The San Francisco call., 1909-02-24
Potatoes. Onions and Vegetables

The circular of the Jonas Erlanger-Davis com
pany says of the prospective supply of potatoes
That there Is a shortage of potatoes In Cali
fornia no one can question. 1t does not neees-
sarily follow that there will be potato fam
inc, but there can be no question as to the
future of the potato market
Potatoes viii from eastern sections
We must have them in order TO supply our de-
mands- Can any reasonable person doubt T.
the eastern markets win advance owing to the
extraordinary demands which will be made upon
them from all sections on account of the short
age existing in this state, which under Ord-
nary circumstances has surplus at this time
of the year and usually exports potatoes TO
easti They can not get potatoes here. conse-
quently the above mentioned points are now
drawing heavily upon Colorado. Wisconsin. Min
nesota and other large producing sections.
we can not land good potatoes in California
from eastern points at less than &c to 215c per
pound at present.
lowing to the continuous rainy weather early
potatoes. which usually commence to arrive in
quantities at the end of May. will be at least
six weeks late, the wetness of the ground
has precluded planting Sherman island, one of
the largest producers of early potatoes is rn-
der water and viii grow no early potatoes this
year. Where are they to come from? We think
potatoes will be high.
Stocks hand are as follows Stockton o.
600 sacks; Antioch and Sacramento 40 900: nm
shipped on river banks, So 600: In San Fran
cisco. $4,000; Salinas valley and Lompoe
10000; Los Angeles. $4,000: Oakland 10 600
supply from Oregon, 10000; in other sections
not figured. $4,000; necessary for consumption
l.ZOO.0U0: net shortage. 100000 sacks.
This shows that 800 cars of go sacks each
will have TO be secured out of California aud
Oregon"
There good buying movement in pota-
toes yesterday. but buyers still inclined
to operate cautiously and the market was rather
easy about 20 of Lompoc and Oregon
Burbanks had accumulated on the railroad tracks
the holidays. and there liberal
arrivals of cheap river goods, which the re-
ceiyers were anxious to sell. Onions, too. were
easy the arrival of FIVE cars from Oregon
Prices for garden vegetables from the Los An
geles region were largely nominal. as there
was nothing received up to late hour, and
there was not enough stock carried from
the preceding day to I'LL the wants of large
buyer. Mexican tomatoes held at an ad-
vance and mushrooms did better. receipts OF the
latter falling off to 81 boxes. Asparagus was
lower. the demand being less urgent than on
Saturday and only brand sold above 13c a
pound Rhubarb was, plentiful and lower, 3S7
boxes coming TO hand.
Potatoes tper ctl--River Burbanks, S161 40:
Lompoc Burbanks, 50; Salinas Burbanks S1.65
al. So; Oregon Burbanks, 81 .60@1.T5; early
rose, S1.15M2; sweet potatoes, 81 35 al. SO.
0nions-$1. 73G2 per ctl.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 9M13c per lb: rhu-
barb 40l7c per lb; tomatoes, $2@2. % per box
crate; green peas, 10d15c per 10 for choice;
string beans. 15M171Ac per ID; green peppers,
25QI40c per lb; summer squash. q per box /;
garlic SM10c per lb; cabbage 81. 80 per ctI;
hothouse cucumbers, $1@1 .25 per doz.; cauli-
flower, 65075c per doz.; carrots. G5 a Toe per
sack; eggplant, q per lb; celery, 4OM5Oe
per doz.; marrowfat and Hubbard squash, $50
M25 per ton; mushrooms, 15M25c per ID.