Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-06
EGG SITUATION
FULL Of FREAKS
PRICES STEADY UNDER NOR
NAL CONDITIONS
Butter Only steady-cheese Shows
MISUNDERSTANDING Freely
offered--Fish In Active De-
mand-onlons Firm

quotation committee on the produce
exchange yesterday. Demand is steady.
as receipts are about sufficient to
meet local requirements. Reports indi-
cate that supplies are not over large
locally and that northern are received
In good quantities. Firmness seems to
be in the air, at least in this market.
EGGS IN CHICAGO.--In Chicago re-
ports Indicate prices are still ruling
higher than the trade generally ex-
pecteu. NO one now hopes to see a
decline that would save former pre-
dictions based on a figure below 15c,
put there are few dealers here that
| nave sworn not to follow the high
price at which eggs are selling at ship
| ping points.
Storage packed are held firm at 17@
Lac; Tor extras 1Sc and for prime
All sorts of offers have gone out for
eggs. Some have even made bid of
l5c for loose eggs; that means 1Sc i'm
Chicago The trade is not willing to
stand for 1t. There must be conces-
| sion somewhere, so buyers say.
Receipts have been good and a large
part has gone into cooler. 1t Is esti-
| mated that conservative figure would
place the stock already in storage at
around 10000 cases. Nearly every
storage is far ahead with stock as
compared with last season. The cause
of this is due to the large early pro-
duction.
There is still a lot of camp1aint heard
on the street about the high price of
cooler stock. Many of the large buy
ers maintain that the country is
crazy, and are steering clear of the
deal for the present. A careful can
vass of the sentiment here shows that
decline is faithfully looked forward
to, but some of the very ones who have
piled the bear argument persistently
are now putting eggs away to beat the
band. Others are holding their posi-
ent prices and say they will either
stay out of the game altogether or else
risk the deal later on.
In Chicago it Is not denied there is a
lot of fierce competition for April
stock. This only aggravates the situa-
tion and unless there is a change in
the bids now being made in the coun-
try, it is a forlorn hope for a lower
price.
There seems to be no doubt but the
early production Is going to be the
largest in history. The egg filler peo-
pie report 80 per cent increase in
their line as compared with last season.
KANSAS CITY EGGS.-In the past
week receipts of eggs were light in
Kansas City, showing considera BILE
decrease. Egg men say the light re-
ceipts are due to the active demand
and high prices in the eastern markets,
which are attracting shipments from
interior towns. Kansas City buyers
have been buying cautiously, and no
heavy deals are reported. The differ
ence in prices between Kansas City
and the east is not so great as to per-
init of fancy profits being realized, and
buyers are content to work on a con-
h1 els mi &c Il
ical change in prices.
Some of the egg men look for eastern
market to weaken soon, and when
this happens they believe Kansas City
receipts will be heavy. While the quo
taton has been held at 15Ac for cur
rent receipts, cases included, practi-
cally all the sales made on change
have been at 151ac. Speculative inter-
est has been. rather quiet all week, and |
no sales have been made except for
immediate delivery. Very few eggs
have gone into the coolers here so far. |
Storers are afraid of present prices. |
Advices from collecting points in Kan
sas and Missouri show that there is a
great deal of competition among |
buyers.
BUTTER UNCHANGED Receipts
of butter are more than to meet all |
demands. Storage is done of all sur
plus. Quota tions rule only barely |
steady, as considerable unrest is noted
in the situation The tension seems
due to break about Saturday.
Receipts of cheese are larger than
for some time past. Although the de- |
mand locally and for shipping has been
good. the volume of stocks has ma
terially' increased. The result is a no.
ticeable weakness that is likely to re-
suit in a lower quotation, as dealers |
are not eager to have very much 14@ |
Ice cheese on their hands at this sea-
son. The above figure has been quoted |
on fancy mild stock for some time, and
this Is about the only grade in the |
market.
STRAWBERRIES PLENTY. - For
the first time in this season strawber-
ries were in plentiful supply yesterday. |
The market was full up, and had it
not been for shipments to San Fran
cisco and Arizona that took the sur
plus a glut would have followed. The
quality is good and local consumption
largely aided the market. The average |
was 66D7c basket for Gardena and |
Moneta berries Selected Gardenas
were 10c; Tropico choice, 10c. Under
grade and sandy fruit went at sc a
box. This was in small supply. At the
close of the market yesterday the ship
ments had taken all receipts.
Bananas are plentiful Two more
carloads came yesterday. The market
is about steady at 3h@4c pound.
oranges are uOlnB Delter, ana extra
fancy navels run 81. 5O@2.2 for ship
ping Culls are plentiful and cheap.
Mediterranean sweets and Valencias
are to follow and the crop promises
well.
Lemons are steady: tangerines do
fairly: grape fruit, fancy. 81. 0O6D2 20.
Apples We're in large volume and the
fancy are 81 ,6od2 90 a four-tier box on
quality.
: VEGETABLES PLENTIFUL. - All
vegetables were i'm better supply yes
terday. Movement was brisk, Fresh
peas. 5@7c; string beans, 1O@12c; wax
beans, 12014c.
Rhubarb was a drug and duh at 75@
SOC for standard and 90c@$1 90 for
choice. Stocks are ample.
Asparagus was i'm better supply and
demand took offerings at 11@13c. Cab
bage, 40@60c a sack and plentiful.
ONIONS AND POTATOES.-Onion
are the scarcest article In this market.
Stocks In sight are absolutely the low
est they have been for many seasons.
The car of Grated Australian browns
that came were sold at once at &c. As
a whole the market is firm at 81 4.75@
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