Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-15
BIC WALNUT CROP
IS NOW EXPECTED
SEASONS OUTPUT MAY Ex-
CEED 700 CARLOADS
BAG CONTRACT IS AWARDED
Butter May Go Lower-Eees Remain
steady-Faney Potatoes Scarce.
onions Rule Hlsh-New
Cherries Today
BAG CONTRACT is AWARDED

Ana Valley, Mount View, Santa Paula.
Saticoy, Santa Barbara county, OK
nard, San Gabriel and San Fernando
valley.
An important conclusion was
reached when the association adopted
a uniform contract that is a regulation
affair for use in sales with brokers,
prevent friction when the terms of sale
are not fully understood.
Another important feature was the
awarding of the bag contract for the
current year. This is a uniform bag
that weighs 21s pounds, and Is made i'm
Calcutta, India, of jute. The contract
for the 100000 bags was secured by
Roth Hamilton, the well=known Los
Angeles broker.
While exact figures on the present
walnut crop were not tabulated the
membership in general agreed that the
crop would possibly exceed 700 car
loads, and as the present appearance
of the growing crop is excellent opinion
was expressed that the 700 carload
estimate would not prove an under
estimate.
BUTTER WAR oN-George A.
Smith, former member of the creamery
butter board, proprietor of Smiths
creamery and not unknown to fame
reducing the price on creamery butter
to 40 cents roll of two pounds has
fired the opening gun in a butter war;
Smith says the board price of 45 cents
roll Is entirely out of proportion and
that his new price goes into effect
Monday and that this will allow the
retail trade to handle creamery butter
at Is cents a pound, whereas those re-
tailers who are accepting butter board
creamery at 45 cents are still retailing
at 55 and 80 cents a roll.
Smith further says that the butter
board will not reduce prices today in
face of the fact that butter is ac-
cumulating and that more than 20 to
30 cases are being stored every day
at a loss, when based on the price fixed
by the butter board. This outcome of
the market is not unexpected, as butter
dealers In general have believed for
ten days that the price was too high
and that arbitrary prices aid the mar
ket none and damage the butter in
dustry.
BUTTER MAY WEAKEN-Opinion
is general and the fact is almost al
ready established that valley creamery
butter is being sold nuder the board
quotation of 45c a two-pound roll. Re-
ceipts are less or the trade feels that
at present prices storing cannot be
done profitably and to order large lines
In the face of a weak, disturbed and
possibly declining market would prove
dangerous Opinion is therefore di-
vided as to the future of the market,
and the unsettled and muddled atmos-
phere will remain until a decided cut
comes that will fix a price for storing.
Demand, while good, does not take the
offerings, and the supply in sight and
to follow is a feature that deters ac-
tivity. AS long as dealers labor under
the notion that prices will fall, just so
long will the market be unsteady. The
opinion is general that a cut will be
made today by the butter board, and
it will certainly. clear the atmosphere.
as many dealers-both independents
and board people-admit that the fig
ures published are not true reflex
of the market conditions. The steamer
is expected today with coast supplies
and these cheaper grades will further
serve to disorganize situation that
no power can sustain as long as the
output is as great as now both north
and south.
EGGS UNCHANGED-On the pro-
duce exchange yesterday the egg quo
tation committee again fixed the SELL
ing price of California ranch eggs at
21c. Reports are current that northern
eggs are being sold at 20 cents and
that these tend to keep the price down.
Northern eggs are quoted in the north
at 17h@17Ac, and laid down here at
19c. This egg cannot be stored to ad-
vantage. Receipts of locals are NOT
over large and demand Is steady.
Every one reports fair stock and few
dealers are In the market to buy at
iobbing rates. Shipping is done but III
small lots. If a break occurs, which is
not anticipated, 1t will come after
Easter. Next week a good trade should
be noted, hut yet the market may go
all to pieces, if one believes that the
country Is full of eggs and ready to
sacrifice to move them.
ONIONS ARE IFRMER-Today it is
expected carload of Colorado onions
will come on the market. The price is
not known until the condition is fixed.
Reports from Oregon and Nevada show
that the centers of supply there are
exhausted. Australia brown in crates
still touch 6 cents, and one dealer re-
ports sales at 6h cents. Demand is
good. The growing crop is slowly
maturing as the cold nights hold back
the growth.
Potatoes are I'm demand from all
sources. The light receipt of 275 sacks
show the condition of the market. One
carload of Nevadas is In and held at
$3.50 and upward. Colorado is still
offering a base of supply. but the ship
ments are not large from that source.
This quality is reported fair. The
pearls are $1.25@1.35; white beauty,
81. .4OQ1.5O; rural blush and peach blow,
$1.25@1.35.
FIRST CHERRIES DUE-Today the
first shipment of new crop fresh cher
ries will arrive from Vacaville. This
will sell at S4.O0 for an S-pound box
and is called Knights early black.
This is a luxury at so cents a pound.
Still the season is now on and cherries
open the activity.
Strawberries are too plentiful to be
well handled. over 1000 cases has been
the daily average In this market in
this week. Yesterday Gardena and
Monetas sold 5Q6c. and Tropico and
Glendale, 7e for the best, Hundreds of
boxes are of poor quality and these are
sacrificed TO be moved Gamers are
reported preparing for business. Ship
ping is active to all points in Arizona.
Mexico and Texas from here and in
lb-box crates are $1.2b
Dewberries and raspberrles are lux
uries al 22c for the former and 30o for