Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-07
VEGETABLES ARE
ALL PLENTIFUL
NEW CROP CELERY FROM NEAR
SIGNAL HILL
THE EGG MARKET IMPROVES
Butter Active and Coast Cleaned Up.
WatermeIons In Big Supply and
Market Flrmer-Flsh
Scarce
THE EGG MARKET IMPROVES

Having recovered from the Fourth of
July lethargy, the vegetable market yes
terday was crowded with receipts and
prices were only steady, while the retail
trade took small lots for immediate use,
owing to the depression of hot weather
and the loss In carrying stocks.
decided novelty was the new crop cell
cry, the first of the fields from Burnett.
at Signal Hill that is jobbed at 75c a
dozen. The article is crisp and tasty.
Local tomatoes are scarcer and ad-
vanced to 81 .50d1 .65 a box for the fancy.
Northern peas are not of excellent quail
lty, but rule firm at &c a pound, while
beans, string and wax are so plentiful
and cheap that they are down to 1Ia@2p
a pound.
Green peppers or chiles, are in good
supply and firm at 12isd15c a pound.
Green corn remains at zoe a dozen.
Cucumbers in picking box lots range
from ,iOc to 5Oc, and summer squash is
BUTTER RULES FIRM-Reports from
the east are to the effect that the butter
situation has improved within the past
few weeks and that the. demand is taxi
ing the makes In producing centers. Lo-
cally the market is still firmly held, with
the coast product cleaned up and the
next steamer awaited. Valley receipts of
put Is much reduced this is quickly alb
sorbed Rumors of an advance are
heard, but If this will occur Saturday
when the butter board meets is ques-
ton not now determined, AS a whole
prices rule firm, and an advance of 21s
cents a pound would not prove surprising.
EGGS uNCHANGED-Owin to the
steady receipts of ranch eggs that seem
to be balance of power, the egg Quota
tion committee has seen fit to make no
change in prices. Yesterday ranch eggs
were left at 22c and fresh eastern ut i96D
zoe q dozen. Demand is reported good for
standard while eastern fresh cut figure
that causes some unrest. None are COM
ing from coolers, and will not until about
paid in the east, and generally firmer
tone is noted in conditions as the low
low price all season has induced in
ported taking large lots of fresh eggs
POTATOES AND oN1oNs-All kinds
and prices are not uniform. Pink eyes
are the lowest and range from $1,000
81 10 hundred up to 81 .356p1. 40 for fancy
EARLY Rose. Stocks are increasing, as
shipments from the north are expected
OH orders placed.
In onions the best that can be said is
that silverskins are. plentiful and rule
not over soc in box lots and up to 75c q
sack. Bermudas are limited and job at
81 .151D1 % a small crate, with reds about
the same and weak.
'of Chilean watermelons arrived yesterday
and firmer tone is noted. as the demand
has increased with the hotter weather.
Prices yesterday ruled 1@l1ac a pound.
came in and jobbed at 81 .15@1.25 for
ponies; jumbos. S5qSOc, and standard,
81 .356D1 so. Demand was active and ship
ments to beaches larger.
One carload of bananas came in and
this article is slower at 3110p41ac a pound.
Shipments in this week have been cur
tailed.
With two carloads of peaches arriving
the market was filled and prices ranged
from SOC to Csc box for I1ale's early, st.
John and Crawfords.
Local aprcots job at 75c a box and
plums drag from 40c to soc on quality for
Burbanks, Tragedy and Satsumas.
In pear box sizes one carload OF Red
Astrakhan apples was jobbinS at $l,3Sq
1.4O box. The market was reported
steady on these.
The 1900 trays of Tropico Strawberries
jobbed at $1.20G1. so a crate, and the $50
crates from Moneta went fairly well at
S5c@$1 20 a crate Few were taken by
FISH AND POULTRY-Large fish like
halibut and barracuda were in SUFFICIENT
supply to meet the demand that was not
over large. All small fish were scarce.
Northern were in market, including
salmon, striped bass and also crabs.
In poultry old hens were scarce and
wanted, and young stock arrived in small
lots Demand was excellent and every
shipment was taken.
Receipts of Produce
The produce exchange reported the fol