Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-21
DEMAND TAKES ALL THAT IS
LOCALLY OFFERED
Eggs Are Unehanged-5ottom Out Of
Orange Msrket--Potatoes Steady.
Onions Flrm-Fish Scarce.
Game Wanted

night. Arizona is taking large ship
ments, while all nearby and other re-
mote sections are calling for the prod
uct.
No change was made on the butter
board Saturday or not one vote was
heard In favor of advancing the quo
tation above so cents for valley cream
cry. This Is in keeLing with the
market conditions as the fact is
recognized that with new feed COM
ing no power can keep the milk prod
uct back: hence a temporary advance
in quotations could be only CONNER
cial folly. The butter market as a
whole was never so good as now, as
all surplus is out of sight and storage
boxes are empty, leaving the market
open to about gradually all that is
offered That lower prices may pre-
vail is not denied, but as long as the
present activity prevails. the date for
recession seems somewhat delayed.
Both coast and valley creamery and
the local output are absorbed and re-
ceipts by water and rail all find a
ready market. From San Francisco
shipments eastward are still being
made.
EGGS ARE ACTIvE-Durng last
week the receipts of California eggs
in this market reached 1880 cases. This
market needs. Based on this fact the
egg quotation committee again fixed
the selling price of eggs at 25 cents.
On the street, however, the price was
generally 26 cents in jobbing lots. De-
mand for the article is active and
shipments to territorial points are ac-
tive. 1t is expected that the receipts
today will be larger and some dealers
are also saying that prices may go
n f- Aat; l., t.,
in process and If prices go not lower
soon, it Is probable that high prices,
locally, will be maintained until the
northern and eastern eggs are avail
able for shipment hither. 49,
In cheese the market is most firm.
Local output is freely taken and re-
ceipts from the north and east are
large. Demand on shipping account
also shows an increase.
ONIONS REMAIN STEADY-Fancy
onions are scarcer, as the surplus is
gradually cleaning up. Prices are
held at $500 for choice and 25@50 cents
a bunch for fancy. Trade is taking
only in small lots. Large receipts are
not expected, as the article cannot be
shipped with safety.
All potatoes rule steady. The re-
ceipts are not heavy, showing that
supplies are not over large. The Colo
RADIO product is coming in slowly,
owing to freezing weather. These,
from Greedy, are meeting with good
favor and are of excellent quality.
Demand from all ports is steady, and
will be until new spuds come; that
will be in sixty days.
FRUIT is SLOW-An improved
movement is noted in apples. Belle
feurs go from $10O@1.5O on quality
and sizes.
Pineapples from Honolulu range
from $500 to $500 a dozen and are of
excellent flavor Shipping is active.
Bananas still rule at 4041s cents a
pound. Receipts this week will reach
about five carloads. The goods are
ripening slowly and demand has kept
the market steady.
Oranges are flat, slow and dragging.
The market ranges from so cents to
$1.75 a box, according to age, size and
quality.
Lemons are drag at s100@1.50 for
the best. The shipping demand is
better.
Strawberries are scarce and only of
fair quality. Choice S@12 cents; fancy,
15@17 cents.
Vegetables are still scarce and as a
whole, except cabbage, are firm. Cab
bage is 75G190 cents a sack and must
be fancy for shipping.
Only halibut in the fish line, came
in yesterday, and that was quickly
taken.
Rabbits were scarce and geese slow.
Lobsters were wanted, but crabs
were in large supply.
All kinds of poultry is shy. Demand
takes every bird offered. No Kansas
stock comes Old hens, locals, are also
scarce.
GENERAL EXCHANGE NOTES
Today, at 3 o'clock, a special meeting
of the board of directors of the prod
uce exchange will be held, at which
time many matters of importance will
be considered
Tomorrow, Washington's birthday,
the produce exchange will be closed,
and no market reports issued. All
exchanges over the country will also
be closed.
Jobbing houses as well as all the
banks, will be closed tomorrow. Firms
handling perishable goods will be open
about one-half of the day. Retailers
are requested to make purchases ac-
cordingly as no goods will be de-
livered.
M. A. Newmark e. Co. and other
grocery jobbers will be closed all day
A. Bates, the head of the Simpson &
Hack butter department, leaves on
ten-days' vacation tonight.
capt, d. ,, woodward, owner of
Woodward Island in the Sacramento
valley, that last year produced 25OOOO
sacks of potatoes, is visiting the local
trade and is registered at the Van
Nuys.
Receipts of Produce
The following articles were received
IN this market on the dates named:
February is and 10
Eggs, local, cases .................,.,,.... 32S
Eggs eastern, cases ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. none
Butter, pounds SIS
Cheese, pounds ..',''....'.......,.......... $3.50
Potatoes, sweet, sacks ..................... none
Onions, sacks .'".',..,..,............... none
Beans, sacks ga
Local Produce Prices
The following prices rule n Jobbing way
IN the Los Angeles market.
BJTTER-Produce exchange quotations;
Fancy valley creamery, soc; fancy coast do,
soc; fancy dairy soc; choice dairy. 45@
AZ nc. fancy California; COS ixad