Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-20
EGGS ARE MARKED
DOWN TWO CENTS
LOCAL RANCH BEGIN TO
ARRIVE FREELY
Butter Is Firmly HeId-cheese Un-
ehanged-onions steady-Faney
Potatoes soaree-Fish Gone.
Game Slow

for California ranch was fixed at 2S
cents, decline of cents since the
previous day. The receipts were larger
than usual, reaching 262 cases as COM
pared with 100 on the day previous.
This increase indicates the approach
of the active laying season of the
spring months. Eastern storage cam
died are held at rs cents. Northern
eggs from the valley are also being re-
ceived by several local firms, which,
with the increased locals and the east
ern storage on hand, may cause an
other decline before the week shall
have closed. Demand is fair, but many
large retail firms are buying direct
from the ranchers.
BUTTER is ACTIVE.-Demand for
creamery butter is active and the mar
ket rules unusually firm on established
quotations. Receipts look large, but
both produce dealers and members of
the butter board say that when 1t is
considered that stocks of creamery are
short in Southern California and that
local production is decreased, owing to
the increased demand for cream for
home purposes, the firmness of market
conditions can be gauged. Shipping ac-
count is also very brisk and this ex-
tends to all markets tributary to the
Los Angeles .jobbing trades No sur
plus is carried over. How long this era
of activity in butter will obtain is
question being asked by the trade.
Cheese also remains firm, and de-
mand is active. Receipts show an in
crease. and as the local output is cur
tailed all makes are steady.
POTATOES ABUNDANT. - Every
warehouse in Los Angeles is reported
carrying large stocks of potatoes that
are being stored. Evidently the trade
believes that q firmer market for pota-
toes is approaching, as fourteen car
loads were unloaded yesterday. That
flrmer tone prevails is not doubted, as
Highlands are well held at $1.35. Fan
cy could be more plentiful, but north
ern shippers say the choice of sixty
days ago must now be accepted as
fancy.
Onions remain plentiful, and the de-
mand is steady, although sorting is
needed. Nevadas are firmer and are
reported keeping better than the valley
product. Colorado onions have not
proved over satisfactory.
VEGETABLES FIRM.-All vegeta-
bles are in good demand for both local
and shipping account. Stocks are also
increased as the late rains have ma
tured crops. The leading article is cell
cry that Is going eastward at the rate
of about twenty carloads q day. Job
bing locally from 321a@40 cents a dozen
in broken and case lots.
Fresh peas rule at 5@6c, string beans
607c and caulihower 25030c a dozen;
cabbage is lower at S0@90 cents a sack;
fancy tomatoes for shipping $1.25@1.40
a crate and for common grade 75c0D
$1.00 a picking box.
Shipping demand to Arizona, New
Mexico and Nevada points for carrots,
beets, turnips and coarser varieties Is
reported very active.
BANANAS STEADY.-Four car
loads nj 1In1Oa6nd
terday and came in good condition, be-
ing sent into store room at once. These
will begin to come into market tomors
row and Monday. Demand is steady,
as the market was cleared up, and the
general accepted price is about 4 cents
a pound.
Colorado Jonathan apples are gone.
the final lots yesterday jobbing at $2.0G
@2.25 a box. The Arkansas Black and
Winesap take their place. The former
jobs at $2.00@2.25 a standard box and
the latter $190. Gano apples are steady
at $1.60@1.65. Bellef1eur are slow at
$1.35@1.5O in and 41a-tier boxes. New
York Baldwins are lower at $4.00@4.25
a barrel.
Tangerines are about steady at $1.25
@1.50 box. Common lemons are slow
at $100@1.25 a box and fancy COM
mand $1.75@2.00 a box.
Grape fruit that is choice Jobs at
$1.00@1.25 a box and fancy Padre $1.75
@$2.00. Oranges must be fancy to bring
$2.25@2.50 box, while choice are $1.50@
$1.75, and fair from 70 cents up.
Special packages rule low, and do
not prove so popular, as the novelty is
about gone. Stores and stands are
filled with the square shaped boxes.
FISH AND GAME.-Plenty of hall
but appeared yesterday, also rock cod,
but small fish were scarce. Demand
reduced holdings.
Crabs were in ample supply, but lob
sters were scarce, and both were in
good demand.
Wild ducks proved plentiful for one
day at least of the season, but geese
We're scarce and no rabbits came into
market.
The poultry market is in good shape
and all kinds in active demand.
Receipts of Produce