Los Angeles herald., 1910-08-02
PRODUCERS INCREASE
CANTAL0UPE SHIPMENTS
Brisk Demand for FruitS-LoWer
Tone in Cheese and
Onions

Demand was active In the produce mar
ket yesterday morning for fruits and yegc-
tables. and business In all lines was good.
Heavier shipments of cantaloupes forced
prices down hfty cents cabbage crate.
Prices for grapes were lower.
Receipts of eggs were only 152 cases.
No change in quotations. Butter fine.
Jobbers dropped their price sc per hun
dred on local potatoes and n per pound on
| sweet potatoes. Highland potatoes were
quoted the same and fifty bags sold on
tho Produce Exchange on the basis oL
Sl,50 per cwt to the trade.
The price on yellow Danver onions
dropped 25 cents per cwt. Local red OH
ions were down like amount Garlic
declined 1c.
The supply of fish was abundant.
Receipts Of produce In Los Angeles today
were: Eggs, 1j2 cases; butter. l7,2Is
pounds; cheese, 4S60 pounds; potatoes.
1888 sacks; sweet potatoes SO sacks.
PRODUCE PRICES
Following are the wholesale prices Of pro
duce 10 retailers as compiled by the Market
Reporter:
EGGs-(Per dozen) Local ranch, oandled.
33c; do, case count, buying price, 29c; east
ern fresh, &c; eastern storage, extras, 25c.
BUTTER-(Per lb) California creamery,
extras Slhc; do frsts, Soc; cooking, zee;
CHEEsE-(Per lb.) Northern fresh 16 Y
@1fc large Anchor, 1sc; oregon Daisy,
1Shc; eastern singles Isle; eastern Twins,
lS@1812c; eastern Daisies, 1Sla9l9ci east
ern Long Horns, 19Q1912c; eastern ched-
ders, 20c imported Swiss, 3Oc; Jack, 1Sc'
domestic swiss. 229 25c; cream brick. zoe;
limburger, zoe; Roquefort, 3Sc; Edam, 50 q
8; Canadian cream, box, 81.
BEANS-No. l pink, $125; No. l limas,
SA75; No l Lady Washington, $3.50; No. l
smalI whites, s45O No blaekeyes, s.;
No ! GaryanZas, $3.50; No. l California len
tils, So lentils, German. Ss.
OTATOES-Hlghl cwt s1.50Q so;
new $185Ql.5o; yellow sweets, lb., 33S lse.
0N19MsILGoaL IN }7 f9 yellow Da@yers an oyt owt.
s25O local reds. $1,75; garlic, lb. Sc
FRESH FRUITS-Apples, Alexanders, A
tier, Sl.50@1 leo; White Astrakans, sl.65Q
1.75; Gravensteins alter, sl.75; do, Az
tier, $3.50; crab apples box, s1.25
BERRIES-(Per baskeD strawberries, 3
@5c; raspberries 597c; blackberries. lei
logan berries. q &c.
CITRUS FRUTTs-Grapefruit seedless. SO
q $50; do seedlings 81 lemons. S4q5; Va
lencia oranges 81.
TROPICAL FRUITs-tPer lb) Bananas,
4@4hc; do, red, &c; Fard dates, Ql4ei
do, Golden, 70712c; pine apples, 410c.
MIsCELLANEOUS-C -Cantaloupes. cabbage
crates. local, $2@2.50; grapes, crate, 81. .25;
do Concord lug, 50; nectarines, crate 81 q
1.25 peaches, box 6OqS5c; Bartlett pears.
boS, s1,75Q200; plums, lug l5c9 81;
prunes, 75c@s1; watermelons, lh:, 1ql 1se
Observation-Disclosures artichokes doz
soc; bell peppers ID. &c; heets, doz. punches,
25c; string beans, lb. IA 4c; do lima, &C.
green cabbage, sack, S1.35; do red, ID. &C.
carrots, doz. punches, 25c; caulfower, doz
$3.50; celery, crate, s404.5O; cucumbers
box. 25 q 40c; green corn, box 500 40c; corn
husks, 10c; egg plant, lb.. 1Oc; horseradlsh
lb. use; okra' lh. 8Qloe; lettuce, crate, -
1.25; peas, ID. &c; parsley, doz. 206 25c; rhu-
barb, crimson winter, 75c@S1; do northern
strawberry, box. $1.25; spinach, doz. 20o
summer squash, lug, Soc; young onions, doz
zoo 25c;, turnips, doz. punches, 25c; toma-
toes. 15@4Oc
DRIED FRUITs-Evaporate apples fb.
1kQ91ac; aprcots, lb., 12c; loose white figs
box, s1.50; do black, s1.35; peaches, lib. "a
PRUNEs-so-4os 9@1oc; 4o-5os, $3.50;
5o-s0s, 6Aa @7Hc; 6O-7os, &c; 7O-Sos, sc; So
9Os, 4c; 90-100s, 3hc.
RAIsINs (Muscatels)-2-crown. loose, 80
lb. box lb &c; 3-crown do, 4ci 4-crown, do,
&c; London layers 2-orown, 2o-lb. box. sl.10;
do 3-crown, S1.25; do 4-crown, $3.50; Sui
tanas, bleached. lb. 7c; do unbleached Shc;
seeded raisns, 16-oz pkg. 6 u q &c; do IL
VI NfPiTsR5Per IRIS ib) Fancy almonds, IxL,
17c; brazils 14o cocoanuts. soc; 1lberts.
lac; pecans Xxx, 1sc; do xxx, lie; do
xxx, lee; eastern peanuts, 71ac; do Japan
61bc: pnenuts zoe; No. l walnuts, assn. 15ci
do, budded, 17c; eastern popcorn, cwt. $S.50i
do local, $3.50.
RICE-(Per 100 lbs) Fancy Honduras
Carolina, S675 choice Honduras Carolina
$3.50; broken. $3.50.
HoNEY-(Per Ib) Extracted, water white
slAc do white. Sc; do. light amber. 7ci
comb, water white 1Sc; do, light amber,
15c; beeswax, lb. SOC.
Observation-Disclosures pay (, O. b. Los An
geies for beef steers So SEC; beef heifers
4ib @5c; beef calves, 54 9Gc; mutton,
weathers, s5.5o@6; mutton, ewes, $50 $50;
mutton. lambs s3.5OQS.75; hogs, lie.
POULTRY-tPer lb.) Live turkeys, ESQ
2sc; large hens, 4 lbs; up, lSc; small hens ems
1Sc: friers, 11s to lbs. 1sc; roast chicken,
iSc; ducks, lac; geese. lie; old ROSTERS.
Sc; squads dozen, $3.50.
CHILI-Evaporated strings. lb, 25c; do,
loose, 22c Mexican black, 25c; green sc;
chilli tepins s1.25; ground. 12hc.
HAY (Baled.) The following quotations
are furnished by the Los Angeles Hay Stor-
age Co. Barley, st2.5o 1870; tame oat,
hay, per ton, st4@16,50; alfalfa. ton, $3.50
014 so; wheat hay, S14@15.
MILL TEED-Bra!n; siS5; S5s whole whole &C corn. gG
roiIed harley s1.25; oil cake meal. s2.5O;
shorts, $3.50; Kaffir corn, .s1.75; white oats,
81 80; red oats, eastern $2,25; wheat ori-
81 95.