Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-25
RAINS MAKE MARKET
DULL AND INACTIVE
RECEIPTS FALL OFF TO MORE
THAN HALF
Grape Crop ls Reported to BE Seri-
ousIy Damaged = Strawberries
and BIackberrles Are In
Poor Condition

On account or rain the market yesterday
was dull and inactive. Trains were delayed
end there was a shrinkage from nearby
producing centers Prices were practically
the same as the preceding day. Receipts
fell off to more than half.
Strawberries and blackberries were in
poor condition. Reports from grape CEN
ters were that the rains had damaged the
crop. The market was we'll supplied yes
terday but the effects Of the rain win be
noticed today.
Cabbage was decidedly Arm at 31.s5 a
sack and It is probable that there will be
an advance to $3.50 before Monday.
There were enough fish to meet good
demand. The principal variety was rock
cod.
There were no sales on the produce ex-
change and inactlon showed throughout the
list.
Produce Prices
Following are the wholesale jobbins
CITRUS FRUITS vaienoias. ss.oc0s.Oo;
off bloom navels. 5000; sweets. 20 40; seed
linz f225; lemons S2Q3; lines. 75c basket.
APPLES (per -Gravensten 75cqs1. Is;
Alexandria, 75c9s1 Newtons. s2.75; Northern
Spies, s1.25@1.35; crabapples. $2.00; Vir-
glnia Greetings. eOc; skinners. 76c0sllS;
Bells. S5c@S1; ounces. 65c box
BANANAS-41sg5c per pound;
GRAPEFRUIT tper box) Fancy. 5000
125; choice. s1.75@2.
$3.50; sweet potatoes. s1.3b@1.5o; High
$1.15@1.35.
ABLES-Beets per doz. lunches
80 a 4Oc; string beans, pound. 212ho; car
rots, per dozen lunches. 500 400; green
onions doz., $50 020c; celery 50Q65c doz.
green peas. so Sc; radishes. zoe; spinach. lbc
doz: cucunbers box. 50@60c; caullhower
S125@1.4O doz.; horseradish, 121sc lb.; to-
matoes 25 a s5c box; lettuce. 81 G1.35 crate
asparagus S5c doz.; turnips, 30G 35c squash
35c lug box; Bell peppers 2hc per pound
green chilli. 2ci okra, Sc lbi green corn
H1O@125 sack; pumpkins. lie lb.; celery
root csc; brussels sprouts, 1Oc ID. green
lima beans. az So; egg plant. .4c lb,; cab
bage Sips; rhubarb. $f.25 a box; chicory
s5 % 4Oc doz; artichokes, zoe doz.; parsley
HoNEY.-FIxtracted. w. w.. so-ib can
~ SC; white. do. T@7hc; light amber 40
81 06hc; comb. W W, lib frames ioc .
comb white. 1bo' comb light amDe'' - N "
EGGs-california ranch. candied, SEQ SSc
eastern fresh. 2S@soc: local ranch, cast
count, 34c; eastern storage. selected ESQ
27c.
BUTTER-Creamery extra. 2-pound roll
ESQ., creamery hrsts. e0c eastern extra
soc; cooking, 24c.
CHEESE tper pound) fresh.
lac; Anchor, large, 15c; Anchor, Youn1
American, lee; Anchor. hand. 17c; western
singles 1Sc; do twins, 18c; do chedders, lie;
Go long horns, 19c; do daisy 19c; Swiss I'M
ported 2SQ3Oc; do domestic. 1Sc; cream brick
1Sc; limburger, 1Sc.
BEANS (per 100 lbs )--Small white, H259
4.5O; Lady Washington, N25q45o; pinks,. No;
l, $S65@4.0O; blackeye, $3.50; limas, 30 25q
$50; Carvanzas, $3.50; ient.!s. $11.b0; bayou.
Onions tper cwt.)-Reds. 800; silver
skins. 81; yellow Danvers. s5c@s1; Austria
liza brown onions, e0cQ$l.
GARLIC-9Q10cl lb.
NUTS (per ib.)-Almonds. fancY XXI and
Ne Plus. 15 q Ice; Brazils. 1A01bc; nloerta
lac; pecans. large. 1Sc; California peanuts
raw T9TMc: eastern, SC; japan peanuts.
@7hc; roasted, 20 additional; walnuts
fancy No. 1. 14cs do small No. .. 100: PINE
DRIED FRUITS tper lb.)-Appies. evspo
rated. 7h@sc; apricots. 26-pound boxes,
ss.pound S.rS 'iSt boxes. SIS si.aS; do White. 10 is
OF pkgs to box. per box. 7sc; DO 90 h-lo
pkgs. TO case, per case. s1.sb; lemon ans
orange peel, fancy, 10-lb. boxes. per lb.. lbc
noctarines. S5-lb. boxes. per Ib. s@1oc; peaches.
evaporated. $3.50; pears. evaporated, fancy
26-lb. box, per box. eW10c: plufns sgVc; ioose
niuscatels, bQ6c; sultanas, 6Q6hc.
GUAVAS-3@ a 4c a box
PINEAPPLES-Per pound, 1000.
NECTARTNES-Box, $I.00@1.25.
PRUNES-santa Clara basis. 4hc; out
aRApEs-Tokay 7Sc@sl; Muscat 500
60c; black. soc; Concord. $l.2e.
PEARS-75cQs1.
PLUMS-Per crate, 65cQ1 25
FRESH FISH-Per box, 75Q90c.
FEACHES-Box 65cQS1.
CANTALOUPES-Per crate. S1.75; casa
bas, S2 winter casabas. 50.
WATERMELONS-Per lb., 1@1Ac
BERRIES-Fancy Strawberries 4q6c; black
terries, 1889; huckleberries, 4q5c; raspber-
ries. 12c.
POULTRY (wholesole prices)-Hens. 16c;
broilers, zoe: fryers. 1e@20c; ducks, lao
l5c; old roosters. s010c.
POULTRY (jobbing prices)--Hens, 1870
lac; fryers, 17Q1sc; old ROSTERS. TO Sc;
ducks, 11912o; broilers. 1791sc; turkeys.
is q zoe: geese. 1o@11c
Retail Prices
Following prices for leading articles Of
consumption prevail at the Los Angeles
stores;
Butter. Glib roll. fancy. y............... .S5
Butter, 2-lb. roll, choice. ............. 80
Cooking butter. 2-lb roll. ............. so
Eggs, fresh ranch. dozen. ........ 40 q 4Sc