Show BUTTER AT EGGS Both Reported as Very Scnrcp in tho City I was announced yesterday afternoon after-noon by one of the leading produce commission merchants that the town is on the verge of a famine in butter and eggs particularly the latter We have to get eggs for our customers custom-ers from the east he said and I I have just ordered two carloads from Iowa and Nebraska to meet the demand de-mand which we have But what are the costing you was asked Well we pay from 7 to 7 cents with the freight added which brings tem up to the wholesale rate But are there no eggs here in storage stor-age which could be utilized I I there are those who have them are holding them down to wait until we bid higher but I am inclined to believe that there are none or we would have heard from them long ere this The country folks are behind and are not coming In with stocks at all and we < have to have eggs you know I think however that we will be abler able-r keep up with the demand in a few days eWd the people can have the accessories I ac-cessories for their bacon and ham all right even though they are somewhat aged agedButter too is very scarce and the I ver supply Is scarcely equal to the demand de-mand although we expect that high prices will bring the country folks In with the stock they have on hand In 0 few days The first carload of navals and a carload car-load of Japanese Manarins came in yesterday and lasted about as long l asa as-a frost under an August sun the demand de-mand fO oranges being especially good |