Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-30
DEALERS IN POTATOES
GUESSING ON SITUATION
Inferior Local Stock Responsible.
CantaIoupe Shippers
Are ShreWd

The produce market yesterday was feature
less, except as to the interest taken by deal
ers in potatoes. Conditions keep the sellers
and buyers guessing. Predictions are made
that the market will remain weak for sew
eral weeks until the poor local spuds are
cleaned up.
No change IN butter or eggs. Butter is re-
ported frmer, with no PROBABILITY of change
to lower figures
Onions and cheese steady.
Northern yellow Danvers appeared in the
market for the first time and were quoted at
$2.25 per cwt.
Shippers are responsible for the advance
in cantaloupes to s.. 90 and SO a cabbage crate.
Producers have cut down quantity Of con-
signments
Fish was in good supply.
Receipts Of produce we're; Eggs, 100 cases;
butter, 1850 pounds; eneese, 1853 pounds;
potatoes, 21O4 sacks; onions, 800 sacks; sweet
potatoes &c sacks.
PRODUCE PRICES
Following are the wholesale prices Of pro-
| duce to retailers as compiled by the Market
| Reporter:
EGGs-(Per dozen) Local ranch, canded,
38c; do, case count, buying price, 29c; east
ern fresh, 27ci eastern storage, extras, 25c.
BUTTBR-(Per lb) California creamery,
| ladle 26c.
CHEESE-(Per Ib.) Northern fresh, ITO
17Ac; large Anchor, 1Sc; oregon Daisy,
| 1870; eastern singles, 1shc; eastern Twins,
| 8Q20c; eastern Daisies 10000; eastern
imported Swiss, SOC; Jack. 1Sc; domestic
swiss, 22Q 24c; cream brick. zoe; limburger,
| zoe; Roquefort, 3sci Edam, sSq9; Canadian
| cream, box. 81.
BEANs-No. l pink, sz25; No. 1 limas,
s4.75; No. l Lady Washington, $3.50; No. l
| small whites, $4.7595; No. 1Ablackeyes, s5;
No. Garvanzas S4.5Oi No. California len
tils, So.
oTAToEs-Highlands, owt. s1.5O@1sOi
new, $1.4o91.5O; yellow sweets, lb., 3k@4c
ONIoNS-Local yellow Danvers, cwt.
s225; local silver skins, lug. IS a soc; do,
cwt. s2.50; local reds S2Q2.25; garlic, lb.
SC.
FRESH FRUITs-Apples Alexanders. A.
tier. $1509 16o; White Astrakans 1850
LIS; Gravensteins, 4-tier, $1.75; do, Az
tier, $3.50; crab apples, box, $1.25.
BBRRIES-(Per basket) Strawberries, 3
Q5c; raspberries, 5Q7c; blackberries &c;
logan berries. 6@7c.
CITRUS FRUITs-Grapefruit seedess SO
@s.5o; do seedlings, 50; lemons $4@5; Va
lencia oranges, S4
TROPICAL FRUITS-(Per Ib) Bananas.
4@4hc; do, red, &c; Fard dates 10@14c;
I do, Golden, 7@7hc; pine apples s@10c.
LANEOUS-Cantaloupe cabbage
crates. local, s2.50Q3; grapes. crate s1Q1.s5; do
Concord, lug, 50; nectarines, crate, S1Q1,25
peaches, box, 609S5c; Bartlett pears. box,
$1.75@1.s5; plums, lug, 75c4S1; prunes, 75c
@$1; watermelons, lb., 19115c.
VEGETABLES-North artichokes, doz.
S5c; bell peppers, lb. &c; beets. doz. punches,
25c; string beans lb ga 4c do lima, SC;
green cabbage, sack, S1.35; do red, lb. 3ci
$3.50; celery, crate. $4Q45O; cucumbers,
box, ESQ 40c; green corn. box, 900 40c; corn
husks, 1Oo; egg plant lb., 10c; horseradish.
Ib. 25c; okra, lb Sp10c; lettuce, crate, 81 a
1.25; peas, lb. sc; parsley. doz 20 a 25c; rhu-
barb, crimson winter 75cQ$ 81; do northern
strawberry, box, s1.25; spinach, doz. 20c;
summer squash, lug, 35c; young onions doz.
20@ 25c; turnfps, doz. punches, 25c; toma-
toes. 15@ 40c.
DRIED FRUITs-Evaporated apples, lb.
s@9c apricots, h. 12@13c; loose white figs,
IA
Sc; pears lb. so 1Oc; nectarines, lb. Sc
PRUNES-3040s, 9010c 40-50s, 5000;
50-60s. 10 Sc; 60-70s, SIC; 70-80s, SC; S0-90s,
4c; 90-100s, 3 nc
RAISINS (Muscatels)-2-crown loose, So
lb. box, lb. &c; 3-crown, do 4c; 4-crown, do.
SC; London layers, 2-crown, 20-lb. box, sl.10;
tanas bleached, lb. 7c; do unbleached. 3he;
seeded raisins, 1902. pkg. 6h Q7c; do IL
| OF. pkg. 51s @6c.
NUTs-(Per lb) Fancy almonds XXI
| 17c; brazils 14c; cocoanuts. 90c; filberts
| lac; pecans Xxx, 1sc; do xxx, 17c;r dc
xxx, 16c; eastern peanuts. TIC; do Japan
6hc; pinenuts zoe; No. walnuts, assn. 15c;
do, budded, lie; eastern popcorn, cwt. $3.50;
RICE-tPer 100 lbs.) Fancy Honduras,
Carolina, 1915; choice Honduras, Carolina,
ss@6.5o; Japan grades, sS.7594; island rice,
So so; broken. $3.50.
HONEY-(Per lb) Extracted water white
sac; do white. Sc; do. light amber. &c;
comb, water white, 13c; do, light amber
LIVESTOCK-Packers pay T. o. b. Los An
geles for beef steers. 5@5kc; beef heifers,
4k SC; beef calves. 5A A@6c; mutton,
weathers, s5.5OQ6; mutton, ewes, s5Q5.50;
mutton, lambs s35OQ3.75; hogs, lie.
POULTRY-(Per lb.) Live turkeys, ESQ
26c; large hens, lbs. up, 1Sc; small hens,
az to II lbs. Ice; brolers 1 to u lbs.
1sc; friers. Y to lbs. 1Sc; roast chicken,
1Sc; ducks, lac; geese, lie; old roosters,
Sc; squads, dozen, $3.50.
CHILI-Evaporated strings. lb, Csc; do,
Mexican black.
chilli tepins. $1.25; ground 12ac
HAY-(Baled.) The following quotations
are furnished by the Los Angeles Hay Stor-
age Co. Barley. s12.50@14.5O; tame oat,
hay, per ton, s14@16,5o; alfalfa, ton. $3.50
@i450; wheat hay. $14@15.
MILL FEED-Bran. s1.65; whole corn,
$3.50; cracked corn, s1.s5; feed meal. $3.50;
shorts, $3.50; Kaffir corn, s1.75; white oats,
81. 90; red oats. eastern. s2.25; wheat orr
ginal sacks, cwt. s1.90; wheat, 10o-lb. sacks,