Los Angeles herald., 1906-07-25
WARM WEATHER
GOOD FOR FRUIT
DEALERS CLEAN UP PERISH
ABLE STOCK
Carloads Of Neetarlnes and Peaches
From North--Good Peaches and
Green Corn scaree-More
Eastern Butter

The brief spells of high temperature in
the summer season are always welcomed
by produce dealers who handle fruit for
the warm weather never fails to cause a
rush of buyers and a general cleanup oil
perishable goods from day to day. Tues
day was an exceptionally active time Tor
! fruit handlers Considerable stock was
brought from storage TO supply the de-
mand, and satisfactory prices were Sc
cured.
Pine tomatoes jobbed at 500 box;
good green corn at Sl.25; storage apricots,
1.10; fresh, $3.50; Hungarian plums at
81; fancy peaches, 81; Sultana grapes, H.21
La box: pears, Sl.76; strawberries firm at
&c; green cages, 15c box.
A carload of nectarineS and peaches ar
rived last night from Visalia,
Good potatoes are scarce IN the local
market and command fine prices Other
grades of spuds are plentiful and sell a.
varying prices.
silverskin onions of fancy quality are
also scarce, and are wanted.
Local ranch eggs are firm at 26c. Re-
ceipts were abort 800 cases.
Fancy creamery butter is coming In
steadily. Scarcity of good pasture tends
to lessen shipments from the creamerles
and prices are firm. Considerable eastern
butter arrived this week to go into
storage.
Small fish is scarce and wanted.
Produce receipts were not posted as
Secretary Davies was called away to at
tend the funeral of his granddaughter
Change in Prices
Armour & Co report the following
change in prices effective at once:
Star of Gold Band hams. ms...............lI59c
Helmet hams '''..''''''' '!!o34c
Skinned hams ............-.............. ...!SAc
Picnic hams .,...'...'..'..''''''.'''' '59y 59il
Boiled hams ..,,.,...:;. .......'''''' 20 5912c
Helmet breakfast bacon, $40 av.....lSAc
Helmet breakfast bacon, 6-S av....20c
White Label bacon .....................l91 .l91ac
Produce Prices
The following are the jobbing prices
In the local morRet: -
EGGS = Fresh California ranch, 2Cc;
northern, 1Sc eastern fresh. 2Ic.
BUTTER-Fancy local creamery,
81 C; valley crea mery, 5OYol Y
coast creamery SOC; choice, 46qii1sc;
HONE HONiE1@Wa,cr white. C0-lb. caas. so
6hc lb; light amber. 5q51hc; amber. Sc'
Honeycomb, water white, lib frame,
lZ1Ral5c; .:ite. n2Ql-1ec. heeswaA. &c
CHEESE = Northern, 14Ql5c; Anchor,
large, 161hc; Young America, l'l2e; Hand,
lS1Ac; local, Ice; eastern. singles lo12qloc;
Twins, lac; Longholn. l64Ibkc' Daisy.
l668161hc; Swiss, imported, 2Sc; Swiss, do
mestic, zoe; Limburg, 17919c.
CHlLl.,Evap0ra!ed, 5oc; sun sun. dried rice 2oc;
greEHd 1e' MeXican; Mex iao ,bs Piafk, bank I
local, new, S1.5oa1.65; Early Rose north
ern, 81 135q1.4O.
$40; No 2, s1.96; Lima, No. l. $780, Lady
Washington. No. |. $3.00Q3.25; Blackeyes.
$3.50; Garvanzas, $4.50q5O0; German lem
tils, $9.00@100O
ONIONS (per 100 lbs -silverskins. 81 6S;
yellow Danver northern, $1.4OQl5O; garlic,
APPLEs-Whi Astrakans. $1.75; Alex
andrias, $1.5OQ1.75; Red Astrakans, $40
POULThY-Jobbers sch dressed poultry
to the trade as follows (per per. peoundl;
zoe: c roostt 's lie; broilers. s1.50d5.00
a dozen. turkeys, per To- 2Og2Ic; old, 2ic;
For stocks in good condition dealers
pay live weight as follows: Hens. lie;
young roosters, lac; fryers l4c; broilers.
i4c; old roosters. Sc; turkeys, local, lSc;
old toms, 1Sc. young toms, 19c; hen tu-
keys, 1sc; geese, l0c; ducks, 1Oc..
BAKERS FLOUR-Nlade of eastern
hard wheat-Per bbl.. s5.25 blended
wheat, $3.50; eastern rye. s6.25.
CEREAL COOL S-Wholesale prices as
follows: