Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-29
BANANAS SELL AT
A SLIGHT ADVANCE
COOL WEATHER AFFECTS
FRUIT BUSINESS
Light Demand Weakens Butter and
Cheese-caullflower Cabbage and
Celery Receipts Increase.
Peaches Scarce

A wide range In banana prices was estah-
lished yesterday, number of dealers get
ting 4hc a pound as top. Inferior fruit
continued to sell as low $40.
Peaches were scarce. owing to the late
ness of the season. The little stock on hand
yesterday sold readily at $1.2591.5o lug
box
Grapes were IN larger receipt than during
the early day5 of the week PRICES we're un-
changed.
The fruit business was not as active,
condition due to the cool, threatening
weather The market was well stocked
from the preceding day and general weak
tone prevailed in consequence.
Butter and cheese were weak. the demand
being somewhat below normal.
Beans were quite active at prevailing quo
tations.
Caullhower, cabbage and celery receipts
Increased in keeping with a growing DO
mand. Prices were unchanged.
A misunderstanding among jobbers re-
suited in no receipts being posted yesterday.
Some of them wish only part of the snip
ments made public.
Fish were plentiful. There was the usual
heavy Thursday demand
Produce Prices
Following are the wholesale jobbing prices;
CITRUS FRUITS-Oranges-V
$225Q2.5o. Lemons, $1.5OQ2,0o. Grape
fruit, $500; seedlings, S2 LINES, S4'zoW
1.50 swt
PINEAPPLEs-6d7c pound.
APPLES-75c q $2.75 box.
QUINCES-$1.2 a crate.
CRABAPPLES-s1.10 lug box.
BANANAs-sh @41ao lb; red 5000 lb'
POTATOES, cwt.-$lql25 sweet potatoes
s1.75@2.
9GAo III. carrots 30
a SOc dozen punches; turnps, 25@35c; green
onions 25dD35c doz; celery, No. /, s2.7593 dozen
bunhes; No. 2, S1.7592.5o dozen bunhes
caulldower, local, 90cQS1; northern, S1.25;
horseradish, 1870 lb; lettuce, s125 crate;
tomatoes, 3595Oc; cabbage, a.15q1.35 SACK
chicory, 35@45c dozen; parsnips. SOC a
dozen; cucumbers. 35945c a lug box;
asparagus S2.25@2.T5 a crate: egg plant,
4c a pound; bell peppers, 405c lb; peas
5@7c ib: okra, 9910c lb; summer squash. $50
45c lug box green corn, 4o96oc Jug box red
cabbage. 80 lb.i spinach. l5g2oc dozen
75c doz celery root, 65c dos; pumpkins llac
RHUBARB-Crlmson winter, 81 lug boxi
strawberry, N.75.
7Mc; white do, &c; light amber, do, 696hoi
comb, w. W. lib. frames, 1hc; white comb
l4e; comb, light amber. 14o; beeswax, 300
FGGs-Extra select, soc; California ranch,
candled, acc; local case count, 42948c; east
ern, S2@s4c.
BUTTER--creamery, extra, Alb. roll
75c; creamery firsts, zoe; cooking, 25c.
CHBEsE-Northern fresh. 1se; eastern
singles, lee; do twins, 19c; do eheddars,
191ko; do long horns, 21c; do Daisies, zoe;
Swiss imported, see: do domestic, 23c brick
cream. zoe; lmburger, 20921c; imp. Edam,
ss69, case of 12; Oregon twins lShci do
BEANS. 100 ibs-sman white, s4.75' Lady
washington, 81; No. /. pink, 81; black
eve, s4a4.25; Lima, s44o945O; Garyanza. $3.50;
lentils, s7QS; bayou, $3.50.
ONIONS-s1 Q1.50 cwt
CHILL, pound-Evaporated SO foci sun
dried. lgc; ground, Sc: Mexican black. 15e;
green chilli, s95c.
GhRLIC-eQ7c lb
NUTS, pound-Almonds, fancy XXI and
Ne Plus, 14@15c; Brazis. 15016c; hlberts,
l4@15; pecans, 12@15c; California peanuts
raw, &c; roasted. &c; eastern, X @sc; Jap
an peanuts, 6hc; roasted, &c additional; NO
/ fancy walnuts, 14@1ec; do small NO; =,
lOc; pine nuts, 14ci coeoanuts. S6cQSl doz'
bitter almonds. 50c basket; black walnuts'
SC lb; chestnuts, 15c lb. -
DRIED FRUITS, pound-Bvaporated ap-
pIes, T67hc; apricots, S9i0c; black hgs'
5c, DO white, &c; lemon and orange peel
fancy lob. boxes ID i5e; nectarines 7hei
evaporated peaches, 69sci loose museateis
POMEGRANATES-Sl259 lug pox'
GUAVAS-4G5c a box.
CRANBERRIES-S9.5 a barrel
BERRIES-Str s@lOe box; black
berries sc DONi raSpDeTIlea' eHAVS poA'
INTERCHANGEABLE 25 lug box.
PEARS-S1 5Od2. according to box
PLUMS-S1.5O box; prunes, SIPS.
WATERiELONS-1lAc lb.
GRAPEs-Muscats, 75 a 9Oc lug box; to-
kay s125 lug box Morocco, 9ocqSl.25
PEACHES-st 25@1.50 lug box
CANTALOUPES-$2.5 dozen; easaoas'
81 7512 25 crate winter melons, 50. 2.25426O.
FIGs-Calamyrna. s1.e5 1-layer box;
black. 75990c 2-layer box
POULTRY-Buying price, live weight: Old
ROSTERS, &c. stays. DC; hens, 19a2Oc; ducks
ilQl8c; geese. 1Oq12o; turkeys, 2Oq25c
squab pigeons s125@1.75 doz; fryers lSg
zoe; broiers 10000; roasters. 1SQ l9c
LIVE sToCK-Based on delivered weights
in Los Angeles: Steers s4;2594 30; heifers $3.50;
cows So 90; calves, $500; wethers S.0Og5Oo
head; ewes, ss 5O@4 90; lambs. SS0Og3 rs; hogs
10000 lbs, sI95a75O; hogs, 2oo-aoO lbs' 3d'7b0
200.
HAY-cholce barley hay, s15Oo917oo; No. l.
s14@15; choice wheat hay, s16@1S; No l,
S14@1s: No. 1stame oat hay, Sl6qlS; NO
2. S14@16; northern alfalfa, s15Q17; local
s14@15; timothy, slS@go stock nay $50
10; straw, s9@1o.
Butter and Euus at Retail