Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-18
BUTTER NEVER
WAS So SCARCE
DEMAND TAKES ALL LIMITED
RECEIPTS
Eggs Remain steady-Stocks Re-
ported Large in the Country
Bananas Firm and Ship
ments Active

nents RctlNe
with the transportation system still
tied up and no relief in butter ship
ments by steamer, the Los Angeles
butter market presents q peculiar SIT
uation. Supplies are so short that no
dealer can supply the demand lor
either the coast or creamery artlcle'
When the steamer arrived Thursday
great hope was entertained that at
least $50 cases would arrive, but the
storm on the entire coast prevented
landing, hence the diminished stocks
were still further depleted Orders
were wired to Cayucos, stockton and
other northern points, but as the rail-
roads were tied up these orders could
not be filed, and also shippers report
ed that country roads were impossible,
thus preventing marketing by cream
cry men and small producers. Some
dealers say that holding this butter.
now made for a week, and the keeping
during transportation, will cause It's
quality to deteriorate. AS it is, all
butter is held at 60 cents, with active
demand and stock so small that orders
are being only partially filled.
| EGGS UNCHANGED-Mark con-
dition governed the egg quotation COM
mittee on the produce exchange yes
terday that again fixed the selling price
of California eggs at % cents dozen.
Scarcity is again noted, but this only
| is on account of the weather and the
inability to get eggs to market. The
opinion is general that there are plenty
of eggs in sight in the southland, as
hens have laid, even 1t rained. De-
mand Is good, and some dealers report
rates at "a cents for fancy candled.
One broker Is offering northern eggs
at is cents f. o. b., and as far as heard
from no orders have been placed. This
indicates a firm northern market. Egg
handlers generally express the opinion
that the day and period at this present
season for low-priced eggs is over.
! The cut in cheese on local makes
have not affected eastern cheeses. De-
mand is steady, but the stocks are
above the consumption. Receipts from
the north and the east are light.
POTATOES AND ONIONS-Fancy
potatoes were firm, and common to fair
are plentiful. Receipts are light, and
no ColoradoS can arrive until next
week, owing to Santa Fe washouts.
These, it is expected, will be in
only fair shape. Demand locally is
good, and the stock Of fancy are fast
going.
Onions are firm at $3.75 for choice and
$4.00 for fancy. Stocks are only nor
NAL and the demand will be greater
as soon as shipping can be resumed.
BANANAS ARE FIRM-So far in
this week it is said that five carloads
Of bananas have arrived Demand is
active, and prices rule firm at 4 cents.
Bellefleur apple stock are being fast
reduced, and the price for after is
steady at $1.25@1.35.
Oranges do better, and the fancy
command $1.5O@1.6O for navels. Lem
ons are slow locally, but shipping east
ward is active.
No Strawberries came to this market
yesterday, as the heavy downpour pre-
vented picking and further damaged
the vines.
Vegeta bles were more freely offered
yesterday. and for the first time this
week business resumed better atti-
tude. Buyers were in market.
| Cabbage remained 50@60c a sack;
green peas, 5@Sc pound. string beans,
| 12@15c; asparagus, 10@12c;, green chilli,
| 7@10c: all pound.
| Some Mexican tomatoes from Tam
pico came in and jobbed readily at
$2.5O@3.00 crate. Local tomatoes were
scarcer and steady at $1.25@1.50 in
crates and 75c@$100 in boxes.
Alfalfa hay Is dull and freely offered;
the growth is reported enormous; cured
is held at $9.00@1100 ton. The same
price rules in under grade grain hay.
Demand for both quiet. Good demand
is reported for No. 1 grain hay, and
this is scarce, with extra No. 1 held at
$15.00@17.00 ton. The outlook for the
hay crop was never better, and the
desert sections are reported showing
enough herbage to fatten stock.
FISH AND GAME-Nothing was
done in the fish market yesterday, as
no fish came in and none could be
caught. The market did receive some
halibut late in the day. but the de-
mand was in excess of the offerings.
No game of any kind is in this mar
ket.
All Holsters are cleaned up, and so
are crabs. Both are wanted.
Poultry active, high and scarce. No
live birds in since Friday last.