Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-22
BUTTER REPORTED
MORE PLENTIFUL
DEMAND ABS0RBS STOCKS
UPON ARRIVAL
Eggs Again Lowered One cent-Faney
Onions Go Hleher-Vegetables
In Fair suppIy-Fish Linz
lted-No Game

having It's first spring season effects,
as coast creamery was held yesterday
from 55@57lsc a roll, and most sales
were reported at the first figure. Re-
ceipts are not over large, but still sew
eral dealers reported that at the close
of business Monday and yesterday
some small stocks were carried for
ward. Shipping demand on back or
ders has been active, as Mexico, Ari-
zona, Nevada and all Southern Cali
fornia seemed to need the fancy goods.
Locally, the output is also larger, and
this is causing slight decrease in
shipments of creamery from the north.
EGGS AGAIN LOWERED-With in
creased receipts yesterday, being 536
cases, the egg quotation committee on
the produce exchange fixed the selling
price of eggs at 10 cents. This Is a
decline of one cent. Whether the price
Will go lower Is a question of concern.
Reports say that northern eggs are
held at 17h@1Sc for shipment, and
that orders are being placed to go into
storage. Reports from the east con-
tinue bearish, as the information is
that the output of eggs is greater than
in years. Opinion is divided as to
prices, but the general belief is that
eggs will not touch a point below 1Sc
when laid down.
ONIONS ARE HIGHER-With the
accepted scarcity in onions as fact,
prices for fancy yesterday scared to
$3.50 a hundred, and they were scarce.
Any common onions command $3.S5@
400, and even these are limited. Con-
dition is only fair, and the softness of
the goods keep dealers shy in buying.
Stocks in the north and in Nevada and
Utah are light, and from those sec
tions no more onions will be shipped
this season. The silver skins now
growing will not come in market un-
til the last of next month.
POTATOES PLENTIFUL-Owin to
belated. shipments, the stock of pota-
toes have been suddenly increased.
Demand for fancy is active and ship
ping trade good, as the tributary ter
ritory is entirely out of supplies. Three
carloads of Hemets came in yesterday,
and these job $1.S5@2.00. Colorado
pearls are steady at $1.3O@1.35, and Ne
vada Burbanks are $1.50. In the San
Joaquin valley one firm is reported
having 5000 sacks of common held at
S5 cents, and that these are going to
San Francisco without sorting.
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT-Straw-
berries from Gardena came yesterday,
and were only in fair condition, job
bing 12@15c a box.
Bananas remain steady at 4c pound
and the supply is fair.
Oranges for shipping command $1.75
and for choice navels $1.40@1.50. Lem
ons slow at $1.60.
Apples are unchanged. Bellefeurs
are fast passing for the season. Colo
RADIO Winesaps and Ganos are firm at
$1.S5@325.
One carload of rhubarb was unload
ed yesterday; fancy was slips box,
and the holdover stuff jobbed at 75c
a box and some less.
Fresh pears are 305c, string beans
12@15c and cabbage 4O@5Oc a sack or
60c hundred.
Asparagus from the north and
Coachella command S@1Oc pound !;
celery Is scarce at 40c Dozen
Mexican tomatoes from Tampico
again arrived, and in basket crates
jobbed $3.50; local tomatoes were 75c
for common and $100@1.25 for crates.
Hay is in steady demand for north
ern fancy grain, but alfalfa is a drug.
Ten carloads of northern came in yes
terday. No. / grain is $14O0@16.00j
No. 2, $11.00@13.00, and alfalfa, $1,000
1900. Outlook for hay crop was never
better and holders are rushing their
hold over into market.
FISH AND GAME-The fish market
showed some local halibut yesterday
and some salmon, shad and striped
bass from the north. Demand was
good and stock cleaned up.
Lobsters were limited, and crabs en-
tirely out of market
Rabbits were plentiful and in fair
condition, but no wild geese were Of
fered.
Live poultry is quiet, with few Of
fered, for which dealers pay 14@15c
live weight. Turkeys are in demand
and local live would sell well.
Receipts of Produce
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