Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-08
BUTTER IS IN
ACTIVE DEMAND
SCARCITY RESPONSIBLE FOR
NEW PRICE LEVEL
EGGS MARKED UP ONE CENT
Fruits Are Flrmer and Cherries Fast
Passlng-old Potatoes Firm and
scarce-Turkeys Go Higher.
Fish Steady

p, The advance in butter, as announced in
The Herald yesterday came as a surprise
10 the trade, as the butter board that
met on Monday afternoon had the new
price price 90 "a into effect yesterday. The new
price is bO cents a roll for valley cream
cry, and this price is also fixed now for
local creamery. Coast butter is ad-
VanGed ti 4 to 200 40 cents fiat for all grades,
as as tpe ne zOoo pounds that arrived yester-
Gay py steamer soon went into consumD-
tlon. The demand during the month OF
May was greater than In May of last
year year' ana the shipments to country points
now Is reported heavier than usual. With
All OF these conditions the butter mar
ket ct Isl is in e excellent shape.
EGGS GO HIGHER-On the produce
exchange yesterday the egg quotation
committee advanced the selling price Of
eggs to % cents, leaving northern at 20
cents cents; This is the high point of the
OF the price when eastern will come out
Demand is active and receipts are not
over over large. Shipping to Arizona is good
In cheeSe no feature is noted, except
That supplies of eastern are limited, and
local makes are proving popular at the
recently reduced prices. Shipping is re-
ported active, with fancy makes finding
OLD POTATOES FIRM-with the
greater scarcity in old potatoes and the
close of the season coming; the stocks
become less and prices remain firm. Wis
conslns are the fanciest and held at 81 60
ql.65. and some dealers who have fancy
lots ask 10 and 10 cents more. Colorado
on qualty job $1.26G1.35.
New potatoes are more plentiful and
these are held $1.35@1.50 a sack on an
average of s1.3o a hundred.
onions are steady and stocks show an
increase as the ripening season Is now on
Silversklns barely active at 11b02 cents
pound and Texas stock s1.75@2OO in
small crates. Stockton reds are $1.75 a
Pink beans. fancy, are s4.15a425. Light
STOCKS are reported and the article rules
firm firm Demand is limited to daily needs
| CHERRIES. ABOUT GONE-Oniy about
200 boxes of cherries of all varieties came
in bad shape This marks the near ap-
proach of the seasons close. Blacks,
fancy. in boxes $l.35, and choice $1,000
liz; in bulk: HOP cents. Demand is ac-
Northern raspberries are 1Oc box and
fairly PLENTIFUL: Tropicos 12c and Orange
15c., Loganberries and blackberries are
Strawberries proved fairly active, with
700 trays from Tropico that sold SC for
choice and &c for. fancy. The 400 crates
from Moneta ruled easy at 4c and &c for
the fancy
Three carloads of mixed fruit came
YESTERDAY, comprising apricots, peaches
and plums. Apricots were in strong de-
mand, the local demand heavy. These
lobbed 45465c a packing box. The pea aches,
In 2O-pound boxes. were, 75@90c. Cherry
y.
the Mikados 10 in 4-basket crates. and
Clymans 90c in 4-basket crates.
Next week will see the cantaloupe sea-
son fairly opened. as a carload in crates
is expected Monday from Coachella. The
10 crates that came yesterday sold $1.50
a Dozen
carload Of watermelons came in, and
these were held at 21AGD3 a pound
Red currants and gooseberries seem to
be scarce and the offerings this year have
RHUBARB FIRMER-From Haywards
100 boxes of fresh rhubarb came yester-
day that commanded $Oo a box of 45
pounds This price indicates the end of
the season for that article.
Local tomatoes are sl.25@150 in 4-bas-
ket crates. and Mexicans. on quality, s1.5o
G2.00 a 4-baSket crate, with demand good
and supply only fair.
Green corn is in reasonable supply now
and rules easy at zoe dozen The de-
pound and firmer, with string and wax
beans &C.
Cabbage is reported in fair quantity
and that shipping demand is so active
that prices have advanced to 4O46Oc
sack.
POULTRY AND FIsH-Poultry is
shade easier owing to increased local re-
ceipts. This is particularly true of old
hens For poultry, dealers pay live weight
for old hens, 12lac pound; broilers and
fryers each 16@17c; old roosters, Sc, and
tame ducks lie.
A decided advance is reported in east
ern turkeys, owing to scarcity, and these
have gone to 26 cents pound. No local
turkeys are in market and offerings will
be taken If the birds are prime
Fish of all kinds are reported plenti-
full, with the market absorbing the re-
ceipts Northern also came in and crabs
were in good supply.
Receipts of Produce
The produce exchange reports the fol-
lowing articles received on the date
named:
June c. ~
EGGS. cases ..'...'.'''''''''''''''''' m 20
Butter, pounds .....,.......,..,...... 90 lSu
Cheese, pounds .............,.......... 9'o5u
Potatoes, Irish. sacks. .................. 6l
Potatoes. sweets, sacks. lO
Onions, sacks Observation-Disclosures. none
Beans, sacks .............','''...''''' NOME
Local Produce Prices
The following prices rule in jobblng
way In the Los Angeles market:
BUTTER-Producee exchange quotations;
Fancy valley creamery, 50c fancy coast
creamery, 45c fiat; fancy dairy, 421ac.
EGGS-Southern California ranch. can
died, 23c flat; northern. zoe; no eastern.
CHEESE (all per lb)-Northern. 1S@
lac; Anchor Qarge), local, Ice; Young
America, lie: handmade, 1Sc; eastern
singles, 140D15c; eastern twins. 14Q15c;
eastern .cheddars lac; eastern Stilton,
i4c; eastern longhorns 14dl5c eastern
daisies, 14q15c; Swiss domestic. 19c; Swiss
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