The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-24
HEAVY BUYING
FOR The FOURTH
BIG DEMAND FOR FRUITS FROM
OUTSIDE POINTS.
Butter and Eggs Hold to Quotably
Steady Basis-Cheese Shows Some
what Better Tone-Poultry and
Meats Unchanged-Lemons Continue
to Advance-Good Assortment OF
Western Fruits Arriving.

Country dealers in general are alive to the fact
that there is a celebration near at hand that
calls for large amount of special goods tna1
they handle Therefore, they are getting In line
early, ordering heavily of the varieties that Will
keep. and increasing their orders FOR such Varle-
ties must necessarily be forwarded from gay
to day. Trade in general Is of good proportions
all staples. Homegrown strawberries, which
are now being marketed all over the state wnere
grown, have cut into the demand for stock from
southern points, but other berries are just cut,
ting into a popular price limit and be1ng caileo
for freely for a change of diet. All reports are
to the effect that there is big crop OF raspoef-
ries and the price will be reasonable Sour chef,
ries will be coming In carots next Week. ana
IS the season is extremely short those VINO desire
them for preserving purposes should not put OH
ordering them. PineappleS are gett1ng scarce
and much higher values are more than prooable
from Florida has to be depended upon
for present supplies and as the crop Is short In
that district not many will be coming this way
from now on. California deciduous fruits are
In good supply with much wider range in va
rieties of pumS Stock is fine. being better de-
yeloped than the earlier shipments. Lemons
blow another advance and when the available
supply is taken into consideration 1t looks very
much as tho warm spell might force values
up to n point that would spoil $40 bill to buy
box of fancy goods. Oranges also climb
Ing the price ladder selling at 81 per box
and over for the best sizes.
Old potatoes being forced to the back
ground by goods. which now of good
quality and cize. Cabbage is plentiful and fairly
cheap. Market is flooded with onions. and the
price is low enough to encourage big movement.
The butter market is showing good tone on
all grades. Call for creamery tops for specula-
tive purposes holds up strong enough to main
tain steady range Of value and also to keep
the street from showing any surplus. Diaries
the slowest the list. but nevertheless can
not be said TO be on the list.
There is all active call for the low
grades for ladling and renovating purposes. and
these goods show a greater advancing tendency
than the other grades, there is more strenu-
competition among buyers.
The egg situation seems somewhat unsettled.
Price changes for the week have been unimpor-
tant. but receivers have not found it as easy
to keep goods moving. The call from retailers
is rot heavy. while there IS but moderate
buying for storage. Some few specula tors are
loading up to prOect themselves against the
April and May prices but not heavily enough to
give the present situation any favorable infu-
enCe
The poultry list is without change except on
Supplies have not exceeded requirements and the
market is we'll cleaned up today. Dressed meats
are quotahly steady. Milk lambs are mostly sell
ing at the inside price.
TIE fish market has been somewhat disloca ted
by seizures during the week. Game ~wardens
are Selling about onetenth of the shipments,
account of improper filling out Of tags. The
other nine-t enths thru all right without
any attention being paid to the matter. The
proper methods of shipping do not seem to be
understood. either by the wardens shippers
and to insure stock arriving in market the tags
should show who they shipped by, where
from and also the number of fish of each variety
and net weight of each kind.