Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-25
FLOUR AND GRAIN
DECLINE AT MILLS
LOCAL AND EASTERN EGGS
ADVANCE
Strengthen of Cheese and Butter
Prices in East Affect Local Market.
Grapes Move Steadily at
Quotations

There was a drop in flour and gram prioes
at the Los Angeles mills yesterday amount
ing to SC to 15c a hundred pounds or bar
rel Of the various commodities listed. Inc
best grades of flour are now quoted at Sb.6o
Wheat dropped to $1.95U2 a hundred
pounds. corn TO s17J, rolled barley to S1.5o,
shorts to S1.S5 and bran to S1.60
Eggs advanced in the produce market in
sympathy with an advance at san iran
cisco. The advance amounted to lc
dozen affecting everything but the local
buying price, which still holds at sic.
Butter and cheese were firm at quota
tions and with advances in the east now
being made this market will be strength
ened.
A carload OF bananas arrived, the con
tents selling readily around &c pound
Grapes continued to move steadily at
The general tone in fruit was favorable
to both buyer and seller.
Shipments of figs from Fresno balanced
the supply which had previously been
somewhat insufficient.
Produce Receipts
Eggs. cases ........,..'..'..''''' 20
Butter, pounds Observation-Disclosures. .48,Sbo
Potatoes sacks .'...'''''''''''''''' 4'og9
Onions, sacks ..''''''.''''' 81
Sweet potatoes sacks .''.''''.'''''. joy JOY
Apples, boxes .......:..:: ::..''''.'''' l'Sh
Produce Prices
Following are the wholesale jobbng prices:
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges, S1d150 lem
ons, $125025o; tangerines. 9ocqn; grapefruit.
AdL50.
APPLEs-$15Cas2 box.
CRABAPPLES-S10 lug box.
BANANAS-SiAQ4c a pound.
POTATOES (cwt) Highland, l.S5;
oregon Burbanks, S2.6Od2.75; sweet potatoes.
81 5043 90; new potatoes, SL25d1.50
ETABLES-Beets, per dozen bunches
25a soc; string beans, 203c pound; carrots
25630c doz. punches; turnips, % q 30ci green
onions 25d soc dozen; celery, 75c a Sl.35
dozen: caulihower, s1.25 dozen; horseradlsh
1910 lb; lettuce. 40060c crate; toma toes
3Od 40c crate; brussels sprouts 9910c lb;|
cabbage 1c a pound; rhubarb 9oc@sl lug
box; chicory, 35940o doz; artichokes. 75c
doz; oyster plant. 45c doz; parsnips. Doc
doz cucumbers, 20dSoc lug box; asparagus.
s225Q275 crate; egg plant 7q9c lb; bell pep
pers 6d1Oc lb.; peas, 445c lb; okra. Acc lb.;
summer squash. 20Q 25c lug box; green
corn. 40d5oo lug box red cabbage 2q21ac
ID; spinach 156 2Oc doz bunches: green
''I1tt5 'HI1oNEY2Extractea w W. so-ib can.
nc; white do, &c; light amber do, 696Ac:
ccmb w W, lib. frames, 15c; white comb. "A;
comb light amber, lac; beeswax. pound 30c.
EGGs-Extra select. SIC; California ranch
candled. 35c; local case count, Sic eastern
BGTTEK-Creamsry. extra. 7-lb roll
621bc; creamery hrsts, SOC; eastern extras. 55c;
CHEESE Cpssr gound3-N2Tsss5n D.. 9Has55 T1 t5s.h
America, 2oc. Anchor. hand. 21c; eastern
single 1sc; do twins. 17hc; do cheddars
l7c; do longhorns, 13kc. do Daisy, 1Sc;
swiss imported. 2S@3oc; do domestic, i79
1gc; cream brick. zoe; limburger, 209 2lo;
Nafh' gEaNs s. 600 lbs5-sman white. $3.50;
Lady washington. $3.50; No pink $500;
s4a456; lentiis. s6q625; bayou. $3.50
ONIONS (cwt)-s125920o Bermudas, SIG
/ 25; white wax, 81.
dried, 12c; ground. Sci Mexican black. i5o;
green chill, Sq5c.
GARLIC-6d7c lb.
NUTS (per lb)--Aimonds, fancy IxL and
Ne Plus. 14915c; Brazls. i691so; alberta
i4R15c; pecans. 1201sc; California pea
nuts, raw. SC; roasted. &c; eastern. 7hQ
tional; No. / fancy walnuts l4Q1ee; de
small No. 2. 1Oc; pine nuts. 14c; cocoanuts.
per doz.. S5490c; bitter almonds. 500 bAs-
ket; black walnuts. &C ID.
DRIED FRUITS tper ib.)-Appies, evapor-
1ated, 767Eci apricots, Sd10c; black fgs,
&c; do white, &c: lemon and orange peal
7lsc; evaporated peaches, 7GSc; pears, do.
1O611c; plums, sG9c; loose muscatels. q
&C; sultanas, 44 4iac.
NECTARINES-506 lug box.
PEARS-Bartlett. soc.
PLUMs-Tragedy prunes soc; common
plums, 5o6 75c; satsuma, 5o@6oc.
WATERMELONS-50c6
GRAPEs-Thompson seedless, 81 4-bas-
llet crate. muscat, goa 95c lug box; Concord.
$50 4-basket crate; malaga, slGllo; Delaware.
81 o5 4-basket crate.
PEACHES-35m n SOC lug box.
ALOUPES-S1.1O@135 large local
crate: casaba melons, 9Ocqs1.25 crate
FIGs-Black, S1@125 crate; white, 81
crate; cal6myrna 81.
CURRANTs-s12 25 4-baslset crate.
LOQUNTS-26 &c pound.
BERRIES-Straw 2ia a 4c a box;
raspberres, &c a box; blackberries, 4c a
box.
PINEAPPLEs-46 ID.
PRUNES-Santa Clare basis 4ho; ont.
side &c.
DATES-3c ID.
APRICOTs-4Oa5Oc lug box; peach april
cots. soc lug box.
MUEHROOMS-s2 5ons a basket
POULTRY (Buying price)-Live weight;
Old roosters. &c; stays, &c; hens, 13b14c
per ID; ducks. 12013c; geese, 13c; turkeys.
200 23c; squad pigeons, Si.250l.75 per doz:
fryers, 15016c; broers roosters lao l5c.
POULTRY (selling prices)-Live weight:
Hens 1Sc young roosters. zoe; fryers, 25c;
broiers. 27c; old fosters, &c; turkeys, %
a csc; geese, 1Sc; ducks, 17Qlsc. Dressed
weight averages from &c to sc higher than
live weight.
LIVE sTocK-steers. AZ @4hc; helfers.
slBc; cows, axe; calves. sc; wethers, $500
95OO head; ewes. s3.5o94.O0; lambs.
sSOOa325; hogs. 10000 lbs, 7h97%c;
hogs. 100000 lbs. 7@Thc.
Butter and Eggs at Retail
Butter, 2-lb fancy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10
Butter. GLIB. roll. choice ........,..... .65
Cooking butter. 2-pound roll ..,..,,,.. 30
Eggs, dozen Observation-Disclosures ''''So % 4oc