The Minneapolis journal., 1906-05-27

The price of lemons promises to go
high this season. Already the iobbing
price is up to $6 per box, and there
has virtually been no warm weather.
What the July price will be is only
a matter of conjecture, but if all re-
amount now in sight and available, $40
lemons on Independence day will not
only be possibility, but a probability.
The shortage is not only noticeable
looks like good investment to load
up on dozen boxes or two at present
prices. Oranges are also somewhat
higher, but the advance does not prom
ise to be as great as on lemons. Navels
shows considerable shrinkage. All
goods are repacked before going out,
and the advance in price is caused by
the shrinkage.
The strawberry crop in Missouri has
not been as large as expected, and the
price has gradually advanced during
the. week from $1.75 on Monday to
$3.50 today. Last weeks figures were
er, and values had to be bulged to
get stock moving to this part of the
country. Pineapples are the finest ever,
and there is good demand. Values
will hardly 20 lower for good stock,
and stock wanted for canning purposes
should be ordered now. A car of Cal
ifornia cherries is expected for next
week. Express shipments have been
selling in a small way at $3.50 to $2.75
per box, Green vegetables are moving
again on descending scale. Potatoes
are. firm and higher on all varieties.
The supply has hardly equaled require
ments, and good many, cars might be
received the coming week without per-
ceptibly weakening the situation. New
stock is down to So per bushel, but the
demand is not great enough to have
any influence upon values on old. Cab
bage and onions are plentiful, cheap
Butter Of grassy flavor is now COM
ing, and it is lending a little stronger
easy all the week. We look for fair
market for June goods, as II cents is
now bid for an unlimited amount to
be delivered up to July l. Packing
stock buyers, are actively in the field,
grass goods; Several large butter
as the market par excellence, and are
giving the matter of locating here Sc
rious attention. One of the largest
renovating plants in the United States
will likely be located here this sum
mer.
Egg values on goods bought on a case
count basis are unsettled. The shrink
age is now running heavier than for
some time past, some lots averaging as
high as four dozen rots to the case.
This is undoubtedly due to carelessness
on the part of farmers, who are not
marketing closely since the spring work
takes up more of their time and atten-
tion. We look for the market to drop
to 81 the coming week, as the outlet is
now confined to stores, the consumptive
call being unimportant in the aggre-
gate. !.
There is an active call for hens, and
the quotations represent a very firm
market. Young roosters are getting
shaggy and they are not in favor with
butchers. The price has been lowered
during the week, but this has not en-
couraged the movement to any extent.
Ducks, geese and turkeys are quiet.
Dressed poultry is not wanted and
quotations have been withdrawn. Ex-
tremely heavy arrivals Of veal in the
face of a quiet demand have depressed
the market, and values have been
forced down to low range. Moderate
shipments are advisable for few days
to come, to allow the market to clean
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