Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-15
POTATO SITUATION
BAD FOR DEALERS
GREATER WEAKNESS IN THE
SPUD MARKET
Local Ranch Eggs in Good Supply
Butter Is Steady-Berries
Cheaper, and Fish
Plentiful

Increased receipts Of Irish potatoes Mon
day gave a decidedly weak tone in the
spud market and the potato handlers rustleo
to do even a small amount of business. The
market was strong for sweets
Egg receipts were $50 cases ShSht>
above the amount required for daily con
sumption, but there was no change IN quo
tatons. with wholesale prices here ranging
from 24c to 26c a dozen, quotations In san
Francisco were 9ic. and the market steady
Butter receipts were 1880 POUNDS. NC
change, market steady.
Strawberries with greater supply daily are
selling at 20 a 25c box,
Alligator pears from Hawaii sell at $3.50
GA a Dozen
Business fair in all commodities through
out the market
All kinds of fish in good supply.
Receipts of produce; Eggs, $50 cases but
ter, 1880 pounds. cheese, 33l0 pounds po-
tatoes, 50S1 sacks; beans, 624 sacks.
Produce Prices
Following are the Daily Market Reporter
and exchange board wholesale quotations
EGGS-Iocal ranch candled, extra So
lected. 26c; local ranch. candled. 24c; loca
ranch, case count buying price, 22c
BUTTER-California creamery extras. 2
H. roll 62hc; do frsts, 2-lb. roll, soc
eastern creamery extras soc; cooking
22c: ladle. 25c.
cHEEsE-Northern, fresh. zoe; large An
Choir 2lc; Youns America; Anchor s,n. eas,. ass'
ern singles. 19G zoe; eastern Twins, zoo zlci
eastern Daisies, 21c; eastern Long Horn
91c: eastern chedders zoo 2le; importeo
Swiss, 500 sic; Jack cheese, 25c; domesue
swiss, 23c; cream brick, zoe; llmburger ~
621c; Roquefort, 3SG40c; Edam, SSgSi
Canadian cream, box, ST.
BEANs-No. 1 pinlSs, S6.s5 e S.oUi 20 ga
limas, SAYS; No. 1 Lady Washington, $4.5o
No l small whites. s5.40a 800; No. black
eyes, s450Q475; No. / bayous, S6.oVi No
/ Garvanzas, $3.50; No. lentils, California
PoTAToEs-Hlghlands. cwt, s1q1.S5; Lom-
poe. 81 65a1 rs; Watsonvile, n40dl,50; Oregon
Burbanks. s1.50al60; Oregon Early Rose ~
oregon White Rose, si.75@l so' Salinas N;e5a
LIS: White Rose, 81; yellow sweets, 81; whlte
sweets. 50 50G3: red sweets. s2.25
ONIONS-Northern Australian brown
cwt. s1.75@1.S5; Nevadas. s2.25; oregon
s225; garlic ID. SQ10c
FRESH FRUITs-Apples-B -BelleHeurs, 4
tier. s145G15O; 4h-tier s1.30Q1.s5; Sh-
tier s1.75; fall Pippins. $3.50; h-uer'
si.25; Greenings $50; 4M-t,er $l.S3 4
t965@3; White Winter Pearmalns. 4-tier,
81 5oR175; 4ls-tier si.s59LS5; red Pear
mains, 4-tler. $3.50; 4lh-tier, $3.50; smith
vis Colorado. s1s5a1.s5; Newton Pippins
4-tIer, $50; Missouri Pippins. Col 81. IS;
4h-tier Cal. s1.25; Alter Cal $3.50; Lang
ford's 4-tier, $3.50; AZ tier, sl.z5; Rome
sl.S5; Ganos. s1.75g2; Winesaps, Col s2'SSi
t-tier cal s175; 4is-tier Cal. s1.25.
BERRIES-strawberrie fancy basket
lea 15o: choice. basket. Sc ..,saa.
CITRUS-Seedless grapefruit. S27b0 81
seedlings, 50; fancy lemons, s2.50d S.2S'
choice, s150d1.75; fanny navel oranges,
s1.75Q2.15 tangerine oranges, x box 4 81 %
G1.75; Valencia oranges, fancy $2bOgS'
TROPICAL FRUITS-Bananas, ID "a
aye; do red lb. &c: Fard dates. ID. 10 q lsc'
do Golden. lb. 71se do Persian: l-ln; PKG
7hasc; alligator pears. doz. Sc; pineap-
p'f;i FRiTfrs-winter Nonls pears, pIcting
boxes. s1s5@2; easabas, crate, ssg 81
Christmas melons, So. imported grapes, ool.
IS; guavas. basket, &C. pomegranates' loe'
pergimmons, crate, s12501.75.
VEGETABLE BLES-Artichokes, doz.. 81; aspar-
agus, ib., iOGi7lsc; Brussels sprouts, III, ioc;
Bell peppers. Florida. lb. 4o945c; beets,
doz. punches. sog35c; string beans. lb, l7q2Oe;
green cabbage. sack 81 41.25i do reo' b.
Sc carrots, dog. punches. 25c; caulihower'
crate. sL25a1.65; celery, rout, doz. I5e;
do crate, s3.25G3.75; cueumbers. doz, sl5O
as; corn husks. cut, ID, 10c; do uncut. H.
Sc egg plant. lb. 25c; leeks doz. soc; horse
lettuce, crate. 75cQs1.35; peas, ib. @ilc;
parsley, doz use; parsnips. doz. 4Oc; Grim
son winter rhubarb. sl.s5 a 80; spinach,
doz. 20c; young onions. doz. 20WS SOci turnlps'
doz. bunches. 20425c; Mexican tomatoes
DRIED FRUITs-Apples. evaporated. ID.
9610c; apricots. ID. 12@13c; loose hgs,
white, box. $3.50; do black. box, s1.35; do
H. Adsc; pears, lb. l0q l2c;
pums lb t21sc; neotarines, ID. Y @S &c.
Prunes-20-3Os IL a 12c; 30-40s. Sc; 4O-5Os'
7Isc; 50-60s, &c; 6O-70s. &c; 70-Sos sac; so
''f RAIsINs-2 crown. loose. 5o-lb. box. ib.
4hc; 3-crown. &c; 4-crown, sac; 2-erown
sI.25; 4-crown. $50; 5-crown. sl.s5; Sui
tanas bleached. ID. 9011e: do unbleached,
lb 35kc; seeded raisins. 1907. pkg. Ga q
7hc; do 12-oz pkg.. 5ha6he. $500
do Ne Plus Ultra lb. Ice; brazils, l5Ql4ci
cocoanuts, 95cQs1: chestnuts i1@ieci fl-
berts. lb. l4Q15c; hickory. ID. Sc; peeans,
xxx. ib. lie: eastern peanuts. .ib. s@s4e;
do California. ID. 5l5 a &C; do Japan, 10. ~
Q7c: do Spanish shelled. No. l. lb. 1oe;
pinenuts, zoe. walnuts. No l, s s. 10. l4Q
15c: do No. q lb. 10c; do Jumbos. l70 lse;
do budded. 1s@ zoe; popcorn. eastern. cwt
s. so; do local, cwt. s1Q3.25.
RICE-Fancy Honduras (carolina) s6,75i
Japan grades. &S.75Q4; Island. $50; broken
HoNEY-Extracted. water white. ib "a
7Mc; extracted. white &c; extracted, light
frames 16Q17c; white, lib. frames is %
lsc; light amber, lib frames. lo9l'c
beeswax. lb. S0e.
LIVEsTOCK-Packers pay I. o. b. Lo'
Angeles for beef steers. 5Ac; beef helfers
Az @5c; beef calves, Sac; mutton, wethers
s5.25@5.75; ewes. s5Q5.25; lambs, sac
hogs. 10c.
PoULTRY-Large dressed turkeys, lb
27c; do small. ID. 25c: large live. lb. 24c
do small live, ID 22c: large hens. lbs up
lb. 2Oc; small. ~ to 3A lbs 1Sc; broilers
Ia TO lbs. csc; friers. ~ to lbs csc
roast chicken. lb zoe; duck. lh. l9c; geese
ID. 1Sc; squads. doz. $3.50; old ROSTERS 10
iOc.
CHILI-Evaporated. strings. lb 10000
loose, ID, lie; Mexican black. lb. 1So; green
ID. 20925c; chill tepins. Id. s1'2S' Japan
15c .,.-
HAY (Baled)-Following are quotations
paid by dealers to hay growers Barley
bav, $3.50 a ton; wheat hay $3.50 ton
tame oat hay. SIT a ton: volunteer hay
sfS: alfalfa. small bales. s13.5o; straw. Sl'
a ton. ,,... 49,. 80
heat hav SIS; tame oat hay $40; Yolun
teer hay, $1S alfalfa. small bales slS
Retail Prices