Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-22
BUTTER HAS
GONE HIGHER
COAST MAKES ALL FIRMER
AND SCARCER
BANANAS eLUT THE MARKET
Potatoes are Firmly HeId-onioni
Becoming Cheaper-Fish Was
Plentiful all Week-cherrles
Reported Short

Butter still occupies the center Of the
stage in produce circles. Today the
market opens on frmer basis and
coast creamery is held at as cents, be-
ing on a parity with valley and local
creamery, as they are 40 cents a. roll
and coast dairy is up to 42lb cents
roll. This is based on facts and not
assumption, as the trade here has
been informed that San Francisco is up
to 2t cents for fancy butter and the
trade must accept the situation. The
output of butter is also showing a de-
crease in some sections. Today the
coast steamer is expected, but the
amount to come is uncertain. Some
firms place it at 10000 pounds. Re-
ceipts locally are above the actual
needs, when the coast receipts are in
cluded, as on Saturday valley receipts
were 1920 pounds. Storing Is active,
as every pound of surplus goes into
coolers. Conservatives say that the
butter outlook favors higher prices and
that after June 1, this may be fully
realized.
EGGS UNCHANGED-Wit only 2S2
cases of eggs received Saturday the
egg quotation committee again fixed
the selling price of northern ranch
eggs at 21 cents and northern, that are
plentiful, on their merits at 10 cents.
Demand is reported steady and as the
hot weather eggs are being candled
out some dealers place these on the
market at 20 cents. Shipping is bet
ter, but no eastern eggs are on the
market as a feature or a leader.
POTATOES AND ONIONS-All po-
tatoes rule firm and steady ard the
stocks are limited. Imports continue
from Utah and Colorado with a few
carloads still reported due from Wis
consin. The end of the Colorado crop
Is reported in sight and no more are
to come to California. New local
potatoes are in fair supply only and
rule steady at 2@2R cents pound.
Burbanks are ripening fast and a few
samples have appeared.
Onions are gradually weakening, as
the new crop is now generally avail
able all over the state. On Saturday
Texas Bermudas went to $175@1.90 for
a crate of fifty pounds Silverskins.
locals, are 2021A cents a pound and
reds scarce at 219@3 cents a pound.
VEGETABLES STEADY-No change
Is noted in the vegetable list, except
fresh peas that have reached cents
pound; wax and string beans still are
3@5 cents a pound; summer squash is
rs cents a box.
Cabbage is still plentiful at 5000
cents a sack, lettuce 256p35 cents a
dozen heads and cucumbers 75c6$1.0 a
dozen.
Rhubarb is weak and plentiful at 600
rs cents box and asparagus is lowered
to sos cents a pound.
More Florida tomatoes are in than the
market can absorb, as another carload
arrived Saturday. The condition was
not good and after sorting the quota
tion reached 81 .50GD2. 90 for a four basket
crate. MeXicanS are only steady at an
average of $500 for a six-basket crate.
Locals are also plentiful and go at 75c@
$1.00 box.
BANANAS PLENTIFUL-In the past
week eight carloads of bananas arrived
and these filed the market, as much of
were filled for duty. Prices range from
9Q4 cents pound, but the market
shows no great strength.
The cherry market closed Saturday
at $1.10@1.25 box for red and black
and 1872 cents in bulk. Whites were
scarcer and firm at 90c@$1.00 a ten
pound box and S@D9 cents in bulk. Many
dealers say the cherry season will soon
close, as the crop is short at least so
per cent.
About 800 trays of Tropico strawber-
ries came on the market Saturday and
460 crates from Moneta. The former
cleaned up at SOC cents and the latter
7@9 cents. Shipping demand was good
and the market looks favorable.
In apricotS on Saturday this market
absorbed $50 four-basket crates that
sold at $1.60.
English gooseberries were firm at Is
cents pound and the California ship
ment of twenty-five boxes jobbed at
$1.40@1.50 each
Currants were limited and jobbed at
$1.25 ten-pound drawer.
All kinds of fish were plentiful Satur-
day, except small kinds and halibut.
Last week the market was filled with
fish and dealers expect that this week
also will show large receipts.
AT the close of the week poultry was
we'll cleaned up and old hens were nu-
merous. Fryers and broilers are firmly
held and these find an open market.