Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-01
HEAT STIMULATES
MARKET FOR FRUIT
WATERMEL0NS, GRAPES AND
LEMONS ADVANCE
Berry Supply Is Reduced by Scarcity
of crop-Tomato Situation lm-
proves-GroWers Hold Back
on Cabbage Shipments

The hot weather continues to have a
stimulating effect upon fruit in the Los An
geles market yesterday WateTnAelons W.
taken upon arrival at 75c9$l25 a hundred
pounds and the supply was much lnaue-
uuate to the demand.
heavy demand for grapes caused scar
city in every kind except tokays. These de-
clined to S1.5OG1.75 lug box Muscat
grapes held steadily around 75c for the best:
Ferries were in bad shape as a result OF
scorchIng last Sunday and Monday Frlces
advanced strawberries selling yesterday at
s1a125 a crate and blackberries at Sl.25g q
lemons advanced to s1.75d3 a box. The
demand for lemons was enormous ana inc
available supply was we'll nigh exhausted
Tomatoes were in improved condltlon yes
terday with sthe best stock selling at 4oo
Ing box As soon inferior stun Is CON
snmed prices are expected to advance.
Cabbage advanced to 60 "a 75c a sack 1t Is
said growers are holding back in order to
raise prices.
Produce Receipts
Eggs cases ...................'' 80
Butter pounds ...........''...'' $3.50 4V'VVs
Cheese, pounds ....,.''...''.'''' i - 4 - :
onions. sacks .t....,'..'.''''' 90
Sweet potatoes, sacks ..s.'''''''''''' ~ -
Apples, boxes ...''.' ''o4-
Produce Prices
Following are the wholesale jobbirg prices:
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges, Siql.50; lem
ons $1.7503; tangerines, 81; grapefruit
4PPIEs-s1.25616o box.
CRABAPPLES-S1.1 lug box.
BANANAS-SAd4c pound.
POTATOES (cwt) Highland, n.35;
Oregon Burbanks, S2.60q275; sweet potatoes
s. 5063 00; new potatoes. S1.2541. 50.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. per dozen bunchea
25 a soc; string beans, 293c pound; carrots,
256 30c doz. punches; turnips, rs q soc; green
onions, 95 sOc dozen; celery, 75c s1sS
dozen; caulihower, s1.35 dozen; horseradsh,
1890 ID; lettuce. 100000 cratei tomatoes
15g40c crate; brussels sprouts, 9al0c lb;
cabbage 75c q sack; rhubarb, S1@1.50 lug
box; chicory, 85940c doz; artichokes, 75o
doz; oyster plant. 45c doz; parsnips, SOC
doz; cucumbers, 2od30c lug box; asparagus,
81 2562 rs cratei egg plant 749c lb.; bell pep
pers 40 SC ID eSeas 4Q SC lb; okra, 6Q7c Id;
summer squtjwl, 20@25c lug box; green
corn, 40 soc lug box; red cabbage X q &c
lb.; spinach, $50 zoe doz bunehesi green
HONEY-Extrac'e w W. so-lb. can,
TIC; white do, &c; light amber do. 6Q6hci
comb, W. w, lib. frames, 15c; white comb, a.;
comb light amber, lac; beeswax, pound, 3Oc
FGGS-Extra select. SIC: California ranch
candled, 35c; local, case count, sic; eastern
extras, 2SQ50c.
s2J6c; creamery frsts GOc; eastern extras. 55c
CHEESE tper pOund1-Northern fresh.
Amtrca, zoe, Anchor. hand, 21c; eastern,
single 1sc; do twins. 17kc; do cheddars,
i7c: do longhorns 19q2Oc do Daisy 1992Oc
swiss imported, ESQ soc; do domestic, ITO
isc; cream brick, zoe; iimburEer. 2o921e;
BEANS 400 1bs.)-sman white. $3.50;
Lady Washington, $3.50; No. pink, s3ooi
olackeye, So 50; Lima $3.50; Garvansas,
s4GA50: Ientils, s6a6.25; bayou, $3.50
ONIONS (cwt)-s1. 25q2.oO; Bermudas, SO
1.25; white wax, 9Oc0s1.
CHILL tpound>-Eyaporatsd. o9ioo; sun
green chilli. 3d5c.
GARLIC-6Q7c lb.
NUTS (per lb)-Almonds, fancy XXI and
Ne Plus 14@15e; Brazils 1S@16c; hlbertH
I4a15c; pecans. 12915c; California pea
nuts raw. &c: roasted. &c; eastern. 7h9
&c: Japan peanuts, 6hc; roasted 20 addi-
tional; No. J. fancy walnuts. 149iso; dc
small No. 2. 10c; pine nuts. 1906 cocoanutAs
per doz. s5@90c; bitter almonds. 500 baS-
kst: black walnuts. Go ID.
rated, 7G7hc; apricots, s@1oc; black fgs.
&c; do white, &c: lemon and orange peel
fancy, 10-lb. boxes. per lb., 15c; nectArineA
TIC; evaporated peaches, 10 Sc; pears, do,
IO0l1c; plums 5000; loose muscatels, 90
SC; sultanas 44412c
NECTARINES-S1 lug box.
PEARs-S14 4OG15O a box
PLUMS-Tragedy prunes' e0c; common
plums, 500 75c; Satsuma, 5o4e0c; Hungar-
Ian prunes, s5c@S1.
WATERMELONs-7 a s1.25.
GRAPES-Thompson seedless, 81 4-baS
81. 50 4-basket cratei h.alaga sl9l.10; Delaware,
s125 4-basket crate; tokay, s1.50q 1.75 lug
box.
PEACHES -75dS5c lug box.
ALOUPES-$1.10Q1,S5 large local
crate; casaba melons, 9oc4s1.25 crate,
FIGS-Black, S19125 crate; white, II
crate: calamyrna, 75c0$
CJTRRANTS-$l, rs 4-basket crate.