Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-09
SWEET POTATOES ADVANCE;
ACCOUNT ACUTE SCARCITY
Onions Reach Bottom-M arket for
Vegetables Is Unchanged-Fish
Flood Market

There was a brisk advance in sweet po-
tatoes in the Los Angeles market yester-
day. The advance amounted to soc hun
dred the new quotation being S2Q2.25,
Receipts of sweet potatoes have been
falling off gradually for some time and the
advance follows a natural result.
1t now appears is If onions had reached
bottom, for a time at least. Prices held
yesterday at those established two days
previous, with the supply about balancing
the demand.
vance of Friday The 2Sc quotation on
extra select seems to be inflated
Receipts were heavy in both butter and
eggs
Fish were plentiful
Produce Receipts
Butter local. pounds ...............3I 4 Sgo
Potatoes, sacks .........''''''''... LSfo
Sweet potatoes, sacks ....-.'.'...'..'
Cheese pounds ..........''''''''''' Io'Y'U
Produce Prices
Following are the wholesale jobbinE
''tIgs CITRUS FRUITs-oranges S9i5o; lem.
ons. s125g25o; tangerines' sOeqSli grapefruit
APE, 4PPLEs according tiep-Bens, $500
.. red Pearmains, S1G1.25; white winter
Pearmains, $1@1.25; spitzenberg, 9250;
Gdnpss 9Asoo' A1et 4S'-'- -
$1.1542
GRAPEFRUIT tpsr box)-Fancy. ssG',S.
'nP'SS PoTAToEs =; tcg5 (owt)-s25O@8 800; sweets
S2@2.25. ..
35a45c; string beans, pound, l2aql5c; car
rots doz. ouncnes 3oW4ac green onions
dozen 20d25s; celery S6a65O crate; eau
llnower Sl01.25 crate; horseradish, lS3ac
a h.. lettuce, 5oa75c crate; tomatoes sl25al So
crate; pumpkin, l1ac per ID t orussei'
snrouts. 9G1Oc per pound; cabbage, $lg1.l5 a
sack: rhubarb, S1.75@2; chiekory, S5q 4Oo per
doz.; artichokes. 4O@60c doz; red cabbage
Sc pound; new potatoes, 3 p % 1ac pouhu
oyster plant, 45c doz.; parsnips, SOC doz
cucumbers, s1.50Q2.25 doz.; asparagus
s1.75 crate; egg plant. 25c lb; peppers
gIc s5c; - okra. 4oc lb.
s4u: white DO, 71a9sc; light amber do. 10;
comb. W. W.. lib. frames l6 cents; comb,
white. 15c; comb. light amber. y u o lte'
'eFsHg EGGs-Extra select, csc: California ranch,
candled, csc; local. case count 2ic.
BUTT ER-Crea mery. extra. = roll
SOC; creamery irsts, 45c; eastern extras. 45c;
CHEESE Cper lb.)-Northern fresh, 17c;
Anchor, large, 1Sc; Anchor, Young Amer
lea, 19c; Ancnor, hand 2oc' eastern
single zoe; do twins l9c' do cheddars,
lie: do long horns. 21c; do Daisy, zoo 21c;
swiss imported 2SQsOc; do domestic. 17@lsc;
cream brick ls82ic: iimburger. 2oGAe: Exam,
$500. ~.
LADY washington. s4.75; uink. No. /. S3.75
n 81: blackeye. SS.75@4; limas, S4.75; Gar
yansas, $3.50; lentils, sos; bayou. $3.50.
ONIONS tcwt)-$l:. %, 90 @ o.. 2.Soi Bermudas'
s1@1 Is; white wax, 81 25Q1 35.
CHILL (pound) 90 l0c; sun
dried, 12c; ground. SC; Mexican black. l5c:
green chilli. zoe.
GARLIC-10e lb.
N11Ts (per lb)-Almonds. fancy XXI and
Ne plus, 14@15e; Brazils, 15@16c; hlberts.
l4015c; pecans. l24l lsc; california pea
nuts. raw, SC; roasted. &c; eastern, Tag
Sc; Japan peanuts sac; roasted &c addi-
tional. No l fancy walnuts, 14D16c; do
small No @ 1Oc; pine nuts, lac; cocoanuts.
ner doz, $50 SOC; bitter almonds, soc bas-
ket: black walnuts &C lb
DRIED FRUITS (per lb.)-Apples, evapor-
rated 7h@Sc; aprcots, SO l0c; black figs,
&c; do white SC: lemon and orange peel.
fancy, 1O-lb boxes, per lb.' loc; nectarines'
9m10c: peaches, evaporated. Il Qfe; pears.
Syaporated fancy &c; plums, 99e; loose
muscatels 5@6c; sultanas. 444he.
LOQUATS-2G &c pound.
CHERRIES-$1 3O@l5O a lO-lb. box.
CHERRIES--10M 15c pound
TfNEAPPLES-Per pound sGl0c
PRUNEs-santa Clara basis. 4Ae; out
side, 4c.
Pa iAiRIsWAccording to box. sls502
PFACHES-S9 box.
RERRIES--Strawberri 2@4c box;
sc DON uSWhcA TICS oVC boAs
iM%IUsHRoOns-s .5C9s a basket
T0TITTRY (buying prices)-l4lVe hens, I1Ql7c;
,,a,,DS roosters ice; fryers, 20c; brollers. 22D
&C.. Old ROSTERS, Sc; turkeys, zoe; young toms.
10000; hen turkeys lSq2Oc; geese loc; ducks.
l5c.
POULTRY (selling prieesl-Live hens, 159
1ec. Young ROSTERS. zoe; fryers, 23c; broilers.
5ec 20 97e; old ROSTERS. &c; turkeys. 2OQ22c;
young toms, 2O@22c; hen turkeys, Csc; geese.
i0G I've SToCK-Beef. fed steers. 4z@5c:
beifers. Sst a &c; cows, Y a &c; calves. 4% q
&c. mutton, wethers, $S@3.2 head; ewes,
60 756Ds: lambs, SO; lambs. mllk-fed SS.35:
hogs ibo to 200 lbs. weighed and delivered.
7I97hc; hogs. 200 to 300 lbs. l@7lsc
Butter and Eggs at Retail
Rutter 2-pound fancy ............... .65
Rntter. 2-pound roll. choice ......... go
Cooking butter 2-pound roll......... 80
Eggs, dozen .....,........'.''' 80
Local Hay Market
HAY-Cholce barley hay. $500; No. /. $500;
choice wheat hay. $500; No. /. $500; No. l
plain oat hay. s25 OOQ2sOO; No. :, S2i.OO: north
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