Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-21
BUTTER ADVANCES
AND EGGS DECLINE
PRICES OF OTHER COMMODITIES
RULE STEADY
Retailers Profess to Be at Loss to
Understand the Movement Of
Eggs During the Past
Week

Butter and eggs again occupied the cente
of attention Friday. Tho loggerhead situate
still prevailed. Eggs went down and butte
went UP, or to be more exact. got In positio
to go up. Some dealers sold for the hiehe
quotation of 75c.
Retailers yesterday professed Themselves
be a little suspicious Of present movements
Ono retailer who has been selling eggs at ti
reduced price of 45c said he doubted IL Tn
lower wholesale quotation was really the re
suit Of an over supply He was rather IN
clined to think that the move was INTENDED
throw the poultry raisers of the valley o.
scent 81 that eggs could bs gathered In at
reduced prire and later unloaded at highe
figure. He said he based his suspicious o
past history OF the market.
Whatever the real situation may be IN
consumer has no objection to the cut In th
Price of eggs. the price this morning goin
down as low as S3c.
Butter has been in an attitude indicativ
of jump for some time. Receipts have nc
been very heavy all week and the consumptiy
demand has been strong. Yesterday mornin
the quotation went UP to as high as 1oc, bu
it can hardly be said to have established ths
figure as the market price II was thougr
however that that would be the price by IN
morning.
Poultry did not show any new strength. tn
market is literally provided for the Holiday
with shipments still coming.
Strawberries were much Ia evidence, attra'
tive in quality. Better prices ruled than ie
Sc veral days.
Cranberries were frmer on account Of sna
supply and good demand.
The scme condition prevailed in the graz
and orange markets Storage stock of the fol
nner has been heavily drawn upon and stead
ness in the quotations has been the rule.
slight advance may come In a few days
Vegetables were displayed in liberal quaint
ties and sold readily.
Onions were steady except for the proWn
which declined few cents
Eggs. cases ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Rutter, pounds ............-.....-......'
Potatoes, sacks ...........--........'.-.... y
Sweet potatoes, sacks .......-..........-.....
Beans, sacks .........................-.
Onions, sacks .-....,.......-.....--...-..'
Produce Prices
Following are wnoIesal- iobping prices:
ORANGES (per box)-New crop, s2.oo92.5
according 4 size.
APPLES-(per box)-Belleheur. 4-tier. $40
41h- tier. s1.7o@1.9 80; Colorado Jonathans, 6o-l'
box, So 40: California Jonathans, 4o-lb. boz
s.. 2.00q2.50.
CRANBERRyEs-s1 .5o@11.5o.
PINEAPPLES--s7. 80 crate.
BANANAS-Fancy Port Limons. per lb.. y
641kc; crates. 50c extra.
GRAPE FRUIT-(pr box)-Seedless s2.7o
$50; seedlings. $3.50.
POTATOES tper cwt)-Highland Burbank
s1.15@LsO; Salinas. sLs5@2.oo; sweets. a.75
215.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. per doc. punches. 25
6pc; string beans. H., 395c; wax, 396c; cal
bage. per sack. sG@40c: carrots. per dozt
punches. 30c green chilis, per lb, 3q4c; garli
per lb. 10c; lettuce, per doz., 15G2oc onion
green, per doz., 15G25c; do Giant. per dozel
35c celery per dozen. soc: green peas. per 10
415c; radishes. per dozen, 15Q2oc; spinacl
dozen, 15Q20c turnips. 2593oc; tomatoes,
cal, crate. s1@i.25; squash. box, I5c; cucun %
bers, 40Q75c box; caulihower, 4oq6uc dozei
egg plant, 4d5c lb.
FIGS-Black. $780,
CHILIs tper ib.)-string. fancy. i2c; Chi
Telpine. 81 %: Chill Moiido. TO-
BUTTER-Creamery. extras. z-pound rol
67Ihc; creamery firsts. 6OG65c; cooking. 2c.
CANTALOUPES-Casab per dozen Sl.s
Christmas. $3.50.
CHEESE tper ID. J--Anchor brand. Caiiforni'
20c Young America tS lbs.). 1sc; Hand % lbs
2Cc; fancy full cream Californln. 1791Sc; Lin
burger. Edelweiss. fancy case lots. 1Sc: do le'
quantity. 1sc; Swiss. fancy imported wheel
sic: do cut. 32c; do domestic blocks 2lc; Or
gon cream brick. 1sc; German breakfast. p
box. 81 10; eastern. singles, per ID, lsc; Dai
les. 1sc; Lcng Horns. 1sc-
EGGS California ranch. S5@35c dozen; cal
count 30@31c.
GRAPES-Tokays, s15o@1.7S: cornichon
s1.5o; Black Moroccos. $3.50; verdels, s1.S5; Re
Emperor, $1.50.
BEANs-E. c. Cper 100 ibs.)-small whit
33. 7514.00: Lady Washington, s3.75G4.00; pink
No. i. ss.75; limas, $50; Garvanzas. SIS
lentils, imported s1100
ONIoNs-Yellow Danvers, $3.50; Australia
Browns, s2.2592.5o; Red Globe s32592. 80; Or
CONS, So. 10000.
NUTs-tPer Ih)-Almonds. fancy. XXI an
Ne Plus, 1sc; Brszils. 14915c; nlberts. 14c: o,
cans. large. lee; Califoi mia peanuts. raw. 4
TIC: eastern, oc, roasted. 20 additional; wa
nuts fancy No. /. 151hc: do small No. 2. Ia
pine nuts. 15c cocoanuts. per doz.. soc.
DRIED FRUITS-tPer lb.)-Apples. evap,
rated. 11912c: apricots fancy 2s-ib. boxe
1sc; dates. golden bulk Zoe. fancy. &c; do I'LL
Ffarrd'. Ffr sOc. pei Pig. SC: do 12s, per pkg. .,
figs, black 25-lb boxes. per box, $1.5o;
white, 10 le-oz pkgs. to box. per box. 75c:
50 M-lb. pkgs to case. per case: sls0; DO
orange peel. fancy 1O-lb. boxes. per lb.. Id
nectarines 25-,s ooxes. per h.. loci peache
evaporated. 25c; fancy. per lb.. 12hc; do 70
1-lb. box. per lb, lac; pitted pluius. sS-l
boxes. per lb. Ice.
PRuNEs-Per Ib.>--Fancy .santa cial
county stock. 25-lb boxes. sos to 4os. &C; =
to SOS. TIC; sos to Sos. SIC; sos to Toe. SCI 7
to sos. Sic: sos TO sOs. SC: sos to zoos. tiac..
RAISINS-Londcn layers crown. per bo'
s1.75; do 20s. crown. per box. SLED; do o.
crown. per Ib. So: do sos. crown. per ID
6O-lb. boxes per lb.. sIic.
MISCELLANEOUS = Popcorn. fancy ric
eastern per ib.. bisc; Saratoga chips. per ib
RERRIEs-strawberri Tropico Beauty. p'
box. 7@15c; blackberres, %-lb. basket, 10912'
laspberrte5, k-lD. Dasket, zWloc
POULTRY--Buying prices as follows: Hen
l1M@12c; bi oilers IL to lbs. zoe; fryers 2
to 2% Is. 15c; roasters. lbs. up, No; stag
Sc; old roosters. So; turkeys, heavy. ,l691I'
.-rlx.ys. light, lie, geese. 12c; ducks. 12,
squads, 81 T @2.00 dozen.
Selling prlces-Eens l4gl6c; young rooster
i6@1!c; fryers 10000; broilers, 2lc; o
ROSTERS 9@10, live turkeys. 17@1sc: loci
dressed, zoe; storage, lie; geese. 1TQiSc; duck
fc SQUADS s2.5003.0O doz.: eastern dresse
hens. lie; young roosters. l95c.
FLOUR