Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-28
BUTTER GLUTS
ALL MARKETS
ARTICLE IS WEAK IN TONE AND
MAY GO LOWER
NEW CROP ONIONS ARRIVE
Old Potatoes Firm and searee-New
Crop Spuds Ready for Carload
shipment-Eggs Unchanged.
Fruit Plentiful

Unrest exists in the butter market as
dealers are up against a low northern mar
ket and a stock on hand locally that is
taxing ingenuity to place. Receipts all
week and for each day have been far in
excess OF normal requirements, the unused
portion going into storage. In fact It is
stated that fully so per cent of current re-
ceipts have been placed in the coolers, and
that Butter King" Smith who is holding
and selling all OF his valley creamery at 40
cents a two-pound roll is sending a large
surplus into storage. San Francisco has
weakened at least cents a roll since Mon
day, and the glut In that market Is also
to be faced. The steamer that arrived last
night brought fair conslgnments of coast
creamery and dairy that sold fairly at 37la
a 40 cents. Some concessions reported
all along the line, and opinion prevails that
the butter board will recognize the ruling
conditions by Saturday and establish price
that Will meet the emergency Of large stock
slow shipments, normal consumption and un-
diminished output.
EGGS ARE STEADY.-Based on receipts
and the Legitimate market conditions, the
egg quotation committee on the Produce
exchange again fixed the selling price OF
Southern California ranch eggs at 20 cents
and northern on their merits at Is cents
Receipts are less both locally and from
the north, and demand in some quarters is
noted more active. AS a general feature the
egg market bears some elements of strength
and the market II prudence be observed
will clean up and prevent the usual spring
tide Generalization.
In cheese the usual market conditions
are noted. Stocks are ample and storage
stocks are large. Local output is also
large. If any change in quotations for
local is due, dealers think the time is about
ripe. as it is usual for cheese to follow the
butter market. Eastern makes are firmly
held and being well ma tured, are favored
ONIONS MORE scARcE.-In the opin.
ion of many, onions were never so scarce
as now. Old crop is about all gone in all
parts of the country, and the Pacific coast
sections arc bare About ESQ crates Of
browne week,
ishng up that class.
New local silverskins coming in more
freely, averaging about $50 boxes day.
and these are held at cents. The new
crop of Bermudas and Yellow Danvers from
Texas will arrive early In next week. These
will job from Az cents. In fact, the
local silverskin, so long awaited, is having
a silent effect.
That the potato situation will be relieved
down Sa' cost cost 50 and the the jobbins price from
are jobbing at $685. cents and are coming
in at the rate of about $50 boxes a day.
These are al. Early Rose.
tail end of the marketable crop is In sight.
The fair of former dates now are choice,
and readily go above $3.50, while the select
sTRAwBERRIEs PLENTY. - Yesterday
1900 cases of strawberries came from Tropi-
sold at SOS cents box and never went
above 1t. Demand was only fair, and the
surplus went to Gamers. Shipping trade
also relieved the market
About 26O boxes OF cherries came yester-
day, the demand being steady. Prices
dropped all around with whites in boxes Mt
| 75c9S1, and in bulk cents a pound; choice
blacks S1.25@1.50 a box, in bulk 10 cents,
and fancy. Tartarians $3.50 a box of ten ten
pounds 1t is said the big receipts Will
| begin the middle of next week.
Two carloads of bananas arrived yester-
day The market bare and demand
| good with orders untitled. Price is firmly
| held at 4 cents pound In bunch lots Two
| more carloads are expected this week
Oranges of medium sizes are in active de-
mand at s1.75@2.25 box. In lemons
brisk trade is noted at s1.5OQ1.7 Is for fancy.
Fancy tangerines are scarce at S15o@1.7b a
box and seedless fancy grapefruit quiet
| at s9.25 q $50.
all articles are unchanged. Demand Is active,
as the full season is here. Fresh peas are
down to 26n3 cents q pound, string and wax
beans IA 8 cents, and cabbage 50@60 cents a
sack.
Northern asparagus is in liberal supply at
| 500 cents
Mexican tomatoes rule firm and scarce at
| s2.75@3 a four-basket crate. Local toma-
toes, none. -
plies of halibut and barracuda came In
yesterday. Demand was active. No yellow
tail and bonita is out of market for now.
Northern striped bass and salmon were III
fnir supply. Grabs plentiful.
Some rabbits appeared and were taken
at orce.
Receipts of young poultry are improved.
and the demand takes all that is offered
These are reported In prime condition. Ola
hens are also in good supply. Prime tur-
keys are wanted.