Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-07
EGGS SHOW A
F|RMER TONE
ADVANCE MAY OCCUR DURING
THIS WEEK
BUTTER is VERY FIRMLY HELD
Hay in Good Supply and Alfalfa Not
Firm-Grain May Come Down.
Potatoes Active-Fish Plen-
tifuI-PouItry Slow

From indications eggs may advance this
week, as the receipts of locals are report
4 ed decreasing, and thus the seasonable
! period OF loss in production Is in evi.
dence The egg quotation committee or
the produce exchange yesterday agar
flXed the selling price of ranch at 22c anC
| northern at zoe. Demand is active ant
dealers are purchasing from stock il
| hand.
| BUTTER HOLDS FIRM-All makes OF
butter hold firm and the demand is eX.
cellent Coast supplies will be increased
| today as the steamer is due This will
| board yesterday afternoon the price OF
valley creamery was put to SOC.
In cheese the movement is reported
more active. as the price of local admits
| free marketing. Stocks are ample and
receipts are large. with two carloads of
eastern soon due
OF northern, new crop potatoes came in
yesterday, being mixed in grades and
ranged from 81 25m1. so a hundred. Local
BHr6anbs sd and nd Early Rose 7fs are in fair
Onions are firm. Bermudas stiff at
81 .75dD2. 90 5O-lb crate. Silverskins plenti-
full and rule 81 S.50@1. 70 a hundred. One
carload, of northern reds jobbed $3.50 a
WATERMELONs AND FRUIT-About
twelve crates of Coachella watermelons
The first carload of Coachella water
melons is due Wednesday and will job 21s
@3c pound.
Cantaloupes are not coming in large
quantities and are held at a range OF
81 so a dozen. The active season will
open at the close of this week. as the
crop in the desert sections is fast ripen-
ing.
Apricots come in large lots in fact by
the carload, and rule easy at 6Oc in SO-lb
boxes.
Bananas are firm and the car that came
yesterday was in active demand at 4@4l2c
a pound.
Strawberries ruled easy in tone, as the
1000 trays from Tropico sold 4@5c box;
Moneta never got above 4c a box.
Cherries can be said to have about
reached their limit in large receipts as
yesterday All choice stock is higher G and nd
scarce. Fancy blacks in boxes 81 GOA
.25 and in bulk 1Od1ic. Royal AIMS, 81 25
box fiat and quickly taken at that
Gooseberries are in fair supply at Sc a
pound.
Currants are slow at 65@75c for box
OF 10 pounds
or Loganberries 100 crates came in and
sold readily at 4@5c a box
P9ms ARE not atE@ 5fs as the eoX small Grer
reached 75c@$1. 90 a box. and the Vacaville
Clymans 75c@$l 90 tray.
Northern and local raspberries are only
in fair supply and both are held at 12c
HAY AND GRAIN-New crop barley
and wheat hay is arriving in large lots
and the supply in a few days is expected
to meet any demand. Prices range from
$40 90 to $11 90 a ton. Plenty of cheap hay
is offered but the demand for this is
light. No one is buying i'm large lots and
alfalfa is in ample supply.
rules cheap A decline of SOC a ton is eX-
pected. The general yield may be lighter
''iSSr1 PoITTRY fi|T'R.y" AND FIsH-Receipts of
poultry are large and prices are coming
down, which Is usual al this time of the
year Dealers offer 121ac for hens, 16d17c
for fryers and broilers. and lie for ducks
Demand Is not over keen
Fish from local waters are plentiful. as
all kinds are offered. Catfish, shad and
salmon came from the north Convention
week has stimulated the demand
VEGETABLES FIRM-ln vegetables
meas are higher at 51a@6c; string beans,
Sc and wax beans. Sc a pound.
Desert cucumbers, 81 .75@2 90 and locals,
81 25Gi1 so for box of 20 lbs, Belpepper
are zoe and green corn up TO zoe dozen.
Local tomatoes are 81 5OMl. 10 a crate,
and Mexicans 200 fiat, Cabbages Is
firmer at 4Od60c a sack. Squash, 25c a
box and weak, and egg plant lOqlbc
pound.
Receipts Of Produce