Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-24
GROCERS BUY PRODUCE
IN LARGE QUANTITIES
HOLIDAY TRADE BREAKS ALL
RECORDS
Turkeys, Chickens, Fish and Fruits
Are In Brisk Demand-High
links at the Exchange
Today


people. Buyers selected what they wanted
with but little reference to prices Fane5
stocks in every line moved rapidly
Receipts Of butter amounted to more
than $4,000 pounds, making the total for
two days 40.S6O pounds. Prices unchanged
Eggs arc .lsady at present g1olasl34si l.l-..
IuTneys ana cnIcKens commanded monday
prices to the retailers.
Fish dealers were geefuL All stoehs
cleaned up.
No session Of the exchange. The call
hour viii be devoted TO the Christmas tree
treat for members.
Receapts of produce were: Eggs, SO
cases; butter, 2G,O35 pounds; cheese 342
pounds; potatoes, 1871 sacks; onions - ,
sacks; beans. none; sweet potatoes -ft
sacks; apples, i707 boxes
Produce Prices
Following are the Daily Market Reporter
wholesale quotations:
EGGS-Local ranch. candled, extra Sc
lected soc; local ranch, candled, 48c; local
ranch, case count, buying price, 45c; east
ern fresh, 3Je; eastern storage packed
extra, 30c; eastern storage, seconds, 2sc.
BUTTER-Calfornia creamery extras =
lib. roll, Zoe; California creamery nrsts. 2
ID. roll, 67hc. eastern creamery extras
67hc; cooking butter, 26c; ladle butter
CHEEsE-Northern fresh. zoe; northern
storage, 1910 20c; oregon Daisy, l952e;
eastern singles 19c eastern twins, 194
1870; eastern Daisies, zoe; eastern Long
Horn, 20c; eastern Chedders, 10c; imported
swiss. 32c; Jack cheese, lSe; domestic
swiss, 23c; cream brick, zoe; LmDurger
zoo 21c; Roquefort, $50 40c; Edam, SSOo@
900 Canadian cream, per box, Sl.OO.
BEANs-No l pinks S4.4O4 400. No.
Limas, s44O@A5O No. 1 Lady Washing
tons. S425Q450; No l small whites. Yo'4V
$3.50; No. / Backeyes, $500; No. 1 Car
yanzas, $4,000 4.5Oi No. Lentils' California
$700Q 500.
PoTAToEs-Hl Highlands, per cwt.. ilio
Obs; Lompoc. per cwt., Sl.65Q lbs; Wat
sonvile, per cwt., $l5O41.65; oregon Bu:-
banks, per cwt., $1.4O@1 $50; Oregon Early
Rose, per cwt, $500; Salinas, $l'oog LOO
Yellow Sweets, per cwt,, $l.75.
ONIONS-Northern Australian brown. per
cwt., S1.65q1.75; garlic per lb., S4l0e.
FRESH FRCITS-Apples: BelleAeurs,
4-tier. s15O0165; Belleheurs. Al tier,
s1.35; Grayensteins, 4-tier. 800; Craven
stems, Az tier coca s1,0O; Hoovers, after
S2.25; Jonathans Alter $500; Pearmalns'
white winter, Alter $3.50; Pearmains, n
tier s135; Pearmains red, 4-tier. $l50
Pearmains red. IA tier, $120; Smith 5
Cider alter, $3.50; Smiths cider, 4A tier
S1.25; Ben Davis. alter. Col, Sl.65 q l,S5i
Newton Pipbins 4-tier, $3.50; Mo. Pippins'
4-tiers Col s2OO; Mo. Pippins, A tier
Cal, S1.25; Mo Pippins, alter, Cal, $3.50;
Rome Beauties, $2.50q275; spltzenburgs'
Alter, s2.5O; Ganos' SIZE q 2.ooi Wlnesaps'
4-ter. Col, s2.75a 800; Winesaps, 4-tier,
Cal, s1.75; Winesaps, 4ls-tier, Cal, Sl.25.
Berries: Strawberries fancy. per basket.
9Q12c; Strawberries. choice, per basket, Sc;
cranberries per barrel. S104 1850; rasp-
berries. per basket, 1Oc Citrus: Grapefruit
seedless, s3.25 $50; grapefruit, seedlings
$2.5093.00; lemons, fancy, $3.50; lemons
choice, $175; oranges fancy Navels, s2259 q
2.T5; oranges. Tangarines, Y box, S15O;
oranges Valenclas, fancy $2.5O9 500; lines
20-lb. box. Sl.25.
TROPICAL-Banasas per lb., 4hc; ban
anas red. per lb., &c; dates Fard. lb,. 90
aata i'll h.
pkgs., sc; Alligator pears, doz., $500; pine
apples &c.
MIsCELLANEOUs-P winter Nells,
picking boxes, S1.5O41.75; cantaloupes local.
crate. Jumbos. S250Q 800; casabas, crate.
$1.69a1.70. Christmas melons. $500; grapes,
lug boxes, S1.25q 1.50; Guayas, per basket,
4c; peaches. box, $I25; pomegranates, 5ci
ounces, per box, $1.25; watermelons. per
h., 1Ac; persimmons, per h., 6qsc
VEGETABLES - Artchokes. Northern
doz., S1.25 al LAO; Brussels sprouts Northern.
h.. 5 a Sc; bell peppers lb,. loc; beets. sacks
soc; string beans, ID, 15c; green cabbage,
sack. 75cQS1; red cabbage, lb. &c; carrots.
sack, soc; caulihower doz 35 q 6Oc; celery,
doz.. 5Od 6Oc; celery crate, $2509275;
cucumbers, S1.50@2 dozen; corn, green, box,
5Og 6Oc corn husks cut, .lb,, g6e; egg
plant, lb 5GSc; leeks doz, 35c; oyster
plant, doz $50 40c; okra, lb SQ10c; let
tuce, ct, $1% 125; peas, lb. 1874 q l5e; pars-
ley doz, 25c; parsnips, doz., Ace rhubarb
crimson winter, S5c rhubarb. Northern
Strawberry, box. S5c spinach, doz., 20 q 25c
summer squash, per box 75ci squash, Hub
bard, h., 1U11ac; young onions, doz., Is a
25c: trnips, sack. soc; tomatoes, 90c9 81
box.
DRIED FRUITS-Apples. evaporated, lb.
10411c; apric0ts lb, 124l5c; figs, loose,
white, box, 1925; figs, loose, black box
S1.e5; peaches. lb, 79Sc; pears lb. 1lu
12c; plums. lb, l21Aei neetarines lb.' 90
Ice
PRUNEs-2o sos; 1Oc; SOLOS, SC; 4O-5Os
7hc; 5O-60s, 61Ac; 60-7Os, &c; 70-SOs, sac;
sO-s0s &C; 9O-1OOs, 41ac
RAISINS-Muscatels 2-crown, loose, 80
10. boxes, H. 4hc; S-crown, lose, 5O-lb. box,
lb SC; 4-crown. lose 5O-lb box lb. &c; Lon
don layers, 2-crown, lose 20-lb. box, lb
S1.1O; 8-crown, Sl25; A-crown, Sl.65; g.
crown, S1.9O Sultanas, beached, lb. 9411e;
unbleached, az 44c; seedless. 1907. pkg.
So @71bc; 1907. pkg. 31s 96iac.
NUTS-Per diamonds. fancy, IXL, lie; ;
Ne Plus Ultra, Ice Brazls, l4u15c; cocoa
nuts. S5c@ $1.O0; chestnuts, 11Q 12c; hlberts,
14015c; hickory. Sc; pecans, AX, 12lac;
xxx, Ice; XXX&, lie; eastern peanuts &c:
Japan peanuts, &c; Spanish peanuts, No,
shelled. l0c; pinenuts. 2Oc: No. l S. S. wal
nuts, 1874 @14c; No. 2, loei Jumbos. 17Q
lsc; budded, Is 920c; eastern popcorn, cwt.
49, is; local. cwt. S103.25
RICE-lOO lbs.-Fancy Honduras. Caro-
lima 81; choice Honduras, Carolina. $40
1926; Japan grades, $l.65 q 5.oOi Island, s6.25;
broken $3.50.
7@71Ac; white, extracted, &c; light amber.
extracted, 6G6hc; water white comb,
llb-frames, 1Sc: white, comb, frames, 15c;
light amber, comb, frames, 12q12hc; bees
wax. per ID, SOC.
LIVE sTOCK-Packers pay +. o. b. Los
Angeles for beef steers, AN G4hc; beef
steers. slb q 4c; beef heifers, 3la 94o; ueef
calves, SC; mutton, weathers, $4,000;
mutton, ewes $S75q4; mutton, lmbs SAG
S.25; hogs 7he
POULTRY-Buylng prices in the country:
(Per lb)-Hens, 17Q1Sc; old roosters, Sc;
stags, Sc; broilers, l to lbs, per ID. 24c;
fryers, lbs and up, per lb. 22c; roasters, 81
lbs and up, per lb. l9c; geese, Ice; ducks.
1Sc; squab pigeons, dozen, $3.50; turkey
hens, S-lb. and up, 22c; young tom tur-
KEYS, zee: old toms. 24c.
CHILI-Per lb--Eyaporated. strings, is
a zoe; lose, 1Sc; Mexican black. 2415c,
green. SC; chilli tepins, Sl.25j Japan, 15ci
corn husks, Q-0c.
HAY-(Baled). The following quotations
are furnished by the Los Angeles Hay Stor-
age Go. (Per ton)--Barley wheat hay,
sI25O@16.5O; tame cat hay Sl591S.50; al
falfa, slS5OQl5
STE. cracked corn, 81 so; feed meal So;
rolled barley, S1.6O; oil cake meal, $3.50;
shorts $1S5; Kaffir corn, SO; white oats,
81 so; red oats, eastern, s2.25; wheat, ori-
ginal sacks, cwt. S205 wheat, 100-lb. sacks,
S21o.
Butter and Eggs at Retail
Butter, Glib. fancy .....................9 90c
Cooking butter, 2-lb. roll ...'.....'' so g Soc
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Chicago Live Stock
CHICAGO, Dec. S.-Cattle-Recepts esti-