season on fish is now on
The following covers the law, and i
worth preserving by those interested:
seotio len 81. No person Snaos shaa catch 1,
der control for any purpose whatever
any Of the fish hereinafter mentioned
within the periods herein limited, tc
wit: Any variety of trout, except lax
trout, between the first day Of Septen,
Der and the first day Of May following
any black, gray or Oswego bass betwee
the first day Of M, March 1a, and the twenty
variety Of herring between the frs
day Of April and The first day Of Ser
tember followingj any variety Of pix
maskalonge, pickerel, whiteish, GRAZ
pies, perch, sunfsh, sturgeon, lake trou
catfish, red horse, suckers, or any othe
variety Of fish whatsoever, between til
first day Of March and the first da
of May following.
Section S.. No person shall have
possession for sale, expose or offer fl
sale, or sell to any person any. broo
trout, or any gray, Black ond Oswee
bass, at any time prior to Jan. 1, 1909
The market is well supplied wit
from International waters, 50 that the
will be no scarcity Of fish during tt
coming Lent.
Old vegetables are dull, and the Ii
eral marketings brought out by tt
This is especially noticeable on pot
toes, which show sharp declines and a
weak at present. quotations. Gree
stuff is way up In price, the scarci
caused by Frost turnout the south al
the increased demand combining to sci
values up. Strawberries are worth
per quart, and the supply is very lig
even at that extravagant figure.
In FRUITS, lemons show the only 4
cline. The supply is fairly liber'
while the call Is not well develope
Oranges are flrmer, .altho not quotab
higher. Asking prices are being a
vanced at the orchards. Some Flori
stock will be on the market next wee
and will sell at about same prices
the Calf ornia-grown: There is a go
s,lnn1v Of orana fruit selling at FRI