Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-19
BUTTER OBJECT
OF ATTENTION
TRADE EXPECTS PRICE MAY
BE ADVANCED
FIRST GREEN CORN IN MARKET
Eggs Reported Flrm-Western Cheese
Weaker-cherry Supply Limited.
Honolulu Bananas Appear.
Fish Plentiful
FIRST GREEN CORN IN MARKET

| Attention In produce circles is at present
rlyeted upon the butter situation. The
period OF decrease in production is fast
approaching and this causes many butter
handlers to look after their storage stocks,
as the basis for the needs OF trade until
next January seems wholly dependent upon
what Is in the coolers. While exact figures
are not obtainable, IL is currently reported
that the stock in storage In Los Angeles is
not so great as on even dates Of last year.
In fact over 100000 pounds were in stor-
age by the middle Of June in 1904. From
butter that can be packed and stored has
been put down. This was hurried because
information comes that the receipts in that
center show decided losses in the past ten
days.
Locally the belief exists that the butter
board VIII advance prices Saturday (to-
morrow, possibly raising valley creamery
to 471sc roll. The bull argument is ad-
vanced that trade conditions warrant this,
as coast supplies will show decreases in a
short time. As IL is, the $1,000 pounds of
coast dairy and creamery that came down
from coast points on Wednesday are cleaned
up, and the market has ruled firm at 4Oq
AZ &c. valley creamery Is still 45c Re
ceipts of course, are not all cleaned up, and
the surplus of the valley makes goes into
storage.
Cheese is not as firm, as northern has de-
clined. Local makes are active, and easterns
rule firm. Receipts are about normal.
Tomorrow the new butter law goes into
effect, which demands that all packages
containing less than six pounds and more
than one-half pound of butter must be
plainly marked on the outside. To meet
this, all firms have had new wrappers print
ed. The trade does not take kindly to the
innovation.
EGGS UNCHANGED.-The egg quotations
committee the Produce exchange yes
terday again fixed the selling price of
candled ranch eggs at 21c, and northern at
19c. Receipts are keeping up well, and de-
mand takes tho goods that are standard
Northern are sold on their merits. Eastern
not in the market.
HONOLULU BANANAs-The first con-
clio ant Of 1tt1t hnna
In Los Angeles came yesterday, being two
carloads These jobbed at 3h@4c pound
The Central American now are plentiful,
Ten boxes of cherry plums came yester-
day, and in ten-pound boxes jobbed at $1.75
or the twenty seven boxes Of gooseber-
ries all were sold at $1.5O@1.75 in twenty
pound boxes. English variety, from Waco
Vile, 15c pound.
From Tropico 600 trays of strawberries
we're received ch9iee 7@SS fr60 box faney
came in that jobbed at 7@Sc.
About sixty-fve boxes Of apricots came
from Bakersfield and jobbed at $1.25 a 1.5O
In picking box lots, S1.75 box.
Few white cherries came in, but 600 boxes
Of red and black arrived. These sold at 81
bulk, 607c and 1O@12c a pound, respec-
lively. Cherries scarcer, and San Fran
cisco is reported as taking the fancy at S135
ONIONS AND PoTAToES.-Two moro
carloads of Texas Bermuda onions are in,
and the market is easier. A weaker market
D3c n pound and reds are trickling into
the market.
All potatoes remain firm and go at high
rates, with a scramble for the good varie-
ties.
NEW GREEN CORN-From Coachella
came the first green corn on the ear yes
terday, and it was quickly sold at 35 a 40c
dozen. Outside of that feature all veg
etables We're plentiful and steady.
Local tomatoes are in greater supply and
improving in quality but slow at $1.25
four basket crate. Mexicans In six basket
crates weaker at 50, and Floridas Ill
four basket crates, S150.
Cabbage is weak at 25 a 35c sack. Fresh
peas, 4c, and string beans 20 &C..
All fish is plentiful except halibut and
small kinds. Demand is good, but receipts
of barracuda and yelowtail are too heavy
to be absorbed. Northern fish like salmon
and striped bass and crabs helped swell the
stocks
Poultry remains unchanged, and old hens
are more plentiful, but fryers and broiiers
are in demand.