Los Angeles herald., 1905-04-05
HAY WEAKENS
AND IS DULL
STOCK OF ALL GRADES AMPLE
AND ALFALFA SLOW
Butter is Weak in Tone--Eggs Steady
and Abundant-Strawber in
Good SuppIy-Potatoes Firm
Onions Higher

"A q general feature in the hay mar
ket receipts are far in excess of the de-
mand, with a result that prices have
been cut in every direction and only
the better grades of hay find any sale
at all. Cheaper grades of tame oat
and wild oat hay can be sold for only
stock purposes, as the cheapness of
the better grades has practically stop
ped their demand in the stables about
town.
Strictly fancy wheat or wheat and
oat, or strictly fancy tame oat Will sell
WELL but more by reason of the fact
that there is practically none of this
class of hay coming in. Medium grades
of wheat and wheat and oat stand
without an offer. The condition of the
market is deplorable, and dealers hope
before new hay comes in that there Will
be some improvement.
Trade, locally, is extremely dull. All
buyers only purchase from hand to
mouth. Export trade is also light and
outside of the government, practically
no business is doing at all.
Alfalfa is coming in slowly, but there
is really no sale for that which ar
rives.
Practically no straw has been re-
ceived on the market this week, which
is probably a good thing, as the de-
mand has almost ceased.
The only item of interest in the hay
| trade is that in San Francisco, out of
the 1862 tons received in last week, a
| large portion has gone to the United
States government, which took about
$500 tons of hay on the steamer Dix"
for Manila. outside of this shipment
there has been practically nothing of
any life in the market
Locally, No. l grain hay is $4,000
1900 a ton and fairly steady. In San
Francisco choice wheat hay is $4,000
1900 ton and No. l wheat or wheat
and oat,. $1000@12.O0.
EGGS UNCHANGED-Again is the
selling price of California ranch eggs
left at 22c a dozen, the egg quotation
committee on the produce exchange
yesterday morning fixing that price.
Demand is reported steady, and the
slight surplus of locals, if any exists, is
going into storage. Receipts are scarce
| ly above normal requirements. Egg
laying is fairly active. Northern eggs,
uncandled, are in the market and job
under the quotation for ranch. These
are consigned goods. Ranchers gem
orally report the output of eggs as only
fair This. month will close the active
laying season.
BUTTER TONE WEAK-Although
butter is moving in large lots, the fact
remains that the market is only steady
1t is admitted that weakness is gem
eral and that coast goods have been
declined and shipments of these stop
ped by wire San Francisco is weaker
and should accumulations arise in the
market the entire list will decline. All
butter coming here now is valley
creamery and that is barely steady
some independents selling below SOC,
the board price. Rumors still exist that
today the butter board will meet and
that prices may be lowered The but
ter board, as usual, will not give in
formal ton.
SWEET POTATOES COME-Arri-
walls of sweet potatoes have been large
during the week. so far. The latest
consignment were Merced sweets in
crates, that are in good shape and held
at $1.75M2.00 a crate. From Fullerton
only few are coming. AS whole,
the local sweet potato crop is about
all shipped.
Fancy Irish potatoes are becoming
scarcer each day. The last carload
each of fancy Hemets and Salinas were
received yesterday. They are held at
81. 2.000225. Colorado potatoes are plen-
tiful and range from $1.25@1.35. De-
mand is active and stocks do not ac-
cumulate.
Honey is scarce article, the old
crop being entirely cleaned up. Prices
are firm for little on hand.
Lima beans are active at full rates
and no concessions made. Pink, fancy,
about gone. High prices rule for these.
Cheese is in large supply for local
makes The market is not absorbing
the product. Some choice makes of
eastern and northern are in to fill the
demand, and the bulk of receipts are
of this character
ONIONS RULE HIGH-Every avail
able onion is being picked up in all
centers. Demand is active and prices
firm, from 4R@5c a pound. The latest
arrivals are Australian browns in
crates, and these are excellent goods,
jobbng at Sc. One carload of Nevadas
came in yesterday and jobbed at DC
fiat, being fancy. Texas onions are ex-
pected in few weeks, as orders for
these have been placed.
VEGETABLES AND FRUIT-An
appetizing array of vegetables are in
market yesterday and prices ruled
easier in tone, and some concessions
were offered to move from first hands.
Fresh peas were 5@7c; string beans,
S@10c; wax beans, 1O@12c a pound;
local tomatoes about steady, 75c@$1.0 90
a box for common; $1,S5@14O shipping
crate.
Mexican tomatoes ruled scarcer at
$3.50 four basket crate. Asparagus
scarcer 10@12c.
Rhubarb is plentiful, one carload
arriving yesterday Standard jobbed
750S0c box and choice, S5c@$1.00.
Oranges were unchanged, the de-
mand being for medium. Lemons, slow;
grapefruit, steady; tangerines, duh.
Bananas are weak and the market
rules only fairly steady, 3AQ4c a
pound. Two carloads arrived yesterday
afternoon and augmented the large
holdings.
Straw berries were plentiful; in fact,
stocks overloaded the market and
prices went 6Q7c a box for Gardena
and Monetas. Some Tropicos reached
&c. Offerings will be heavy.
Gooseberries are expected i'm about
ten days and the crop promises to be
large. Dealers are preparing for the
active fresh season.
FISH AND GAME-Halibut and
barracuda from local waters came yes
terday I'm larger supply, but the mar
ket absorbed the offerings. Northern