The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-29
CHEAPER EGGS
FOR EASTFRTIDE
FARMERS AND COMMISSION MEN
ARE SHIPPING MUCH HEN
FRUIT TO RETAILERS
THESE DAYS.

Fresh eggs promise to sell at cheaper
prices during the coming Easter seas
ON than at any corresponding time I'm
several years. Eggs are now bringing
less money, both wholesale and retail,
than at any previous time in over a
year past, and they are likely to sell
at from two 10 five cents less per dozen
than the prevailing prices between
now and Easter. Fresh eggs are plen-
tiful in all parts OF the country, and
particularly in Michigan, Minnesota
and Wisconsin, from which states most
of the dealers i'm this region receive the
greater part of their supply. Many Of
the commission men and farmers are
urging the business men TO take eggs
off their hands and some of them are
quoting lower prices than at any previ-
Gus time during the past three years.
The favorable condition of the egg
market is principally due to the fact
that many people have gone into the
chicken business A few years ago
chicken raising was confined largely to
the farmers, but now there are people
in nearly every rural community i'm the
United States, exclusive of the farm
crs, engaged in raising chickens. Ow-
ing TO the high prices that have pre-
vailed for eggs, they believe there has
been big money in chickens.
The local dealers, as a rule, buy all
Of the eggs that come in from the
neighboring farms, usually allowing
from two to five cents per dozen more
than they pay the wholesalers or COM
mission men. The eggs raised here
are superior to thosetbrought in from
other sections, and command higher
prices than are paid for eggs, from out
side points. The retail price for the
Easter season may be as low as eigh-
teen cents per dozen. The weather
conditions have for some time been
most favorable in the farming districts
of Southern Wisconsin. Southern
Michigan and parts Of Minnesota, and
as a result the commission men in
many places have more eggs than they
can dispose of to advantage.
Butter is Cheaper.
1t is expected that butter will also
sell at considerably lower prices than
at present. as the failure of the butter
combine few months ago still affects
the market. The retail dealers are
fighting shy of cold storage butter and
none of them are buying in large guam
fftfac FEhnftsan dc Of not a n
out the country entered into contracts
early last fall for sufficient quantity
of storage butter to carry them
through until late in the spring. SO that
many of them are selling butter at
losses from six TO ten cents per pound.
Many of the retailers contracted for
cold storage butter for spring delivery
at from twenty eight to thirty-one
cents per pound. At the present time
this quality of butter can be bought at
less than twenty-five cents wholesale
Butterine has also declined i'm price, as
a result Of the failure of the butter
combination, but the manufacturers
Of butterine were i'm no way responsible
for the heavy accumulation Of butter
in cold storage. The better grade of
butterine. which three months ago sold
at twenty-five cents per pound, is now
worth twenty ana is retailing at TWEEN |
ty-two cents. IL is thought that this /
price also will be lower before there is !
an advance.
IL will perhaps be several years be- !
fore the dealers will enter into any
such contracts as they made last fall 4
for their future supply Of butter, as not I
"A few of them were badly nipped. But 1
ter that was put i'm the cold storage l
last June was contracted for at from |
twcnty-ninc to thirty cents per pound l
o few raonths l0ter, and today it can
be bought at from twenty-one to TWEEN
ty-three cents.
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