Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-03
BANANAS WILL
Be SCARCER
CENTRAL AMERICAN PORTS
ARE QUARANTINED
MARKET HIGHER AND FIRM
Eggs Bear a Firmer Tone-Butter Is
Active-Potatoes and Onions May
Go Up-Fruits Plentiful.
Watermelons Come

From New Orleans, the home of the
banana trade, information has been re-
ceived that less shipments are expected
as quarantine regulations are in effect in
all Central American shipping points,
owing to the raYages of disease. This is
done to prevent shipping affected fruit
has caused only six carloads to come
here this week, and future shipments
are expected to be less Locally the mar mar
cents a pound in punches. Demand is
good and stocks limited
POTATOES GO UP-In general the pro-
duce trade yesterday found that potatoes
had taken on greater activity on the
scarcity of both old and new, as only
ten carloads of old We're reported. re-
ceived. These, on quality went from
SIPS to $1.6O, and the new crop jumped to
81. l.65@l75 and were scarce, as the Chi
nese growers forced the market, as they
practically control the situation. Opin-
ion is freely expressed that the market
will rule firm until the grand rush of the
northern grown begins Some northern
BurbanlSs are billed to arrive next week.
In onions the market also is firmly held.
Silverskns are up to $1.65@1.75, and Ber-
mudas from Texas in crates of 80 pounds
are a.75@2O0 Demand Is steady Reds
are coming in market slowly, and Dan
Vers are reported not maturing as fast
as was anticipated.
EGGS LOOK FlRMHR-While eggs are
quoted al q cents for local ranch and 19c
for northern by the egg quotation com
mttee, yet the market bears undeniable
evidence of lirmness. This may be real
lied in a few days, as the receipts. are
not excessive. Eastern may come from
storage in few weeks
Butter is still steady and the stock
of coast well cleaned up. Receipts are
lighter and the storing of surplus is done
when the opportunity comes. Demand is
good AS to future prices a diversity OF
Cheese rules steady, with demand ac-
tive and no change in quotations. Local
OUTPUT is reported taken rapidly, and
~, sffNrrn N
FRUITS PLENTIFUI.1The Los An,
geles Produce company yesterday brought
i'm another carload of watermelons and
cantalolfpes from Sonora, Mexico The
former jobbed $4 a dozen, the latter al
$2.40 a crate. From Thermal cantaloupes
also came and iobbed 50 a crate of 10 tc
Some good and some cracked cherries
We're noted among the 1900 boxes that
came in Yesterday. Reds and blacks
tobbed 66D9c i'm bulk and boxes, 75c@$l
Royal AIMS were limited and firm at 1Oo
Peaches Beaches in % pound picking boxes. ruled
81 O091.25. Mikado plums were 81 so a
box and cherry plums slow at 65915c
Anrlcots were plentiful at 5O@SOc pick
ing box of 80 pounds
White figs from Burnett were offered al
$500 a box and the new, crop common
''stMS Strawberries berries were steady at Sib@fc for
the COO crates from Gardenaa and, DC for
the 700 trays from .Tropico, Demand did
not take receipts.
VEG ETABLES STEADY-Lettuce and
red radishes We're scarce yesterday, while
green onions were firmer at 25@35c doz-
en- lunches -
string aud wax beans We're firm at. I &C..
and peas 566c a pound. Cucumbers, II "a
m200 a box, and new. green corn 25G, Q
dozen. Asparagus. 10@l2c: chilis, 1Oc,
and bell peppers 2OG123e a dozen. -,
FISH AND POUETRY--Yellow and
bonita were fairly plentiful yesterday in
the iisn market, but hallbut and barra-
cuda were scarcer. Demand cleaned up
the market. Northern FISH were also
scarce and crabs were plentiful.
Z Receiuts of poultry are INCREASING both
old and Young stock, and the demand is
renorted steady. Lower prices may pre-
vail rs the rush opens and the warmer
weather continues.
Receipts of Produce
The produce exchange reports, the fol
lowing articls received ON the date
named:
June l. ~,
Eggs, cases ,....s.s'''.'''s'''''''' ~
Butter, pounds ......,........''''''''''lt e5d 5d
Cheese, pounds Observation-Disclosures otoSoo
Potatoes Irish. sacks ..,..,.,.,..,..... III
Potatoes sweets, sacks ...,..,..,... none
Onions, sacks ........''.''.''''.''''''' bSois
Beans, sacks ........ .....,,,...,..,,,.,. None
Local Produce Prices
The following prices rule I'm a jobbing
way in the Los Angeles market:
BUTTER-Produce exchange quotations:
Fancy valley creamery, 45c; fancy coast
s,,,oa Il, ~ A9c fiat. fancy dairV 42ihc