Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-09
LIGHT DEMAND FOR EGGS
CAUSES ANOTHER DROP
Advance in LompoC and Salinas
Potatoes Beans and
Onions Are Steady

The unexpected slump in demand for fresh
local eggs caused easier feeling In the
egg market Thursday and prices dropped a
cent a dozen to 45e and 41c respectively Tor
candled and case counts. Receipts were 81
cases.
Butter continues steady at a61kc and 821sc
pound wholesale.
Lompoc and Salinas potatoes advanced iced, 10
81. % per cwt. Sweets wholesale at Sz.zo4z'oo'
Onions are steady at present quotations.
Bean market steady to firm.
Receipts of tomatoes are heavier on account
of warm weather.
Fish of all kinds were in fair supply.
Receipts of local produce were: Eggs, u
cases; butter, 2S,2s0 pounds; cheese, %5Oo
pounds; potatoes, 4S49 sacks; sweet potatoes
PRODUCE PRICES
Following are the official prices of pro
duce to retailers as compiled by the Market
BUTTER-seIling price to trade. 21Ac
higher California creamery, extras, 361sc;
do frsts 32lAc; cooking &c; ladle, 25o
EGGS-Local ranch, candled, 45c; do case
count, buying price, 41c eastern fresh, 36c;
eastern storage, packed extra, SU434c.
CHEESE southern. per lb. Bc; northern
per lb., 18Q1Shc; northern storage, per lp.'
lie; eastern, singles, per h., 1Sci eastern,
twins, per lb., 1Sc; eastern cheddars, per
h., 10000; eastern horns per h., l9c; east
eTn, daisies, per lb., 19c; Oregon, twins, per
lb., 21c; Oregon, daisy, per lb:, 1SqlShc
Swiss imported per !b., 32c; Swiss domestic,
block, per h., 22q24c; Swiss domestic wheel
per lb, 21Q24c; cream brick, per lb.' l9g29ci
iimburger, per lb., 10000; RoGuefort, per lb'
36940c; Edam, per case, $Sq9.
ONIONS-Northern Australian Browns. per
vers, s175 Oregon. $1.s5; garlic. per lb. Sc.
BEANS-No. l pink, $780, No. hmas'
s500@5 25; Lady Washington. $425Q45o; No
small whites. S400; No. l Garvanza, S45O;
No. 1 California lentils, $500.
POTATOES Highland. cwt., S1S5; Nevadas,
s1.75 Lompoas. s2.25; Salinas. s2.25; Early
new potatoes. box, S1.oO; yellow sweets
s22592.5O. -,
1o@ne; aprcots ib 12159lso SrI euFraS5s sos
h., lie; do 12s, 1Ge; do Golden, eos' lh.' SC;
do pkg Sc; figs. black and white. per lb
63AQ7lac do white, e-o5: o., pkgs;. 5es, N'SO9 SOs
bna tarnes ib., 1oc peaches, ib' s1sG71Sc; pears
lb.. 1og123so; plums; lb.' loc; @ prunes a So-4Vs
60-7Os, &c; do 10-S0s SC; do S0-9Os;
71ac; do 9O-1oos, 7c; do sacks, 15ql6c; raisins'
sultanas, bleached. lb;;. lCc; do un6leaehed.
do 12-oz. pkgs., &c; London layers, crown
2o-lb. box sl.15; do 3-crown, 2O-lb. box
SIPS; do 4-crown. 2o-lb box. sl.5O; loose ,
muscatels 2-crown, sc; do 3-crown, o32ci
do 4-crown, &c; citron, 1ec; orange and lem
FRESH -citrus-oranges, tanger-
ines. sL75; do navels $2.25q2.75; lemons, sog
$50; grapefruit, seedless. $3.50; do seedlings
APPLEs-Baldwin. Alter. st75; beleneurs,
Caps 4-tier, s1.50; do 41s-tier, 81; Ben Davis,
4-tier, s1.50; do 4a-tier. $1.25; Gano, 4-tier'
Colorado 81; Greenings 4-tieT' A.S0; ,,1 90
tier. s.15; Jonathans 4-tier. s225925O;
Langfords, 4-tier. $I25@l.35 Missouri Pip
pins S1.25; do 41s-tier, $.1o; Pearmains.
Pearmains. red. Alter. S1.1O; do 4ls-tier, sl1o;
Rome Beauties, 4-tier, S225@25O; Smiths
Cider 4-tier s1.35; do 41A-tier. 75c Spitzen-
burg, 4-tier, s2a3 25; Yellow Newton Pippns,
4-tier $1.35; do 4A-tier, S115
MISCELLANEOUS-Al pears, doz.,
S4d5; bananas, per lb-, 41sc; blackberries, per
STRAWBERRIES, per basket, lac; casabas, per
crate. $2.25; Christmas melons. $500 %;
grapes, per box. $1.25@15 80; pineapples. SCI
pSdie' Nelis per oox, s225; Bartletts, $3.50; per-
simmons, per crate, s1.50gl.75; pomegranates,
per crate, $3.50.
s125; green asparagus. 15c lb.; bell peppers.
lb, 5@6c beets, doz. punches, 35c; beans, "a
&c; cabbage sack, 75c; red cabbage 3Q3Ac ID;
carrots doz punches =. 2SS59 g! SoF
$l.0O; green corn, box 65c; corn husks'
lOc; egg plant. lb., 5q6c; horseradish lb.'
121ac; okra, &c lb; lettuce crt., 50q75c; peas,
70Sc; parsley, dozen, 25c; northern strawberry
rhubarbs, box $175; spinach, Dozen 20c;
sprouts, &c; summer squash, lug box, 400
5Oc young onions, doz.' 25e; tprnips. d9z'
NUTS-Fancy IXL almonds 171sc lb; bra
ziis 14015c lb; cocoanuts. 90c; tlberts, 14c
Ib. /; pecans Xxx, 15c; do xxx, 16c lb;
eastern peanuts, 7071kc lb; do japan. sac;
pinenuts 1Sc; No / assorted walnuts 16Q17c;
do budded, 1S919c; eastern popcorn, cwt, 81;
do local, $3.50.
RICE-Fancy Honduras (Carona). $6,75
ewt; choice Honduras (Carolina), S69S50;
Japan grades. $s.7594; Island. $3.50; broken
$780,
HONEY-White water extracted, Sc lb.;
do white Skc; do light amber, SCI comb,
water white, lib. frames 1Sc; do white,
17c; do light amber. 14c; beeswax. SOC Id.
LIVE STOCK-Packers pay +. o. b. Los
Angeles for beef steers 5951se; beef heif-
ers 4h@5e; beef calves. 5A@6c; mutton
wethers, $5d55o; mutton ewes, S5q5.5o; NUT
ton lambs. sS 5093.75; hogs. lie
POULTRY-Turkeys, live, 27c H.; large
hens A lbs up, 22c lb; do small, 219QSh
lbs 17c lb.; broilers. l to Ia lbs, 26c lb.;
frieru ~ to lbs, 21c lb.; roast chickens.
25c lb.; ducks Csc lb. geese, 23c lb; squabs
ST so doz.; old roosters, Ice lb.
CHILI-Evaporated strings, SOC lb.; green,
4c lb; chilli tepins. ?5c lb; Japan. lee;
ground. Sc.
HAY (baled)-The following quotations fur
nished by the Los Angeles Hay Storage Co.
Barley, $125o@14.50; tame oat, ton, S149
16 so; alfalfa. ton. $t5.50q145o; wheat hay.
s14Q15
MILL FEED-Bran. $155; whole corn, 175;
cracked corn, $3.50: feed meal. S1S5; rolled
barley, $1.15; oil cake meal, $780, shorts,
$3.50; Kaffir corn, $1.75 white oats, H.S5;
eastern red oats. SIPS; wheat, original sacks,
cvt 81 90. wheat l00-lb sacks. 81 90.