Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-24
BUTTER KNOCKED
DOWN TEN CENTS
CREAMERY BOARD MAKES A
SWEEPING REDUCTION
Supplies Too Great for consumptlve
Demand-Eggs Up One Cent.
Fancy Onions Flrm--Flsh
More Plentiful

has butter taken a decided tumble. At
a special meeting of the creamery but
ter board yesterday afternoon the
price for fancy creamery was lowered
to so cents two-pound roll, drop of
10 cents. The lower price takes effect
this morning, but It is fair to presume
that wires have been kept hot send
ing this news, to northern factory men.
Since Monday the receipts of butter
have closely aCproximated 100000
pounds, and for March 1S and 10 they
reached 106,0S0 pounds. In the face
of this large stock the butter board
locked horns with the situation and
in order to prevent further extensive
shipments from the north, based on
attractive local prices, the deep and
decisive cut was effected All dealers
yesterday reported large stocks on
hand, plenty of butter In sight and
demand below the normal, as shipping
trade was not overbrisk.
With the great rains, feed Is plen
tiful and this has increased the milk
output, permitting, for the present at
least, many points that earlier In the
season took large lots of butter, to
supply their own wants. In this man
ner has1the shipping demand become
less, causing stocks to increase in the
hands of dealers here, as we'll as in
the north.
Storing butter will now become a
feature, and as the output will far ex-
ceed the consumptive demand, the sur
plus will go into coolers. OF course
storing at present prices may be a
hazard, but every pound of surplus
must be cared for, or 1t can be thrown
into the street, hence many dealers
say that they look for lower market
so that storing may carry some evil
dence Of profit.
At present there is hardly a pound
of butter in storage whereas, at this
time last year, the stock in storage
was placed at almost 100000 pounds.
With this factor in sight it is fair
to presume that attempts will be made,
If prices are at all attractive, to fill
the cooler boxes that have so long
been empty.
EGGS MARKED UP-Trade condi-
tions seemed to actuate the egg quota
tion committee on the produce ex-
change yesterday, as the selling price
for California ranch eggs was fixed at
19 cents, an advance of one cent over
the previous day. Demand is reported
steady and some dealers said their
stocks We're limited. AS the opinion
prevails that eggs will not go lower
in this season, any known surplus
stock Is going into cold storage.
whether Tie locdl output mas Seen tHe
is a question that the trade
generally would like to solve.
In cheese trade rules steady at
flrmer quotations and demand on ship
ping account is splendid. Local makes
are going into trade uses, but eastern
arrivals are large to meet the demand.
Trade in beans is reported steady,
with views of holders as firm as firm
as ever, and in Ventura a rancher is
letting his supply go at concessions.
Pink are well out of the way and
limas are going east in large lots.
Lady Washington are reported having
a heavy run, as they are taking the
place of other varieties that are
scarce.
POTATOES AND ONIONs-Firm-
ness characterizes the onion market.
Stocks are small, the stock in sight
limited and some trade centers report
ing an exhaustion of goods. Demand
on shipping account is good and any
fancy onion will bring Az cents a
pound.
Fancy potatoes are active at full
quotations, with Hemets $200@2.25,
and scarce. Three carloads of these
came in yesterday. On shipping ac-
count the trade reports a big business.
Three carloads a day are reported
coming in from Colorado and the best
Of these job at $1.35 a hundred. One
carload of Nevada fancy arrived and
held steady at $1.50 The receipts have
been enormous since last Friday, but
it seems that the market is elastic and
supplies are taken.
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT-Vege-
tables as whole on yesterday ruled
quiet. Fresh peas were 3@5c a pound,
string beans scarce, 12@15c; cabbage,
40@50c sack.
Demand for dry chilli is active in
the north and San Francisco is taking
ton lots at 13@131ac pound
Asparagus is plentiful at S@10c
pound and demand is good, although
fresh local is arriving in large lots.
Rhubarb is plentiful and for poor
75c box is the average, for standard
90c@$1.00 a box and for choice $125
Demand does not clean up receipts
from day to day.
One carload of bananas came in in
fair condition. Quotations are steady
at 4c fiat.
Strawberries are so poor in quality
that some dealers say they had bet
ter not be shipped. On quality they
were 10@15c a box and slow at that
Oranges were in better request with
fancy navels, $1.75 at the top figure
and the choice $1.25 up.
New loquots from Orange are in
md job $1.50 for 4-basket crates.
Bellefleurs have about served their
purpose for the year as the stocks are
light. Demand for all apples is ac-
i've at unchanged prices.
Lemons are slow and $1.65 for fancy
S obtained. Grapefruit when fancy, |
commands $2.OO@2.25 for the seedless
md $1.50 for choice, a box
FISH AND GAME-In fish the
market offered halibut and barracuda |
rom local waters, and some shad, |
striped bass and salmon from the |
lorth. Demand was good and little
'arried over.
Lobsters were scarce and crabs were |
United. Both were in demand
Only few dozen rabbits were offered |
md geese were out for the day.
Live poultry is wanted at 14@15 |
ents. Some live turkeys from Texas
anne in. This shows scarcity Dealers
'ay 1903 cents pound live weight.
Receipts of Produce
The produce exchange yesterday re-
orted the following articles received
n this market on the date named;
March a.
lBss, local, cases ..s'.s......s.........s... jO9
iggs, eastern, cases ........s.,....,...... none
utter, pounds 40 OS