Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-07
DEMAND FOR
BUTTER ACTIVE
RECEIPTS LARGE BUT DEAL.
ERS WANT GOODS
Eggs Remain Steady on Lighter Re.
eeipts--some Fish Arrive-No
Game Worth the Name
ls offered

PO.giiNS' tue uenand tor creamery was
active, and at the close OF business little
remained. In fact, members of the hit
ter board were seeking stocks from the
produce trade, as shipments tn Ali narts
or southern California and into Arizona
were active. Storage butter is being
used, and this is giving good satisfac-
.loil. IN no past season has the butter
market, locally speaking, proved so sat
isfactory and whether this will con-
tinue much longer Is an open question,
as feed Is reported In excellent shane
IN the northern sections As IL is no
attempt viii be made today. lt is
stated, by the butter board to change
prices either way from so cents Many
desire to let well enough alone and not
repeat errors.
EGGS ARE STEADY.-On the Pro-
duce exchange yesterday the egg uuo-
tation committee left the selling price
OF ranch eggs at "a cents. This indi-
Gates that the market is steady. and
that the rush In receipts is not so great
as was anticipated at the close OF the
year. While this is true, still general
reports are to the effect that hens are
laying more freely. and should. another
ram come and green feed spring up lib
orally, the output may be increased. At
this period of the year the egg market
is knotty problem, and involves many
elements of loss, but as the storage
supply has been lowered very rapidly,
1t is believed, that the season will close
more satisfactorily than usual. Demand
is not beyond the normal wants of the
trade, hence no one is scrambling for
the goods or the trade.
Cheese remains steady, with receipts
large and local output undiminished
Prices in most cases rule firm
POTATOES PLENTIFUL.-Recei
OF potatoes from the north continue
large. This is indicated by the daily
summary that appears in this review.
Demand is active, as all Southern Cali
fornia and surrounding sections are
short on supplies. Fancy, that will
pass under that name, are scarce and
the trade seems Of the opinion that this
class of stock will be scarcer as the
season continues. Planting is becom-
ing active for this years crop and
Early Rose are being purchased in
large lots from S1.75@200 hundred.
From indications the potato acreage
VIII be larger than in last season. as
ranchers have found that. the demand
takes all grown long before the
northern variety is ready for the mar
ket. Common and. fair potatoes are
plentiful rule low and bump against
the fancy that should be higher.
One carload of Hemets is in market
and reported selling at $500 n hundred
One carload OF fancy Salinas is also
in and jobs from S1.50 to $1.65.
One carload of Merced sweets is in
stock and jobbing on sorting from $1.15
Obs.
Many dealers report too many onions
for comfort. The best are not above
1925 hundred and the fair to good go
from $2.75 up. Demand is steady, as
every one is in need of the article. Ne
vada fancies are offered at 1925.
NO GAME COMES.-Yeste was
another day that game was a scarce
article IN this market Offerings of rab
bits were few dozens, but wild ducks
and geese were not in market. 1t is re-
ported that another seizure OF duck
shipm ent has eiven hunters an addi-
tional scare. The San Francisco mar
ket is filled TO overlooking with ducks,
reese and rabbits, and no trouble is
found to market. to ship, to sell or to
receive game.
While rock cod. halibut and smelts
came from shippers the demand cleaned
up the off erlngs, as they were small.
Lobsters were in light supply and
crabs as well.
TRUCK AND FRUIT.-Trade in
fruit was reported light yesterday. The
situation in bananas seems to be in
fair way of adjustment but the present
glut exists and many sell at any old
price to rid the market of the surplus.
Apples are moving in light lots. Belle
f1eurs from S1.3511 so: Jonathan, S1.90@
200. Others from $1.35 rn on quality
Fancy ORANGES are 81 ,75m2.00. a box
for navels. They must be prime to
bring this price.
One carload of grape fruit from
Riverside iohhed from $1.00@2.00 box.
Fancy is 80 .506I3 90.
Strawberries range from 14m20c a
box and are not in active demand.
Rasnberries, 29624c and scarce.
Garlic is strong at 11@12 cents
pound. lertils are up to cents o
mound, he'll peppers job at IN cents tho
mound, meas scarce at 1mSc, string
bears S6D1Oo and scarce. ard celery
plentiful, S5650 cents dozen on
quality.