Los Angeles herald., 1905-09-13
EGGS TAKE A
SUDDEN JUMP
FANCY LOCAL RANCH SCARCE
AND PRICES ADVANCE
BUTTER MARKET RULES FIRM
Peaches Are Weaker-Cheese Stocks
AmpIe-Fish In Good Demand.
Fancy Potatoes Rule
Active
BUTTER MARKET RULES FIRM

With a pronounced scarcity in southern
ranch eggs, the price has assumed q
hrmness that causes many dealers TO tnlnK
that further advance In price Is stlll
jumped about one cent dozen for all
varieties, causing fancy ranch to reacn
39c, with fresh eastern reaching 29c, with
seconds selected at 27c.
From present conditions, warm weather
and increased output, the opinion pre-
walls that higher prices for local fresh
ket conditions that prevailed last fall
and winter may be repeated this season.
Coupled with the decreased output Is
the fact that consumption is greater now
this adds to the firmer tone, and the
possibility of a farther advance In the
jobbing price. AS whole, the egg mar
ket is in a better condition than during
BUTTER Is FIRMBR-While no ad-
vance in butter has occurred, the fact
Is we'll known that the leading butter
dealers express the opinion that rising
tendency is apparent. This is based on
the fact that the supply Of valley cream
cry Is cleaned up on the day OF receipt,
and that the supply Is frn ths
Is very active. because the demand Is
taking large blocks of butter for ship
ment to Arizona and the camps of Ne
the trade that during the remainder of
this week good shipments from the Sac
ramento valley can be expected of cream
cry butter. Should this be the case some
dealers say the creamery board will not
touch the local market.
Cheese dealers say stocks are ample
for present uses, and that the local out
put of Anchor makes is large enough TO
POTATOES AND oNIoNs-stocks of
fancy potatoes are not over large, II
the opinion of leading brokers is an index
to the situation Salinas rule firm in
tone, and lead In interest, as the offer
ings of choice and medium grades are
large Potatoes that grade above choice
are in active demand.
Onions ruled unchanged yesterday, with
stocks ample for all purposes
With sweet potatoes at 11a@2c a pound
the market is steady and stocks ample.
spot in the open market, caused by an
excess In supplies. The fancy stock was
slow at 15G25c basket In ton lots, as
they went to the cannery; tomatoes sold
freely at $7.00@8.00 ton.
In poultry dealers advanced broilerrs
and fryers to 16Q17c a pound, and old
hens and roosters to lac a pound
Fish were in good supply, Barracuda
being more plentiful. the demand being
steady.
PEACHES ARE wEAKER-with an
Of SSrpEbs peaches ranged In,
tied to a few varieties, Utah peaches
were preferred and averaged 90c box.
Plums were scarce and grapes arrived
prices. The market is not overstocked
with either
Bananas are scarce and prices are re-
ported on the up grade
Produce Quotations
The following prices rule in a jobbine
way in the Los Angeles market:
| BUTTER-Local creamery, 571zc a roll
fresh valley creamery, 65Q571ac; cook
ing, 25c.
EGGS-Southern California ranch, can
died, 33@35c eastern fresh. 27Q28c; east
ern storage, 25@2sc; seconds, 21c.
CHEESE (all per lb.)-Northern, 100
13c; Anchor Qarge), local, 14Mc; Young
America, 15kc; handmade. 16Ac; eastern
singles, 14@15c; eastern twins. 14@15ci
eastern cheddars, 14c; eastern Stilton,
14c; eastern longhorns l4@15c; eastern
daisies, 14@15c; Swiss domestic, 19c; Swiss
BEANS (all per 100 lbs s)-Pink No. 1,
s4.25GI4.35; No. 2, s4.00@425; lima, No. l,
S.. .O095. 50 Lady Washington No 1, SO. $50
335; small white No. l. $3.75; Garvanzas.
S., 90; lentils, S7.50@S. 90.
POTATOES-Fancy Salinas (all per 100
pounds, $1.25G1.45; fancy Woodward
islands. S110@115
SWEET POTATOES-Yello $500.
ONIONS (per 100 pounds)-Local silv r
skins, 75@S5c; Danvers, $1.00@1.25.
POULTRY (per dozen)-Dealers pay live
weight as follows: Broilers, 14@15c;; fry
ers. 15@15c; old hens, 12@13c; old roos-
ters, &c; young ROSTERS 14@15c; ducks,
1Oc; turkeys, 16@1Sc.
CEREAL GOODS-As follows: