Los Angeles herald., 1905-01-18
BUTTER NEVER
WAS So FIRM
DEMAND TAKES STOCKS AND
RECEIPTS HEAVY
Eggs Steady for Local-Eastern Cam
died Go Lower-Onions Plenti=
fuI--came searce-Fish In
Fair Supply

owing to the attractive local prices
| for creamery at 67k cents q roll, as
! fixed last Saturday by the butter
board. Even with these greatly i'm
creased shipments. demand for the
| article is active and little surplus
remains at the close of business.
From trustworthy reports the in
formation comes that the eastern but
ter market Is as firm and active as in
Los Angeles and that the carloads of
butter that have been sent to Chicago
and other points are proving remun-
erative to shippers. In other words
much of the butter that came here dur
ing the shipping season of the late
months of 1904 has again been sent
rolling across the continent at prices
that leave profit above first shipping
price.
San Francisco reports a steady and
healthful market and that that center
Is drawing supplies from all sections,
and shipping to northern sections and
supplying Idaho and Nevada.
In no past season has the butter
market cleared up so well as is now
noted. This is based. dealers say, upon
the general scarcity of butter in all
parts of the country, as the east has
drawn heavily upon the middle. west
for supplies.
EGGS UNCHANGED-On the pro-
duce exchange yesterday the egg quo
tation committee fixed the selling price
of California ranch eggs at 30 cents a
dozen. This is the same price that has
ruled since Saturday. Demand Is re-
ported steady, and the movement Is
of a satisfactory volume, although the
point of profit to the tobbing trade is
a debatable one.
Yesterday another carload of eastern
oar tn iG VII of l,ot
ported of good quality, when all things
are considered. The price of eastern
storage candled eggs has been reduced
to 26 cents dozen from 2S cents. This
is done to move the goods, as, the sea-
son to show increased supplies is rap
idly approaching. '''
Cheese Is unchanged from all pre-
vious quotations. Demand Is good on
shipping account, and stocks show no
accumulation. Northern is firmly
held.
POTATOES ARE UP-Yesterday
Highland fancy potatoes. reached s1.35
bushel, as the lay-down cost ranges
from $1.15 to $1.25 a bushel. This adj
vance is now permanent and those
potatoes that were formerly classed as
choice are now taking the place of
fancy. Northern shippers are firm in
their views, both in the San Joaquin
and Sacramento valleys and after this
week brokers and dealers say greater
firmness will prevail. This is based on
natural conditions, as those who have
kept close tab on the situation say
that the potato stocks will be cleared
up earlier this year than in previous
seasons, as the crop was short.
Sweet potatoes are steady Some
grades Of reds are $165 hundred
pounds but these must be extremely
fancy to get the price.
Evidently onions are sufficiently
plentiful to meet all wants as receipts
have been light. Prices remain steady
and only in the fancy lots do they go
above $500, a. hundred pounds.
CELERY GOES EAST-Shipments of
celery eastward are at the rate of
twenty to thirty carloads a day from
the Santa Ana, Westminster and
Smeltzer section. The articleais in it's
prime and the late rains. have proved
so beneficial that the. later crop will
be fully matured for market BY the
crate celery Is jobbing from 32' to 40
much less than in 1904 possibly one
third, making the crop about $50 car
loads.
Fresh peas steady. 46D5 cents pound,
string beans. 6@7 cents; chlis. 3@4
cents; cabbage, e90c@$1.0O sack, and
tomatoes Qancy $1.00@150 a box, and
common to choice. rs cents up.
FISH AND GAME-Rock cod. hall
but and some smelts came in yester-
day, but northern and other local fish
were scarce. Demand was steady, but
not active.
The offerings of crabs were light and
no Holsters were reported in stock.
Wild geese are cleaned up and
wanted Rabbits were scarce and
ducks were plentiful, but the demand
was small
EXCHANGE MEETING-On Thurs
day afternoon general meeting of the
produce exchange will be held at 81
o'clock to act upon many matters that
are of direct interest. Several appli-
cations from well-known firms will also
be considered.
Receipts of Produce
The following articles were received
in Los Angeles with date named: