Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-26
MARKET EX 'ECTS RISE
IN BUTTER TOM MORROW
SCARCITY WARRANTS PRO-
POSED ADVANCE
Fruit and Vegetable Business Closes
Week In Capital Shape-Rhubarb
Advances-Lettuc Declines.
Apples in Demand

It was announced in the Los Angeles mar
ket yesterday that butter would auYance
tomorrow. This advance follows a contln-
nal shortage in supply and has been looked
forward to for several days. .,-..
EGGS were firm at quotations Receipts
were light.
brisk and the market cleared up for sun
Rhubarb advanced to si.75 for the best
winter crimson variety.
Lettuce declined to $1.1O for the pest
Common stock sold at 75c a crate.
Figs were weak, dragging around S5c
two-layer crate .,..s
moved slowly on account OF the cooler
The drift of the fruit demand Is toward
apples .,o. ,,ara
in fair demand.
smet and halibut were the principal hsA
on hand Barracuda was cleaned uD
Produce Prices
Following are the wholesale jobbing prices;
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges-Na alenc. as
80 25a2 5O Lemons s2.25Q3.25. Grapefruit, sS25;
seedlings, 81. Lines S125q1b 30 cwt
PINEAPPLES-4hG5c pound
APPLES-S1.25 25Q$l.75 box.
OUINCES-s1 box.
CRABAPPLES-s1.1 lug box.
| BANANAS-4c lb.; red, 5q6o lb.
BERRIEs-str s11.75 crate; black
berries, S1.25a175 crate.
| POTATOES. cwt-Highland, $685. north
ern s1.20@140; sweet potatoes, $lbOgl1e
EGETABLEs-Beets. dozen punches. 80
| msBc: string beans. 34Shc lb.; carrots. 20
| a SOC dozen bunches; turnips Sog SVei green a
| onions, 25930c dozen; celery 75QS5c do2,
! caulinower, s13O doz; horseradish. 1Shc
lb; lettuce 75c9 s1.10 crate; tomatoes zoe
crate; brussels sprouts sQ1oc ID; cabbage, u
@I25 SIX; rhubarb. s1.25@1.75 lug box; chic
orv as "a 4Oc doz; artichokes, 75c ooz; oyster
nIant. 45c doz; parsnips, soc doz; cucumoers,
| 25@6cc lug box; asparagus, S%zSQ q o
crate; egg plant 20 bclb; bell peppers, 4w eT Sp
squash, S5445c lug box; green corn, 65g65c
lug box; red cabbage, 994c lb; spinach
$50 200 doz punches; green lima BEANS Sn
VHoNEY-Extracted W. W.. 6o-lb. can,
| 7bc; white do, &c; light amber, DO 6W6 u g.
| comb. w W. lib. frames 15c; white como
i4o; comb. Light amber lac; beesWax' SO'
pVFeS; FGGs-Extra select. 4so; California ranch.
| candled, Ale; local case count. $780, eastern
s2@84c. ,u ou
| s7i5c: creamery frsts. 65c; cooking. 2To.
CHEESE, per lb.-Northern fresh, 1sc;
large Anchor. zoe; Anchor Young America
| 21c; Anchor. hand, 22c; eastern single,
| IsHc; do twins, 1870; do cheddars, l9ci DO
Imported 81 a 32c; do domestic 2Sci cream,
| brick, zoe; limburger, 2oQ2lc; Edam. SS'eV
| me a case; Camembert, s1.20 a box.
| REANS. 100 lbs.-Small white, S5.25; Lady
washington, $3.50; No. pink. $3.50; black
/ ave $3.50; lima, $3.50; Garvanzas' S45Oi
| lentils s69s.25; bayou $3.50.
| CHILL pound-Evaporated. S91ooi sun
! dried 12c; ground. Sc; Mexican black. l5ci
green chill, 3@5c.
| G6PLIC-6@ @7c ID
| NI1Ts, pound-Aimonds, fancy IXL and
| Ne Plus, 14@15c; Brazils. 1b9 16c; hioerts'
| i4115; pecans, 12@15c; California peanuts
raw. &c; roasted. &c; eastern. y 0Sc; jap
| an neanuta 6Hc; roasted &c additional; No,
| fancy waInuts. 14916c: do small NO: z.
| l0o: pine nuts, 14c; cocoanuts socQ*l ooz'
bitter almonds. 900 basket plaek "aIhuts'
DRIED FRUITS, pound-Evaporated ap-
| nles 707Bc; apricots, S410c; black ngs
5c do white. bc lemon ana o,n. orange PEE. Pee.
evaporated peaches, Sc; loose musoatels'
| 5@6c; sultanas, 4Q4h
! CRANBERRIES-S1o so barrel.
| BFRRIES-stra 30 a box; black
| berries 5d6c a box
'NESC;TARINEs-s1.2 .25 lug box
PEARs-s1 $500. 25 box; alligator, ssSs.6o doz'
| PIJJMS-7EaS5c box; prunes, e0c4d
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. cwt.
| GRAPES-Muscats. 4OG6Oc lug box; Con-
| cord 75c lug box; Malaga, 65 75c lug box;
Delaware. 81 4-basket crate; Tokay' sS9 Toe
uf Observation-Disclosures RP1; 75@s5c; elinss
| b0606Oc.
CANTALoUPEs-s5@95o standard crate;
| 81 $500 large crate; casabas. s19l.26 crate
FIGS-C -Calamyrna- 100 1-layer box; blacks
PoULTRY-Buying price. live weight: Old
roosters, 7c; stays, Sc; hens 14415o per Id.
ducks, 12913c; geese, 1sc; turkeys 22Q2Sc:
SQUAD pigeons s125Q175 per doz; fryers, $50
lie; brothers, 1ac; roasters, tic. wholesaler sells
| to retailer, live weight: Hens, 1Sc; young
roasters, 2092lc; fryers. 25c; broilers, &c; old
| ROSTERS. &c; turkeys, 24925c: geese, 1sc;
ducks l761Sc Dressed weight averages from
Sc TO SC higher than live weight.
LIVE STOCK-Based on delivered weights
in Los Angeles Steers s4259450; hefers $3.50
COWS, $s CO., calves $500; wethers $4.0095.00 a
head; ewes, s3.5O94OO lambs. sSO0Q325; hogs.
10000 lbs. s7.25Qz5o hogs 100000 lbs, s6,75S
| 700
| HAY-Choice barley hay. S15,o0@17oo; No. /.
| s14 ais O0 choice wheat hay, s16. 0OalS.o0; No.
| l. SIS 0Oa16. 90: No / tame oat hay, $l60O9lS.G0
No. 2, $14616.0O; northern alfalfa, sl2oO; la
| cal, sl2 O0114.00; timothy, s1S0O420.Oo; stock
hay. $s.OOqloOo; straw. ss,oo91ooo.
Butter and EGGS at Retail