Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-04
EGGS STRIKING
NEW LOW LEVEL
PRICES TOUCH BOTTOM For
THE PRESENT YEAR
Butter Remains Active and 10 Firmly
HeId-Fsney Potatoes Climbing
Hlaher--orsnses Are a Drug.
Fish Plentiful


! dence for some time, came to pass In
the local egg market yesterday. This
selllng price for ranch was fixed Mt II
cents by the egg quotation committee
on the produce exchange. This Is the
lowest price in a year, as on this date
one year age the same price prevailed
| Ihe cause for the slump is that ranch
ers are freely unloading to dealers
causing a slow jobbing demand and as
the ranchers are selling I'm this form
the condition is met Receipts are not
excessive but as every one seems to
be full up on eggs the apparent market
sequence is an era of low priced eggs.
BUTTER STILL FIRM-Wlth all
surplus gone and second grade buffers
cleaned up the creamery butter market
| yesterday was again firm and active.
! The steamer Santa Cruz came In with
about 100 cases. Even this supply did
not seem to satisfy as butter board
people were taking any possible sur
plus from the independents. AS to the
future of the market the outlook Is for
steady conditions, and little Is heard
about a possible advance by the butt
| ter board today. For the present at
| least, i'm the opinion of many dealers.
no decline will occur.
Cheese rules as active as before re-
ported and stocks are not excessive.
Prices are firm and shipping, as well
dS lOCdl ueHldnus is SOOu. 1teCelDlS OI
eastern are heavier than in many past
months. Local makes do not seem to
supply the deficiency in stocks
POTATOES AND ONIONS-Demand
for potatoes is active for fancy and
these are scarce. Fancy Salinas COM
mand S1.S5M2.00 a hundred and will
soon be gone. Lompocs are $1.55@t60,
and Hemets go towards $1.9O. Re-
ceipts are lighter in this week, indicat
ing that wprahO are not eager
to force goods.
All onions are active in tone and
prices for the fanciest touch 3k@3&
cents. Supplies are normal but no
surplus as the article is a poor keeper
at this season. While demand is good
there is lots to suit trade necessities.
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES-Off
ings of vegetables were again light and
prices for peas were 6@7c; beans. liz
12c cabbage S50D95c a sack, and cauli
flower 35 cents a Dozen but poor.
Bananas were freely offered. with
prices generally at cents, owing to
overripe shipments.
Strawberries are wanted. The few
in market were not choice and were
held firm at 14016 cents.
Demand is improved for apples, with
Belleheurs from $110@1.25 on quality;
Colorado winesaps, $1.85@2.00; other
California varieties range from 1.35Qp
LIS a Alter box.
Oranges are dull and crowd the mar
ket Culls are too plentiful to permit
any stability of the market. Culls sell
from 40 cents a box up, and fancy are
not above $1.50 a box.
FISH AND GAME-Halibut was
again plentiful, also some rock cod
came in. Small fish were scarce. Good
demand was noted and the northern
varieties also found favor.
Crabs were plentiful, but Holsters
were as scarce as on previous days.
Game came in fair quantities, the
wild geese and rabbits being closed out
at the end of the day.
Poultry ruld as firm as formerly
and was just as scarce as no live stock
was offered. Young corn turkeys from
the east, in storage, meet with good
demand.
PRODUCE EXCHANGE NOTES
Today at 1890 o'clock an important
meeting of the board of directors of
the produce exchange will be held. |
ported to be taken up
A new firm has opened its doors on
Los Angeles street in the Germain
The concern is known as the |
zaiser Brothers company that will
ransact wholesale commission busi-
less and generally deal in produce.
Owing to the temporary absence of
L. d. Darling, President Hack of the
produce exchange has appointed Paul
oiepers of the Monarch Produce COM
,any to take the place of Mr.. Darling
m the egg quotation committee.