Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-14
BUTTER STILL
I IS ACTIVE
DEMAND TAKES ALL THAT is
SHIPPED HITLER
Market Is in Good Shape Locally but
Not so Excellent in the North.
Eggs Are Unehsnged-Po-
tatoes Steady

1uot now loHB DuJter VIII remain the
object Of attraction is a problem that
local dealers are not prepared to tackle.
On Saturday the butter board had
enough sand not to open the question
of price, but left go cents as the base
for creamery, both valley and coast.
That the market is firm locally is
known, as the large receipts of u S65
pounds for Saturday and Sunday we're
well cleaned UP yesterday and prices
gone, and floors are generally
cleaned up.
From the north, however come pc
H+-tiar reports of the butter situation,
which say that a break followed the
top-heavy condition of the San Fran
cisco butter market Receipts took a
decided jump, and although the de-
lmand is better, it failed to take care
OF all available stocks and over-sup-
piled houses have been cutting prices
and in fact the general sentiment is in
favor OF lower quotations, although, as
is often the case, there Is a tendency
TO separate the quotation and selling
price to too wide a gap. The trade
says that business must be attracted
from the north and other points and
that offers of goods up there are reg
ularly turned down even at &c. Deal
ers up there, they say, must sell Cali
fornia at less than 30c, which is taken
TO mean that about % or 26 cents is
what they are holding out for and
either the north must advance, which
Is possible If California butter is held
out much longer, or San Francisco
must get down to materially lower
prices. The only thing the north can
use at present prices is lower grades,
such as storage, dairy and second
grade creamery, of which fair
amount was shipped.
In speaking of the storage butter the
report says that the growing scarcity
of storage butter and the high price
for fancy that has been ruling has
made better demand for second
grade fresh stock, both locally and for
shipping, and in consequence there is
not so much evidence of an over-Sup-
ply. Second grade creamery has been
held up to within a cent of extras and
even dairy is in demand at 26 cents.
Firkin butter is in demand at 1S@21
cents and ladle pack at 16@17 cents.
Cold storage is held against the cas-
tern market at 23@24 cents on fancy
goods. Very little of it is going into
local consumption. Several carloads,
odds and ends that dealers are closing
out on, went east
EGGS UNCHANGED-On the prod
uce exchange yesterday the egg quo
tation committee again fixed the SELL
ing price of California eggs at 26 cents
and case count is only little under
The carry-oVer stock last week was
light, the receipts being about equal to
the demand. Shipments are steady to
many points and the trade generally
is looking for stock. The day for low
ering prices does not seem long de-
layed, as hens are generally reported
in trim and doing their usual full
spring duty.
In cheese the market is firmer De-
mand is taking largely of local and
eastern output that comes here.
POTATOES ARE STEADY-Fancy
potatoes are scarce, as usual at this
season but choice and common are
plentiful. Quotations hold firm for the
best. Shipping demand still is active
and the receipts, that are large do not
seem to make any change in market
conditions.
All onions are active and stocks are
limited to current needs. The cleaning
up process is in vogue and the trade
takes sparingly.
BANANAS ACTIVE-From present
indications the banana market will
rule firm during this week. Shipments
are expected to reach above five car
loads, as the scarcity has caused sew
eral orders to be Cancelled. Demand
therefore will be more active. The
quality is now reported above the
average, and prices, it is understood.
win rule firm at 4@41a cents pound
by the bunch.
Apples remain in active request on
shipping account. Bellefeurs rule firm
from $135 to $150 on grade
Strawberries are scarcer, having
been touched by frost, and the cold
weather prevents ripening. Glendale
is supplying the lower grades at S6D12
cents, and Tropico mammoths run from
15@17 cents a box
Oranges are steady, lemons slow,
tangerines in fair demand and grape
fruit unchanged.
FISH AND GAME-Only halibut
came in yesterday in the large fish
line, while small We're scarce. Boxes
are generally empty.
Lobsters were scarce, but crabs from
the north we're freely offered.
Some rabbits appeared and We're
quickly taken. Ducks, the last of the
season. We're in evidence in large num-
hers. and geese were mopped up. The
geese season does not close, but to-
morrow is the last of the duck year.
Receipts of Produce
The following articles were received
In this market on the dates named:
February IL and l2-
Eggs, local. cases. ............,.,.... 212
Eggs eastern, cases. s.................. None
Butter pounds .....,....,....,......2 21, ,S65
Potatotes, Irish, sacks. ks......,......... $3.50
Potatoes. sweets sacks. ks..........,.... None
Onions sacks ........,.,.,.,...,,.. None
Cheese pounds ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5,440
Beans sacks ...,..........,...., 654
Local Produce Prices
The following prices rule m Jobbing way
In the Los Angeles market;
BJTTER-Produce exchange quotations
Fancy valley creamery, 6Oc; fancy coast do.
500; fancy dairy, soc; choice dairy, 45@
471sc; fancy California. COS, csc; mixed
store, 1SQ 20c.
EoGS-Ranch. candled 26c fiat; no eastern.
NInESE sau Der lb NORTH 0n