Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-10
PREDICT F|RMER
BUTTER MARKET
STOCKS LIMITED ALL OVER
THE COUNTRY
EGGS REMAIN UNCHANGED
Cherries Scarcer-Potatoes Flrmer
Strawberries Cleaned Up-onlons
From Texas-Local Fish
Scarce

Fir1nness in the butter market is the alb
sorbng topic in general business circles
The tone of the local market hardened yes
terday, as all supplies of coast dairy and
creamery were cleaned up and the trade is
awaiting the arrival of the northern steamer
that should have arrived last night. The
coast product is firm at 37h@40 cents on
Grades. All valley creamery is also held
at As cents a roll, and while dealers say
that the stocks show surplus that is going
into storage, a good shipping demand 1t
noted, and this in measure relieves the
tension.
Based on the present outlook, the butter
market bids fair to rule firm for the com
ing season and far into the fall While ad-
mitttng that the output is large and that
fresh feed was never more abundant 1T is
argued that every large center on this coast
has less butter in storage now than on even
dates in last year. The fact that several
carloads of coast butter have gone east
ward from San Francisco is a straw that
indicates that eastern markets are wanting
butter. Should this prove the opinion that
many entertain, that the east win need its
own butter output, the market may remain
firm, and higher prices prevail as the sea-
son advances Stocks in storage locally are
not large, and as only about five weeks of
the active season still remain, there is per-
haps some foundation for the strength in
the bull side of the market In any event
no one looks for lower prices for the i'm
mediate future
EGGS LOOK FIRM.--From present indl-
cations eggs will not go lower, but a grad
ual advance may occur, as the active laying
season in Southern California will come TO
a close soon. Receipts have not been large
all week, and the country @ tE,, reports no no
zona and southern Nevada Is also excellent
offering additional outlets as the mines In
those sections become consumers.
The egg quotation committee on the
Produce exchange yesterday again fixed the
selling price OF Southern California rancl
eggs at 81 cents and northern at 1s cents
Just how soon eastern eggs may come or
the market is not known, and this probably
will not be until local eggs reach the price
that eastern eggs will afford profit fol
Gambling and other legitimate charges.
OLD POTATOES FIRM.-As the season
advances old potatoes become scarcer and
firmer. Brokers report that ten carloads
from Wisconsin are coming and should have
been here except for delays from washouts
Few are coming from Colorado, and small
shipments from Nevada and Utah. New
spuds came in and are firm at 2Q215 cents.
Old, s150@s2 on quality.
One carload of red onions from the north
came in yesterday and aided the market
On Saturday three carloads OF Texas Ber-
mudas are expected. Reds jobbed at SO 3h
cents in small way. Bermudas are 5@5h
cents, and silverskins, which are more plen-
CHERRIES ARE sCARCE.-only $50
boxes of cherries came in yesterday. Blacks
We're S5c@$1 in boxes; in bulk, 6@1o cents.
Whites were limited at 50@60 cents in
boxes, and bulk 5@6 cents. Some held
over and damaged sold for less.
Blackberries are scarcer for the present;
lower; gooseberries.
From Tropico $50 trays of strawberries
came in; fancy 12 cents, and choice cents.
From Moneta fifteen trays came and ruled
6@7 cents. All cleaned up.
Demand for bananas is good at 4@4A
cents a pound. Three cars came yesterday
and were ready for rpening
Small lots of new honey still continue to
arrive and are taken. Water white IS cents.
and light amber $14 cents a pound.
MORE FLORIDA TOMATOES-rhis week
more carloads of Florida tomatoes will ar
rive. The supply now Jobs at S2.50 for four
basket crates and S3.5O@4.50 for basket
crates. Mexicans are scarcer at $2.5042.75
for four-basket crates.
Rhubarb is steady at 5000 cents box
with $50 boxes received yesterday.
Fresh peas are plentiful and 2G3 cents
a pound; string beans 7Q9 cents, and cab
bage slow at 40@50 cents sack.
All vegetables and bunch stuff in good
supply and the market is an active spot
for shipping orders.
FISH AND POULTRY-Local fish are not
overplentiful Yellowtail and some barra-
cuda came. Northern catfish is freely Of
fered. Demand is good for fish and Holsters.
Young poultry is more freely offered, and
old hens are plentiful The market IS
steady at 1920 cents for fryers. 1SQ1S
cents for broilers. and II cents for old hens.