Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-25
LIMA BEANS
TAKE A JUMP
OTHER VARIETIES ON DEMAND
FOLLOW SUIT
Eggs Are Lowered Four cents-eutter
Is Still Active and Stock of
Creamery searce-Flsh
Too Plentiful


cles at present. In fact this statement
can apply to the bean situation in gem
eral. FN5mN reliable reports the in
formation Is CLEANED that in Ventura
county the holders, warehousemen and
ranchers during the past ten days
have forced lima beans to $4.75 a hum
dred, being an advance of as cents q
hundred during that period. The east
ern demand is 50 great that orders are
being fast filed and shipments were
never so active. Locally lifnas are
held at s50065.25 a hundred, and to-
day 1t is said the jobbing price will
be fixed at $3.50.
advanced 20 cents a hundred in the
past few days, making the jobbng
price 1926 fiat. The stock of limas are
not enough to supply legitimate de-
mands and the stocks of Lady WASH
ington are only fair, while the stocks
of pinks are so small that it is ex-
pected that plnks will have passed out
before the next two months shall have
closed.
1t is reported that the California
crop is 100000 bags short of normal
conditions and that Michigan is short
250,000 bags, and that Canada, that
usually has a surplus of about 100000
bags, will not aid in making up the
general deficit. These facts with the
reported shortage in Europe, causing
immense exports, gives the trade the
opinion that the future for the bean
market is full of promise and that
much higher prices will prevail
EGGS COME DOWN-As has been
anticipated the egg market yesterday
was lowered 2 cents a dozen, based on
normal market conditions. Not that
receipts are too heavy for the moment,
but in anticipation of the probable re-
n M q 1a vii,
son now is on. These factors caused
the egg quotation committee yesterday
to slip off cents from 25c and fix the
selling price at 23 cents. Demand is
only fair locally, but shipping to ter
ritorial and Mexican points Is reported
active.
BUTTER MOST ACTIVE-So firm is
the butter market that many produce
dealers said yesterday that the legti-
mate price of creamery should be 65
cents. Many dealers are ignoring the
price fixed by the butter board and
are acting Independently. The stand
ard of a large percent of the coast
creamery and dairy is reported not up
to grade and some valley creamery Is
said to be in the same condition.
Shipping is so active that little sur
plus remains From san Francisco
shipments go eastward with great
regularity. No steamer Is expected
until Monday If prices shall be ad-
vanced by the butter board today the
trade does not know it. Rumors of
changes are as plentiful as grass seed.
Members of the butter board who were
seen yesterday about this matter pro-
fess to have no knowledge and say
they are resting in blissful ignorance
of the conditions.
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT-For
the first time this week vegetables
We're plentiful yesterday. The local
demand did not absorb offerings, but
Fresh peas were &c; string beans, 100
lie; tomatoes, $1.00@1.50 in case lots
on grades, and cabbage 50@90c a. sack,
and active on shipping demand.
In fruit the jobbing of oranges was
at standstill and the market was
inert. Peddlers are doing the busi-
ness and take culls from 80 cents a
box up. The Oatman brand is drag
and has proved anything but popular.
Grape fruit and lemons. are unchanged
and in fair, demand.
One carload of bananas came in yes
terday, this making six carloads for
the week. Demand is good as the
market rules firm at A cents pound
in punches.
Bellefeur apples for tier have been
marked down to $1.25 a box. At this
idly. Red apples are firm at $1.5O@17 rs
standard box.
Strawberries from Moneta were alone
offered yesterday and were only fair
in quality These jobbed from 11@13
cents box. Next week the receipts
are expected to improve and the quail
ity will be more acceptable.
FISH AND GAME-Again did hall
but glut the fish market yesterday. In
fact the demand could not make an
impression on the supply. Lots of it
went into storage and If warm weather
holds out much will go into the waste
heaps.
Crabs again were freely offered but
Holsters were scarce.
Rabbits and geese were in limited
numbers and cleaned up early.
All poultry rules firm. Live stock is
scarce and the great dependence is
upon chilled eastern that is in coed
supply in storage.