Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-03
EGGS ARE SENT
UP TWO CENTS
DEMAND TAKES ALL LOCALS
THAT ARE OFFERED
Butter Remains Steady, the Board
Making no chanees-Faney Po-
tatoes sesree--onlons Firm
Bananas Weak

Trade conditions caused an advance
of two cents a dozen In eggs on Satur-
day, as the egg quotation committee
fixed the selling price of California
ranch at that figure Receipts were
light and demand proved active. Based
on the outlook, this price may be main
tained for several days. No eastern
eggs are being sold In this or any other
California market. Rumors to that
effect when sifted down have been
found erroneous. Information Is to the
effect that the output of southern
California eggs will be no greater after
this date than II has been. In fact,
ranchers generally report falling off
In the production.
BUTTER UNCHANGED-Afte a
long session on Saturday the creamery
butter board left butter at so cents a
2-pound roll. The market Is about on
an even keel with receipts some In ex-
cess Of requirements.
POTATOES AND ONIONS - All
fancy potatoes are scarce and well
held. Receipts while liberal rapidly
go into consumption because this part
of the state and Arizona is entirely out
of old stock. Colorado goods are being
received in lage lots and these are
also firmly held. Holders in the north
are stiff in their views, and no conces-
sions are made as they say that mar
ket will be found for every sack be-
fore the old crop season is closed.
In onions the fancy sell at 5 cents
and nothing above. Stocks are limited
and the sources of supply report small
stocks to come. Demand is steady and
shipments active. f
Cheese Is well held. No cut has come
so far in eastern and local seems firm
Some dealers say the slump In butter
that is expected will not at once affect
cheese. Many dealers look for cheaper
priced cheese at first hands.
BANANAS 'WEAKER-Wit receipts
of sixteen carloads of bananas in last
week, of which one firm received nine
carloads, the market closed Saturday
in sleepy fashion. Peddlers were TAX
ing fast maturing stock and this was
said to be sold at cents. The regular
price was quoted 31s@4 cents, but the
high figure was the extreme. Shipping
is active and the local trade is well
supplied.
Strawberries came in more plentiful
on Saturday and were in mixed quail
ties. Monetas and Gardenas sold at
8 cents fiat and some Tropicos at 10
cents for fancy. 1t is expected that
this week will see lower prices and
plenty of offerings, as the fruit is
fast maturing.
All citrus fruits are unchanged with
demand steady. Oranges are $1,000
LIS at the top for fancy navels. Lem
ons. $1.5O@1.60 for choice: grapefruit,
fancy, $2.0O@2.25 for seedless.
VEGETABLES STEADY - wit h
warmer nights the vegetable supply
will improve. On Saturday fresh peas
ruled 5@71a cents; string beans SOLO
cents; cabbage, 10000 cents a sack on
grades; asparagus was in light sup
ply at 12 cents ffata pound; artichokes,
50M90 cents a dozen.
Local tomatoes were scarce, owing
to frost damage. and jobbed $100@1.25
a crate; MeXicans, $2.00@300 in four
basket crates.
Rhubarb was in good supply, both
Independent and association goods be-
ing received. These jobbed Saturday
at 65@75 cents for standard and at
$1.00@1.15 for choice, box.
Preparations are being made for the
fresh fruit season. The first that will
arrive is gooseberries and northern
growers report the outlook good for a
large crop.
FISH AND GAME-No fish from To-
cal waters were offered Saturday and
it is doubtful If the supply will be
salmon, rock cod, striped bass and cat
fish came in.
Crabs were plentiful AS the season
for Holsters closed Friday night, none
were offered Saturday.
Rabbits were freely offered, and so
were wild geese. Both sold fast
Live poultry is in light supply. All
kinds are wanted. For live weight old
hens dealers pay 15@16 cents pound;
for broilers and fryers, 2O@22 cents,
and for old roosters s cents; tame
ducks, 14@15 cents; geese, 12@14 cents.
From Texas and Kansas some old
hens are coming. Local raisers are
holding hens for the egg season. Chilled
stock is taking the place of the short
age