The herald., 1897-06-15

The produce market opened yesterday
morning with a firm tone and good de-
mand. Butter and eggs are unchanged
under good demand. Fruits are coming
in freely. About 2500 boxes of small fruit
came in on yesterday mornings express,
the bulk of which was cherries. The after
noon train brought about 800 boxes. most
of which were currants. Owing to large
supplies prices Of cherries were demoral-
ized, the best quality hardly bringing 50
cents, while poorer grades were compare
lively lower. Berries are plentiful and
cheap while green corn has made its ap-
pearance, although rather poor in quality
as yet. Poultry is dull under slow de-
mand. A great deal of dissatisfaction is
expressed by commission men regarding
the present method of buying and selling
fowls by the dozen instead of by weight. 1t
is pointed out that under the present sys-
tenn there is no incentive to the producer
to bring fine fat poultry to market: he may
bring stock in poor condition and expects
to get as much per dozen as for first-ciass
fowls. If all transactions were by weight
a fairer method would seem to prevail. At
present the rancher who brings in large
sized, fat hens has a right to expect and
receives an average of to S1a cents per
pound for his produce; yet his neghbor,
who is too lazy or toe impecunious to prop
erly feed his hens expects to receive the
same price for small, scrubby fowls. The
dealers prefer to buy by weight. and such
proceeding would seem to be fair to all
parties concerned, the producer as well as
the consumer.
EGGs-Fancy ranch, 121aG13; fair to
good, 12G12R.
BUTTER-Fancy local creamery, per q
h. square, 40: fancy coast creamery, per
2-lb. square, 421s dairy, IL. -lb. rolls 32iaM35;
fancy, 2-lb. square, S7l2G40; tub, fancy 10.
CHEEsE-Local factory, large size. s1s
10; DO Young America, 10la do 3-lb
hand, liz; Gac extra per lb. when cased
for shipmenD; northern full cream. s
GSk.
NEGETABLES-Beets per 100 lbs, 10;
cabbage, per 100 lbs, 6OG65; chiles dry, per
string, 5olfG0; Mexican. per lb. 101l1: green,
per ib 1929; garlic, 3n3la: new onions,
se0S5; beans, string, lb.. 4Q5; cucumbers,
dozen, 25q35; lettuce dozen, 1920; green
peas per lb., 49s; tur.ips. 100 lbs, 75as5;
artlchokes. 25Q30 per dozen: rhubarb, 750
So per box; asparagus, 5a7 per b.; parsnips.
per 100, 150S5; green onions, per dozen, 40:
leeks. per dozen. Is: parsley, per dozen. 25;
radishes. per dozen, 20; spinach. 20: sum-
mer squash, per lb., 4g6; egg plant, per lb.,
16
GREEN FRUITS-Y. N. P. apples, 1.75@
200 per box strawberries, common, 5a7
fancy, SOLO; bananas, bunch, 2.0012 30;
crates extra cherries. Tartarian, per box
S0445; choice. 30n40; Royal Anne. 55n6O;
loquats, 2@4; backberries, per box, 4a5;
gooseberries, per h., 3lzM4; aprcots. per
crate. 50N15; currants per crate, 50455
raspberries, per box, 70S; peaches, 2O-lb.
boxes, 1,0041.25; watermelons, 2.00Q4.5O per
dozen.
POTATOES-Per 100 lbs, Nevada Bur-
banks, choice to fancy, 1.00@1.10 new pota-
toes, 55Q75; Early Rose, LIS; sweet per h.,
3la
CURED MEATS-Picnic hams, 81; Rex,
II; Roulette hams, ~; select mild cure,
Q; special fancy breakfast bacon, 11k
special breakfast bacon. IL; Rex bacon,
l0l4; Diamond c breakfast bacon. backs.
8; Rex boneless hams sugar cured 91a; Rex
boneless butts, o. Rex dried beef, SETS:
Rex dried beef, insides, IA; Rex dried beef
outsides, 10; smoked tongues, per lb., 15;
medium bacon. SA; dry salt clear bellies,