Los Angeles herald., 1905-07-26
BUTTER JUMPS UP
SEVEN FULL CENTS
BUTTER MEN MAKE QUICK
WORK OF CONDITIONS
ADVANCE IN EFFECT AT ONCE
Potatoes Weaker-Eggs steady--More
Fresh Eastern Come--Fruits Are
Plentiful-Veaetables Slow.
Fish Crowd Things


roll in valley creamery butter becomes
operative, as the butter board so deter
mined at a meeting held late Monday
afternoon. This is an advance to 571hc a
roll, and is jumped from SOC. Causes are
given as purely commercial, based on
decreased supplies locally, i'm the north,
and the firmer tone in the east. The hot
weather in the central west Is also n
factor, and should rains be long delayed
little butter will be produced during the
balance of the season.
This advance has surprised no one, but
the attempt to hold the information from
the market until today, yet permitting
the few butter board people to get in on
the ground floor has created adverse COM
ment.
Taking from storage for local use is a
daily occurrence and indicates the scare
ity. Coast goods come ip small lots, and
are generally cleaned up. All butter
prices are changed.
ing 249241sc a dozen for ranch eggs in
the country and close Gambling being re-
quired the legitimate price is 27c for local
ranch the price fixed by the egg quota
ton committee. This price represents the
full market conditions, and any dealer
who jobs under this rate is not aware of
the situation. Storage eggs are good
property and taking from coolers is not
in evidence. One broker will unload q car
of Kansas fresh today that passed King
man yesterday afternoon. This carload Is
go into storage. Demand for shipment
is of the best.
POTATOES AND ONIONs---With a
radical cut of almost one-half In the
was anything but active. The local pota-
to is of a good quality, and is In active
competition with the northern. Common
are down to Coo a hundred, and choice did
not score above 81 10; while fancy were
barely steady at $1.25.
A slightly better tone was noted in
silver skins 75dS5c. Stocks were sufficient
for all purposes The small advance is
considered by many as reasonable
VEGETABLES PLENTlFUL-Every
seasonable vegetable was in large supply
yesterday, and prices were hardly changed
from the basis of Mondays opening, as
green corn was weak at 25q4Oc sack
Local tomatoes in picking boxes were
hardly firm at 55@60c a big box. and Gu,
cumbers ranged 65@75c a box OF several
dozens. Peas were 4c pound; and all
stFlRf FRT beans o&LY }S7c pssTn%SA sT%ApYPeaches D1
jobbed Yesterday at 60c fat for box. and
pears were quiet at $1.75 a box, and the
fancy grapes did not exceed $l.7o in four
Two carloads of bananas were unloaded
late yesterday but as stocks We're lgnt
these sustained the market at 4q41sc a
pound for fancy. Pineapples are SLOW at
"'jSV A 4Sl5c market ruled yesterday for. the
1900 trays of Strawberries that came from
TrODiCO, ana oUcuSl.lU loI tIlS lVV Sieee
that came from Moneta. The demand
was fair, none went to the cannery' and
Loganberries are firmer at 81. .2Oql 80
blackberries ruled $1.35 fiat and rasp-
berries were S@1Oc. r....
Plums crowded the market. Tragedy
81 .150D1 .25 for good fruit. Mt. Washington
90c@s1 90 in four-basket crates, and Bur-
'eSiM One Carload of Gravenstein apples was
held at 81 .35@1 40, and Alexanoers' $l'So
Watermelons jobbed, for all varieties, at
94@1c a pound, and many were cariieo'
FISH AND PoULTRY.-;Haying been II re. e.
ouested to ship less. the fish market
was not glutted, and barracuda alone
was plentiful Northern crabs and some
fish aided to swell the days receipts;
local tame ducks arrive so freely they
are being dressed and put into storage.
Poulfry Is plentiful and old hens come IN
freely. as the moulting season is ABOUT
in full swing.
Receipts of Produce
The produce exchange reports the fol