Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-18
BRAWLEY CANTELOUPES
SELL At So A. CRATE
Pink Beans Quoted at Highest
Price in Market-No Change
Noted in Butter

Cantaloupes from Brawiey in the Imperial
valley arrived yesterday-just one crate
which sold for $500. Imperial cantaloupes
are the best to be had in any market.
Telegraph message states that the first
crate of cantaloupes shipped from Imperial
valley by the Imperial Farmers union was
sold in Chicago yesterday for $5lO. Ihe
shipment made on May II Nineteen
melons in the crate brought $264 each'
No change in butter and egg quotations
Egg receipts, 279 cases; butter 5S,O2e
pounds.
pink beans reached the highest price in
local history-$6.75 to $500 per crate. on on
account Of the sky line price consumption
has dropped off perceptibly but the supply
Is limited.
Firmer tone prevailed for asparagus on
light receipts sold at 5@7c a pound
No change in quotations for onions;
Coachela fresh figs sold at S1.6o@1'76
9-pound box
Strawberries at 4Q41zc a box raspberrles
at 4Q6c; gooseberries at 7@Shc pound.
Supply of all kinds OF fish was suf1cieh'
to meet demand. .u
Receipts of produce were: Eggs 27s cases
butter IS, 02s pounds. cheese 5005 pounds
potatoes 572 sacks. onions 16 SACKS
PRODUCE PRICES
oVholesala nrices of nrndune ~ refaiiHra
as corrected daily by Market Reporters:
ranch case count, buying price, zoe
BUTTER-California creamery (selIine
price to the trade), 32lzc lb; do extra S9e
do hrsts, 29c; cooking butter' ltc' iaui'
CHEEsE-Northern fresh, 1sg17c lb.; large
Anchor, lie; Young America, Anchor Sc;
ern singles, 1942Oc; eastern twins 1Sc;
eastern daisies, 1S1hc; eastern long horns;
19hd20c; eastern cheddars 19kc; imported
Swiss. 30as1c; Jack cheese. 2Sc; dome ao
brio In
Q91c; Roquefort 3sQ4Oc; Edam' SSWS'
Canadian cream. box, 81:
BEANs--No. 1 pinks, s6.75@7; No. l IL IL
mas $4.75; No. Lady Washingtons S4.5o
No. / small whites. s5.25; No. l Blackeyes
s625; No. l Bayous $3.50; No. l GarVan-
zas, $3.50; No. l lentis. California. 81.
BERRIES-Strawberrie per basket n "a
&c; cranberries, per bbl., s125O; raspoer-
ries, 6@7c blackberries. 697c; loganper-
ries 2Oc gooseberries. 10c.
PoTAToEs-Nevadas, s125; Highlands. per per
cwt S5c6s1 90; Lompoc, per cwt-, SlSogl'ooi
Watsonville, per cwt., $1.Oo@1.25 Idaho, per
cwt 90cdS1. 10; new potatoes, per box, 5Otoc;
oregon Burbanks, per cwt', S1364l.6Oi oregon
White Rose, s1OO; Salinas. s12S9l.S0; sweets
oNIoNs@Northern Australian brown
cwt, 81; silverskins, 90c lug box; Nevadas, ";
oregon, sL75; Bermudas, $3.50 sack; garlic
FRESH Ts-Apples-Belleheurs 4-tier
s175; Beleheurs. 4h-tier. $1.0oQ1.s5; Belle
feurs, 81htier. s175; Ben Cups. t-tier, slug lug
Id
S125; Greenings. s1.6O; Greetings, 4h-tier
s1.S5; Hoovers, Alter. 81; Jonathans' Colo.'
s225; Pearmains, white winter 4-uer
sl.7b; P,armaIns, red: 4-tier. ;L5o; Pear
mains, red, 41s-tier, s1.2O; Smiths cider. 4
tier, s160; Smiths cider, 4ls-tier, H.S; Ben
Davis, Col. s125@1.5s; Newton Pippins' =
iI5: Mo. Pippins, Col, $2.25; Langfords. 4
tier, s1.15; Langfords. 4ls-der' sLiS; Home
Beauties, s225; Spitzenourgs. 4-uer. S1So;
Ganos. $50; winesaps. Col. s1.sO; Winesaps
BERRIEs-Strawberrl per basket, "a q
&c; cranberr1es, per bbL, $3.50; raspberriesr
15c blackberries. &c basket.
seedlings, S.; fancy lemons, $2.5O9s.s5;
choice, s15oQ1.75; fanny navel oranges,
sl.75@215; tangerine oranges. h-oos' saSc ~ D.
iImes' SaaS' soeiS yalenS5a Soa sa. STaGs'' 'An'
ELLANEoUs-Pears. Winter Mel
lis. picking boxes. S1.5O; cantaloupes, sS
crate; cherries, 9OcQ s1.25; white bulk, 5q
&c lb: black bulk. 5000 lb; guavas pei
basket, 4@5c; loquats, 2@Sc lb'; apricots
lug box. $500.
&c: do red, lb.. &c; Fard dates, lb.' 1oql2ci
do Golden, lb 7hc do Persian. lib; pkg
IN Sc; alligator pears. doz So; pineap-
piTRI TTRIRtyTTs-w,nter NelIIs pears. picking
boxes, $3.50; guavas, basket, 495c; loquats'
per lb., 12h@15c.
ETABLES-Artichokes northern doz
706 75c; asparagus, green, lb, 6Q7c; Bel
peppers Florida, ub., 35c: beets, doz. bunch
es. 2O@25c; beans, string, lb. 5dSc cab
bage green, sacks 75q 9oc; cabbage red
H. &c; carrots, doZ. punches. 254 SOC; caull-
flower crate, 90c $1.25; celery crate, 81 a
SIS; cucumbers, doz., s1.05a2; corn husks
cut lb 10c; green corn, 40c box: corn husks
uncut Ib. &c. egg plant lb, zoe; leeks, doz.,
S5c: horseradish lb., 1OQ12c; oyster plant, doz.,
as a 4oc; lettuce, Ct, 500 75c; peas lb, 3 4a q
4hc; parsley, doz., 25c; oyster plant doz"
4Oc; rhubarb, crimson winter. Zoe; rhunaro
local, 75c@s1.OO box; spinach, doz., 15ci
SQUASH. summer, crate, 75c@$1.O0; young
onions doz., 20@30c; turnips, doz. bunches
2O@ csc; Mexican tomatoes, crate, SIZE.
DRIED FRUITS-Apples. evaporated' lb.
@10c; aprcots. lb. 12Q13c; loose ngs.
white, box $3.50; do black box, s1.S5; do
imported, lb. 16@1Sc; currants. sh Q1oc;
pluIns, lb 13kc; nectarines, lb ia q 8 hc
prunes-2o-3Os II 1@12c; 30-40s. Sc; 40-bOs,
7Mc; 6o-sOs. &C; 6o-7Os. &C; 7o-sos' SIC; 80
S1;ATs1Ns-2-crown. loose. Bo-lb box. lb.
4Ho; s-crown. &c; 4-crown. 5nc; 2-crown
London layers. 2O-lb. hox. lb. S1.15; 3-crown'
125 oSad tero%n fSO H. a@fs: IHsowH do unbIeached &
In. sHc; seeded raisins. 1907. pkg. sh @
TIC; do 1907. pkg. 51s 96hc.
NuTsmAlmOnds' m fancy IL Nsvns ID. 1agisc 1agisc!
cocoanuts. 81; chestnuts; II @l2c; nj
berts, lib. 14@15c; hickory. ID. Sc; pecans
Xxx. ib; i2Me; ,.ta DO N% 5,s ~ H. iSs; sSsMo: &c
DO California ib. 5H q SC; do Japan, lb. Il
67c: do Spanish. shelled. No. !. 10. LOG
ninenuts. zoe; WalnutS NO. l. D o. ~ A1V
ffEc. do No g. lb 10c; do Jumbos. 17Q 1Sci
DO budded, 10000; popcorn. EASTERN cwt
fS50: do local. cwt. s10S.25.
RICE-Fancy Honduras (Carolna) S675
Az choice Honduras (Carollna) s6Q6.50i
Jsoan grades, $3.75Q4; Island. $50; broken
$3.50. I,. - ma
YMc; extracted, white. &c; extracted. ligh'
smber. 606Hc; comb, water white. lib
frames. 16@1 17c; white, lib. frames 10 q
isc: light amber, lib. frames lOVlsci
beeswax. lb. 30c.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pay f. o. b. Los
Angeles for beef steers. 51c; beef heifers
1he65c: beef calves 5l9Q6c; mutton wethers,
t5.5oQs.OO; ewes. $595.5O; lambs SS@Si;
PoUITRY-Large turkeys. live, h.. 25c;
small tnurkeys. live, lb., 22c; large hens
4 lbs. up, lb., .2Oc; small hens. 2A to 81 ibs.'
III. 1sc; broilers, III to lbs. lb. SSci frierS'
2H TO lbs. lb, 26c: roast chicken. per lo.'
25c; duck, lb 22c; geese. lo. lsc; SQUADS
doz, S15O; old roosters lb.. lie
CHILI-Evaporated. strings. ID lS@2Oc'
loose. lb. lie; Mexican black, lb., 25c; green.
lb. 200 25c; chill tepins. ID. Sl'2oi Japan
15c ...,,.
HAY, (baled)-Following are quotations
Maid by dealers to hay growers: Per ton
barley. s125O@14; wheat. Sl25O q "a; oat
e,1 k0@15; alfalfa, $3.50; volunteer hay, 81
G1V; straw ;5.50Q6.
HAY prices to the trade-Barley nay, per
ton 1850; wheat. $3.50; oat slI.oog iS'
alfalfa, Sl3; volunteer $S@1O; straw Wow
RETAIL PRICES
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