Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-30
DROP IN LOCAL EGGS
FEATURE OF MARKET
CRANBERRIES ADVANCE ST A
BARREL
Fruits Moving Slowly at Unsteady
Prices-Jobbers Look for Brisk
New Years Demand for
Supplies

change Wednesday was the posting OF ne"
quotations for local eggs 1t was all around
drop of five cents for select local ranch ana
case count as shown below. Receipts are
heavier than for many days past. Eastern
storage remain firm.
Scarcity of cranberries resulted IN an au-
vance of a dollar a barrel-broken lots 60
ing at 70 cents pound.
Light demand for fruit with supply pleh-
tiful.
Dealers report continued scarcity Of fish.
Receipts Of produce were: Eggs 1873 cases.
butter r. 1856 pounds; cheese, l86 pounds; po-
tatoes, s81 sacks; onions, none; beans, none'
sweet potatoes, 147 sacks; apples, 496 poNes
Produce Prices
Following are the Daily Market Reporter
EGGs-Local ranch. candled, extra Sc
lected. 42c; local ranch, candled, 4Oc; local
ranch, case count, buying price, 3Bc east
srn fresh. 35c eastern storage, packed
extra soc; eastern storage, seconds 26c.
BUTTER-Californla creamery extras =
ID. roll 75c: California creamery hrsts' Z
1b. roll, 67ikc.. eastern creamery. extras
67hc; cooking butter, 26c; ladle outIer'
cHEEsE-Northern fresh, zoe; northern
storage, 10000 oregon Daisy, l95s G.
eastern singles, l9c: eastern twins l9V
1910; eastern Daisies. 2Oc; eastern Long
Horn zoe: eastern Chedders. 1Oc; imported
SWISS 32c; Jack cheese, 1sc; dqmestlc
SWISS 23c cream brick, 20ci Limpurger
20Q 21c; Roquefort, $50 40c; Edam $s'oV@
Q 90; Canadian cream, per box, Sl'OO
BEANs-No l pinks, $4,000 4.50; No.
Llmas, s44O0A5o; No. l Lady Was9ingso so
tons. s425@A50: No. l small whites. So.4o
$3.50; No / Blackeyes, $500; No. l Gar
yanzas. $3.9O@450; No Lentils. California
s7.00G800.
POTATOEs-Highlands per cwt., s1.1o
a @i35; Lompoc. per cwt., si.65Q1.75; Wat
sonville. per cwt s1.5091.65; oregon Bur
banks, per cYt.. s140Q 1.50: oregon Barly
Rose, per cwt' S2oo; Salinas $l'ooV Loo'
Yellow Sweets. per cwt. S1.75.
ONIONS-Northern Australian brown. per
cwt., s1.6O@L75; oregons 81 cwt; garlic
8@1Oc lb.
4-tier. s1.5O@165; Belleneursi 4h-uer'
s135. GravensteIns, Alter $l00; Craven
STEMS AZ tier, 90c0S1.0Oi Hoovers' 4-tiet
$2.25; Jonathans. Alter. $500; Pearmalns'
white winter alter, $3.50; Pearmains' ~
tier, s1.35; Pearmains. red. 4-tier' Sl.5O;
Pearmains. red. IA tier s1.2O; Smith 5
cider. Alter $3.50; Smiths cider, W tier.
s1.25; Ben Davis. after. Coll Sl.65 q l,S5'
Newton Pipplns. Alter, $3.50; Mo. Pippins,
4-tler, Col. s2.00; Mo. Pippins, Az tier,
Cal. s125; Mo. Pppins 4-tier, CAL $l.5o'
Rome Beauties s250@ 275; spitzenburgs'
4-tier, 81 so; Ganos, $l75Q2 90; Winesaps'
4-tier, Col, S2.75@3,O0; Winesaps. 4-tler'
Cal, Si.75; Winesaps, 4h-tier, Cal, Sl.2o
Berries Strawberries. fancy per basket
9Q12c; strawberries. choice, per basket, Sc;
cranberrles. per BARREL s1lan.5o; rasp-
berries per basket 10c. Citrus: Grapefruit
seedllngs, S25Od $500; lemons, fancy, S3.5oi
lemons, choice Sl.15; oranges fancy NaVeIs'
- As
$50; oranges, Valencias, fancy S2.5O0
800; lines, 20-lb. box, s1,25
TROPICAL-Banasas per lb., 4hc; ban
anas red per Ib., &C; dates Fard, h., . a
lie: dates, Golden, H., sac: Persian, lib
pkgs, &c; Alligator pears doz, $500; pine
apples so &c.
MIsCELLANEoUs-Pe winter Nellls'
picking boxes, 31.50Q175; cantaloupes. local
crate Jumbos, $3.50 q 800; casabas, crate
s16991.7O; Christmas melons $500; grapes
lug boxes, s1.2591.50; Guavas, per basket
% rFfaf afaa r.
ounces. per box. s1.25; watermelons. per
lb.. 1lsc; persmmons. per lb 6@sc.
VEGETABLES - Artichokes. Northern
doz Sl.25Q1.4O; Brussels sprouts Northern,
ib., Sde 90; bell peppers. lb. lOc; beets. sacks,
soc; string beans, ID, 15c green cabbage,
sack. 75c@S1 red cabbage, lb. &c; carrots
sack. soc; caulinower doz, $50 6oci celery
doz. 5O960c; celery, crate $25Oq2 275;
cucumbers. S1.5092 dozeni corn, green, box.
so 60c; corn husks, cut, lb.. 5Q6c; egg
plant, lb 50Sc; leeks. doz., S5ci oyster
plant doz 35 a soc; ollra, lb., Sg1Oc; let
tuce. ct. s1%125 peas, ID. 125 q 15c; pars-
ley doz, 25c; parsnips, doz 4Oc rhubarb,
crimson winter, S5ci rhuDarb, Northern
strawberry, box, S5c; spinach, doz, 20 25c;
summer squash. per box. 75c; squash, Hub
bard, h.. 101hc; young onions, doz., Is
zoe; turnps, sack. soc; tomatoes. 9oc4 81
box.
DRIED FRUITs-Apples, evaporated. lb..
10d1lc; apricots, lb.. g15c; figs, loose,
white box, $125; figs, loose, black, box,
s1.25; peaches. h., 7Qsc; pears, lb.. l1@
i2c; plums, lb,. 125se; neetarines, lb.' 90
PRUNEs-2O- sos: 1Oc; sO-4Os. &c; 4O-5Os.
7Ac; 5O-60s 6l5c; 6o-70s, &c; 7O-SOs, sac;
sO-9Os SC; 9O-100s. &c
RAISINS-Muscatels, 2-crown, loose, So
h. boxes, lb 4hc; 3-erown, lose, 50-lb. box.
h. &c; 4-crown. lose 50-lb. box. lb. &c; Lon
don layers. 2-crown. lose, 2O-lb. box, lb.
S11O; 3-crown, S125; 4-crown, s165; s.
crown. S1.9O; sultanas. bleached. Id. 9Q11c:
unbleached, Sh g4c; seedless, 16-oz pkg.
sAQ7hc; 12-oz. pkg. 81 &c.
NUTS-Per diamonds, fancy, IXL, lie;
Ne Plus Ultra, Ice Brazls. 14@15c; cocoa
nuts. s5cQ S1.O0; chestnuts, 11Ql2c; hlberts.
140i5e hickory, Sc; pecans, Xxx, 12Mc;
xxx, Ice; xxx, l7c; eastern peanuts &c;
Japan peanuts, SCI spanish peanuts No. l
sheled, 1Oc; pinenuts, 2Oc; No l S. S. wal
nuts 1874 a14c: No. 2, Zoe; Jumbos 174
1sc; budded, is q 20c eastern popcorn. cwt.
ss.75; local. ewt S1@S.25'
RICE-1OO lbs.-Fancy Honduras. Caro-
lima, 81; choice Honduras, Carolina, $40
7.25; Japan grades S465 q 500; Island S6.25;
HoNEY-Per lb.--Water white extracted.
7@7Bc; white, extracted. &c; light amber,
extracted, 6Q6hc; water white comb,
1lb-frames. lsc: white, comb, frames, 15c;
light amber. comb frames ls@l21Ae;. bees
Ii LIVE sTocK-Packers pay I. o. b. Los
Angeles for beef steers, Az Q43Ac; beef
steers. 3H Q4ci beef helfers. Sh q 4e; Deef
calves SC; muttons weathers. S4.5045;
mutton, ewes. sS.7BQ4; mutton. limbs. sac
325; hogs. 73ac.
POULTRY-Buying prices in the country:
(Per lb)-Hens, 1741Sc; old roosters, Sc;
stays Sc; brolers l to lbs, per lb. 24c;
fryers . lbs and up, per lib. 22c; roasters, g.
lbs and up, per Id. 19c geese Ice; ducks,
1Se: souab pigeons, dozen, $3.50; turkey
hens S-lb and up. 22e; young tom tur-
KEYS 22c; old toms 24c
CHILI-Per lb.-Evaporated, strings, is
N 2Oc: lose, 1Sc; Mexican black 2Q15c,
green, SC; chilli tepins s1.25; Japan. 15c;
corn husks. 79-Oc
HAY-(Baled). The following quotations
are furnished by the Los Angeles Hay Stor-
age Co. CPer ton)-Barey or wheat hay,
si2.5O@165 so; tame oat hay, s15Ql 1880; al
Mill, FEED-Bran. $780, whote corn.
s175; cracked corn, $3.50: feed meal. 50;
rolled barley. $3.50; oil cake meal, $2.50;
shorts. S1.S5; Kaffr corn, 81; white oats.
$50; red oats eastern, $2.25; wheat, ori-
ginaI sacks, ewt $2.05; wheat. 1O0-lb sacks.
Butter and Eggs at Retail
Butter, 2-lb. fancy .............'.'.,...9o soc
Butter. 2-lb. roll, choice ............,. soc
Cooking butter. 2-lb roll .......... 80 W33c
Eggs dozen 'ooQo5c
Local Lumber Prices
oregon Pine-Rough, $21 a 25c, according
20 size; hooring. $3750@42.50; stepping, $50
@52.5O; ceiling, s25@42,50, according to
thickness and grade; rustic. $2542.oO; inter-
ior finish. s5OQ55.
Redwood-Rough, s22 @ 80; clear. surfaced,
s35@45; siding, s25 q 80; rustic. sac so gas;
ceiling. S95@42.50 according to thickness;
pickets s2O@25 shingles. s225@275; ce-