Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-07
CURRANT MARKET
IS SATISFACTORY
STOCKS ARE LESS BY ABOUT
1000 TONS
Eggs Remain Steady-Butter Demand
Aetive--Potato Planting Greater
Than Usual-onions Steady.
Fish Scarce

less than at this time a year ago, but
| seem to be ample for all requirements.
| Until recently cleaners and consumers
! have been very free buyers, but they
seem to have caught up with their or
ders and at present the demand Ia rum
| ming along quietly i'm iObbing way.
New York adviCes say that the
steamer Frederica sailed from Greece
on Monday last with about 700 tons,
and the Powhatan on Thursday with
about 800 tons. Both of these vessels
require considerable more cargo to
complete their tonnage, and Will no
doubt, therefore, proceed to other ports
| TO secure cargo, and can hardly be eX-
| pected to arrive IN New York before
the last Of February or the early days
of March. The bonded stocks in New
| York on January /, as reported by the
customs were the equivalent of 5000
| barrels, as against a year ago of $4,000
barrels showing a reduction In sup
plies of fully 2000 tons. Notwithstand-
ing the small stock held on the lst
inst, there is apparently quite suffi-
cient fruit to supply any reasonable de-
mand The market in Greece has
shown a slightly easier tendency and al
ready proposals are being put forward
and considered to better the position of
the growers of the fruit by some
scheme whereby the export value of
the fruit will be considerably increased.
According to San Diego advices Pres
ident r. C. Allen of the FL Cajon Raj
sin Growers association and manager
of the seeding plant says that the asso-
citation now has about ten carloads OF
fruit left on hand and that the seed
ing plant had a very successful run,
handling $50 tons of fruit out of total
of 667 tons handled through the asso-
citation. OF this amount some 200 or
tn,,c ,.aicinc hold from
last years crop.
EGGS SCARCER-Bad roads and in
clement weather have caused de-
crease in receipts of California ranch
eggs. This caused the egg quotation
committee on the produce exchange
yesterday to fix the selling price at q
cents, the same figure that ruled prin-
cipaly all of last week. Demand is
active and some dealers reported an
absolute shortage. From indications
the egg situation will not change for
several days. In fact some dealers
look for stiffer price. In Chicago the
market. it is said, will go higher, and
yesterday they ruled firm at 25@31c.
What the future has in store is prob
lem but real cheap eggs do not seem
in sight for the present. Dealers gem
orally think that eastern will not go
under 15c which means the Aprils laid
down here at about 18c.
In San Francisco ranch eggs are 26@
&c and store eggs 25c.
BUTTER IS ACTIVE-Although re-
ceipts were large yesterday of butter
the accumulation of Saturday and sun
day shipments, demand took all that
was offered and little was carried over
No surplus of fresh makes is noted
and both board and the independent
dealers are active in seeking stocks.
Cheese is firmly held and for the sea-
son of the year is better supported
than the trade generally expected. NO
surplus is noted, as receipts are large.
POTATOES FIRM-Fancy potatoes
are not largely in evidence. Demand is
good for all kinds. Stocks are ample
and constantly increased by fresh ar
rivals. Where these are going remains
a nut that is not cracked.
Sweets are steady and show fair
activity. Stocks are only fair.
Planting of potatoes for the new sea
son is most active and dealers say that
the acreage devoted to the tuber is
greater this year than In many past
years, because the generous rains that
have placed lands in condition. The
outlook for the ouput was never better
and it seems that every one Will nave
potatoes to spare. For seed, early
Rose are jobbing at $2.25@2.5O a hun
dred AS to future prices, it is thought
supply will prove enough to meet de-
mands. The first of the new crop will
not arrive under ninety days, and II
will take several hundred thousand
sacks to fill the market before the new
potato is plentiful.
No change is noted in the onion
market. Stocks are ample and demand
is limited only to daily needs. Sorting
is active. as sprouting is noted.
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT-Veget-
ables are scarce for well understood
reasons. Crops will now rapidly ma
t,lre and prices should come down.
Peas are firm at 5@6c and beans 4@5c
pound, Tomatoes are firm ana
scarcer at 75c@$1.25 box on quality
The Sunny Mountain oranges prove
a drug and to be moved have come TO
SOC a box at retail and job at 35c in
lots. The market is full up on these
and the experimental days and novelty
seem to have worn away the keen edge
of demand.
Bellehower apples are steady at $1.35
also for four and four and a half tier
sizes. Demand is good on shipping ac-
count.
Strawberries are in light supply. The
ripening of the new crop is reported to
produce heavy receipts.
No fish was in the market yesterday.
only crabs from the north being Of
fered.
Not a piece of game came in yester-
day. The market is ripe for ducks,
geese and rabbits,
Receipts of Produce
The following articles were received
in Los Angeles on the dates named;
February 4-5.-
Eggs local cases ......"..,,.............. 1871
Eggs eastern, cases ...,'....',..,.,'.,'.- none
Butter, pounds ID lou
Cheese, POUNDS paoV
Potatoes, Irish sacks ......,,,..,...,..'. l'o4l |
Potatoes, sweet, sacks ...,,..,...,....... none /
onions, sacks huns
BE ans, sacks '='o
Local Produce Prices
The following prices rule N 1obbing way |
IN The Los Angeles market;
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. exchange quotations
Fancy valley creamery soc; fancy coast do, |
soc; fancy dairy soc; choice dairy, 400 |
AZ lsc fancy California. COS. 25e; mixed
'Hla; Esss,DRanch, oandled,. s7c nat; fresh. can
CHEESE (all per lb.)-Northern. 14@
l5c; Anchor dargel local lie; Young
America. 1885, hand-made, l9o; eastern
singles, IA u 15c; do twins. t401bc; do ched.
lars lac; do Stiltons, 14oi do longhorns, IA
a lbo; DO daisies 14q l5ei Swiss (domestie),