The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-29
| Big SLUMP In
.BUTTER VALUES
MARKET WEAK AT PREVAILING
FIGURES TODAY.
Eggs Selling Readily and Quotations
Hold to a Steady Basis-Cheese Is
Vesy Firm on Cured Goods-Veal Is
Showing Better Tone-Milk Lambs in
Oversupply and Lower.

TIE long looked for decline In butter arriye9
this week. 1t was considerably overdue, anu
the local market was not over loaded when the
bottom fell out and shippers viii not experience e
gsrai run shs Of haaaeFs ne do sot
have vet settled to tRs he mnRne th
bkst deals possible to move the goods. are not
disposed to iose sales if slight shading rS Of
lnarket is still somewhat higher than same
date year ago, and values were moi, not G bss
been received as yet but a continuance of
showers will make great change in the flavor t'
and natural eGr Of butter soma esser THAN that
for stock to average full grass and until taen
gain from spad es bsSe sep
sold out exceptionally well, owing to the fne
Outing s fSs s
grades In both creamery and dairy makes:
Without giving the figures to influence t4e
producers, buyers and shippers Of eggs to know
Z that the production Of this year has largely ex.
Seedsd thas Of last he ar 1s az
the months Of March and April show an excess ICES
for 1905 Of nearly quarter million cases. rms
is undoubtedly responsible for the lower range
of prices prevailing now as compared Win a
ago From general ped so much n, b0ff If
any lower, as speculative buying is heavy, the
larger storage houses now day ea as
other dairy products TIE supply of wellrcu red
are not t hssvy enough to weaken the situation
to any noticeable extent.
Poultry Is steady. No price changes OF I'M
portance occurred during the week. Veal mas
not been in heavy supply and values snow
SLIGHT on the f9R f fco freely k to ho
values level and quotations average about two
cents per pound lower. .
Vegetables are active. Supplies OF new from
the south are liberal and values on most INES
are seeking lower level. String ana wax
beans have been scarce, and the only lines
that show advances. Old stock Is cleaning
up rapidly on all lines except potatoes and
Strawberries have shown most importance
this week. Receipts have been coming IRON
Louisiana. Mississippi and Texas. weather mas
hardly been warm enough for a really salts,
factory trade but values are low and still
heavier movement is looked for from now on.
and ought to be Of even better quality than
the stock from points farther south. as they
viii not have to be picked as green Ill order
Oranges show no price changes but he most
desirable sizes are getting scarcer. Florida
nland for the latter Is showing more activity
and will increase as the weather becomes
present prices are more than likely to prove
good investment. Apples are firm and higher .n
than a week ago Ben Davis and Baldwins.
Bananas are firm and unchanged IN price.
Pineapples are more reasonable in price, com
ing mere freely the past few days California
cherries are low for the time Of year. but 90
middle of May. Cranberries are dull. There Is
some fine stock and lot of choice that Will
have to be moved quickly. Honey values are
somevhat unsettled owing to the heavy Offer