Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-20
OLD POTATOES
MORE SCARCE
COUNTRY SECURED FOR ALL
AVAILABLE SUPPLIES
BUTTER NOW RULES FIRM
Eggs In Better suppIy-More New
Onions come-Cherrles Soareer.
Strawberries Flrm-Fish
Plentiful
BUTTER NOW RULES FIRM

OF interest does the potato market
prove to the trade and to the consum-
ing branch of the world. At no time
in local history have potatoes been so
scarce as now, and at no other period
has it even been recorded that no more
old crop California potatoes are to
come on the market. In fact the coast
crop Is no longer a j factor, as the few
remaining carloads will hardly bear
shipping. The Oregon crop is also gone
and from Utah only about fifty more
carloads are to come, while the Colo
RADIO potato offers scant relief, as the
quality is not so good as earlier in the
season.
Yesterday three carloads of Mime
sofa potatoes came from Almond, the
heart of the Burbank section of the
frozen north. Talk about carrying GOALS
to Newcastle dwindles when potatoes
are shipped from icy Minnesota to
sunny Southern California. These
northern spuds are in fine shape and
command $150@L75 a hundred. All po-
tatoes that are any good at all COM
mand that price.
New crop local potatoes are becom-
ing more plentiful and ruled yesterday
1ad2 cents pound. The local Bur-
banks are ripening fast and these
promise to be plentiful after the middle
of June. Old potatoes are preferred, OF
course Another shipment is due from
Wisconsin, it was learned late yester-
day afternoon, and these will job at
$1.6561.75.
BUTTER is STEADY-Butter holds
firm at As cents for valley creamery
and 40 cents for coast dairy, and 42A
cents for coast creamery. The latter is
about gone and the demand is good,
but no further shipments will come un-
til Mondays steamer. Storing is ac-
tive, as offerings are large. Shipping
of the fancy makes is good to outlying
points. opinion prevails that the but
ter board will not raise the price of
butter today. The market, however, all
along the line bears firm outlook.
EGGS UNCHANGED-Ye Yesterday the
egg quotation committee of the produce
exchange saw fit to fix the selling price
of ranch eggs at 81 cents and northern
at 10 cents. Demand is steady for the
best candled, but it is said that ped
dlers are bringing in eggs from the
country in large lots, forced shipments
in fact, owing to hot weather. These
are sold at less, some firms quoting
20 cents. AS a whole, however, the
market looks firm.
ONINOS COME DOWN-Among the
seasonable articles to feel the effects
of new crop conditions is onions. Texas
which another carload came in yester-
day and ruled firm at $190@2.00 a So
pound crate. SilVerskns are also in
good supply and job at 2@21a cents a
pound.
Old crop beans are firmly held and
fancy pinks are about gone. Limas
are also up. Shipments eastward are
active and into Arizona and Old
Mexico.
NEW CROP DATES-A. carload of
new crop Golden dates arrived yester-
day from Arabia, having been tran
shipped from New York after crossing
the Atlantic by steamer. These jobbed
at 51a cents a pound. Fard dates are
71h cents.
Few gooseberries came in and sold
at 10 cents q pound.
Blackberres are plentiful at cents
a box Tropico raspberries are Is
cents and Orange kind II cents
The first carload of blood oranges is
in and jobs $1.50 a 1a-boX. Orange de-
mand is excellent for shipping. Lemons
also are firmer at $1.25G1.75 a box on
quality.
Strawberries are in active demand
and market is firm. The 500 trays from
Tropco sold at 7pS cents and 800 trays
from Moneta at 7@S cents. A fancy
lot sold at cents.
cherries came in and sold at once at
$1.25@150 a box and 10612 cents in
bulk. Whites We're limited and jobbed
75c@$10O and 7@9 cents a pound in
bulk.
From Yuma and Bakersfield 100
boxes of apricots came and sold at
once at $150 for a four-basket crate.
No new bananas came in, but the
market is filed with overripe that have
arrived and are being thrown away.
The market is weak at S1a6D4 cents
pound and peddlers are doing their
best to sell the rush offerings.
Another shipment of Cuban pineap-
pies is in and job at $3,75Gl4.50 in era te
lots, on sizes.
Too much fish is offered, particularly
of yellowtail and mackerel. Halibut
and barracuda also are plentiful.
Northern fish and crabs are abundant.
Market is slow and many boxes were
thrown away.
Old hens are in good demand. Fry
ers and broilers are wanted. Demand |
for poultry in general is active,
Receipts of Produce