Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-13
BUTTER REMAINS
STEADY IN TONE
STOCKS ENOUGH FOR ALL
CURRENT DEMANDS
EGG MARKET LOOKS FIRMER
Cheese Rules Active-Frult Receipts
Heavy-Mo ore Aprieots Come.
Onions Become Plentiful.
Fish Crowd Market
EGG MARKET LOOKS FIRMER

From indications the butter board will make
no changes in valley creamery today as the
outlook bears out the impression that higher
prices may prevail as the season advances All
coast creamery and dairy Is sold out, more
Is expected on the steamer that may arrive
today, and prices are 4Oc fiat for both makes.
Shipping is reported good to points on the
Salt Lake road, and outside territory Is also
taking large lots.
Valley creamery is in good supply and rules
about steady at 45c a roll. Demand does not
take all offerings and the surplus goes into
storage.
Cheese is firm for eastern makes. northern is
steady and in demand, while the anchor brands
are well supported locally. Reports from the
east are light and twins and daisies are un-
EGGS ARE sTEADY-1n eggs a steady tone
Is noted, The egg quotation committee yes
terday again fixed the selling price of Southern
California ranch at 2lc, and northern at 1Sc
Demand is reported excellent in all directions
Receipts are about sufficient to preserve an
even market. No decline is expected, while
many dealers say that a gradual advance Is
POTATOES AND oNIoNs--oll potatoes are
as scarce as can be and prices yesterday
touched 81 1.65@1 SO for the first three carloads of
Utah that arrived. More came from Colorado
and they went to $1.50 fiat At La Junta
several carloads of Wisconsin spuds are held
up and may arrive by Monday. New crop
comes in small lots and is steady at 2dD2lsc lb.
Onions are also scarce when 1t comes to good
stock. Silverskins have dropped 2iA@3c lb. and
in green lunches are 2O125c a dozen. Texas
due next week.
MUCH FRUIT IN-About 1875 boxes of
cherries came in yesterday and were in steady
demand the market cleaning up Fancy blacks,
90c a box; choice, 65GS5c; in bulk, 7GSc Id {;
whites 4O6D50c in boxes; in bulk, 4GD5c.
OF strawberries 900 trays came from Tropico
and 200 trays from Moneta. Tropicos were &c
and others 546c box.
Nine carloads of bananas are in this week.
Tine market has absorbed the stock fairly at
Sls64c lb.
From Yuma 10 crates of apricots came yes
teTday and jobbed lower at $2.50Q30O four
basket crate.
VEGETABLES acknowledgements were in
ample supply at the public markets yesterday
and demand good. Fresh peas are 2laQ3c
string beans, 4d5c; cabbage drags at S5@4Oc
a sack.
Khubarb is firmer and scarcer but of
good quality at 90c6$1 90 a box. Asparagus is
weaker at yG1Oc, and local is arriving
Florida tomatoes for choice are $3.00m3.50 In
crates, and Mexican, 81 .0O42.5O. Locals in fair
supply at 81 .JOGi1.25 box.
FISH AND POULTRY-Fsh was in good
supply yesterday mackerel and bonita
crowded the market, but halIbut and barra-
cuda were scarce. From the north came Ger
man carp, more striped bass, plenty of crabs,
shad and catfish.
Poultry is about steady. The weeks end has
taken all receipts and the fryers and broilers
of good condition firm and wanted. No
change in quotations
Receipts of Produce
The produce exchange reports the following
named
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