The herald., 1894-12-28
LOCAL FIELD or COMMERCE,
Usual ost-HoIiday Dullness
Apparent.
Continued StagnatiOn of the Dried
Fruit Trade.
Dull Trade at the East-Meeting of the
Merchants Association-Pro-
duce Quotations.
Dizziness
Los ANGELES, Dec. %.

Los ANGELEs Dec 49,
The usual dulness of trade following on the
heels Of the Christmas holidays is apparent in
local trade circles But merchants are not COM
planning, being we'll satisfied with the harvest
they reaped before Christmas. very cheerful
disposition is manifested on all sides. and the
new year is looked forward to with every assur-
Ance OF renewed business activity.
DRIED FRUIT TRADE
The stagnation of the dried fruit trade con-
inucs. Practically no sales are being made.
Producers are holding stocks in anticipation
da rise in the market after the holidays Com
mission men are maksng no effort to DO busi-
aess, They are as anxious for a rise in the mar
ket us are the producers When prices are high
they can take larger commissions The mid
ruinously i low. He, like the producer, is there.
fore waiting for something to turn up. Tne
probabilities are that the eastern demand ior
California dried fruits will increase aiser the
new year and that prices will then begin to
20 up.
As an instance of the dullness OF trade at the
east Mr Dorman. leading merchandise
broker OF Boston, who is here for the winter.
reports that canned corn has been ceiling in
Boston at 9Oc dozen, which is 1Oc per dozen
below the price paid packers. Mr Dorman Is
agent for the San Jose Packing company anu
other California producers, and says the past
year has been the dullest in the history Oh the
trade not on account of u lack OF popularity OF
California foods but IN conseq uence " the t,e
general hard times prevailing throughout the
east
EGGS GETTING EASIER.
Ranch eggs are coming in more freely and the
market is getting little ehsier, 32c being the
top price yesterday.
Dairy products are unchanged.
INTEREsTIsG EXPERIMENTS
R. p Thomas writes to THE HERALD that ne
has been making some interesting experiments
with compressed air for the elevation OF oil and
water The operation is being made in the oil
district, corner OF Lake Shore ave nue. and West
street. He conducts air in small pipe 10 tne
bottom OF the well. thereby making gusner OF
fowipg we'll He rs made this air connection
with Ave wells, which had been abandoned
owing TO the crooked bore preventing pumping
by the usual methods. There wells are from oo
to 40 feet in depth and contain oil and water:
The process is of special interest to this part OF
the state, as 1t solves the problem OF irrigation
by making It practical to raise water from ueep
wells, creeks and pools TO elevated LANDS.
BUILDING NOTES
Thad Lowe, jr., is having plans prepared Tor
a residence, to be erected at Altadena.
A fine brick block will shortly be built on the
Neptune garden property, corner OF Utan ana
Ocean avenues, Santa Monic0, -
Frank Bond and H, c. Brasher are, 1t is said,
both going to have dwellings erected IN ro-
mona
urfng on building fine hotel at Altadena, and
that The enterprise Is in a fair wsy toward con-
summation, a site having already been Sc
lented. - a.
NJ. 81, volkman will shortly build $1,000
residence ON his Eighth street property at santa
Monies. =
REAL ESTATE DEALS.
The real estate transfers recorded yesterday
were 81 in number and amounted to $77.273
Twelve were for nominal considerations or
sums less than 5000. The largest considera-
tions were for exchanges of properly between
John Brvson, ST.. and James Whitworth. the
former conveying to the latter property in
Santa Monica for $1s. 500, and the latter con-
veyiue to the former property III Los Angeles
for SIG, 500,