Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-07
BUTTER STILL
RULES ACTIVE
SUPPLY JUST ABOUT MEETS
THE DEMAND
Eggs Remain steady-Llma Beans co
Hleher-onions Firmly Held.
Fancy Potatoes Aetive-Fish
and Game Plentiful

thV plOuute lTdue arena HJ lHe pres
ent. Demand is so active that no
dealer has any surplus and the cur
rent demands for trade uses are no
more than met. Not in many years
has the market been so persistently
active at this season of the year nor
have supplies been so limited, or have
quotations been so firmly held While
1t is true the creamery butter board
held a meeting Saturday afternoon
that was largely attended and at
which the situation was fully dis
cussed, yet the opinion seemed unani
nous that now was no time to tinker
with the market and the base of so
cents two-pound roll for creamery
was not disturbed. Feed is becoming
more abundant and the output is
larger, but with the absence of any
surplus, the outlook is good for a
continued firm market.
San Francisco Is reporting a firm
market and that shipments eastward
and northward are still active. Yes
terday afternoon the coast steamer
Santa Cruz came in with a cargo of
coast creamery and so firm was the
market that dealers reported 57km60
cents as obtained for this product
Receipts for Saturday and Sunday
were only $4,000 pounds and this is
practically cleaned up.
EGGS ARE STEADY-On yesterday
the egg quotation committee again
fixed the selling price of eggs at II
cents. The opinion among dealers Is
that the low egg price of the year
has been reached and that while some
eggs were being sold at 16 cents, they
were limited and sold to meet the
effects of ranches unloading direct to
retailers. AS fact 1t Is said that no
surplus In eggs Is noted and that a
large proportion of eggs in this mar
ket have come from the north. Some
dealers also reported light stocks, ana
as a whole it is said the market is
above the normal condition and that
better prices are in sight. From
Chicago came reports of high priced
eggs; from San Francisco came re-
ports of eggs going east by express,
and from Oklahoma came reports
that such a scarcity in eggs has not
been known in years. Demand was
steady and as one dealer put the sit
uation were it not for the fact that
some people persist in cutting and
trying to force eggs, If they have a
few surplus boxes, the market would
rule at Is cents.
In cheese the demand is active and
stocks are not large. Local output
Is taken and eastern still arrives in
thousandpound shipments. Floors are
well cleaned up and eastern brands
iit OllJOy lnS dH dcllNe llldIhcl.
ONIONS MAY GO UP-As has been
anticipa ted the onion market presents
many strong features. Stocks in the
north are reported low and it is said
shipments will be lighter. In fact,
to meet what some report as de-
| ficiency, Australian browns are eX-
pected in crates direct from Australia.
Yellow Danvers and northern browns
are held at 1925 in the north and this
has put the price close to $4.OO hun
dred locally. Some dealers say they
look for cents a pound in jobbing
rates, and if the scarcity is as great
as many report, this price may be
realized.
Potatoes also are ruling very firm
and the demand is active Highlands
are held at $1.20@1.30 Nevadas, $1.40
m1.50; Coorados, $1.25@1.35, and Sa-
linas, that are scarce, $1.SO@2.00. From
the main points of Arizona and South
ern California orders are large for
fancy potatoes.
BEANS RULE FIRM-In Ventura
county, based on what bean raisers
say is the future of the bean market,
prices for lima beans have been ad-
vanced until $5.00@5.50 is the price and
brokers' say the next jump will be to
$500 a hundred. AS rule the state
ment is made that the lima crop is
barely sufficient to meet the require
ments, as it Is a long time until the
next harvest is due in November, and
the present crop must undergo all
of the periods of growth and matur-
| ing. Fancy pink are so scarce that
they are seldom in evidence and the
demand is active at $400G4.25 a hun
dred. Large whites also are in active
| demand. The shipments to eastern
markets of all kinds of beans was
never so active as now. They are
made to meet European and conti-
mental demands.
| During this week it is expected that
seven carloads of bananas will be re-
ceived in this market. OF these four
carloads came in yesterday. Demand
| is active, as the former unripe stock
is gone and prices are steady at $40
4 cents a pound in bunch lots.
| Oranges are again a drag, as culls
are in big supply and hold fanciest
navelS down to $1.75 a box for ship
ping. Culls go from 40 cents a box
up. Peddlers have monopoly of the
trade.
No Strawberries came in yesterday.
AS the weather is warmer ripening
will now proceed.
better demand is reported for
apples. Winesaps and blacks lead at
$2.25 a box and Bellefeurs are steady
at $1.O0@1.15 box.
Vegetables were in fair supply only
and not quotably changed. Cabbage
is 20 cents sack for fancy shipping
stock.
FISH AND GAME-All kinds of
fish were plentiful yesterday, and
smelts also were in stock. Halibut
was a leader, followed by rock cod.
Barracuda are wanted.
Lobsters and crabs were each in
fair supply.
Wild geese were more plentiful than
in several days and rabbits also were
in good supply Demand was steady.
No live poultry came in yesterday.
The demand is active and market
firmly held.
Receipts Of Produce
The following articles were received