The herald., 1896-03-31
MARKETS OF The WORLD
LOCAL, STATE, EASTERN AND FOREIGN
REPORTS IN OUTLINE
ocaI Produce aud Prices-Values Remark
ably Steady as the Week Opens Easter
Demand Keeps Eggs Firm-Effects Of the
Rain on the Markets

The rains have had an instant effect on
rjday morning there was feeling OF pro-
,und misgiving as to the outcome of the
,ason, Grain would hardly have been
vorth cutting for hay. The Ventura bean
rop would have been little or nothing.
;orn would have been planted only OH
small area of very damp land. The honey
crop would have been extremely light. 1t
we sum the gross prospective loss in these
crops it will reach a round sum. For eX-
ample. take away the bean crops from
Ventura county, 1000 cars of IL tons
each, "a 900 tons, worth perhaps an aver
age of $40 per ton to the owners, and we
get $96O.O0O. The presence or absence OF
That sum in the one county means pros
perity or distress. :.
There is a pretty certain hope that April
will give the section few good showers,
and thus crops of all kinds are assured
All branches of business at once feel the
stimulus of the improved prospects: There
is more confidence and a disposition to
venture further than before.
Agricultural development of this section
is very far short of complete. There are
excellent openings on all hands for little
canitaI. a good deal of sense and plenty of
energy to make combination, out OF
which large profits should come. With
thousands of acres Of damp lands where
alfalfa will grow without irrigation,
untouched by the plow, we, are
from San Luis Obispo county, and
even further north. A large part OF our
supply of poultry comes from the San
joaquin valley. At this moment cabbage,
potatoes, beans, asparagus, rhubnrb,
onions, cucumbers and other food supplies
for daily local consumption are coming
here from Oregon, Nevada and the Sacra-
mento river valley. We are sending large
sums of money out of here for these neces-
stiles of life, all of which grow here quite
AS we'll and most of them better than they
grow where we are getting them. Local
pride, il not love of the dollars involved,
ought to stimulate us to produce early Gu
cumbers rather than send 10 sacramento
for our supplies.
In prices there are not many changes re-
ported today. Eggs are firm at lc to the
farmer and IL &c to 12c to the jobber.
Eastern rolled cats is quoted at $3.50 by
the barrel, and cottolene is oil TO &c
tierce basis.
Eggs-Chocc California ranch, 11C0l2c.
Vegetables Sweet pota toes, 80; tomatoes,
$3.50 to sl.s5; per box; beets, 9Oc per 100 lbs;
cabbage, 60c: carrots, 9Uc; green onions, zoe;
doz, lettuce, IL TO l5c per doz punches; onions,
new yellow, $l40; turnips. 75c; string beans
o navy. pSgpii ss To- pink, 81 4o green peas.
&c per lb; asparagus, &c per H. ; cucumbers,
$i25 doz.
Butter-Creamery, fancy, Glib squares, 371k@
lOc; 2S.oz squares SOC; coast creamery,
2s.oz squares, a7}sc; dairy, fancy, lib squares
GF Green Fruits Pears, 50 90 per box; straw
berries, l2c; apples, $l.50 to $500; pine.
apples, $500 per dozen; bananas, $l.7o to
81. rs per bunch
Citrus fruits Oranges. navels, $500 to
2.75; Mediterranean sweets. $l.25 to $500:
seedlings, 81 to sl.25. Lemons, Fancy Eureka,
$3.50 to 81. 70; Eureka and Lisbon, $1.5O to
Live stock-Hogs-Per cwt.. $s.75 to $500
Beef cattle-2 aG3c. Mutton-305c per lb.
Honey and b,eswax-Honey-Comb. 1OlS to
lie per h.; strained. to sc. Beeswax-42c
per non3, i6; Hans q. "a 70 s,7k no, doz.
young roosters $3.50 to $40; broilers. $3. rs
o$5OO; old roosters, $4.OO; ducks, $3.50 to
$3.50 turkeys. Zoe to lie per lb.
Hay-Wheat, $40 to Sll; barley, SO to SO;
wheat and oat. $40 to ST.: alfalfa 50 to $40.
Fresh Meats-Butchers prices for whole car.
sssss ssei to ~ to Sss FSs5 per y to Vsso ss &c
Provisions-Hams. Rex. per lb. lll4c; pic
mic. &C; boneless, &C.
Bacon. per ID Sc; Rex breakfast 1890; light
medium, &c; medium. &c.
Mill stuffs-Flour, Los Angeles 81 90; Stock
ton brands, $40; oregon, $4.00; bran. per
per ton, local. $1,000; northern. $500.
rolled barley, per ton. $500; cracked corn;
per cwt;. ooc; iced meal. per cwt. 95c. ,
Dried beef-Per lb SETS 1Oc; insides. 11,<c.
Dry salt pork-Per lb.. clear bellies, Sc; short
clear. 6s4c clear backs, 6Ac.
Picked pork-Per half Dbl. 80 lbs. SO.
Lard-Per lb., ivory compound, tierces, 55<c;
rexolene, 6lsc; pure leaf, 634c.
Cottoene -Tierces, &c.
Dried Fruits-Apples-Sun dried, sacks. per
lb, to sc; boxes. 5 to 7c; evaporated fancy, &
to &c. Apricots-Fancy, lie; choice. &c.
peaches-Fancy unpeeled. 4c; bleached, &c.
Pears-Fancy evaporated, to &c. Plums-
Fitted choice. 2 to sc. Prunes-Choicc boxed,
3 sc; sacks, to &c; fancy, 10c.
Nuts -Walnuts-Los Angeles, 7c; medium
soft, 1Oc; soft-shell Los Nietos. fancy, 10 to
12c. Almonds-Soft shell, l0c: paper shell,
12c; hard shell, &c. Pecans-13 to l5lac. Fill
berts-lO to 12l &C.
Hides and Wool-Hidcs, as they run, 12c
per lb; sound kips, &c; bulls and stays, 6c
'alves, 15e. Sheep pelts-3 to &c. Wool
nminallY o. 10 &c