Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-22
EGGS PROVE
THE PUZZLE
REPORTS VARY ON SITUATION
FOR PACKERS GOODS
PRICES WILL NOT DECLINE
Butter Weaker In Tone-Onons Are
Scarce and Firmly Hed--No
Local Fish Owing to the
Rough Weather

Eggs are firmly and well held at 2ic for
southern California ranch, being the standard
Ior value and ification. Northern are sold
at loc on their merits. These prices were fixed
In the produce exchange yesterday by the egg
quotation committee Receipts not so
large as IN some past days and many dealers
say they look for advances. The active LAYING
period for April is about over, hens are
beginning to moult
EGGS IN CHICAGO-In Chicago In the week
closed yesterday an important change has
overtaken the Chicago market In the egg stor-
age deal 1t seems that buyers have tired
OF the high prices and eggs began to stack up
at shipping points. Although there is pretty
lively competition in buying, there seems to
nave come a solemn warning in the deal that
told reckless ones they were treading too far
in deep water. 1t goes to show that The Packer
was correct in stating that large number
or prominent dealers would hold aloof from
limit
Just now there is every indication for the
market to go lower still Storage packed
have moved here the latter part of the week
at less than lie. and good many of those who
are following the deal closely believe further
decline VIII be seen. Receipts held up at
around 90 cars day The first four days of
the week brought 9o741 cases to this market
as against 6s,179 during the corresponding
period last year at an advance of about 1c
a dozen.
A funny thing about the eggs coming here is
that stock from the west wants a higher figure
than the Michigan and Ohio eggs, and the pc
culiarity is emphasized by the fact that stock
from Ohio, Indiana and Michigan usually COM
mands better price In eastern markets than
eggs from points west of Chicago, and at the
same time have about 1o freight differential in
favor of middle west stock. This anomaly ap-
pears to be due in measure to the
fact that the big meat packers and storage
people and the large country shippers
three factors that have been figuring more ex-
tensively in the deal west of here. Just now.
however it appears that some element in the
problem has been satisfied and has given
wide berth to the high priced deal.
KANSAS CITY EGGS--In the past week the
egg market of Kansas City has been steady
at the ADVANCE of last week, the quotation
naming 16c for fresh gathered cases in
cuded The receipts have been very moderate
and trading has been carried on in cautious
way, as operators are still puzzled to how
the deal is going to pan out. Those who
usually store say that the situation is too
tioklish for them at present and but few
confess to putting away some stock for next
fall. The Merchants, X. c. G. & L., and U. T.
& f. storage houses are said to contain but
few storage eggs. and 1t is not thought that
the packing houses have very many. Chicago
ana si the east Keep the collections from the in
terror towns pretty we'll cleaned up. so that the
receipts at Kansas City meet with a steady
request, as the local consumption is quite
heavy just at present as the consumers are
eager for fresh eggs
NEW YORK EGGS-In New York the egg
market has strengthened, and Is frmer now
than when the April deal opened two weeks
ago. Western firsts cannot be bought for less
than 18c. This is an advance of 1sc, and the
price has knocked the predictions Of a good
many into cooked hat. The receipts this
spring have been enormous. For the week
ending last Saturday they amounted to 14a, S31
cases, compared with 9s,747 cases for the same
week a year ago. Last weeks receipts broke
all previous records
While the coolers are rapidly filling UP 1t is
not thought that the stuff is going in to the
account of New York operators. They say
they are keeping out of the deal at these prices
and that quite a. lot of stock is being placed
to the account of large western shippers.
Prices have been higher comparatively in the
west than at the seaboard. The quotation COM
mittee placed store packed price at 1SlAd19c,
but the COOS cannot bo bought for less than
l9c, which means 2lc out at the end Of the
storage season. Despite the fact that the cry
has been for low prices all over the east, the
price this season is higher than 1t was a year
ago, which goes to show again that the west
dictates the price of eggs, especially in the
STORAGE season
WILL BUTTER DRoP?-whether the butter
board will reduce the price OF valley creamery
From all sources. and these may be regarded
as the representatives OF the butter trade, the
information is general that 40c a roll is the
price that obtains for valley creamery. The
bulk OF sales of valley creamery are made at
that figure. Coast creamery and dairy are
well cleaned up at S7iR@40c. From the coast
the Elgin output will be large and earlier
than usual. Shipping trade in butter is still
fair, and the surplus is going into storage.
Cheese remains unchanged so far, and rules
steady at prices that have obtained for nearly
two months. Receipts In this week have been
light, and stocks in cellars have been drawp
upon. Local output is large, and receipts
from the east enough to meet the demand.
ONIONS SCARCER-As the season advances
the scarcity of onions becomes more pro-
nounced. Demand is active and stocks of the
smallest charac ter. The carload of Australian
browns is sold and the trade is taking them
on keeping qualities, At &c and above they
are regarded as cheap.
New sllverskins from Eagle Rock that are
small with large tops are offered in small
way. This is forerunner of the active crops
that promise TO he larger.
POTATOES FAST GOING-To obtain pota-
toes Is said to be an effort as few remain.
and all markets are drawing heavy on the stock
in warehouses. About sixty carloads of Utah
potatoes have come TO this market. Two car
loads are expected from Oregon and Nevada.
Colorado are still the leaders. and the fancy
OF these are s1.5OQl.6O; common and fair.
81 .251t ,35.
New potatoes are more plentiful and job 3i:Q
&c a pound In small lots.
MORE CHERRIES IN-About 100 boxes of
cherries arrived yesterday In picking boxes
Black Tartarians jobbed l2@l4c pound. and
81 75 for a 10-lb. box. Red cherries were 81 .75D
e,25; whites. 81 .5o@l76 and purple guisnes.
81 75GD2. .25 All 1O-lb, boxes.
Strawberries were in light receipts Fancy
Tropico. S@9c, and Tropco Beauties. i0di2c.
Iiardenas and Monetas were &c. Next week
the second crop will come and 1t is said tho
quality will he excellent.
Demand for fancy navel oranges is better.
At 81 .75q2.25 a box Grape fruit is now at It's
hest at 81. .65 for choice and $3.50 for Padre
seedless
YEGErA BLES STEADY--As a rule the mar
ket Is full up on all seasonable vegetables.
with fresh peas 3lsg5c and wax and string
beans. SQ9c.
Rhubarb is stil weak and plentiful at 9Oc0
II 90 for choice Celery irmer at 75e9$1 90 a
iczen; caulihower 75e@$l.OO dozen. and
asparagus 10ql2c.
Mexican tomatoes are $500 for four basket
rate. and locals are about gone for the early
,rop Cabbage Is 40960e a sack.
LOCAL FISH SCARCE--No fish came I'm
rom the southern waters yesterday. as the
'cean is too rough for fishing. From the north
anne In shad, striped bass and salmon. De-
nand was good, owing to Good Friday. Crabs
Yere plentiful