Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-01
CROWD
ALL CHANNELS
EVERY VARIETY NOW IN LARGE
SUPPLY
CANTALoUPES HERE, BUT HIGH
Butter Steady at Full Prices-Eags
Unchanged-New Crop Corn and
Lima Beans Appear-PouI-
try Wanted
CANTALoUPES HERE, BUT HIGH

;, r Receipts of two days in fruit congested
as the demand while good, did not re-
lieve the situation and the cannerles
took fr ia largely g again Of Strawberries;
est developed from Information that that
came from the north to the effect that
this week would see the closing days OF
the cherry shipping season, and that the
local receipts. have. seen their height.
This Is based on the shortness of the
crop and the injuries that followed dur
The higher prices that have prevailed
this year also operate against the do
nestle canning of cherries. hence the
past seasons.
Yesterday 400 boxes of red and black
cherries arrived and these jobbed at 10
@12c in bulk, and in boxes 9Oc@S1 90; a
few fancy blacks reached S125. Royal
I AIMS were fairly plentiful at 11@12c in
bulk 10 IN boxes and $l;25 in fancy
packages. Whites were limited, but will
continue to arrive after other kinds are
| gone.
In Strawberries 700 boxes came from
Moneta, selling at 3hc a box. and the
1900 trays from Tropico were slow at 40
| sc a box.
Raspberries are cheaper. the Tropico
| goods being 10412c, and from Orange 15c;
blueberries, SC, and loganberries, sc.
| Red currants are 55d60c, slow and pen-
tful. Gooseberries are in bad shape and
not quoted.
are p in a' fair % demand IA d. at 75@S5c SeS in ' picking
boxes. Royals are ldlAc a pound.
came in. These are green and will ripen
for the market. Jobbing at 3lac.
Peaches are plentiful from Visalia of
quality. and fancy in boxes. 81 .25@11 so.
Another small shipment of canta-
| loupes from Thermal are in and these job
at $500 for a crate of 10. Demand is
good.
In oranges the market is steady, with
the late varieties 81 5O@D1 % box; lemons,
more active at 81 .50G11. rs a box. and
fancy Padre seediess grapefruit, $3.50
| If any market in the United States can
show ar, equal array of fruit that Is
sold at lower prices the annals fall to
BUTTER is FIRM-With $4,000 pounds
of coast butter arriving. the market is
well supplied as the total receipts since
Monday have reached 57.965 piunds. De-
mand is reported steady and coast cream
cry is 45c roll on a par with valley
| creamery. and coast dairy is 421sc a roll
| Plenty of butter is reported in Sight ana
the demand leaves surplus that goes
EGGS Eggs are again
| held at l9c for northern and 21c for local
ranch the price being fixed YESTERDAY by
the egg quotation committee or tne proa, o
| uce exchange. Receipts have been large
| for two past days. but nothing to create
alarm; still many dealers are reported
selling below the official selling price.
Shipping is said to be active to outlying
| No change is noted in cheese and the
shipping continues. Eastern remains IN
| favor and local makes are well sup
ported Some brands are scarce. North-
ern rules only steady
POTATOES AND oNIONS-Old pota-
toes are fast going as the new crop Is
becoming more plentiful. Receipts of old
also are small. Those from Colorado are
81 .S56l1. 40 and the tendency is not to firm
| ness New Early Rose are lhml%c
Mound and Burbanks about the same
Onions are plentiful. Silverskins 1@1!ac
VpTEIIiiT5TABI.E NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. con-
signment of fresh green corn came yes
terdaY from Thermal This JoDoed at -oc
dozen and met with favor
Other vegetables ranged as tolloWs: 1gg
plant 15c a pound; Lima beans, the tlrst
of the year, 10c a pound; peas. b@tc:
string beans. 9la@4c pound. and summer
squash. 40c box of 10 pounds
| Mexican tomatoes are $l.50@20O IN Tour
basket crates and locals of fair quality
FISH AND PoULTRY--Large and
small fish were abundant yesterday win
mand was good. ,
Northern fish was not in very large
supply but crabs were plentiful no
| In poultry the receipts are STEADY ana
offerings are well cleaned up. For live
weight dealers pay as follows: Brollefs.
2Oc pound; fryers' 1Sc; old hens. idc,
old roosters, 10c; young roosters, l1@lSc;
ducks 14616c; and turkeys, 2O422c. me
two last are wanted, as the market Is
| open to all good stock.
Receipts of Produce
The produce exchange reports the fol-
! lowing articles received on the date
named:
MAY 20 AND 80
neos casos 593
Butter, pounds ..........................5 ,yiI
| Cheese pounds ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS '''''ll'itu
Potatoes, Irish. sacks .................. Dol
Potatoes. sweet, sacks......'.'''''''' none
onions, SACKS iio,
Beans, sacks .......,..........'.''''''' 40
Local Produce Prices
The following prices rule in a jobblng
Way in the Los Angeles market:
BUTTER-Produce exchange quotations;
Fancy valley creamery, 45c; fancy coast
! crea cry 45c fiat: fancy dairy, 42Ac.