Los Angeles herald., 1908-02-15
PRICE CURRENT FOR
PRODUCE MARKET
PROPOSAL TO ESTABLISH ONE
BEING CONSIDERED
Trading at Yesterdays Session Was
Active and Receipts Affected But
ter and Egss-other Market
Features

The establishment of a weekly price cur
rent by the produce exchange, q rather Did
proposal but now revived, may be discussed
at an early meeting of the membership
called for that purpose. Tho feasibility OF
a price list. such as are IN by other
exchanges. has been under consideration for
a year and lately talk has revived the sub
ject President Cole announces that the
time is at hand when the membership
should act one way the other. The
purpose is to give members uniform quo
tation on all produce for mailing to their
customers weekly.
Trading at Yesterdays session was lively
and the quantities offered were large. But
ter regained buoyancy because OF reduced
receipts, but increased receipts of eggs
23c price
Potatoes are still in excess with small
demand and receipts continue large. Onions
showed no change
Fruits were abundant, but not excessive.
except oranges, of which the market has
glut. Strawberries of good quality are
bringing high as i5c box.
Produce Receipts
EGGS cases ........,............. DIV
Butter. pounds ..................... s'4O9
Potatoes, sacks .-........s...s''.'' $3.50
Sweet potatoes, sacks -.......-...'s', ~
Produce Prices
Following the wholesale jobbing prices:
ORANGES tper box)-New crop. $1.25@
rs according to size
APPLES (per box)-Bellefeur. 4-tier
s2.O0; 4h-tier. s1.75; Colorado Jonathans'
bO-lb box. $3.50. California Jonathans. 40
lb box. $2@2.50.
CRANBERRIES-$13.00
IANANAS-Fancy Port Limons. per ib..
sE04Mo; crates. SOC extra.
GRAPE FRUIT tper box)-Seedless. t3.25;
seedlings. $3.25@3.6o
POTATOES ,per cwt)-white Early Rose.
1850 200: Highland Burbanks. sLl5R 80;
= @ o n. 10
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. per doz. bunches
soc: string beans. lb. 12Q14c: was. bQsc;
cabbage. per sack. 25@4oc; carrots. per
dozen punches, 30c: green chilis. lb. l0c:
garlic, per lb, 100 15c; lettuce. per doz. IS
a 30c: onions. green. per dozen. $50 2So; do
Giant per dozen. 25c: celery per doz. so@
95c: green peas lb. 406c; radishes per
doz., 10@15c; spinach. dos.. 15c; turnips 20
q soc: squash. $1.o0 box: hothouse cucum-
hers, s1.75@2.5o doz.: cauiinower, 4o@ soc
doz.: egg pla t. tOc ib,; horseradish. a2Ho
pound: tomatoes. local. s2.oo@25o box;
Mexicans. s275; cubans. $500 box Of
baskets.
FIGs-Black. ss.75.
CHILIS Iper lb.)-String. fancy. 12e;
Chill Telpine. $1.25; Chill Molido. 12c.
BUTTER-Creamery. extras. 2-pound roll.
67Ac; creamery hrsts. Sic; cooking. IL
22c.
fornia 20c: Young America IS lbs.). 100;
Hand IS lbs). 20c; fancy full cream cat
fornia. f7@1sc: Limburger. EdeIweiss. fancy
case lots 1sc; do less quantity. 1sc; Swiss,
fancy imported wheels. Sic do cut. 32c; do
domestic blocks. 21c: Oregon cream brick.
19c: German breakfast. per box. ii 10: east
ern, singles. per lb.. 1sc; Daisies. 17h
1910: Long Horns Ice.
EGGS-California ranch % 20 25c per doz;
case count s2c: eastern. 10000.
GRAPES - Tokays. $500; Cornichons,
s1f5: Black Moroccos. s2s6@a7o: Malaga.
s1.25@150.
BEANs-p c. tper 100 lbs.)--smaii white.
ss7k@400: Lady Washington. ss.75@4oo.
pinks No. I. s3.75; linas. $3.50; Garvanzas.
$3.50; lentils. imported. si16O.
ONIONS-Yeilow Danvers. $2.5o@21b;I
Australian Browns. $3.50: Red Globe sss6
a so: Oregons. s3.5o,
EIrTs (per lhb-Aimonds fancy XXI and
Ne Plus 1sc; Brazils, 1tm15c; filbcrts. l4c;
pecans. large tsc; California peanuts raw.
T@7Mo: eastern. &c; roasted. &c additional:
walnuta. fancy No 1. 15hc; do small No 3,
12c; pine nuts. 1sc: cocoanuts. per doz. 600
DRIED FRIiTTS fper lb.)-Apoles evapo
rated old stock. 1oc: new stock 12c; apri-
cots. fancy. 25-lb boxes. 1sm zoe: dates.
golden bulk roc: fancy. SC: do i-pound
packs ges. 90, to case fancy per package 7c;
do Fards. sGc: per pkg. Sc: do 12s per pkg
&C. hgs. black 25-lb box. per box. VI so: a.
white. 10 16-oz pkgs tn box. per box. 7sc;
do 30 k-lb pkgs to case. per case 81 10;
do so e-oz pkgs TO case. per case. 81 IS
lemon and orange peel fancy fo-lb boxes.
per Ib.. 15c: nectarines. 25-ib. boxes per II
Toe; peaches vaporated. 12m13c: fancy. per
ib. i3Lc. do ass. choice. per lb.. i2c; pears.
evsporated fancy. 25-lb box. per lb. 14c:
pitted piums. sb-in boxes per ib.. foc.
PRIMES fper lb.)-Fancy Santa Clara
county stock q III hoxes, s0s to 4os 90; 40s
10 sos TIC: sos to COS. 6hc; Sos to 7os. &c;
7Os to sos SIC; SOS to 9os. &c: sos to zoos
ave.
box, 81 rs: do 20s. crown. per box. 81 6b;
do sos cro--.n. per box. s4.3b: loose musca-
tells sos. 2 crown. per lb. SC: DO sos. 8
crown per lb., &c, do sos. crown. per H..
ioc; Suitanas. 5o-ib. boxes. per ib,. sac
MISCELLANEOUS-Po fancy rice.
EASTERN per ib.. SAC: Saratoga chips. par
BERRIEs-strawberri fancy. SC to 15c;
blackberries. q lb. basket, 1O@12c; rasp-
berries. Y -lb. basket. 12@1ec.
PoULTRY-Buying prices as Follows
Hens. 14@t5c; broilers. u to lbs. 22c;
fryers. 2K to 2% lbs. sc; roasters. 8 lbs
,D 1Aa15c: stays, 2% lbs. 1611sc; geese
Ice, ducks. lac; SQUADS. s1.76@ % 200 dozen
Selling prices-Hens. 2o@2 young
ROSTERS 16@l7c: fryers o@25c: broilers
CSC; old ROSTERS. 1Oc: live turkeys 10 q
90a: local ducks, 1sc; squads sa.5o@ 800
dcz; eastern dressed hens. 17c young rooss-
ers. 1870.
FLOUR
Al -four ...................... $3.50
Made Of seleot California wheat;
Silver Star -four '''''''''''''''''''' % %
Fight hills. zoe per bbl., higher.
Bakers four (made Of eastern hard wheat>
per hbl.:
Globe -four ........'s'... ..-'...'.'''...s 20
Eastern graham ..'''..'''''' 20
Eastern whole wheat hour ..'..'.'.. DO
Blended wheat hours:
Bakers Al 'ur ....'.'.'''''''''''' 90
Rakers' Magnolia nour ............... 40
Bakers pastry flour ..............-.. $50
Eastern rye '..:,r,;',,.'s, .;,.d 4, ak rsr .ee%
and sbo per Il sack Globe family. sl.S0
per 4 sack and 95c per II sack.