Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-22
NEW POTATOES
co To TEXAS
CARLOADS BEING PICKED UP
FOR SHIPMENT
CHERRY SEASON ABOUT OVER
Eggs Are Unchanged-Butter Rules
ActIve-New Onions Weaker.
Fish Too PIentiful-AprI-
cots a GIut

upon advices that have been received
from Texas and Arizona, those sections
are calling for new crop potatoes in car
hai,, toaa loIs. shipments of these are now
pelng made and fancy stock is secured
from growers. for that purpose. Reports
further say that the early Texas potato
crop was neither as good as expected
nor as large as at first supposed. This
Is making an outlet for the local cror
and may have tendency to stiffen prices
Locally the potato situation is holding
up well and fancy reach $3.50 a hundred
altnough some common are offered al
| 81. .25@1 .35.
| The old potatoes are about done for the
season and are. held at S1.5001 so for the
| pest. WisconsinS are the only kind In
stock and it is doubted If more than two
carloads are in this market.
Yesterday two carloads of northern
at 81 .4Od1 so. The Windward islands and
rivers will come on the market after the
first week in July. AS a whole. as 1t is
| good shape. Am =.
All onions are weaker, with local silver
skins skins so plentiful they are are down tc
1e@goc Rerm,,das sack fSat One &c carload M Of Texs:
season, came yesterday and jobbed al
81 .50@1 go crate of so pounds Northern
reds are limited and job around s1.25@1, 8;
EGGS RULE sTEADY-Receipts OF
| local ranch eggs are not heavy, as ship
pers report, falling off in production,
marker
is in good condition, as prices are steady.
The selling price fixed by the egg quota
tion, committees yesterday was 20c for
northern, 23c for local ranch and 21@22c
for eastern. Several dealers have been
buying stocks held at 21c, thus indicating
that the market is steady.
BUTTER is FIRM-All coast butter Is
reported closed out, and the steamer that
arrives today is awaited with more sup
plies. The market is firm at 4216c for
coast creamery, with valley soc. Demand
never better, and dealers think this mar mar
ket will remain firm all season. Little is
now being stored.
Cheese receipts are, free and storing is
active The demand is about normal,
Anchor makes are piling up, but being
fresh. enjoy IA large sale.
CHERRIES ABOUT GONE-Only fifty
boxes of Royal Ann cherries came in yes
terday and these jobbed at 1219c in bulk.
No blacks appeared at all, indicating that
the season is about over. Some boxes
will arrive each day for some time. but
the season is practically closed.
| The first full carload of cantaloupes
came Yesterday by freight in this sea-
son, and under an improved demand
jobbed in special crates at 60m75c; ponies,
g. .00q2.25 and in standards of 54 each,
81. .25612. 30.
Chilean watermelons are plentiful at &c
fat pound. Demand is not over active.
Strawberries were abundant 5000 trays
came from Tropico that sold at $1.20 a
crate for choice, and S.50 for beauties.
The 800 crates from Moneta sold at 81 00@
10 in crates. The cannery got the bulk
of offerings.
Peaches were in large supply, with a
firmer tone, as 1t is said the crop is
short. Hale and Crawford both jobbed
Simoni plums were crowding the mar
ket yesterday and dropped to 65Q85c a
box on quality. Tragedy were 75cd$l 90;
were offered at Sl.25 in four-basket
crates.
many bruised damaged and oVerripe.
The market dragged between 40c and 60c
in boxes, and the common dropped to 25c.
Many were carted away as unmarketable.
Apples were plentiful both red and
white Astrakhan jobbing at 81 .40q1 so in
standard boxes of forty pounds
Blackberries and loganberries were firm
at 81 GOAL 10 in crate lots. Raspberries
scarce
VEGETABLES ONLY STEADY
Coarse vegetables. like turnips. carrots
etc. ruled yesterday at GOc sack. but
northern peas went to 5@6c pound, and
demand was good; string and wax beans
Sole.
basket crates; common, 50l75c in packing
box lots, and Mexicans scarce, that
reach 81 50 for the best.
Cabbage is only steady at S5@4Oc sack;
summer squash 20@25c box of 25 pounds
and slow.
Rhubarb is slow and discounted at 500
Coo box and asparagus hovers around
'T5CS PouLRRY ff AND FIsH-All kinds of
fish are plentiful and barracuda is In
large supply. Demand for the moment
Is reported good, but the surplus goes to
the waste piles Northern is also plenti-
full but crabs are scarce
Old hens are in lighter supply, with the
entire poultry market improved. Young
stock Is more freely offered, for which
dealers bay 12Q15c live weight. Turkeys
would find a good market and prime
ducks are wanted.
Receipts Of Produce
The produce exchange reports the fol-
lowing articles received on the date
named In this market:
Local Produce Prices
The following prices rule In Jobblng
way In the Los Angeles market:
BUTTER-Produce exchange quotations.
Fancy valley creamery, SOC; fancy coast
creamery 45c fiat fancy dairy, 42H0D45c.
EGGS-Southern California ranch. can
died, 2Sc fiat; northern. zoe; eastern. y
CHEESE Call per lb.)-Northern. 1870
I4c; Anchor Qarge). local, Ice; Young