Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-25
ALL POTATOES
RULE ACTIVE
NORTHERN CROP REPORTED
FAST RlPENING
THOUSAND OF BAGS TO MANILA
Butter Frm-Eggs Steady--onions
Weaker-Too Many Cherries.
Fish Not over Plentiful.
Hens Weaker
THOUSAND OF BAGS TO MANILA

| Firtnness still marks the local potato market
Tor old goods and the scarcity remains a sub
| 1ect for comment Yesterday two more car
| loads from Wisconsin came in and sold readily
as the quality is reported good. New local
crop is coming In more freely and quoted gem
orally at 11an2c a pound. Dealers yesterday
| stated that the demand for the old stock took
al offerings and that easier tone could not
| follow at present, although some holdings are
not as good as could he desired Much
| sproutlng is now in evidence and sorting is
active to make the grades standard. Shipping
twenty to forty sacks.
In San Francisco Woodward Island potatoes
| island crop. and are quoted at $1.7O a hun
dred pounds. 1t is said the crop on the island
will reach from 10000 to $4,000 sacks. but
| that the crop will not he available for ship
ment until about the first week in July. The
crop is stated to be fully two weeks earlier
than in last year. As to the statistical posi-
ton or the northern crop no figures are now
ohtalnable as planting will continue far into
July, owing to the differences in climate.
by d. I. Wolf & Sons of this city,
among the largest potato growing and
is or forms 10000 oraas thS Of pGtse, The
be shipped each month. beginning June l. to
the Philippines. under arrangement with the
crates from the local crop. 100000 pounds
of tubers. As it takes from thirty to thirty
five days to land the potatoes in Manila, the
government requires that they be shipped in
crates, so that air can pass between the po-
tatoes to insure their condition.
receipts of valley creamery and the coast
shipments of dairy and creamery butter well
cleaned up many butter dealers incline to the
opinion that the outlook for continued firm
ness is excellent and that gradual advance
may occur. As it is valley Is held at 45c and
coast dairy 42Rc and creamery i5c Demand
on shipping account is increasing to Arizona
points.
EGGS UNCHANG GED-Although 500 cases
| of eggs arrived In this market yesterday from
| all sections, the receipts for the week have not
| been above average requirements. The egg
quotation committee of the produce exchange
yesterday fixed the price market conditions
| at 2lc for local ranch and 19c for northern
| eggs. Demand is steady and the time seems
| fast approaching when a gradual advance will
| be made
Cheese Is in fair supply, with eastern firm
show slight surplus but demand is active
on shipping account
FRUITS PLENTIFUL--wit the placing OF
| 400 trays of Tropico strawberries and 40t
| from Moneta on the market Yesterday, the
market weakened to 5q6c for the former and
| sorb all offerings and some went to local can
About 1000 boxes of red and black cherries
arrived yesterday. and the first cherry plums,
twenty trays, from Tuare and Penryn. The
latter iobbed at 81 oOa2.O 90 box, ten to
81 ,00Q$135 a box quality and 1O@l1lc in bulk.
No common whites appeared. Royal AIMS,
S1.Oo box. or 1Oc in bulk. The market was
weak. this fruit had to compete with all
other kinds in the market.
Aprcots becoming more plentiful every
English gooseberries are 81 80 for a crate of
twenty pounds and red currants range from
81 80 ten-pound box to $3.50 four-basket
crate.
ONIONS Observation-Disclosures onions are
more plentiful and slow at $l.4OG1.5O a hun
dred.
Rhubarb is fast going, and while supplies
only fair these go at 60M75c n box
Mexican tomatoes are the only kind in supply
and job at 81. 50G1 10 in siX-basket crates
Floridas are about out and locals do not cut
any figure as they are of Indifferent quality
just now.
Fresh peas firmer at &c a pound wax
and string beans down to 243c; cabbage 500
4Oc a sack and plentiful.
FISH AND POULTRY-Enough fish came in
yesterday to supply the demand, and yellowtail
and bonita We're more abundant.
Northern striped bass was scarce salmon
limited and crabs plentiful.
Old hens arrive more freely and If ranchers
rush them this week the price may go down.
Fryers and brolers are about steady. Some
tame ducks came in and these found an open
market.
Receipts of Produce