Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-10-03
POTATOES ARE FIRM;
0REG0NS TO ARRIVE
MARKET is ALMOST BARREN OF
FANCY STOCK
Cabbage, Asparagus and Plums De-
cline--Peaches Advance--New
Shipments of cranberries
and Northern Rhubarb

Potatoes we're firm yesterday with only
limited quantity of fancy stock on hand. AS
a result of this scarcity local potatoes were
in demand at fair prices. The trade is look
ing forward to the arrival of oregon pota-
toes, which will be in market in possibly
ten days.
Cabbage declined to 1925 sack after
remaining firm at $3.50 for several days.
The scarcity occasioned by recent rains has
been met and the market is now fairly wen
supplied.
Trading on the produce exchange was
light Sales amounted to 10 bags OF fancy
yellow Danver onions, 80 gallons OF apple
cider vinegar and cases Of northern ranch
eggs.
of Sc The stock hand was poor To-
matoes were firm at 2O@4oc. Peaches ad-
vanced to 55c and plums declined to $l.26
for fancy stock
New shipments. of cranberries arrived from
Cane Cod The stock sold for $11 q barrel
Extra large casaba melons were on hand'
selling at $50 a dozen. Berries were In
fair receipt. Prices were unchanged
Guavas declined to 405c pint box a
shipment of fancy rhubarb from the north
meet a good demand. The market was
Produce Receipts
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Apples, boxes ........'...'.'' |.-o
Potatoes, sacks .............s.'.. Hloo
Sweet potatoes, sacks ....'..'...''.' az az
Onions sacks ............ .....''''''' %
Produce Prices
Following are the wholesale Jobbins
CITRUS FRUITS - valencias. 81 Oo@s.oO;
off bloom navels. s2.o0; sweets t2-4O seed
ilnra. 50 25 lemons $20S; lines. 75c basket
APPLES (per box)-Skinners, 75c@ l.25;
Bells S5c0$1 ounces, 65c box; white
Astrachans, see; red Permains. s1.1O; spitz-
ANANAs-4h@5c per pound.
GRAPEFRUIT tper box)-Fancy $4,000
325 choice, $1.75W2.
POTATOES fper cwt )-Local Burbanks.
$3.50; sweet potatoes. $1.s5Q1.bo; High
land, $115@1.S5.
100 40c; string beans, pound, 5@6c; car
rots.. per dozen punches. 10000 green
onions, dozen, 1592oc; celery, 5oq6oc doz.
doz. cucumbers, box, 50@6oc; caulihower'
$1.25@1.40 dog; horseradish, 12hc ID; to-
MATES, 20l40c box; lettuce, $1q136 crate; as
paragus SOC dozen; turnips, 500 40c; squash,
35 a 45c lug box; Bell peppers. INC per h.;
green chilli, &c; okra, &c lb.; green corn
s110@1.25 sack; pumpkins lie ID; celery
root, CSC: brussels sprouts. loo ID; green
bage, s1.25; rhubarb, SOC lug box; chicory,
a5 a 4Oc doz.; artichokes. zoe doz'; parsley
rs a soc doz.
7h @sc: white. do, 7@7kc; light amber 90
5K@6hc; comb. w w, lib. frames, l6c
comb. white. 15c; comb. light amber. I'm
EGGs-caiifornia ranch. candled. S7Q4oc;
eastern fresh, rs "a soc; local ranch, case
count sac; eastern storage, selected, z6g
27o.
BuTTER-Creamery extra. 2-pound roll
s7hc; creamery hrsts. 6oc; eastern extra.
soc; cooking 24c
CHEFsB (per pound) Northern fresh
chr
America, tic; Anchor, hand, 1sc; western.
sirg giles, 1sc; do twins, 1sc; do chedders l1c'1
ported 2sqsOc; do domestic. isc; cream brick,
BEANS tper 100 lbs.)-smal white. s425@
$50; Lady washington. s4,25@4.5o; pinks. No
/ ss856D4 90; blackeye, $3.50; limas, $3.50
$50; Garvanzas. $3.50; ient:is. sil.oo' bayou
Onions tper cwt. REDS. 800: silver
SIX ms, 1925; yellow Danvers. s5cqs1; Austria
liar brown onions, ST.; crystal white, $I.25.
GARLIC-sQ1Oc lb
Ne Plus 14@15c; Brazils, rs q Ice; 1lberts,
14Q15c; pecans, 12Q18c; California peanuts,
raw, q &c: eastern, tx Csc; japan peanuts
6hc; roasted, &c additional; walnuts, fancy
No. 1, 14Q16c: do small No 2. 1oc; pine
nuts, lac; cocoanuts, per doz, SOC; bitter
almonds. SOC basket
DRIED FRUITS tper lb.1-Apples. evapo.
rated, 71a@8c; apricots, 25-pound boxes,
Q1Oc; dates. golden, bulk. SIZE; black hgs'
70 pound boxes. $1.25 do white, 10 10
pkgS. to box. per bOX, 1hci 90 on NH
pkgs to case, per case, s1.65; lemon and
orange peel fancy. 10-lb. boxes. per h.. 1be;
nectarines, 25-lb boxes, per Id. sQ1Oc; peaches,
evaporated. SQ9c; pears. evaporated, fancy
2e-lb box, per box, 9910c; plums, SQ9c; loose
nuscates, 546c; sultanas, 6Q6hc.
POMEGRANATES-80c@ a lug box
GUAVAS-4@5c a box.
PINEAPPLES-Per pound 1000.
PRUNES-Santa Clara basis. 4hc; out
side. &c
GRAPEs-Tokay, soc; Muscat,N 6OQ7Oc;
black 65 @75c; Concord, Use.
CRANBERRIES-Per Dbl. Sl1.
PEARS-90c@ $1.75.
PLUMS-Per crate SLIPS. l
FRESH FIGS-Per box, 1885,
PEACHES-Box, 55c.
CANTALOUPES-Per crate, $1.b0@I75; |
casabas, So; winter casabas. So.
WATERMELONS-Per h.. lie.
BERRIES-Faney Strawberries, &c; black |
berries, 6Q7c; huckleberries, 4Q5c; raspber- |
ries, 12c.
MUSHROOMS-$3.50 a basket
POULTRY (wholesole pricesl--Hens. 15c; |
broilers, zoe; fryers 10000; ducks. lao |
15c; old ROSTERS. 9010c
POULTRY (jobbing prices)-Hens, $50 |
14c: fryers, 17Q1sc; old ROSTERS. 1890;
ducks, 11Q12c; broilers. 17Q1Sc; turkeys.
Is @ zoe; geese, 10Q11c,
Retail Prices
Following prices for leading articles OF
consumption prevail at the Los Angeles |
stores;
Butter, GLIB. roll, fancy. So |
Rutter 2-lb roll, choice. ............. 1901