Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-29
MUCH BUTTER
IS IN SIGHT
STOCKS INCREASE AND PRICE
SHOWS WEAKNESS
NEW SPUDS ARE PLENTIFUL
Eggs Unchanged and Frmer In Tone
Onions Scarcer, With silver
Skins Arriving-Goosebe
Come Next Week

With the close of the week interest
centers in the butter situation, as re-
ceipts have been large being in
creased yesterday by about 147 cases
that came by steamer with coast dairy
and creamery. All coast is in good de-
mand at 371a0D40 cents a roll and Is
reported we'll closed out Receipts of
valley have been large all week and
storing of this was enforced. Local
dealers say the butter board is trying
to hold the market at 40 cents, their
own price, but that the retail trade
will not take it. Another factor Is
that butter from the kite track coun-
try and other interior sections is COM
ing in and this adds to the glut in
stocks. All non-board dealers and
creameries do not pretend to meet the
butter board price of 40 cents, as the
stocks on hand do not permit. Some
reports go further and declare that the
board people themselves are making
concessions to move the stocks. Stor-
ing has been heavy and this at prices
that are not attractive, owing to the
enormous shrinkage that occurs.
Cheese is up / cent pound all
around for local makes. Eastern is re-
ported scarce and northern in ample
supply. Demand steady.
EGGS UNCHANGED-An improve
ment is noted in the egg situation,
which caused the egg quotation COM
mittee of the produce exchange yes
terday to fix the selling price of Cali
fornia ranch eggs at 20 cents and
northern at IS cents. Demand is bet
ter and more shipping inquiry is
noted 1t is said that the northern
egg has passed the zenith of it's quail
ity and that dealers find the egg now
J., n,,1I 20 tlnn cfo 10 I'd From n
dications, number of dealers say
the possibility of an advance exists
and that in next week a firmer market
may obtain.
GOOSEBERRIES TO COME-Ad-
vices say that new crop gooseberries
will come on the market Monday. This
will be the English variety and as
they are iobbing in the north at 20
cents a pound, the same price is ex-
pected here.
Yesterday four carloads Of bananas
arrived. Few ripe punches appeared
and orders are being held until Mon
day, by which time it is said fruit
will have ripened. Demand is heavy,
and stocks are fair as six carloads
came in this week.
All citrus fruits are steady. Navel
fancy, oranges $1,75@2.OO a box. grape
fruit, fancy, $3.50, tangerines $1.50@
l.15 and lemons $1.50m1.15.
Strawberry receipts were lighter
yesterday, estimated at 1900 trays
from Tropico and 400 from Moneta and
Gardena. The former jobbed at 6@7c
and the latter at &c "a basket fiat.
trade was good and the mar
ket was cleaned up.
About $50 boxes of cherries came
and cleaned up fast at 15c
in bulk for black and bulk whites at
Sc a pound. Black in ten-pound boxes
81. .50@1,75 and whites $1,O0.
New apricots from San Leander are
expected in week. Blackberries
came freely and are firm at Ice bas-
ket and raspberries are limited at 80
@35c a basket.
OLD SPUDS SCARCE Bringing
old crop potatoes to Los Angeles from
Wisconsin indicates their scarcity on
the coast. Three carloads of these are
on the way. These will be
Burbanks and may reach $1.75 a hun
dred. AS it is, Colorado is supplying
the greatest quantity of potatoes in
this market.
New potatoes are beginning to cut a
figure, as they are more matured and
larger. Demand for these also is good
and they job at 2%@3c a pound. The
few remaining Hemets have reached
$3.50 a hundred.
Onions are still scarce for old stock,
the new crop of silverskins arriving
not filling the conditions. These, |
however, are maturing fast and with |
IN ten days will be in large supply. |
New northern crop of red onions is
in market and offers to ship
nere have been made.
VEGETA BLES PLENTIFUL -
Again was the market filled with fresh
vegetables yesterday. No change oc-
,urred. Fresh green peas are still go |
&c. String and wax beans are 7@9c |
md plentiful
String chill is very scarce at zoe a
pound, an advance of cents in a few
weeks.
Local tomatoes are scarce and $500
| box. Mexican tomatoes in moderate
supply and are popular at $2.50@3.00
/ crate of four baskets.
Cabbage is flrmer, as it is going east
% meet the in-between season of the
middle west sections. Fancy for ship
oing is 70QS0 cents a sack and the
'hoice is 60@7O cents.
Northern asparagus is plentiful and
eported slow at 5@S cents a pound.
FISH AND POULTRY - In fish
yesterday halibut was scarce, but bar
yellowtail and bonita proved
n excess. Demand was only fair.
Northern striped bass salmon and
had and also crabs were in ample
upply.
No game came in of any eonse-
Iuence, the few rabbits being sold at
nee.
From indications. poultry stocks will
'e cleared up by tonight, as the de-
nand for old hens, fryers and broilers
$ of the best.
Receipts are liberal of old stock,
nut all young stock is taken. Turkeys
hat are prime find an open market.
Receipts Of Produce
The produce exchange reports the
articles received on the date
amed:
April 27--
gss cases, ,''''''''''''''''.' Rg
utter, pouhus' '''''...s.'ss. .... 2l,l4O
heese pouhus' ''''' '''''s...s........ 40
otatoes' lrlsh, SACKS '''.''''.. $50
otatoes, sweets, sacks, ks,,...,.,......,. None
Mons sacks. s.....,...........,... None
cans, sacks. s.,.......,.,,........ None