Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-05-30
SEASONS FIRST PEACHES
REACH LOCAL MARKET
FIRST SHIPMENT OF FIGS ALSO
ARRIVES
cantaIoupes to Come Regularly in Fu-
ture-Currants and Logan Berries
Decline-Cherrie and Black
berries Advance

The nrst shipment of peaches of the season
reached the local market yesterday. The
peaches came from Pinkham q McKivitts
fruit ranch at Giant Oaks in Tulare county,
prised boxes. which met with a good mar
ket. The fruit sold for a trihe more than
did the first shipment last year.
Figs also made their first appearance the
shipment consisting Of several boxes. which
sold at So each. Each box carried ten pounds.
The third shipment of cantaloupes arrived.
Tho boxes contained 16 melons each and sold
for S..
1t is said by jobbers that cantaoupes, figs
aho peaches will come to market daily from
now
former to sl.7b a crate and the latter to 6QIc
a box
Cherries advanced to Sdec. Receipts
amounted to only 800 boxes. Blackberries
were up to &c. Raspberrles and strawberries
Nf ames and Sweets were down trno other
citrus fruits sold at old quotations. Citrus
fruit moved we'll.
Fancy northern peas sold at SC a pound
Peas showed signs of improvement. String
beans, however, were still smashed. Bell pep
pers, chilli and bitter almonds declined
Trading on the produce exchange was good
Sales were so cases local eggs, / ton Of eastern
rice popcorn and sacks of garlic.
Produce Receipts
Eggs. cases Observation-Disclosures. 1856
Butter pounds ............................ 46s
Beans, sacks ........................." ll6
Produce Prices
Following are the wholesale 1ohbing
CITRUS FRUITs-valencIas. $500 800;
off bloom navels. S2.00; sweets $2.4O; seed
of bloom navels e.; sweets $40; , seedlings
APPLES (per box)-Missouri pippins, 81 rs;
Ben Davis, 81 .75Q2 Ganos, 81, Newton pip
pins. s2.75; Pearmanes. 2.26Gs; Winesaps
s2QS.
BANANAs-Tancy, per h., 4hc; crates
extra.
GRAPEFRUIT tper box,-Fancy. sS.oo9s.s Is;
choice. s20002.25.
POTATOES (per cwt.)-Highland Bur-
banks. s1.0001.10; local Burbanks, s1.65;
white sweets $i.60@2.b0; yellow sweets,
81: red sweets. s1.5o026o; oregons. s1.76;
New potatoes per lug box, 45G5oc; per 100
lbs, $3.50: sweets, 81 30.
VFGETABLES-Beets per doz punches
% a soc: string beans. h., II &c; carrots per
dozen lunches 250Soc; green chllis. per Id. 15c;
green onions, doz 15420c; celery. fancy, doz.,
9Oc; choice, 75c; green peas, 3a5c; rad
ishes 15c; spinach. doz, I'm @25c: cucum-
bers 4Oc@s1 Is dozen; caulihower, s1d1.25 doz
horseradish, 12hc lb.: tomatoes. local.
$40; Mexican s1:75a2; cabbage, per sack. $50
soc; rhubarb, box, sl.oOQ1.10i northern
chokes doz, is Sc; lettuce. ESQ sJc; as
paragus 's@11c lb.; turnips. 3oQ4oc; sum-
mer squash. box s5c; roasting ears. doz..
white do, &c; light amber do 6a6hc; comb.
W. w, lib. frames Ice; comb. white l6c;
comb, light amber, 12Rq14c.
EGGS-California ranch, candled, 2OQ2lc;
storage selected, 20G27c.
BUTTER-Creameiy extras 2-pound roll
47Mc; creamery frsts. 45c; cooking, l7he;
CHEESE (per lb.,--Anchor brand. Cali.
fornia. 14915c: Young America Is lbs.),
1sc; Hand q lbs.), zoe; fancy full cream
California. 17@1sc: Limburger, case lots: ~
iyann I'D NJ
do cut, see: do domestic blocks. ale: Oregon
cream brick 1sc; German breakfast. per
box, s1.io: eastern. singles. per ID, isc:
Daisies, 16k9171kc; Long Horns 1Sc; Tulare, "a
@15c; northern cheese, 15c; twins. 1sh9l7c;
BEANS dper 100 lbs)-small white, .i.75:
rs. blackeye, $3.50: limas. 5@5.5o: Garvanzas,
s.. so; lentins, $115o; bayou, s3.s5q4
oNIoNs-Yellow Danvers. $3.50; aus
CONS, $3.50; Bermudas. crate. si;25; 100 ibs'
81; garlic, 12Q15c; silverskins, s1.35d1. 80.
NUTS tper lb)-Almcnds. fancy XXI and
i4c; pecans. large. 1sc; California peanuts
s6Tiilo; roasted. &c additional; walnuts
fancy No. /. 15@1ec; do small No. 2. 100
lsc; pine nuts, 15c; cocoanuts, per doz. 90c
bitter almonds. soc basket.
DRIED FRUITS tper lb.)-Apples, evapo-
rated, old stock, TIE a Sc; fancy apricots. 81
ID. boxes l2c; dates. golden, bulk. sAc;
black fgs, 25-1b. box s1.e5; do white. 10 49,
OF pkgs. to box, per box 75c; do so Alb
nkgs TO case per care. $1.65: do 30 6-oz
pkgs to case per case. s1.65; lemon ana
orange peel fancy, 10-lb. boxes, per h., 1bc
nectarines, 25-ib. boxes. per h.. LOG; peaches
eyaporated, 9711c; pears evaporated, fancy
lib box per h., 12c
PRUNES-Santa Clara basis. 4hc; outside,
FRESH FIGs-1o-lb box. IS.
PEACHES, per box, $3.50.
CANTAI.OUPES-Per crate, S..
p CURRANTS-Per 4-basket crate. s1.75.
APRICOTS-Per crate, 81 ,7592.25
dissatisfaction layers. crown per
box s175: do 20s, crown, per box. S1.s
do SOS, crown. per box, $4.25: loose musca-
tells. per h.. 59sc; sultanas. bo-io. boxes
sCELIANEous--Popco fancy rica.
eastern, per ib., 4Mc; Saratoga chips. per
ID. foc; dill pickles. barrel. $1,000: Maye-
mes. basket $3.50; peppermint Dozen 40c
pineapples, per doz., $3.50; mushrooms. 3d.
box.
BERRIES-Fancy Strawberries, 1920;
hlackberries SC; raspberries, pint boxes so
7o: gooseberries, 12@121ac; logans. SAFE.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 10-lb. box, 75GS5c; bulk,
s@eo Id: Royal Anne. 10-lb. box, 81.
POULTRY-Hens, he; broilers. Csc; fryers
CSC; ducks 15c; old ROSTERS. Sc.
FLOUR
Al Hour .........ss.s....'. s$o.sV
Made of select California wheat:
Silver Star flour ..................... 80. 40
xxx flour .......:.................. $50
Eighth bills. zoo per Dbl. higher.
Bakers flour (made Of eastern hard