Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-23
BUTTER RULES
At HIGH RATES
THE DEMAND FOR CREAMERY
TAKES ALL OFFERINGS
Eggs open the Market at Unchanged
Prices-Potato Situation Inn
proved-Rabbits Are
High Priced

High Priced
| The week closed Saturday with the
most active butter demand and satis-
factory conditions this branch Of the
produce trade has known In several
| seasons. Receipts were large when
the actual trade position is understood,
but the surplus that remained was not
In evidence. The advance to Sly
cents two-pound roll in creamery
a week ago Is still operative and re-
| flutes the arguments of a few clever
bears who predicted dire disaster to
overtake the market, as the attractive
prices would invite an increase In
shipments from the north. The fact
Is the creamery grades of butter are
not In the market at the moment, as
the demand northward on shipping
and local account Is as active as in
this section.
Copious rains, that have come at a
timely period, may prove q factor In
affecting the market and doubtless
WILL but the growth of feed that pro-
duces large milk supplies is slow. This
period of increase in milk may he de-
| layed several weeks, but the posted
dealers say the middle of February
will be the period for a general de-
cline The best informed butter men
incline to the opinion that in this
| week the present level will be main
tained. If the demand keeps up as
at present in the southland, prices may
not recede for several weeks with any
rapidity.
EGGS UNCHANGED to
| lighter receipts the egg quotation
committee on the produce exchange
on Saturday fixed the selling price Of
California ranch eggs at 2S cents, the
price that ruled for several previous
days With this price the market
opens today, and should the receipts
| show an increase today the selling
price may be shaded. 1t is reported
that many eggs are being brought
into this market from the north and
from the. ranches direct by ranchers.
These are taken by the retail trade
| and serve to depress the market, as
the volume OF trade is curtailed. De-
mand has been steady and as eastern
storage are well cleaned up the market
should present some commendable fea-
lures. knowing the daily receipts of
eggs has proved desirable feature
and great factor for intelligent reg
ulation.
DRIED FRUITS LIGHT.-Recent
demands for dried peaches for ship
ment from the Pacific coast are said
to have reduced the stock to between
forty and forty-five cars and have
caused a further advance in (. o. b.
| prices. A few of these orders were
| sent from this market, but most of
the buying, it is understood, was done
by distributors in the middle west
where the demand for consumption is
more urgent. The coast stock is said
to be controlled by three shippers, and
as it is held to be insufficient to cover
the needs of the country between now
and the time when the new crop will
become available, much higher prices
are looked for. One seller predicts a
price of 10c f. o. b. on choice in fifty
pound boxes in the near future.
| of apricots there are said to be less
than twenty-five cars remaining on
| the coast, and some estimates make
the stock of prunes here not over $50
cars, against 1900 cars at the same
| time last year. The only sizes that
are plentiful are 50s-60s and 60s-7Os,
| 40s-50s, 80s-90s and 90s-100s being very
scarce, while the supply of 70s-S0s is
moderate.
POTATOES AND ONIoNs-Pota-
| toes are in good supply, although re-
ceipts at the close of the week were
not so large. Onions are firmer, as
the market is clearing up of many
that were not profitable. Prices for
both dealers regard as low now as will
obtain for the present. In fact, the
opinion Is expressed that fancy pota-
| toes will be scarcer and higher and
that onions will arrive only as they
are needed, as they are difficult
commodity to keep and grade at this
season of the year.
Sweet potatoes are in ample supply,
both locals and from Merced. Demand
has kept quotations steady, but a
sitter feeling is noted for the better
grade.
FRUITS AND. VEGETABLES.-On
carload of oranges and one carload of
grape fruit came in Saturday. The
oranges, of excellent quality, were
called prize goods and jobbed at $4,000
2.25 box Grapefruit reached $500
box for the best.
Bananas will come on the market to-
day as the stock has ripened and the
quality is an Improvement over the
old holdings that have been cleared
away. Prices will prove steady at A
cents a pound.
Strawberries are in good supply. The
choice are held at from 12 to 10 cents
box and fancy, 1920 cents.
Apples rule firm in tone and are
popular as this is the active apple-eat-
ing season Ganos are quoted at $l.65
Oils; Winesaps, $1.S50D2.00 on quality;
blacks, $500; white Pearmains, $1,000
1.65. and New York Baldwins, $4,5O@
AIS a barrel.
Demand for vegetables on shipping
account is active. Local in a Jobbing
way. String beans are 5@6 cents
pound, fresh peas, 4d5c; cabbage, 500
soc a sack; celery, 30640c dozen in
crate lots, and lettuce is slow at 6Oc
sack.
FISH AND GAME.-In fish, halibut
and rock cod, the offerings are large
and smelts are in small supply. De-
mand has been active, but dealers
have been rushed to take care of all
shipments.
Lobsters are in scant supply, the de-
mand taking all offered, and crabs are
scarce
Rabbits are so scarce that the price
paid on Saturday was $2,25@2.50 a |
dozer, with jobbing rates increased.
No geese are i'm dealers hands, but
ducks seem to be more plentiful.
Receipts of Produce
The following articles were re-
ceived in Los Angeles on the date
named.