The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1909-05-08
TO STAY UP
Prices Of Eggs and Butter Show no Signs Of
Decreasing.


Judging from present conditions,
eggs will be as high in price next
winter as they were last winter, said
a commission man yesterday. AT
the present time the cold storage
people are gathering in all the eggs
they can get hold of at about twenty
one cents dozen. This means that
the storage eggs will have to sell at
twenty-six to twenty eight cents a
dozen. wholesale. in ordsr to yield a
profit The great factor in the egg
busines IL that the consumption is
greater than the supply. The same ID
true Of beef and pork. SO long as these
conditions prevail lower prices on any
of these commodities are out Of the
question.
We are now getting twenty-five
cents per dozen for our fresh eggs
This is two cents higher than the low
est price reached this season. The
stormy weather Of the past week has
stimulated the prices considerably,
and it would not surprise me II they
went at least two or three cents higher
the next few days. The farmers are
not.bringing their eggs to the markets.
a large proportion OF the eggs avail
able being brought in from the farm
ing districts by commission men an
xious to supply their trade The aver
age retailer usually loses money on
eggs II he attempts to sell them AT less
than three or four cents dozen above
the wholesale price The breakage
loss is heavy aud quite frequently there
are losses on account Of inferior stock.
"There has been much complaint
the past few months as to the price OF
beef, but the wholesalers are unable to
remedy the situation SO far as | can
judge. the present high prices Of beet
and other meat stuffs will continue at
least until August when the grass
cattle come into the market. This is
the first time that | can recall during
my many years experience In the com
mission business tnat the wholesale
meat concerns have not been able to
supply their trade with cow beef
am advised that hardly CARCASS Of
COW beef has been received by the
dealers in the upper peninsula for a
month past Usually COW beef Is
more plentiful than steer beef. The
farmers who can see q big price ahead
for butter are Keeping their COWS. be.
lieving that there will De more money
to be made In butter and cream than
they can make by selling their cows
The price Of cows is unusually nigh
and think the farmers are wise IN
holding their cattle The demand for
meat stuifs Of all kinds far exceeds the
supply, and can sec nD possible
chance Of cheaper prices
Butter also is bound to continue at
high prices. Much Of the stock avail.
able is now going into cold storage.
Butter OF the better quality Is whole
sailing at from twenty eight to thirty.
one cents. so tnat the reia lers must
ask thirty-tve cents or better In view
OF the fact that this IL the season for
cheap butter and eggs many maintain
that the high figures are held up in
some mysterious way, but those who
nre thnrOuphlV nOgted ae "a tba ett,,a
toin can readily SO why the prices do
not come down. During the midwin-
ter eggs were sold on an average OF
over thirty cent dozen. wholesale.
II is reported now from some states
that the farmers say that under no
consideration will they sell their eggs
this year at less than twenty cents a
dozen. so that the retailer has little
hope OF getting.cheape eggs
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