Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-14
BUTTER STILL
RULES FIRM
EGGS HAVE GONE UP FOUR
CENTS SINCE FRIDAY
Strawberries Injured by Rain-No
Fish Came in-Potatoes in Act
i've Demand-VegetabIes
Scarce

The way butter ii coming III anu
going out in trade Is surprise to all
who are connected with the local but
ter trade. Receipts are at least a
month ahead Of what they were in any
previous year. During the past two
weeks they have crawled UP near to
the 100000 pound mark, and this does
not usually come until near the end or
April These heavy receipts are coming
notwithstanding only one or two san
Joaquin valley creameries are shipping
to San Francisco but to Los Angeles,
from which place in former years large
quantities of March butter were
shipped
The reason for the good prices that
have ruled has been the extraordinary
shipping demand. This has not only
been favorable for the San Francisco
market, but also accounts why Los
Angeles has been able to take care of
the big production in the San JOAQUIN
This market has had the trade in
Arizona, New Mexico and the export
trade to the mines of old Mexico, that
was supplied by the Kansas and Ne
braska creameries. At the same time
San Francisco has controlled the trade
in Oregon, Washington, Montana and
other inter-mountain states on fresh
butter for some weeks. This explains
why the market has been so well main
tained.
BUTTER is ACTIVE-Although the
receipts in this market since Saturday
morning of butter have reached 52,771
pounds the demand is as steady as
before and all creamery finds its way
into market at once. Coast creamery
was also in good supply and this ruled
active at 55A@57c roll of two pounds.
AS rule dealers were short of sup
plies. Receipts for the next few days
are expected to be less. Shipping de-
mand also is active.
Cheese holds it's own and is firm for
all makes, the demand taking stocks
as fast as they arrive. Generally
speaking the shelves are empty, and as
shipping demand is active no surplus
of consequence or local or eastern
makes is noted.
EGGS GO UP-Since Friday the job
bing price of eggs has advanced 4
cents a dozen. On the Produce Ex-
change the egg quotation committee
yesterday fixed the selling price Of
California ranch eggs at % cents. This
is based on the limited receipts owing
to the rain not permitting marketing
or shipping. Some dealers think the
offerings will be heavier after Wednes-
day and others again say that they
do not look for much lower prices
until eastern goods come, and even
this Is combatted by the statement
that eastern eggs must come from
first hands under Is cents to allow
of a much lower price than now locally
prevails. Demand is active and sew
eral dealers were out of stock. AS a
fact the surplus of eggs in this mar
ket at the moment is a minus quantity.
POTATOES AND ONIONS-In evil
dence, as showing the scarcity and
demand for potatoes, the fact can be
cited that on Saturday and Sunday
about fifteen carloads arrived in this
market. This shows the market con-
ditions and that the movement is
active. Fancy are scarce and all other
kinds are firmly held. Shipping ac-
count is active. Northern holders are
firm in their views and make few
concessions as the stocks are fast
cleaning up.
Onions remain at the high level of
last week, and as receipts are light
and stocks limited, prices indicate an
upward tendency. Whether this rain
has beaten down and retarded the
growing crop is not known now, but
several growers say they expect that
the crop will be later than usual.
In this event the predicted high price
of 506 cents a pound for new crop
onions may be obtained.
from strawberry growers are to the
effect that the severe rains have
beaten down the vines and that the
growth has been stopped, and such
blooms and early fruit as were noted
have been wiped out. The outlook
for a splendid crop of fancy berries
was good Saturday, but yesterday the
opinion prevailed that not under a
week will strawberries be in the mar
OF n tnff
ried over some boxes readily obtained
20 cents a box. This supply was small
Around Tropico the mammoth berries
will be late for about ten days.
Rain has temporarily played havoc
with the vegetable and produce trade
In vegetables the supply was wholly
inadequate to the demand, as growers
could not come to market owing to
the washed out roads and the pelting
rain. Peas were scarce at SC a pound,
string beans short at 14@16c, and cab
bage scarce at 75@S5c a sack. or
course, these prices rule for the pres
ent only.
Up the line by a washout 1900
pounds of asparagus are stalled. This
made the article scarce and held over
stock went to 12@13c a pound.
Rhubarb was carried over and sold
at $1.75@1.S5 a box.
NSlSIy SHlpIlleIllS lOI tue year are
over, the last being cut Saturday.
This rain has damaged the remainder
OF the crop.
FISH AND GAME-Old ocean has
been so rough since Saturday that no
fresh fish have been caught, and none
were offered yesterday. The carry
over on ice was enough to meet the
small demand.
No Holsters came and no crabs are
in stock.
No wild geese or rabbits are in as
hunters did not ship.
Poultry receipts are none and for
live weight for old hens 14Q15c a
pound is paid.
Turkeys are wanted and the market
is open for them at about 2O421c
live weight.
Receipts of Produce
The following articles arrived in this
market on the dates named:
March II and H.
Eggs, local, cases 99g
Eggs, eastern, cases ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS,
Butter, pounds III
Cheese pounds 10 9S4
Potatoes. Irish, sacks .............,....... A021
Potatoes, sweet, sacks .......,.,..,........ none
Beans, sacks POI