Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-04
BUTTER MAY
Be LOWERED
STOCKS ARE LARGE IN ALL
MARKET CENTERS
Eggs Remain steady-strawberries
Freely Offered Fancy Onions
Searee-No Local Fish-Po-
tatoes Well Held

seem to rule above those in this mar
ket.
1t is known that one Los Angeles
Independent butter dealer is jobbing
valley creamery at 45 cents a two
pound roll, and he also says he stored
many thousand pounds last week and
that he will move the goods. This
may or may not indicate the temper
of the local market.
Talk is also active that the butter
board may meet on Wednesday in
order to put prices down cents a
roll on valley creamery that is re-
ported in good supply. This will be
q special meeting aid may follow out
the conclusions reached Saturday
last when the matter was thoroughly
canvassed.
Every butter dealer has supplies
and the receipts are above require
ments. The steamer coming tomorrow
will bring only light supplies of coast
creamery and dairy. Movement of
ping has greatly declined. In fact, as
a conclusion the butter market pres
ents more bear features than at any
time so far in this season.
EGGS UNCHANGED - The egg
market opened yesterday at % cents,
that price having been fixed by the
egg quotation committee for California
ported arriving, none are coming on
the market. Prices are too high. 1t
is said that some dealers are push
ing their local eggs, believing the
market conditions warrant it. Others
are holding for full prices and getting
them. Demand is good.
POTATOES SUSTAINED-As the
season advances the potato market
seems better understood. Fancy are
high and firm; scarce also, and no
more are reported to come. Colorados
fill in the gaps. Utahs are in the
market and in strong competition with
all grades. Shipping also is active.
New crop is reported large, growing
well, and while it will be about ten
days late, the output will be heavy
This does not govern the present
market that absorbs the offerings
While receipts have been large, no
dealer is known to have great ex-
cess.
Fancy onions are scarce and the
market is not overstocked. Receipts
are light. One carload that arrives
today has been jobbed in advance at
4h@5 cents pound. Australian
lay-down cost makes them reach
from 61a@7 cents a pound.
Cheese is steady enough, as. far as
local makes go, but eastern are firmly
held and demand is steady
Beans are firm for all kinds, and
the trade is taking in quantities
alone to meet needs.
Honey Is firm and was never so
scarce as now. outlook for the new
crop is good as the deserts are filled
with blooms.
FRUITS RULE ACTIvE-Market
is well supplied with an improved
quality of Strawberries. Monetas and
Gardenas are Sc and some Tropicos
jobbed at 10 cents. Few were left
and the outlook is good for increased
receipts.
Apples are steady and demand is
good. Belleheurs are $125@1 35; Mis-
souri, pippins, $1.75@2.00 and Oregon
spitzbergers, $1.9O@21O.
In bananas, the best job 3k@4c,
and stocks are large with more com
ing.
The improved demand for citrus
fruits it noted. Fancy navels, $1.75@
100 a box; choice, $140@1.5O Gull
fruits is noted. Fancy navels, $1.75@
Vegetables were scarcer yesterday.
Green peas, 5@7c a pound; string
beans, 1O@12c and wax beans, 12@14c;
cabbage, 4O@6Oc a sack.
Rhubarb is plentiful and rules at 65
@75c for standard and $1.OO@1.15 for
choice. Asparagus is limited at 10
@13c.
Mexican tomatoes are $2.25@2.5O for
ur-basket crate; locals fairly plen-
tiful, 75c@$1.0O in boxes, and $1,000
1.25 a crate.
Spinach radishes, young onions and
carrots range from 4O@60c a dozen in
punches.
Cucumbers from northern hot
houses came in good shape and jobbed
$1.75 a box holding one dozen.
FISH AND GAME-No fish from
local waters was in market yesterday.
From the north came bass, shad and
salmon. Demand was good and boxes
generally empty.
Grabs were in large supply and
Oregon fresh water crawfish jobbed
soc a dozen.
Rabbits and geese We're in large sup
ply and the demand took the goods
Poultry was in light supply, dealers
asking for birds and all kinds taken.
Live weight for old 14@16 cents: roos-
ters, SC. All poultry is wanted, as the
market is bare.
Receipts of Produce
The produce exchange reports the
following articles received in this mar
ket on the dates named: