Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-03
TOMATOES CHEAPER
ON HEAVY RECEIPTS
SUPPLY FROM MEXICO MORE
PLENTIFUL
Dealers Hold That Local Eggs Are
Steady at Present Quotations.
Celery Is UP in
Price

Tomtoes continue to arrive in big lots from
Mexico, and dealers are so well supplied that
prices are easy, stock selling at s1.S5 to 81 a
four-baslset crate Local tomatoes will soon
appear in the market.
Egg receipts were 226 cases, prices remain
ing firm.
No change in butter quotations, as re-
ceipts were less than $1,000 pounds. Los An
gelos consumes $4,000 to 10000 pounds of but
ter daily.
Ripe bananas are scarce. Late consgn-
ments will soon be ready for the retailers.
Enough fish TO met the demand,
Receipts OF produce were: Eggs, 226 cases;
butter, 12 1928 pounds; cheese 6Sl7 pounds; po-
tatoes, 1922 sacks onions, none; beans, eo2
sacks; sweet potatoes, 12l sacks apples 49o
boxes,
Produce Prices
Following are the Daily Market Reporter
wholesale quotations:
lected, sic; local ranch, candled, 29c; loca
ranch. case count, buying price, &c; east
ern storage, packed extra, 26c; eastern stoL-
age seconds 24c.
BUTTER-CaIIfornia creamery extras, 2
lb roll 77hc; California creamery drsts, 2
h. roll, 67hc eastern creamery extras,
67hc; cooking butter 26c; ladie butter
GHEEsE-Northern fresh. zoe; northern
storage. 10000; oregon Daisy 21e; eastern
singles. 10000 eastern twins, l9Q2lei
eastern Daisies 2Od2lc; eastern Long Horn,
21c: eastern cheddars, 20021c; imported
swiss, 30@31; Jack cheese, lSc; domestic
swiss 2sc; cream brick, zoe; Limburger
zoo 21c; Roquefort. Ss@4Oci Edam, sS'ooV
900; Canadian cream. per box Sl.oO:
BEANS-No. l pink. s5.25 $50; No. ]
Limas, $4.4oQ4.5o; No. 1 Lady Washing,
tons, S4.250A5O; No. l small whites. S5.4o
$3.50; No. / Blackeyes, S4.75; No. 1 Gar
vanzas, $4,000 4.50; No. Lentils' California
f7000S.00.
POTAToEs-Highlands. pei cwt., s1.li
@1,5o; Lompoc, per cwt., $i65g l'7o; Wat Wat
banks per cwt. s1.50@1. 100; Oregon Early
Rose, per cwt. $15O91G0; Salinas S1.6091.7 75i
yellow sweets. per cwt. $3.50.
ONIONS-Northern Australian brown. pei
cwt.. S1.6OQ1.7s; oregons.' Sc cwt; garlic
FRESH FRU1Ts-Apples: BelleHeurs
Alter, S150a1G0; Beeheurs, He-tier, s1.35;
Hoovers, 4-ter, $3.50; Jonathans, alter, $500;
Pearmans, white winter, 4-tier, $3.50; Pear
MAINS 41s-tier sl.S5; Pearmains. red, Alter,
s15O; Pearmains, red 4h-tier s12O; Smith $
cider. After $3.50; Smiths Cider. 4A-tier.
SIZES; Ben Davis, Alter. Col. s1.s5 @ SIS;
Newton Pippins, 4-tier $3.50; Mo. Plpp!ns,
After. Col, s20o; Mo. Pippns. ~ 9-tier.
Cal, '125; No Pipplns 4-tier Cal. si,4o;
Alter, $3.50; Cans. s1.75; Winesaps'
4-tief. Col, s9.750 500: Winesaps. 4-tier'
Cal, s1.75; wlnesaps, 4lA-tier, Cal. 81 %.
Berries: Strawberries. fancy. per basket
9612c; strawberries, choice, per basket. Sc;
cranberries, per barrel, S165OQ11; rasp-
berries, per basket. 1Oc Citrus: Grapefruit,
lemons, choice. .s1.75; oranges. fancy Navels.
S225@2.75; oranges. Tangarines. " box,
$3.50; oranges. Valencias, fancy s2.5og
500: lines. 2O-ib box. $l.o5.
TROPICAL FRUTTS-Bananas, lb., 4Ac
bananas, red, lb.. &c; dates, Fard, h., 1Oa12c;
dtaes Golden, h., 7h@7lAc; dates, Persian,
pckg.. &c; alligator pears, doz., $780, pine
MIsCELIANEoUs FRUITs-Pears, Winter
Nellis picking boxes, S1.65q25O; Casabas,
crate, sega; Christmas melons, SO; grapes,
imported, kegs, $3.50; guavas, per basket, &c;
persimmons, per crate, $1.25a175.
ETABLES-Artichokes, northern, doz,
s115G1.2O; asparagus, b, 4oc; brussells
sprouts, northern, lb., S99c; Bell peppers, lb.,
SGD15c ;beets, sacks 9Oc; beans, string, lb
1501Sc cabbage, green, sacks, $1.25415O; cab
s1.4O; celery, crate, S250Q2.75; cucumbers
doz. $1.5Od2 corn, green, box, 5o460c; corn
husks, cut, b., 12c; corn husks, uncut, 10,
SCI egg plant lb., 124l5c; leeks, doz., 35c;
horseradish b.. 10c; oyster plant, doz., $50
4Oc; ollra, h., Sq1Oc lettuce crate, S1.5O0
175; peas, lb., sql2c; parsley, doz., 25c; pars-
nips, doz 40c; rhubarb, Crimson Winter,
81; rhubarb, Northern Strawberry, box, S5c;
spinach, doz., 20@25c; squash, Summer, box,
1i6d2c young onions doz., s1.25; turnlps
sack 9Oc: tomatoes, Cubau 4-basSet crate
s2.75aS; tomatoes local bog. x S2'25q3'6o; to-
matoes, Mexican, crate, $l.S5q2
DRIED FRUITS-Apples, eNaporated lb.,
1O@i1c; aprlcots. lb.. 12Q15c; figs, loose.
white. box, s1g5; ngs loose. black, box.
i2c; plums. To-. i12Ac; nectarlnes. h.. 90
PRUNEs-2o-aos; 1Oc; 3O-4os. &c; 4O-5Os.
71sc: 5O-Gos. 6lAci 6o-7Os. &C; 7o-S0s. sac;
so-9Os &c: 90-1OOs. 41kc.
RAISINS-Muscatels. 2-crown, loose. 90
lb boxes, ID. 41zc; 3-crown, lose. 50-lb. box.
lb &c; 4-crown. lose, 50-lb. box. lb. &c; Lon
don layers. 2-crown. lose, 20-lb box, Id.
s1lO; 3-crown, Sl.25; 4-crown, S165; o.
crown, S1.9O; Sutanas, bleaehed, ID. 9g11e;
unbleached, 31a Q4c; seedless, i6-os. pkg.
O1s971sc; l2-Gz 9 PKG. S5s s gS&e: rs. wv -.
Ne Plus Ultra. Ice. BrazlIs, 14Q15o; cocoa
nuts, S5c@ s1.O0; chestnuts, II 12e; fllberts.
l4Q 15c; hickory, Sc: pocans, Xxx. 12Ac;
Japan peanuts. SC; Spanish peanuts. No. l
shelled 10c; pinenuts, zoe; No. 1 S. S. wal
nuts, i3h 01Ac; No. 2, 10c; Jumbos 17Q
iSc bqdded' u.s. Us gIG; eastern popcorn e"'
RICE-1OO lbs-Fancy Honduras. Caro-
INA, 81; choice Honduras, Carolina. SIG
I25; Japan grades. s4.65 q 500; island, s6.25
HoNEY-Per Ib.-water white. extracted
7@7hc; white, extracted. &c; light amber,
extracted, 6Q6hc; water white comb
IIh- frames, lSc: white comb, frames, 15c;
light amber. comb. frames, l2Ql21ae bees
LIVE sToCK-Packers pay I. o. b. Los
Angeles for beef steers; Az Q4he; beef
calves, &c; mutton, weathers, s4.50@5i
mutton, ewes SS.7S94; mutton. limbs, So @
325: hogs 7l5c
POULTRY-Buying prices in the country:
tPer lb)-Hens. 1741Sc; old roosters. l0c
stays Sc; broilers, 1 to lbs, per lb 25c
fryers lbs and up. per lb 22c; casters. j.
lbs and up. per lb. 10c; geese Ice; ducks
ice; squab pigeons. dozen, $3.50; turkey
mems. S-lb. and up, 22c; young tom tur'
keys, zee: old toms. 24c.
CHILI-Per lb.-Evaporated, strings, Is
% zoe; lose, 1sc; Mexican black, 2915c
green, &C; chilli tepins. $1.25; Japan. 15ei
corn husks, 7@-oe.
HAY-(Baled). Tho following quotations
are furnished by the Los Angeles Hay Stor-
age Co (Per ton)-Barley or wheat hay
SI25O@16.5O; tame cat hay Sl591S50; al
falfa, S135O015.
MILL FEED-Bran. $1G0; whote corn
s1.75; cracked corn. s1.SO; feed meal. So
rolled barley. S1.60; oil cake meal, S250i
shorts S1.S5; Kaffir corn. So; white oats
$3.50; red oats. eastern. $e,25; wheat, ori-
ginal sacks, cwt. $2.05; wheat, l00-lb. sacks
S2lO.
Retail Prices
Best butter. per pound ................,45C 90
Beef, per pound ........,.....,-...,S 8 q 33t
Pork. per pound ....... ............. 20 a 20
Lamb, per pound ..........,.....,..1G a 30t
Sausage. per pound ....,......,.... 5 q zoe
Ham, per pound, whole ..................32 32c
Ham. per pound, sliced .................,.55C 80
Barracuda, halibut, rack cod and yell
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