[1] Flats.
Wholesale Prices of Centralized Butter (90 score) at Chicago.
[Cents per pound.]
| Monday | 37 | |
| Tuesday | 37 | 3⁄4 |
| Wednesday | 37 | 3⁄4 |
| Thursday | 38 | 1⁄4 |
| Friday | 38 | 1⁄2 |
| Saturday | 38 | 1⁄2 |
| Average | 37 | .96 |
MOVEMENT AT FIVE MARKETS.
[New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Boston, and San Francisco.]
| Week ending Oct. 1. | Previous week. | Last year. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| BUTTER. | Pounds. | Pounds. | Pounds. |
| Receipts for week | 10,710,039 | 11,088,542 | 9,012,825 |
| Receipts since Jan. 1 | 448,180,161 | 437,470,122 | 397,422,337 |
| Put into cold storage | 1,561,618 | 2,554,239 | 2,424,626 |
| Withdrawn from cold storage | 2,565,222 | 2,667,180 | 1,976,443 |
| Change during week | -1,003,604 | -112,941 | +448,183 |
| Total holdings | 57,426,751 | 58,430,355 | 67,411,182 |
| CHEESE. | |||
| Receipts for week | 3,417,635 | 3,868,809 | 3,008,890 |
| Receipts since Jan. 1 | 141,117,659 | 137,700,024 | 130,569,677 |
| Put into cold storage | 1,193,333 | 1,153,107 | 821,381 |
| Withdrawn from cold storage | 1,840,048 | 1,364,127 | 1,109,790 |
| Change during week | -646,715 | -211,020 | -288,409 |
| Total holdings | 17,006,483 | 17,653,198 | 19,401,542 |
| DRESSED POULTRY. | |||
| Receipts for week | 4,180,468 | 4,190,630 | 3,097,825 |
| Receipts since Jan. 1 | 125,584,081 | 121,403,613 | 119,319,585 |
| Put into cold storage | 1,763,783 | 1,645,312 | 1,748,540 |
| Withdrawn from cold storage | 1,086,169 | 974,956 | 1,303,010 |
| Change during week | +677,614 | +670,356 | +445,530 |
| Total holdings | 18,302,642 | 17,625,028 | 15,835,021 |
| EGGS. | Cases. | Cases. | Cases. |
| Receipts for week | 208,045 | 198,651 | 178,819 |
| Receipts since Jan. 1 | 13,319,676 | 13,111,631 | 11,834,417 |
| Put into cold storage | 17,305 | 19,475 | 32,480 |
| Withdrawn from cold storage | 168,670 | 139,781 | 166,123 |
| Change during week | -151,365 | -120,306 | -133,643 |
| Total holdings | 3,134,054 | 3,285,419 | 2,589,382 |
Dried and Frozen Egg Shipment Arrives From China.
Thirteen thousand six hundred and forty-three cases of frozen eggs weighing 1,200,564 lbs., also 448 cases of dried eggs weighing 48,800 lbs., were unloaded from the British steamship Gothicstar from China at San Francisco Sept. 15. The shipment is one of the largest ever received in this country.
On Sept. 19 the Gothicstar sailed for New York with a cargo of 59,108 cases of frozen eggs and 6,190 cases of dried eggs.