Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-19
CORNER IN Pink BEANS
MEANS 1OC A POUND
Cherry PIums Appear in the LoCa
Market-NeW Potatoes
4Oc to COO Box

Pink beans quotations are soaring as never
before in local history Primary reason FOR
the high and stll advancing market in pink
beans is that the CROP which was small one,
has been cornered by interests able to hold
on until they secure the price they want
Since May 10 the price has advanced from
what was then the highest mark in the MS
tory of this city, IL cents per pound ana
yesterday the biggest handlers or PINK Deans
predicted the price viii go to 10 cents withln
a very short time Ten cents per pound to
the retailer means a price of 10 cents per
pound to the consumer two pounds Tor -
cents To this the old-time reta r is hoidins
up his hands in horror, yet it is Impossible
to buy pink beans under Z to w cents per
pound in jbo lots
Cherry receipts were 500 boxes best blacks
selling at 10dl1c a pound. No change IN perry
quotations.
Mexican bananas sold at 2149S1sc pound.
Southern at 4lad5c.
First shipments Of cherry plums sold at
Receipts Of eggs, 4s2 cases; butter, s5,s9O
pounds No change in prices.
New potatoes wholesallng at 40@6Oc a
All kinds Of fish continue in good supply.
Receipts of produce were: Eggs, 4s2 cases;
butter, 35,6 pounds; cheese, l3,1 1913 pounds
potatoes. 80 sacks; onions. $50 saeks; beans "a
sacks.
PRODUCE PRICES
Wholesale prices of produce to retailers
as corrected daily by Market Reporter:
EGGs-Loeal ranch, candled 2sc; loca
ranch, case count. buying price. 25c.
BUTTER-California creamery (selIln4
price to the trade), 32hc lb.; do extra, soc
do frsts. 29c; cooking butter, lie; ladl'
butter. 25c.
CHEEsE-Northern fresh, 16917c lb.; large
Anchor, 17c; Young America. Anchor lsc;
hand, Anchor, 22c; Oregon Daisy, lSulS12c'
eastern -'~~les, 19020c; eastern twins, lSc;
horns,
19hd20c; eastern cheddars, 1912c; imported
Swiss. 3Om31c; Jack cheese. 2Sc; domestl.
Swiss. 25d26c; cream brick, 20c; limburger' q
a 21c; Roquefort 3S 40c; Edam' 4SV'
Canadian cream. box. 81
BEANS-No. / ptfks, s6.7567; No. II
mas. S4.75; No. 1 Lady Washingtons' s4.9O
No. 1 small whites s5:25; No Bleckeyes a,ars:a,,
s6.25; No. Bayous $3.50; No. GarVah
zas $3.50: No / lentls, California. 81.
BERRIEs-strawberri per basket, Y q
&c; cranberries, per Dbl. $l2.5o rasPtper t
ries 6a7c blackberres, 647c; loganoer-
ries zoe gooseberries loc: ,,s- -.
OTATOEs-Nevadas. $1.25; Highlands, per
cwt., 9Ocd$11O new potatoes, per box, 4oa6oc;
Watsonville per cwt., $1O091 25; Idaho per
cwt' e0cGH.16; new potatoes, per box, 4O@6Oc
oregon BurbanlSs, per cwt., s1.35415O; oregon
White Rose, s100 Salinas $1254l.3o; sweets
s1.75G200 lug box.
ONIONs-Northern Australian brown
cwt., 50; silverskns, 90c lug box Nevadas s2
oregon. s175; Bermudas, $3.50 sack; garlic
12c lb.
FRESH
s17E; Belleheurs, 4lh-tier, s1oO91.S5; Belle,
heurs. 315-tier, s175: Ben Cups. Alter, $11O9
I5s; fall i.ippns. $3.50; fall Pippns, Hs-tier'
t125; Greenings $3.50; Greetings, 4'a-[ler'
s225; Pearmains. white winter, 4-ter'
s175; P,armains, red. 4-tier. $l6O; Pear
mains. red, 4h-tier, s1.2O; Smiths ei6er 4
tier, $50; Smiths cider, 4A-tier s125; Ben
Davis Col, s12561,59; Newton Pippins, =
tier, $3.50: Newtown Pippins. 4h-tier $1lO9
LIS; Mo Pippins Col, SIPS; Langfords. t-
Beauties. s225; spitzenburgs, 4-tier. s1.S5:
Ganos. S15O; Winesaps. Col. Sl.9O; Winesaps'
BERRIBs-strawberr per basket, 4 Y q
sc: cranberries, per bbL, Sl2.5o; raspperrles
15c; blackberries. &c basket
C-TRUs-Seedless grapefruit s2.7599
seedlings. So; fancy lemons, s2'bo ua @ go I.
$1.75Q2l5; tangerlne oranges. II box 81; o.
6175; Valencia oranges. fancy, $25OQ3
lines, 2O-lb. box. s1.25.
MISCELLANEOUS-Pe Winter Mel
lis, picking boxes, S1.5O cantaloupes, s.
crate: cherries, 9Oc9s1. 25; white bulk, 7GSt
pound; black bulk, 1Oa11c ID; guavas, pei
basket, 4@5c; loquats sq3c ID; aprioots
TROPICAL FRUITs-Bananas, ID. "A
&c; do red. lb., &c; Fard dates, lo' 1Oql2c
do Golden. lb. 7Ac do Persian: LID; pkg
7hQ8c: alligator pears. doz. IS; pineap
FRUITs-w!nter Nelis pears. pickinl
boxes $3.50; suavas, basket. 4Q5c; loquats'
ETABLEs-Artichokes northern do7
roo Toe: asparagus. green, lb., 647c; Bel
peppers, Florida, ub., 35c; beets, doz bunch
es, 9O@25c; beans, string, lb., 5@Sc; cab
bage green, sacks. 10 a soc; cabbage, red
h. &c; carrots doz. punches, 20 q SOci caull
flower crate, 9Oc@ sl.25 celery crate, $40
375; cucumbers. doz., $1.05G2; corn husks
cut lb., 10c; green corn, 4Oc box; corn husks
uncut lb., Sc; egg plant. lb,, zoe; leeks, doz.
S5c; horseradish, lb, 1O912c; oyster plant doz.
S5 a 4Oc; lettuce, ct 504 Toe; peas; d. 5s q
ACC; parsley, doz, 25c; oyster plant, doz'
4oc; rhubarb crimson winter. 75c; rhubarh
local 75c@S1.O0 box; spinach. doz., 15c
squash, summer. crate 75e@ Sl.O0; youn
onions doz., 20 q soc; turnips doz bunches
% a 25c; Mexican tomatoes, crate. S1.75.
DRIED FRUITS-Apples. evaPcrated, lb
s@1Oc; apricots. ID. 12@1Sc; loose ng'
white, box. $3.50; do black. box. S1.S5; d.
imported, lb. 160iSc: currants. 9h Q10o
peaches, lb. 6%QSc; pears. lb 1O@l2e
niums. ib 12hc: nectarines lb. tn QSh hc
Prunes-20-SOs. II 912c; 3o-40s. SC; 4o-6Os
7Ho; 5O-sOs. &c; 6o-7Os. &C; 7O-Sos. SIC; 80
TAIsINs-2-crown. loose. 6O-lb box. ID
4Hc; 3-crown. sc; 4-crown. SIC; 2-crowi
London layers, 2o-lb. hox lb N.15; S,crown
tanas. bleached. lb. sG1lc; do unbieached
ib. 3hc seeded raisins. 1s-oz pkg. GA
TIC; do 1907. pkg. " Q6Ac.
NJTTS-Almonds. fancy lAL. ls. 1T@1Sc
do Ne Plus Ultra, lb. Ice; brazils. 13Q i4c
cocoanuts s5c@s1; chestnuts. 11@12c; I'll
berts. lb. 14@15c; hickory. ID. Sc; pecans
xxx. ib. 17c; eastern peanu.s lb. sQshe
do California. lb. 5 y q SC; do Japan ID.
orc; do Spanish. shelled. No: !. 10 loc
pinenuts. zoe; walnuts. No. !, $. 8. 10. 16G
f5c: DO No. 2. lb. 1Oc; do Jumbos. 179 lse
do budded. 10000; popcorn eastern c"'
$3.50; do local. cwt. 81 032b
RIcE-Fanoy Honduras (Carolna) 1915
do choice Honduras (Carolina) $6Qs5 90
Japan grades, $780,; Island. $50; broke
ts.b0. -. :, ~
HONEY-Extracted, water white. lb. "a
T%c: extracted white. &c; extracted, ligh
amber, 6@6Hc; comb. water white, LII
frames, 18017c; white, lib. frames 10 q
Isc; light amber. lib. frames lO@lsc
beeswax. lb. soc.
IIVESTOCK-Packers pay f. o. b. Lo
Angeles for beef steers. lac; beef heifers
15Ifb5c; beef calves. 5ha6c; mutton. wethers
t56OG6.OO; ewes. s5Q55O; lambs SS@St
POULTRY-Large turkeys, live, d. zoo
small tnurkcys, live. lb.. 22c; large hens
lbs up. lb.. 2Oc small hens. 2h to S1s lbs.
lb., 1sc; broilers, ia to lbs. lo.' SSc; friers
21A to lbs. lb.. 26c: roast chicken. per ID
25c; duck, lb., 22c; geese lb.. 1Sc; squads
doz, $780, old roosters. lb, nc oo-
CHILI-Evaporated, strings, lb lS@ 2Oc
loose, lb., 17c; Mexican black. lb,. 25c; green
Ib. 400 25c; chilli tepins. Id. $l'2Oi Japan
l5c o...,on
HAY, (baled) are quotation
paid by dealers to hay growers: Fer ton
barley, $12.5O@14; wheat, S19,5Oql4; oa'
s.. k0@15; alfalfa, $12.5O; volunteer nay ,
a 1v; straw, s55O@6.
Hay prices to the trade-Barley nay, pc
ION s16.5O; wheat $3.50; oat, SlI5OQ !S