The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-03
MINNEAPOLIS PRODUCE.

Inc market. on OLD POTATOES mas
shown. a sharp advance the past few
men in the trade who are credited with
being we'll posted. Demand has been
Of unusually heavy proportions, and
while. the market has at no time been
bare of stock buyers have had more I'M
certainty. as to where the next lot was
to come from than at any previous time.
this spring. : No. l Burbanks are job
bing today at 80 cents by the carload,
while mixed red and white and red
stock are fully 10 cents per bushel
higher than at the opening of the week.
New stock is arriving freely, but not
Dared with. old. Most Of the old vege-
tables are cleaned up, but there are
ample offerings of new onions and
cabbage and green vegetables are NOV
| ing out freely. Some unimportant
price changes are shown from day to
day. =. -.
The butter list shows: higher range
than at the. opening Of the. week, but
the tone on creamery makes, it not
overly firm and receipts are very heavy,
and the outlet not especially broad ex-
cept to speculation buyers for storage,
except at their own figures, which are
hardly up to current quotations. A
large amount is being put into coolers
by receivers for the protection of ship
pers, rather than to unload by conced-
ing the lower prices bid. Packing
stock buyers are bidding freely for low
grades, and this feature is holding
prices up strongly.
Storage channels are still taking up
a large share of the eggs coming. Quo
tations on eggs, case count, are lower
due to the fact that the shrinkage from
! rot: is running heavier right along
as ,candled stock is in good demand al
16 cents. Farmers are, evidently MOI
gathering their eggs closely, while ship
: pers at country points are making the
mistake Of not Gambling before ship
ping, paying freight on large amount
of understandable eggs, entailing {
benefit to the railroads, but loss tt
the shipper.
Cheese is settling down to a steady
basis and arrivals are liberal, but quail
ity averages good, and the market il
not overloaded with a lot of poor stuff
which always has depressing effect.
Young roosters are weak, but tn
balance of the list shows fairly goot
right along, and it is probable tina
within a short time decline must de
velop, as the demand for poultry doe
not show much strength during warn
weather. Veal market is weak, re
I ceipts being heavy and the demand com
paratively slow. Conditions have bee.
unfavorable all the week, and moderat
shipments are advisable for few days
S The fruit market is well supplied
I Oranges are higher in price, but Their
is a nice range Of varieties to choos
form and the quality is excellent
1 Lemons are very firm, and turn to no
weather is more than likely to sen
? values upward sharply. Pineapple
Z are in good supply, and as values az
8 not likely to go lower, stock needed fC
= canning purposes should be- ordered .
1. once. Strawberries are much highe
: While the northwest has been nearl
4 flooded out with rain, the south has SUI
: fered from lack Of moisture, and il
< influence is already felt. A few cal
of berries from the Hood River, Oregon
& district, are expected next week, br
y the price will range around 81 to 81
a per case. The first car Of Californi
sfeherries sold on: Monday, and stead
IsupplIies may be looked for. from no
y Lon. Apples are about cleaned up. ),