Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-20
EGGS ARE SENT
DOWN TWO CENTS
RECEIPTS ARE EXPECTED TO
BE HEAVIER TODAY
Butter still at High Price Level
New Strawberries In Mar
kes--Fish scarce--Nsw
Game Arrives

with the re-establishment Of COM
munication with the outside world by
rail. the market condition of eggs war
ranted the egg quotation committee
on Saturday on the produce exchange
to fix the selling price Of eggs at 21
cents. Receipts for Friday were large
but no surplus was noted on Saturday
night. Demand Is steady and takes
the offerings as few cases are going
into storage. Evidently eggs are
thought to be plentiful in the country
and the next week will demonstrate
this fact. Opinion Is general that eggs
will not go much lower and that IL u
| further break comes 1t will be caused
by shipments from the far east. At
present quotations the eastern egg
can hardly be laid down here under
| 17h@18 cents, and this indicates a
persistent and favorable market for
many months
BUTTER is ACTIvE--while re-
ports of butter famine, based on
| light receipts owing to the excessive
rains are idle, yet IL Is admitted that
on Saturday, as well as .on the other
days of last week, the quantity of but
ter received did not meet the local de-
mand and that not pound Of sur
plus was In sight at the close of busi-
ness. Today, however, 1t Is expected
that receipts will be larger, as the
railroads are doing duty and the
steamer Is supposed to have arrived
with coast creamery and dairy. Prices
for all kinds last week were on a
basis of go cents a roll and no change
was made Saturday although the OUT
put has reached the usual figure for
the season, and as feed is good and
will long remain so the outlook for a
continued butter output is improved.
AS no storage butter is held locally,
this market seems capable of absorb
ing thousands of pounds but price
cuts figure. II the market becomes
glutted prices will recede, naturally,
to the point where butter can be
stored. Ak
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT-More
life was given to the vegetable mar
ket Saturday as ranchers and growers
were enabled to come in. Demand was
active and variety of offerings was
more profuse. Today the market may
be swamped with goods, but 1t will
take several days of growing weather
for the vegetable family to recover
from it's recent rain and hail pound
ing.
One carload of association rhubarb
from San Leander came Saturday,
which. with independent shipments,
sent the price to $1.00@125 a box for
choice. and that carried over and be-
lated was 5000 cents.
Northern asparagus in general was
not in prime shape. having been dam
aged by long confinement in transit.
Prime Is 10D12 cents and undergrade
8 cents pound.
| Asparagus from Coachella, the first
of the season. came in and jobbed 1C
cents pound. Celery from the same
section was steady at 40c a Dozen
| Fresh peas were 66D7 cents a pound
75c@$1.OU for choice and $1.25@1.50 for
fancy Mexican tomatoes are gone.
Cabbage ruled 10000 cents on quality
In shipping order, in sack lots.
Bananas are firm at cents a
pound and ripe fruit is scarce, al
though stocks are fair.
Oranges are in fair demand and
shipping to Arizona is better, but fancy
navels are not above $1.50@1.60 box.
Lemons are slow at $1.75 box and
seedless grapefruit $2.25.
Apples are unchanged in prices and
the trade on shipping account is i'm
proved.
No strawberries came in Saturday
and light receipts are expected today.
In general way 1t can be said that
the outlook for deciduous fruits and
,
as the rains have been seasonable and
orchards are in excellent shape.
POTATOES AND ONTONS-All po-
tatoes are held steady and demand is
active for fancy. Receipts have been
light and stocks were scarcer, but it is
said the common grades are plentiful
and will soon fill the market. Whether
many more Colorados will come is a
problem, as many dealers say they
cannot stand shipment.
Fancy onions in some cases on Sat-
urday were held at AZ cents pound.
This is generally accepted as the price
that will rule, as the stocks to draw
from are light in the north and as the
entire country is short these will be
absorbed before the new season opens.
FISH AND GAME-No fish came in
Saturday and storage stocks were
drawn upon.
No crabs and no Holsters came in
and this morning the market is bare.
Not a rabbit or a wild goose has
been in since Friday.
Receipts of live poultry are so small
that they have not affected the mar
ket. Today will doubtless show some
| increase. Prices are still 14@15 cents
| for live weight. Demand Is active and
eastern chilled stock is the main sup
ply. Turkeys are wanted and scarce
Receipts Of Produce
The following articles were received
in this market on the date named:
March IL
Eggs local, cases. 46'
Eggs, east srn. cases ..,,.,,.,....,........ none
Butter, pounds .12 26C
Cheese. pounds 100
Potatoes. Irish. sacks ,...,...,............. 81
Potatoes. sweets. sacks ..,....,.....,-...... 4;
Onions, sacks none
Beans, sacks ....,.'...'..,.......,.......
Local Produce Prices
The following prices rule In jobbing way
| in the Los Angeles market:
BUTTER-Produce exchange quotations.
Fancy valley creamery, soci fancy coast