Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-21
.EGG PRICES DECLINE
TWO CENTS A DOZEN
Slump Is Due to 0verSuppIy OF
Local StoCk-Potat0eS
May Advance

May Advance
The sharp cut in egg quotations was the
strong feature OF the produce market yester-
day. Dealers had more eggs than they could
dispose of at the old figures and prices were
cut cents to 81 cents for fresh eandled,
to 33 cents for case counts to 30 cents iot
eastern fresh. and to 27D2S cents for east
storage. An early recovery is expected
by hopeful esg handlers.
Butter. cheese and beans were steady u
firm.
Receipts Of potatoes were normal, but the
market is still quiet, Until the surplus no"
on hand cleans up higher prices cannot be
looked for. 1t is generally believed now
ever. the decline has run its course and the
next change will be toward a higher level.
Dealers are well supplied with all kinds OF
fish.
Receipts of produce were: Eggs, 1Sl
cases. butter, 2l,S92 pounds; cheese, SAY
pounds; potatoes. 1890 sacks sweet pota-
toes. 133 sacks; apples, 24oO boxes.
PRODUCE PRICES
Following are the official prices OF pro-
duce to retailers compiled by the Market
Reporter:
BUTTER-seulng price to trade. 2lao
higher California creamery, extras, soc
do hrsts. S2lac: cooking. CSC; lade, 25c
EGGS-Local ranch, candled, SIci do case
count, buying price, 32c; eastern 1resh' "oe'
eastern storage, packed extra, 2Ig2sc'
CHEESE-Southern, per ID, lSci noFtheIh'
per h. lS01S15c northern storage, per d.
lie: eastern, singles, per h., lsc' eastern,
twins, per lb, 1Sc; eastern cheddars' per
ID, 19d2Oc; eastern, horns, per lb, i9c; east
ern, daisies. per lb., 19c; Oregon, twins. per
ID, 2lc: Oregon, daisy, per ID, io9Lo &C.
Swiss imported. per b., &c; Swiss domestic
block, per lb.. 22Q24c; Swiss domestic. whee'
per lb, 21a24c cream brick, per lb., 19g23c;
limburger, per h., 1992Oc; RoGuefort' per lp''
S6q40c; Edam, per case, SSa9. .-
ONIONs-Northern Australian Browns
per cwt, $L65gL75; oregon. $1.O5; Nevadas,
BEANs-No. pink. $500; No. Limas'
s5.OO9525 Lady Washington. $423g4.5O; NO;
small whites, 81; blackeyes, $o,ooi ~ No l
Garvanza, $3.50; No. l California Ientlis'
POTATOES - Highland, cwt., s1,6oQ1 %;
Nevadas, 1885, Lompocs, S2.oo42.lUi 80 ga "a.
linas, S2.00G210 Early Rose, northern, S2ooi
local Early Rose, $1.s5; White Rose local
81. .S5@2.oO; Oregon Rose, $500; new potatoes
lb.. 4Q5c; yellow sweets, s2.ooq2.2o' -,
DRIED FRUITS-Apples--E lb.,
QI115c; apricots. ib., 12ha @13c; curranti
lb, 10c; do pkg, 9Q10c; dates, Faro 6os
ID, lie; do 12s, 12c; do Golden 6Os' 10 &c &C.
do pkg. &c; figs. black and white. per 10. ID
Olkd7l9e; do white, Coz. pkgs., sos SLsoQ
2; do 12-oz, 12s pkg. .,9oq95c; do l6-oz' lVs
pkg, 81; do 16-oz cartons, rs, sOc nee
tarines lb., 10c; peaches, lb 6lag71ac; pears
lie; do 4o-5os 10l4c; do 5o-6os' s1se; ool 90 {?
714c do 90-100s, &c; do sacks, l5gl6c; ralslhs'
Sultanas, bleached, lb., Ice; do unbleached
h., 5a5Jzc; seeded raisins 1909. pkgs., &c;
do 12-oz. pkgs., &c; London layers. crown
2O-lb. box, S1.15; do 3-crown. 2O-lb. box
s125; do 4-crown, 20-lb. box, Sl0O; loose loose
muscatels 2-crown. SC; do S-crown. 5lsc
do 4-crown, &c; citron, Ice; orange and lem
FRESH s-Citrus-oranges. tanger-
ines, s1.7592.OO; do navels, S1.75g2.25; lemons
s1.5o925o grapefruit, seedless, $40; do seed
lings, $225.
APPLEs-Baldwin, Alter $50; belIeheqrs.
Alter. $1.15 Q125; do 4ia-tier' 81 q I,l9; beh
a-tier. $3.50; do 4iA-tier, $1.25; Gano, 4-uer'
Colorado, 81; Greetings, Alter, *l.25; DO
41a-tier $1.1o; Hoovers. 4-tier, $3.50; do DO AZ
tier. s1.15; Jonathans alter; sz,SoQz,2o' 43;s
Langfords. 4-tier, SL2591S5: Missouri Pip
pins, $125; do 41a-tler, SL1O; Pearmalns'
White Winter Alter Sl.25; do 4ia-tier, sl.l0;
Pearmans, red 4-tier, Sl.l0; do 4la-tler' SI.IV;
Rome Beauties, 4-tier, 81 25a26o; Smiths
Cider. 4-ter, S1.S5; do 412-ter, 15c; spitzen-
burg, 4-tier. S2q3.25; yellow Newton Pippins,
alter $135; do 41h-tier, SIZE.
MISCELLANEOUS-Al pears, doz.
s4a5; bananas, per lb, Acc; blackberries, per
basket, 12c; cranberries, per bbl, $3.50
strawberries, per basket 12915c; casabas per
crate. S2.25 Christmas melons, $500 20;
grapes, per box, $l25q1 50; pineapples, Sc;
peaches, per box, 5Oq6oc; pears, Winter
Nells, per ooN, $2,25; Bartletts' SOU; per
simmons. per crate, Sl5U4l.|5; pomesrahates'
per crate, $3.50
VEGETABLEs-Nort artichokes. doz..
ST. 25; green asparagus, l5c lb.; bell peppers,
Ib. 66D &c: beets, doz punches, 35c; BEANS Ia
Sc; cabbage, sack soc; red cabbage. 39343C
lb.; carrots, doz. punches, 25 Soc; cauli-
flower CRIT, $3.50: celery, CRIT, $3.50: cucum-
bers, doz. 75c4 S1.25; green corn, box, toe
corn husks 10c; egg plant, h., q &C. horse
radish lb., 12I2c; olSra, &C lb.; lettuce, CRIT
SO q 75c; peas, sQ1Oc; parsley, doz. 95c
northern strawberry rhubarb, box, $l70i
spinach doz., zoe; sprouts &c; summer
SQUASH, lug box, 4Oa soc; young onions, doz
25c; turnips, doz. lunches 2Oc; tomatoes
400 60c. .,,
zils, 14d15c lb.; cocoauuts, soc; flberts, lac
lb. : pecans, Xxx, 15c; do xxx, 16o lb.
eastern peanuts 74759c lb.; do Japan, 6ac;
pinenuts 1Sc; No. / assorted walnuts, 16417c;
do budded, 1Sd19c; eastern popcorn, cwt,, 81;
RiCE@Fancy Honduras (Caroinal, ss7j
cwt; choice Honduras (Carolina), S696. 50:
Japan grades, So. 15QI; Island $50; broken,
'HiIoNEY-white water extracted. SC 1b.;
do white, SIC; do light amber, Sc; comb,
water white lib. frames, lSc; do white.
17c: do light amber, 14c; beeswax, S0c Id.
LIVE sTOCK-Pacbers pay +. o. b. Los
Angeles for beef steers, 545l9c; beef heif-
srs 41a@5c; beef calves, 5iaq6c; mutton
wethers S595.5O; mutton ewes, $5Q5.5O; NUT
ton lambs, sS5O33 75 hogs, lie.
POULTRY-Live--Broiler per h. 27c; fry
ers, per lb., 21c; roasters, per lb., 2lc; young
cocks, per lb., 1Sc old cocks, per lb., Ice;
hens, per lb., 20d22c; young turkeys. per lb.'
26c; old turkeys, per h., 26c; ducks, per 10.
25c geese. per ID. 23c; squads, per dozen,
$500; guinea hens, per doz, $500 Frozen
Fowls. 1ST21c; roasters, per lb. 2l@23c fry
ers per lb., 21a23c; broilers per h., 27Q32c;
ducks, per lb.. Csc; geese, per lb, 2Sc; turkeys.
per lb.. csc; fresh dressed turkeys, $Oc.
Chilli -Evaporated, strings, 3Oc lb. green.
4c lb.; clili tepins, 75c lb: Japan. 16c;
ground, Sc.
HAY Obaled)--The following quotations fur
nished by the Los Angeles Hay Storage Co,
Barley. S12.5041450; tame cat, ton, N49
16 so; alfalfa. ton, $13,5o9l45O; wheat hay,
s14615
MILL FEED-Bran, s1.55; whole corn. SITE;
cracked corn, $3.50; feed meal, 81 So; rolled
barley, s115; oil cake meal. $3.50; shorts,
$3.50; Kaffir corn. $1.75; white oats, sl.S5;
cwt, S1.90; wheat, 100-b sacks. S1.95.