Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-11
RANCH EGGS CO
DOWN ONE CENT
SUPPLIES SHOW A STEADY
INCREASE
Butter Is Active-stocks Cleaned Up
Potatoes steady-onions Firm
er-Duek Season Closes on
Wednesday

Owing to increased receipts Of ranch
eggs, that reached 432 cases yesterday,
the egg quotation committee on the
produce exchange yesterday fixed the
selling price of eggs at 26 cents, q de-
cline of one cent over prices that have
prevailed for near two weeks. A num-
Der of dealers reported small stocks
on hand and that the current demand
has about consumed the receipts In
dications seem to warrant the belief
that further decline may follow, de-
pending, however, upon the output.
This is the time of the year when
stocks must increase; If they ever do,
and for period of several weeks lower
prices will rule.
BUTTER is ACTIVE-Nearly 10000
pounds of butter came into this market
yesterday and was at once forced into
use, as dealers generally were short
owing to delayed steamer shipments.
No such scramble for coast and valley
creamery has been known in many
seasons and the fancy and coast
dairies were firm at 50@55 cents. No
surplus remained and the demand was
still on at the close of business. What
has occasioned this extraordinary de-
mand is based on many conditions
The first the general scarcity of butter
all over the country that keeps sup
plies at home, and THO enlarged local
consumption caused by the early and
unusual influx of tourists. The extra
mouths are open as we'll as those of
permanent residents and the bread Of
each must be creased Again, the
large storage stocks are gone and this
prevents drawing upon warehouses for
supplies the moment receipts fall below
the normal.
Cheese. in keeping with butter,
shows persistent firmness, and as
stocks are not large the demand calls
for the surplus. Shipments are active
and the market is held at the usual
high level.
POTATOES AND SUCH-Potatoes
are steady and firmly held at full rates
for fancy, with choice and fair drag
ging. No advance is expected and 1t
is now thought the Colorado will not
come to this market.
Onions are firmer for fancy and conf
mand $3.25. Stocks are ample, but
must be sorted to grade. Demand Is
only for current needs and shipments
are made in small lots.
Tomatoes in 30-pound boxes are
$1.50@1.75, and common to fair 75c and
up. Peas are 2h@3 cents, and beans
709c: cabbage, 75@90c a sack; celery
35@40c, and cauliflower 30@35c a dozen.
COCOANUTS ARRIVE-From Homo
lulu a shipment of this seasons cocoa
IlulS nave COlllC anu Jop a. OF NNii'' q
dozen. The demand is slow.
One carload of oregon mixed apples
came yesterday and job $1.25@1.50 a
box. on quality and variety. carload
of New York Baldwins also came yes
terday and job $4.50@5.00 barrel.
Strawberries are plentiful from Sd
12c for choice and 15@17c far fancy
Tropico.
SO far this week nine carloads Of
bananas have come and prices re-
main 31s@4 cents a pound. These are
ripening slowly but come on Monday
in good shape.
DUCK SEACON OVER-Next We'd
nesday, February Is, the duck season
closes. Hunters are cautioned against
shipping later than Monday. No dealer
will take the birds. The risk is too
| great.
Some big fish like bass and halibut
came in but none came from the north
or San Diego.
Crabs were plentiful but Holsters
were scarce.
No geese came in and ducks arc
scarce. The wind up is on for game
but rabbits are in season.