Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-13
BUTTER WEAK
IN THE NORTH
REACHING A FIGURE WHERE
STORING IS POSSIBLE
ANOTHER DECLINE EXPECTED
Eggs co Down One cent-Faney
Onions Flrm-Rhubarb GIuts the
Market-strawber Are
Plentiful
ANOTHER DECLINE EXPECTED


the receipts of eggs, the egg quota
tlon committee on the produce ex-
change yesterday fixed the selling
price of California ranch at 81 cents,
a decline of one cent, frorl % cents
that has prevailed for nine days. Re-
gardng the future Of eggs, sentiment
has not crystalized. The Santa Ana
stores are in the market trying to get
line as to the probable price for
Easter week. That very point is the
open question in the market. Eggs
may go up, but If the present re-
ceipts are maintained and the santa
Ana stores force the issue, no higher
prices are in sight for the immediate
future. Demand is repQrted steady
enough, but the decline would indicate
that some weakness is noted. Not
many eggs are going into storage
EGGS IN CHICAGO-In Chicago
the first week of the egg deal has
closed and the reports say that VS.
900 cases have gone into storage and
that high prices are sustained and
offers of 17Ac at track packing points
have been made. In that market ex-
tras are firm at 1870 and prime firsts
find buyers at 17Rc.
One broker in Chicago in wiring
The Herald says it is useless to say
that most of the 10000 cases have
found their way into coolers and If
ing the month it does not seem that
there will be much storage room for
a later deal.
Information also comes from a num-
ber of leading shippers to the effect
that buyers are more plentiful than
eggs. This week a number of offers
have gone out from Chicago buyers
offering INC on track packing point.
Competition seems to have developed
on the principle that the price should
be made higher instead of lower A
number of conservative dealers in
Chicago say they are confidently look
ing for even a higher price still. al
though everybody would be glad to
see them lower.
Although most buyers have put away
eggs, there are few houses in Chi
cago that have maintained their po-
sition about paying the extreme price
and have not stored an egg.
PLENTY OF BUTTER-This mar
ket since Monday has been enriched
in butter receipts with 76,288 pounds
OF this amount $4,000 pounds came
Tuesday. of which about $4,000 pounds
was coast creamery and dairy landed
by steamer. The market locally is
quiet and in San Francisco last night
fancy creamery was IS cents, seconds
II cents, fancy dairy II cents and sec
onds 16 cents. The fancy creamery is
quoted III Los Angeles dJ 10 Genus anu
fancy dairy at 40 cents. The difference
is plain in price and shows that the
northern market is weak and gradual
| ly reaching the storing point. In fact.
advices from the north say storing is
being done. Here hardly any amount
is going into coolers. Prices are too
Thigh, stocks are too large and con-
sumption is no greater. Hence the
opinion is common that butter will
come down and the cut may be an
other cents. No contracts for but
ter, are being made with factory men,
as the hazard on a falling market is
too great.
From Elgin comes the news that
butter has gone down another cents,
and that factory men report increased
! output and that the prospect is good
for a still larger increase very soon
as the spring season is about two
weeks earlier than usual.
ONIONS SCARCER-The few car
loads of onions that have arrived are
into second hands. The scarcity still
remains and prices are firm at cents
and above. Australian browns at 6
cents are not going fast, but they are
tstrong and excellent goods.
Fancy potatoes are firm and scarce
and were 1t not for the mass of poorer
grades in stock would rule higher. De-
mand is active and shipping liberal.
NEW crop is QUO CenlS d DOuIfQ ana
appear in good quantities.
STRAWBERRIES WEAK - With
Strawberries glutting the market Gar
denaS and Monetas were weaker yes
terday. The price on these was 405
cents and to move the tail end of the
supply cents was conceded Tropicos
had to be excellent to command 6
cents.
Oranges We're in better demand and
steady at $1.5O@1.65 box for fancy.
CullS remain a factor and they are
40060 cents in large lots.
Dewberries are 5@6 cents and more
plentiful. Demand fair.
Raspberries in small lots at 30 cents
a basket.
VEGETABLES sTEADY-Vegetable
were in large supply yesterday and
demand took offerings.
Rhubarb was dull and standard
bobbed around 65D75 cents a box, and
choice 90c@$1.00. Offerings We're liberal
Celery, rs cents dozen; fresh peas
215@D4 cents: wax beans, 70DS cents, and
string beans 7@9 cents.
Local asparagus was S@10 cents
pound and northern 9@10 cents The
market is filled up on cabbage and
weakened to S5@50 cents a sack.
FISH AND GAME-No small fish
came in yesterday, but bonita and hall
but were largely offered. Yellowtail
anu lOiAhtlH olilpSu DeiSo anu SdlllOH
also arrived and crabs were in large
supply. Fish dealers say the market is
practically overstocked.
No game of any kind was on the
street yesterday Rabbits are wanted.
Old hens are more plentiful and old
roosters come in large lots. For live
weight 14016 cents and 8 cents is paid.
Broilers and fryers are wanted.
Receipts of Produce
The produce exchange reports the
following articles received in this mar
ket on the date named:
April IL
Eggs, cases sos
Butter, POUNDS % $40
Cheese, pounds 1850
Potatoes Qrsh) sacks. l0l
Potatoes (sweets), sacks. .......,...".,., III
Onions, sacks None
Beans. sacks None
EGGs-Raneh, eandled. 2lc nat; no eastern.
Local Produce Prices