Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-24
BUTTER HELD
At OLD PRICES
BOARD RATES ARE RERORTED
FREELY CUT
EGGS OFFICIALLY LOWERED
Potatoes Rule Firm and Fancy Scarce.
onions Closely Picked up-New
Crop Is Due-More Cher
ries Arrive
EGGS OFFICIALLY LOWERED

On Saturday the butter board made
no change in prices in creamery but
ter, the price still remaining at 45
cents. While this is the case 1t Is said
on the best authority that during all
Of last week creamery butter was
generally sold at 40 cents. What this
week will develop in butter Is prob
lem, as many dealers have declared
that lower price would move goods
and permit storing. Demand is re-
ported good on shipping account. I'm
til the steamer arrives today the sup
ply of coast dairy and creamery will
be limited. This sells at 37k@4O cents
roll and bears favorable reputa-
tion, owing to it's quality.
OLD SPUDS SCARCE-The scarcity
of old crop potatoes was the leading
object of consideration in the produce
market all last week ard from indi-
cations will prove to occupy the same
degree of attention during this week.
Any potato worthy the grade above
choice commands $500 a hundred
pounds, while the Colorado fancy
range from $1.60@1.75. Choice to fair
job at $1.25@1.50.
New potatoes are becoming more
plentiful as the season progresses and
are increasing in size. Demand is ac-
tive and prices are down to 3@4 cents
a pound. Shipping, both old and new
spuds, is active, as the entire south
western section Is in need of stock.
The new crop in the north Is reported
at least three weeks late. All old
northern potatoes are being shipped
to San Francisco without sorting. No
more good potatoes are reported avail
| q from
offering the main source of supply.
| EGGS ARE WEAKER-Today the
egg market will be opened at Is cents
for northern eggs and 20 cents for
California local ranch. That was the
official price fixed by the egg quota
tion committee on the produce ex-
change Saturday. Receipts are steady,
but when the amount of locals is con-
sidered no great surplus remains. In
fact, northern eggs are the bone of
contention and were 1t not that these
are sold on consignment, in many
cases, the price of southern eggs
would be higher. The general opinion
prevails that eggs have seen their
low-priced day for the season in this
market, and that the regulation of the
market in the future will bring higher
and more steady prices.
| ONIONS FIRMER-Today the scar
city of onions will be relieved by the
receipt of another carload of Austria
liam brown onions by Wolf & Sons.
This is direct shipment, as a crop
of Australians arrived by water in
San Francisco last Tuesday. These
cost, laid down, 51s cents a pound and
will be jobbed at 6@6A cents a pound.
This is the second car of Australians
shipped in by the firm.
| AS evidence that onions are scarce
it can be said that one carload of red
|
Some new silverskins are in from
Eagle Rock, but are only the early
ones and job at cents a pound. This
is a forerunner of the season and in
dicates that the onion crop for 1905
will soon be on the market.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES -
Gradually cherries are becoming more
plentiful. On Saturday $50 boxes cane
in. In ten-pound boxes, black sold
at $1.50@1.75 and whites at $1.50. In
bulk the price was 10@12 cents in
picking box lots. Today it is said re-
ceipts will be only nominal, as pick
ing is light, but tomorrow the fruit
will arrive in large quantities.
Demand took all strawberries Sat
come on this week the offerings will
be large. Shipping, it is said, is good
to all parts of Arizona and into Old
Mexico.
Bananas range between 31a@4 cents
a pound. Demand is steady, but fresh
fruit interferes with the activity.
Dewberries are more plentiful at Is
cents a box, while raspberries are
scarce at 80 cents. and blackberries,
the first of the year.. are As cents.
Vegetables now are in their prime
and the offerings large, with demand
active. Caulifower is about gone and
firm at 75c@$1.0O a dozen.
Fresh peas 304 cents a pound and
wax and string beans S@9 cents; cab
bage still hovers around 40@60 cents a
sack because 1T is plentiful.
Mexican tomatoes are firm at $2.500
800 crate of four baskets and locals
are scarce at 75c@$1.0O a box and are
of fair quality. Northern asparagus is
11@12 cents a pound.
| FISH AND GAME-Little fish is in
market, the offerings of halibut and
barracuda being light, as the ocean is
rough. No northern fish, like striped
bass or shad, came in. Lobsters also
are scarce.
The wild geese season is closed and
rabbits are also scarce.
In poultry all last week the offerings
of old hens were heavy and in this
week, because hens are moulting, the
receipts win be large. For these deal
ers pay, for live weight. 14@15 cents.
Broilers and fryers are scarce at 1870
20 cents live weight and turkeys are
wanted at 17@1Sc.
Receipts of Produce
The produce exchange reports the
following articles received on the date
named:
April "a
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