Los Angeles herald., 1910-09-17
POOR QUALITY EGGS
CAUSE DROP IN PRICES
Decline in Eastern Cheese Is 30
Cents to $1.0o CWt.
Potatoes Firm

The feature in the produce market yes
terday was the 1c decline in local ranch
eggs, present figures being 3Sc and 42c. The
reduction is said to be due to the poor
quality Of eggs that have lately appeared
in the market.
Eastern cheese prices fell z @1c a pound.
Potatoes were stronger at present quota
tions. Receipts were 2209 sacks. Figs ad-
vanced 10Q15c per box. Reports from the
north are to the effect that quite heavy
rain fell in the Fresno section. This will do
considerable damage to grapes and dried
fruit If the precipitation was as heavy as
reported.
Cucumbers advanced 1oc to 4Oe box.
Lettuce was quoted at 81 per crate fiat. De-
mand was strong for green truck.
All kinds of FISH were in good supply.
Produce receipts Eggs, 1872 cases. butter
toes. 2209 sacks: sweet potatoes. 2S4 sacks;
apples, S425 boxes.
Following are the official prices of pro-
duce to retailers as compiled by the Market
Reporter:
EGGS-Local ranch, canded, Acc; do case
count, buying price SSc; eastern fresh, S5c;
eastern storage packed extra, S0932c; do
storage seconds. 26c.
BUTTER-selng price to trade 21sc high
er; California creameres, extras, 324sc; do
frsts, 31c; cooking, Csc; ladle. 25c.
CHEESE-Northern fresh, 17@171 &c;
large Anchor, 18c; Oregon Daisy. 18 q 19e;
eastern singles, 1SQ1shc; do Twins 1Sc'
eastern Daisies 1914 h919c; eastern Long
Horns, 10000; eastern chedders. zoe; i'm
ported swiss, soc; Jack, 19c; domestic
swiss, 24c; cream brick 19c; limburger.
19c; Roquefort. 3Sc; Edam SSqS.50; Ca
madam cream. box. 81.
BEANs-No. pink, $3.50; No. iimas.
$4.75: No. l Lady Washington, 81 so;
No. / small whites. 81 so; No. blackeyes,
$500; No. Garyanzas, $3.50; No. Cali
fornia lentils. sos.
OTATOES-Highland, cwt. 81 .25 @1, so;
local Burbanks, s1.35; Salinas, s1.65; yellow
sweets, 50.
ONIONs-Local yellow Danvers. $3.50 cwt
northern, $780, do Australian browns $3.50;
local, $3.50; garlic 7c lb.
FRESH FRUITS Apples - Belleheurs,
S1Q1.15; 44s tier. IS q 9Oc; Pearmains, white
winter, after, $685. do red, ~ tier, $1.lO;
Fall Pippins, Alter, 81; Jonathans Califor-
BERRIES-Strawberrie per basket, Sc;
raspberries, per basket, 10c; blackberries'
per basket. 8@9c.
CITRUS FRUITs-Grapefrult seedless,
sS5o@4.75: seedlings. $3.50; lemons, $4.5O@
s. Valencia oranges, $4,000.
TROPICAL-Bananas, lb. 4Q4kc; Fard
dates, lb, 109l3c; golden dates h., 7c;
alligator pears, doz. s3.50@ 4.5o; pineapples'
MIsCELLANEoUs-L cantaloupes.
cabbage. crate, 50, so; casabas, crate, s2.25;
$115; Tokay. $12591.3 .35: black CSC; peaches
per box 75c@Sl; Bartlett pears, 50 box;
plums, lug box. $3.50; prunes. 81; ounces, box,
81; watermelons, X @2c lb.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. artchokes, doz.
81; green asparagus, 15c lb; bell peppers, lb.
Sc; beets, doz. punches, 25c; lima beans, 80
4c string beans, lb., 4c; green cabbage, sack
s19115; red cabbage, SC lb; carrots, doz.
punches, 25c; caulifower, crate, 81 so; cell
cry, crate, S225Q 250; cucumbers, box. 40ci
green corn, box. soc; corn husks. 10c; egg
plant. lb. s@5c; horseradish. lb. 25c; okra
&C lb; lettuce crt. 81; peas, 547c per
lb; parsley. doz. 25c; northern strawberry
rhubarb, box, 81. so; spinach. doz. 2O@ @25c;
sprouts, 121kc; summer squash. lug box, 20
a S5c; young onions, doz, 20c; turnips. doz.
bunches, zoe; tomatoes, 500 75c.
DRIED FRUITS-Evaporated apples, sac
lib; apricots, 1216 @14o lb peaches, TX q &c
lb; pears. 1o@12o lbi plums. loo; necta-
PRUNEs-8o 4Os, s@1Oc; 4o-5Os 0@1oo; 5O-sos.
S99c; 60-70s &c; S0-90s SIC; 90-100s, &C..
RAIsINS-2 crown loose. 5O-lb. boxes,
8hc lb; crown. do, 4o crown. do 4he;
do, 8 crown, 81. 25; do crown 81 80; Sui
tanas, bleached, 6@7c lb; unbleached, 40
&c III; seeded raisins. 1s OF. pkgs, &c; do. -
OF. &c.
NUTs-Fancy IXL almonds. 17o lb; bra
ziIs, lac Id; cocoanuts, 90oi hlberts 14c lb;
pecans Xxx, 15c; do, xxx, 1sc lb; eastern
nuts 17c No. 1 assorted walnuts 15@1sc;
do budded, 17@1Sc; eastern popcorn, owt.
So. SO; do local. $3.50.
RIcE-Faney Honduras (Carolina) s6 %
Japan grades, $3.7594; Island. $3.50;
HoNEY-White water extracted. s@9he
lb; do white, sh q sci do light amber, Y &C
Sc; comb, water white, lib. frames 1Sc; do
white, tic; do light amber. 1be; beeswax,
soc ID.
LIVE sTOCK-Packers pay Z. o, b. Los
Angeles for beef steers. 5@5kc; beef heif-
ers, 41h@5c; beef calves, u zee; mutton
wethers s5.5OQ6; mutton ewes, $5@5. so;
mutton lambs sS.50@8.75; hogs, lie.
POULTRY-Turkeys live, 25@26c lb;
large hens 4 lbs. up, lee lb; do small. 21h %
az lbs 17c lb; broilers, 1 to " lbs lie lb;
friers IA to lbs tic lb: roast chicken
1Sc lb; ducks. Ice lb; geese, lie lb; squads,
s150 doz; old roosters, SC lb.
CHILI-Evaporated, strings, SOC lb; green,
4o ib; chill tepns, 75c lb; Japan, 1sci
HAY Cbale6)-The following quotations
furnished by the Los Angeles Hay Storage
Co.-Barley. s12 5O@14, so; tame oat, ton,
s14@16.5O; alfalfa, ton, S1S. .50@l4. 80;
MILL FEED~Bran, 81 SO; whole corn.
81 so; cracked corn, 81 IS; feed meal, $3.50;
rolled barley, 81 oil cake meal. 81. so;
shorts, 81 so; Kaffir corn, 81 70; white oats,
81 90; eastern red oats, S2.25; wheat or-
ginal sacks, cwt. $3.50; wheat. lOo-lb.