Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-29
BANANAS NOT So
FIRMLY HELD
STOCKS ARE COMING IN CAR
LOAD LOTS
Butter Steady-Eegs Unchanged.
Vegetables Scarce--Strawberries
Improve-Fish Scarcer.
Poultry Firm

Rased on large holdings of bananas
and the unexpected receipt OF tnret
carloads today or tomorrow, and tha'
the receipts for the week Will reacn
about eight carloads, prices ruled lair.
ly steady yesterday. over ripe OF ias'
maturing fruit was held at 512 Genus
Mound and fancy for shipping, cents
demand is reported good, and as the
fr1Iit is stated to be of excellent quallty
the consumption is large. The market
apparently is against the larger snip
ments of last week that were held
back by washouts and reached twelve
carloads.
EGGS ARE STEADY.-The egg mar
ket is not changed, If normal condl-
tions are considered. Receipts are llght
locally, but it is said holdings are still
heavy in the country. The egg quota
tion committee on the produce eX-
change Yesterday again fixed the sell
ing price of California ranch at 2O
cents a dozen. Some dealers are in the
market for small lots AS rule the
market is well cleaned up and holdings
are not heavy. Some northern are
coming in, but firm markets in the
valley and in San Francisco keep re-
ceipts from those sections down.
BUTTER UNCHANGED.-Re
of butter since Saturday have been in
excess of requirements. UP to Monday
night these reached about $4,000
mounds. Coast creamery came in yes
terday by steamer and added to the
holdings. Valley creamery is also In
good supply. Demand is better, as
prices are more popular but the mar
ket Is not absorbing the offerings.
Some left over is going into cold
storage. but at present prices storing
will not prove popular. This leads to
the impression that prices Will come
down, so that stocks can be cared for,
as this now is the active season.
NEW POTATOES COME.-The first
liberal offerings Of new season potatoes
came in yesterday from Hollywood
These were early white rose ana
iobbed at cents a pound. Retailers
as a rule are we'll supplied. The out
look for the potato crop as a whole is
good and the acreage is large.
In old crop potatoes fancy are scarce
and command top prices. The market
is rather disturbed by the common ana
fair, as shippers are now anxious TO
market holdings, as the new potato is
a factor that must be reckoned. ke-
ceipts of old are still large and ship
ping demand good.
Onions are firm and steady and
scarce. One carload from Nevada ar
rived yesterday. 1t Is reported that
Australian browns In crates VIII arrive
this week Prices are generally 4@4Rc
and the best command full rates De-
mand takes all offerings.
Cheese rules steady. Receipts OF
new are increased, but this is eastern
and northern makes that are popular.
Trade in the territory east and north
is reported heavy for cheese.
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT-In all
the market places yesterday vege-
tables We're reported scarcer and
firmer. Fresh peas reached DC a
pound; string beans, 1O@12c; cabbage,
100000 a sack on quality; tomatoes,
all in four basket crates, 9OcQ$l 20;
fancy lots for shipping, $1.50.
In fruits the first large shipment of
oquats came in and under good de-
mand jobbed at &c a pound.
Tangerlnes were slow for common
and firm at 81. 25Q1. 80 for fancy; seed
ess grape fruit, $2.0O@2 25 Oranges
are steady and going east fast, and
lemons are doing better.
Strawberries from Moneta were
plentiful and from Gardena somewhat
,carcer. Quality is better and both
obbed at S@10c baskes.
Almonds are 17@i7isc pound for
'ancy soft shells, and demand is active.