Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-12
PETALUMA EGGS
COME BY CARLOAD
FOREIGN PRODUCERS FORCE A
DROP IN PRICES
Holders Of Seed Potatoes Want Rain
to Move Stock-Strawberr
and Fish Are More
Plentiful

overproducton in eggs. as well as In pota-
toes, seems to be causing the produce ex-
change committee TO put In full time ADJUST
ing the quotations from day to day Receipts
of eggs yesterday were 667 cases. causing a de-
cline of l cent dozen in the wholesale price.
In the bunch of eggs posted a lot came from
Petauma, and ii Is expected that full car
load of Petalumas-400 cases-will arrive to-
day to be sold at the market prices by local
broker
The market is flooded with potatoes from
Stockton, Oregon and other points.s Posted
wholesale prices were greatly reduced yester-
day with the knowledge that dealers have
been selling spuds at any old figure for many
days Local grown potatoes will not appear In
the market until about June l. Owing to lack
Of rain very little planting is being done and
seed potatoes just now are drug in the
market.
Lettuce is jobbing at from soc to 81 a crate
Asparagus is 10 10 17i9e pound.
More strawberries show in the market. Soon
there Will be an abundant supply at moderate
prices
Fish was in liberal supply and moved quickly
at lower figures
Receipts of produce were: Eggs. 667 cases.
butter, 1886 pounds; cheese, 295l pounds; po-
tatoes, Sl3 sacks; sweet potatoes, sacks.
Produce Prices
Following are the Daily Market Reporter
and exchange board wholesale quotations:
EGGS-Local ranch candled, extra Sc
lected, 2Sc; local ranch, candled, %; local
ranch. case count, buying price, 24c. .
BUTTER-California creamery extras. 3
ID. roll. 67lsci do frsts. 2-lb roll. 81 &c;
eastern creamerey, extras 52Ae; cooking,
22c: ladle. 25c.
CHEEsE-No fresh. zoe; large An
chor. 2ic; Young America, Anchor 2lc;
hand, Anchor. pc; Oregon Daisy 21c; east
ern singles. 10 a s0c; eastern Twins, 200 21e;
eastern Daisies. 21c; eastern Long Horn,
ale; eastern chedders, goo 2lc; imported
SWISS 500 sic; Jack cheese, 2Sei domestic
swiss, 2Sc; cream brick, 2Oc; limburger, 90
q 21c: Roquefort. So 040c; Edam, $500;
| Canadian cream. box, ST. o- g,
BEANs-No. pinks, s5.25 q $50; No l
Iimas, S475 No. l Lady Washington. $3.50;
No l small whites $500 800: No. black
eyes, s4.509A75; No. l bayous, $3.50; No.
! Garvanzas, $3.50; No. 1 lentils, California.
ST.
oTAToEs-Highands. cwt, s1.a1.S5; Iom-
poe, Si.65fll.7 rs; watsonyille 81 4OQ1.50; oregon
Burbanks. $150dL60; Oregon Early Rose. 81;
t.75 White Rose, 81; yellow sweets. 81; white
sweets, 2.50GS; red sweets, 50 20.
oNIONS-Northern Australian brown,
cwt. s1.75Q1s5; Nevadas. s2.25; Oregon.
S225; garlic. lb. S41Oc.
FRESH FRU1Ts-Apples-Bel 4
tier, S1.4541.50; 4h-tier, s1.S0Q1.35; 3A-
tier, s1.75; fall Pippins' sl;5O; 4h-tier'
s1.25 Greetings, sl60; 414-tier sLS5; 4
tier Hoovers, $3.50; Colorado Jonathan.
s2.65@3; White Winter Pearmains Alter
s1.5001.75: 4h-tier, S1.25q l.S5; red Pear
cider, Alter $3.50; Az a-tier. si.25; Ben Da-
Wis Colorado, S1.65q1.S5; Newton Pippins,
Alter, $3.50; Missouri Pippins, Col sl.75;
~ tier Cal s1.25; 4-tier Cal $3.50; Lang
Beauties, s2.10Q225: Spitzenbergs. 4-tier.
s1.s5; Ganos, l.7592; Winesiaps. col S2'SSi
Alter Cal. s175; 4ls-tier Ca. sl2'' ...
BERRIES-Strawberrie fancy, basket,
12415c: choice. basket. Sc.
CITRUS-Seedess grapefruit S27oqSi
seedlings. So; fancy lemons. s2'oOg as SO )
S1.75@c.15; tangerne oranges u box 81. %
@175; Valencia oranges, fancy s25O93;
lines, 20-lb. box. SIS; -
IIbc; do red lb. &c; Fard dates. lb. loo i2c;
do Golden. ib. 7hc; do Persian, lib. pkg.
7h@sc: alligator pears, doz. So; pineap-
FRUfTs-winter Nens pears. picking
boxes S16542; casabas. crate. s293;
Christmas melons. SO; imported grapes, bbl.
IS; guavas. basket SC; pomegranates' loe'
persimmons, crate, Sf25@l.75.
VEGETABL LES-Artichokes doz, 81; aspar-
agus, lb. lOa17i5c; Brussels sprouts. lb., lOc;
Bell peppers, Florida. lb. 400 4bc; beets'
doz bunches 30d35c; string beans, h., 1792Oc;
green cabbage. sack. st91.25; do reb. b.
&c; carrots. doz. punches. 25c; caulinower,
crate s1.25@165; celery, rout, doz. Toe;
do crate s3.25m3.75; cucumbers, doz, S1.5O
a 3; corn husks, cut ID. 1oc; do uncut 10.
Sc: egg plant. lb 25c; leeks. doz. 35c; horse
radish lb. lee; oyster plant, doz 35Q 40c;
lettuce, crate, 75c9s1.S5; peas ib. "a ilci
son winter rhubarb Sl25d1.5O; spinach
doz zoe; young onions. doz. COOS turnips'
doz punches, zoo zoe; Mexican tomatoes
DRIED FRUITs-Apples, evaporated, lb.
9610c; apricots. ID. 100 i3c; loose ngs'
white. box $3.50; do black, box Sl.35; do
imported, lb. d1Sc; currants. 9h q l0e;
peaches; lb 5&@Sc; pears. H. 100 l2e;
plums, ID 12he; nectarines. lb. ~ a &c.
Prunes-2O-3Os, 11@12c; 30-40s. Sc; 40-bos.
7isc; 5O-6Os, Sc; 6O-7os, &c; 7O-sos. 51hc' So
'Vf, R,AIsINs-2-c rs; loose. 5O-lb. box. lb.
4ko; 3-crown, sc; 4-crown, 5hc; 2-crown
London layers, 20-lb. box lb sl'lo; 5-erown'
s1.25; 4-crown. $50; 5-erown' Sl;S5 Sui
tanas, bleached. lb. 9111c: do unbleached.
ib. 3Ikc; seeded raisins. 16-oz. pkg. 6la
nc; do 12-oz pkg. ~ q6hc. .a,o.
do Ne Plus Ultra, Id. 16c; brazils, 3@14c;
cocoanuts, 95cds1; chestnuts, ll@12ci nj
berts. lb. 14@15c; hickory. lb. Sc; pecans.
xxx, ID. i7c; eastern peanuts lb. s4Skc;
do California lb 8 u a &C., do Japan, lb. u
a 7c; do Spanish. shelled. No. 1. lb 10c;
i5c; do No ?. ID 1Oc; do Jumbos. ia 1se;
do budded, 1SQ20c; popcorn, eastern. cwt'
$500 do local, cwt s1QS25,
RICE-Fancy Honduras CCarolinal ss'49i
do choice Honduras (Carolna) sea $50;
Japan grades. $S.75q4; island, $50; broken
$3.50. q, -
7hc; extracted, white, &c; extracted Hght
amber 616bc; comb, water white lib.
frames, 16@17c; white. lib. frames. 154
lsc; light amber. lib. frames. lO4l 4lsc;
beesWaN, ID. sue.
IJVEsTOCK-Packers pay Z. o. b. Los
Angeles for beef steers, NC; beef heifers'
4& p5c; beef calves, 5l5c; mutton, wethers'
S5.25a5,75; ewes, S5@5.25; lambs 5he;
hogs 10e. ~ .,
POULTRY-Large dressed turkeys, lb-
orc; do small. ID. 25c; large live, lb. 24c;
do small live. lb. 22o; large hens, lbs: up
ib. zoe; small. ~ to 31a lbs 1Sc; broilers,
IL TO lbs. csc; frlers. "a TO lbs. 2Se;
roast chicken. lb. 9Oc; duck. lb. 19c; geese
ib. 1sc: squads, doz $50; old ROSTERS To-
10c. ., ,oaoo..
loose. Id, lie; Mexican black. lb. 1Sc; green
ib. 200 25c; chill tepins, lb. $l.25; Japan
15c ,, u...,.u.
are furnished by the Los Angeles Hay Stor-
age Co. Barley, $12 50@16. 5Oi tame oat.
si5@17; alfalfa, s1S, ,50Q15; wheat hay Sl4
p16. .,,o. ..,.o,. ur
MILL FEED--Bran, $3.50; whole corn
81 S5: cracked corn. $780, feed meal, $l.95
rolled barley. $1s5 oil cake meal neal SEQ
e. 40. eastern red oats, $2.25; wheat, ori-
ginai sacks. cwt. s2O5 wheat, 1OO-lb, sack
Pafaii prices