Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-12
FEW OLD ONIONS
NOW IN SIGHT
NEW CROP FAST MATURING
AND SELLS WELL
FIRST APRIC0TS HAVE ARRIVED
Eggs Remain steady-coast Butter Is
Sold at once-Potatoes Bring
High Prioes-Loeanberries
Have Appeared
FIRST APRICoTS HAVE ARRIVED

gone for the season, the situation is relieved
ny the arrival OF new crop onions from
Texas and some northern reds of only fair
quality, and the Increase In local silver
skins Australian browns are entirely out
Of market Thus closes the old onion year.
and favorable one 1t has proved, ns prices
held uniform and the losses proved small
by carrying over supplies
Yesterday a weaker tone seemed ap-
parent In the onion market. owing to the
increased supplies Bermudas proved popu-
lar and jobbed freely at 8 cents a pound
readily at S@10 cents pound. sliverskins
went to Jla cents fiat, and are stil soft, as
tho crop Is maturing. Northern reds were
present favorable appearance. being the
first OF the crop and hardly up to standard
Demand for all kinds is active
POTATOES RULE FIRM.-Old potatoes
grow more scarce each day. and supplies
are drawn from all sources. This Is evil
denced by John 7. Allen & Co. bringing the
first carload OF Wisconsin potatoes to this
To bring potatoes half way across the con-
tnent is no idle matter, but these sold at
once at from $1.7592, as the quality proved
good. Colorados are also on the way. and
| some are to come from Utah. but the Me-
vada crop is no longer a factor.
New potatoes come in larger lots and are
firm at so cents for a thirty pound box. To
pack in boxes seems to be the feature this
season. White rose and early rose tho
kinds now arriving, and are fairly plentiful
The next to come will be the Burbanks
but the crop Will not be offered in any
quantity until the first week in June Some
have come in, but only samples The entire
potato crop in this part Of the state prom
ises to be large.
BUTTER is ACTIvE.-owlng. to storms
along the coast the steamer that landed
yesterday only brought down about 5000
pounds Of coast dairy and creamery butter.
Demand took this at once at 40 cents fiat
for both kinds. Valley receipts also are
large and held at As cents a two-pound
roll or this at least 60 per cent is being
used. while 40 per cent goes into storage.
-Na f,.tII 70
excite.
In this market eastern cheese is scarce,
with 17h cents for twins and Is cents for
daisies. Northern is in good supply, and 1t
is said the local Anchor brands are readily
consumed. Storage stocks are quite heavy,
1t is said, but nothing to alarm when this
section has to face depleted milk output in
EGGS UNcHANGBD.-No change was
noted in the egg situation yesterday, as the
egg quotations committee on the Produce
| exchange again fixed the selling price at 1S
cents for northern and 81 cents for local
ranch candled.. Demand is said to be good.
both on local and shipping account. Coun-
try shippers are reporting that the supplies
in the country are not large and that the
output is gradually declining.
FIRST AFRICOTS 1N.-From Yuma has
been received by the Simpson & Hack com
| pany the first shipment of apricots for this
year. The demand was good at S3.5O@
| for a crate of four baskets
About 1900 boxes of cherries arrived yes
| terday from the north. or these. 700 boxes
were picking box lots. Much of the fruit
was in poor shape, owing to rains. packing
and being diverted from eastern destinations.
| Blacks and reds in boxes 65@S5 cents. and
in bulk 71a@1o cents; whites in bulk
| cents, and 50@60 cents In boxes.
| From Tropico 500 boxes of Strawberries
came in, and 800 from Gardena and Moneta
Demand was slow, as other fruit Is plentiful
Tropicos jobbed at 7@s cents. and Monetas
| at 506 cents. Some went over.
The first loganberres of the season also
appeared yesterday and Jobbed at 70 cents
n box.
Blackberrics are plentiful at 500 cents a
| box. Tropico raspberries are is cents ana
| Orange county 80 cents
| Bananas steady in demand at Sh I
cents a pound. Three moro carloads came
Valencia oranges have appeared at s2.25 a
! box Mediterraneans are S1.50@l.7b, ana
st. Michaes $1.25@1,5O. All other citrous
4 fruits quiet.
ables are in good supply, and demand does
not absorb them. Shipping is good to out
side points String beans are 4@s cents a
| pound, and wax 3D4 cents; peas, 31s q )
cents; and cabbage drags at 35@4o Genus
Local tomatoes are in small supply at
$1@11O box. Floridas are more plentltul
from choice to fancy in six basket crates.
$S@45O. Mexicans. $2.50@2.75 in six haske {
crates. Demand is only fair. and stocks
are ample, with one more car of Floridas S
In fish the supply was fair, with northern
salmon, cod and bass and local barracuda
and hallbut in demand. No surplus IN sign., NJ
| steady, and broilers and fryers go at once;
Prime turkeys and extra good ducks would
find an open market.
Receipts of Produce
The Produce exchange reports the follow
ing articles received in this market on the
date named:
May 10 -
Eggs, cases ,o 4ao &c
Butter, pounds ......'.......''.'''. 81, ooo