Los Angeles herald., 1905-03-09
BUTTER NOW
RULES ACTIVE
STOCKS ARE STILL AT THE
LOWEST POINT
Canned Asparagus Firmly Held-Eges
Unehanged-Fish and Game Are
Plentlful--More Fine Poul-
try Comes

fresh asparagus conditions. In mar
ket circles the fact has developed that
a demand Is noted for spot canned
asparagus which, however, is season.
able and In nowise remarkable. except
perhaps that it comes partly from the
middle west. 1t is reported that re-
cent sales to Chicago aggregated 500
cases, but as this and other business
was done between jobbers, particulars
of transactions. including prices paid,
were not made public. Owing to the
short pack for several seasons past,
jobbers here have little stock to spare,
and inquiries from other quarters in
dicate a similar condition throughout
the country.
BUTTER is ACTIVE--In butter, re-
ports from the north state a keen
competition has developed at all points
for coast creamery, and that the ship
ping demand is leaving no surplus.
Prices are still at the high level and
yesterday Los Angeles dealers reported
they were short and that the indepen-
dent dealers were selling to creamery
people. Consumptive demand takes
all offerings aneI so far no storage is
being made. Shipping demand also is
active
EGGS UNCHANGED-On the prod
uce exchange yesterday the egg quo
ing price of California eggs at II cents.
A steady demand is noted and the
market shows little surplus. Opinion
still prevails that the low price has
been reached. Receipts of locals are
normal and as northern eggs are on a
parity, with expenses added, few of
them are expected.
Cheese is still as active as before
and stocks are not overly large. De-
mand Is good from all centers, as the
local makes do not supply any de-
ficiency.
ONIONS MAY GO UP-While onions
are steady at the moment, dealers say
that the natural conditions warrant
the belief that higher prices for fancy
may prevail. Stocks of fancy all over
the coast centers are small and de-
mand has taken freely of these The
opinion is general that the best grades
will reach cents before the season
shall have closed.
In potatoes the same condition for
fancy goods is noted, as the price is
firm, and with fancy Salinas gone the
reliance becomes other kinds. Ship
ping demand is still active and receipts
are about at the point that permits a
healthful trade.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Strawberries are reported scarce again
and the demand is beyond the supply.
Those that arrived yesterday were
cleaned up at 5000 cents a box on
quality.
Rhubarb is still $3.50 a box and is
in good request. Larger shipments
are on the way.
Asparagus ruled cheaper, at 10@121a
cents a pound yesterday, and was in
greater supply.
Peas and beans were more abundant,
but firmly held, while cabbage touched
65@90 cents sack on shipping ac-
count.
Owing to the east thawing out, the
market for bananas has widened, caus-
ing a firmer feeling at shipping points
and the information comes that heavy
shipments will no longer be the rule.
The market for fancy is firm at 31a@4
cents a pound.
Fancy oranges on shipping account
reach $175d1.90 a box. Lemons are
steady at $1.75 a box; grape fruit is
advanced to $2.25@2.50 box and tan
gerines are well supported at $1.25@1. 80
a box.
Apples are in active demand. Ganos
and Winesaps are $1.S5 and Bellefieurs
$1.00@1.20 on quality, in Alter boxes.
ALFALFA PLENTIFUL-In con-
trast with last October, the hay men
report surplus of alfalfa and that
there is absolutely no movement in
the article because grain and other
hay is plentiful. Demand for all kinds
is only fair, with No. 1 held at $4,000
1900 a ton and No. 2 at $10.00@12. 90 q
ton. Reports from the north Indicate
heavy surplus on hand and that
the great and seasonable rains have
caused green feed to become so plen-
tiful that for ordinary feeding, hay
@ lnn ~
FISH AND GAME-Geese and rab-
bits yesterday were plentiful, but the
demand was good and few were carried
over.
In the fish line bonita, rock cod,
halibut, smeltS and barracuda were
offered. Demand was good, but boxes
generally remained filled
Crabs and Holsters appeared in
quantities sufficient to meet require
ments.
Live poultry was more plentiful and
old hens jobbed at 16h@1S cents a
pound. Prices for live weight, 14@15
cents a pound.
Live turkeys also came in yester-
day from local points and these jobbed
21@22 cents a pound. None remained
at the close of the day
Eastern chilled poultry is still pop
ular and with the absence of local
young stock the movement from stor-
age is active.
Receipts of Produce
The following articles were received
in Los Angeles on the date named;
March s -
Eggs, local, cases .......................... 4i7
Eggs, eastern cases ......,................ none
Butter pounds 455
Cheese, pounds $500
Potatoes, lrlsh sacks ......,.......,..,... 1 354
Potatoes. sweet, sacks .............,,,..... none
Onions, sacks Observation-Disclosures. none
Beans. sacks .................,......".... s27
Local Produce Prices
The following prices rule in jobbing way
in the Los Angeles market.
BUTTER-Produce exchange quotations:
Fancy valley creamery, soc; fancy coast
creamery, 571s q soc; fancy dairy soc; choice
dairy, AZ a soc; mixed store, 20Q22c;
EGGS-Ranch, candled. lie fiat; no east