Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-15
BUTTER MAY
Be ADVANCED
ARTICLE IS FIRMLY HELD AND
COAST is SCARCE
EGGS SLATED FOR ADVANCE
Supplies In Country Reported Short
Fruits Plentiful and Slow-Flsh
In Good supply and Demand
Aetlve-Poultry Wanted

From present Indications a nrmer tone
can be expected in ranch eggs as the re-
ceipts are less, and the trade believes
higher prices should prevail. While the
egg quotation committee left the selling
price at ~ cents for ranch opinion exists
that prices will go PIP at least one cent
today. In any event the price will be adj
vanced by Monday. and then fresh ranch
weather also have been felt In the coun-
receipts are small
1t Is known that one dealer yesterday.
independent Of the action Of the egg com
Inittee, raised his prices to 20 cents for
ranch. This is straw at least that
from the north also indicate a firmer tone,
because few more fresh eastern are ex-
pected, and the valley egg Is feeling the
rasagsT t oF the WidsGmmer G ms gdtS gedriSod
sistent withdrawals of butter from stor
age and the light receipts from the north
butter holders Yesterday were authority
board people were talking Of an advance
to be made today: This advance, it Is
related may be 10. cents a two-pound
roll, but general belief Is that while >the
market conditions warrant g higher price
still to jump creamery to 60 cents would
be, too radical. Coast creamery and
dairy will not come in Until this after
noon, and from San simeon only 36 boxes
are expected and about as many more
from Cayucos. AS the market is bare of
COdSC orders are placed IOT the enIlre
shipment, Dependence now Is on valley
and receipts from there are declining
APPLES ARE FIRM-One carload of
Gravefstein agples came = so, IN n yesterdsSy
boxes. Alexanders were the same and
White Astrakhan went at A.6OQ17o box:
Demand for this fruit is more active and
prices are firm.
No bananas came in yesterday but two
Snrloaas as sEs t0dday Press for
| t. Rzxs AI@ l1r Gov nj 4
not for the tie-up at Saitof the receipts
would reach about nine carloads.
Logalnbesrr&ies an sl les are up ana JOB ra at &c a q
s1.OO while dewperries are the same. and
| raspberries 8@10C
Three carloads OF mixed fruit came in
50@75c a box, figs S@1Oc pound and APP
| ricots 35@7Oc a box on quality.
New Kelsey pl4ms ms az are e. at So96o 7teeGna Gents q q
box. Other kinds steady.
Black Hamburg grapes arrived adSS,asy yestelE, ste !,
tobbed 1;OO@l25 in picking box lots ots,, o,o,s
the two carloads of Chilean selling at 1@
11ac pound.
No cantaloupes were received as the
OILS for standards, $125@1.35 for ponies
and $175@2.O0 for jumbo of fancy sizes.
Strawberries did not glut the market SO
slower and forced most of the holdings to
20 to the cannery. From Tropico 1900
trays came and jobbed slowly at $1.209
150 crate The 300 trays from Moneta
ranged from 80c@$1. 10 crate
| VEGETABLES PLENTIFUL : Every
variety Of vegetables was In evidence yes
terday and the best tomatoes fell to Toe
@1S1.O0 a crate, and demand slow.
Fresh peas were 4c q pound and wax
and string beans in sack lots at 1c a
pound and few takers
New celery from Signal Hill jobbed we'll
at 75c dozen and cabbage ruled 5O@60c
q sack a..
was not In evidence. as common stuf
was about $1.O0 and the very best ,35
Silverskin onions were slow and plen-
tiful at 60@D75c a sack; DanVerS about
| the $f00 mark, and northern reds d shade
up. :,
| the fish line was more plentiful and hall
but came in fair lots Demand for both
| was good From the north rock bass
| came and crabs were plentiful.
| Poultry receipts were more liberal. in
! cluding turkeys, ducks and hens Dema nd
| Is good and by tonight the market will
be cleaned up, Broilers under ~ pounds
ale peaiers aHs Day FOR live weight as follows:
| Fryers and broilers. 15c 9 poundi old
| hens, 121bc; old roosters, 7dSc; ducks, lO4
| lie and for turkeys 17@1Sc.
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