Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-08
MARKET MEN GRATEFUL
To FORMER PRESIDENT
Eggs and Butter Steady at Pres
ent PriCes-Fancy To-
matoes Are Scarce


OF the produce exchange yesterday was the
presentation of a handsome testimonial to c.
w. Thompson, former president Of the eX-
change With the engrossed resolutions in rec
ognition Of the services of Mr. Thompson came
fine portrait of himself Mr.. Thompson and
his associates are now working hard to estab-
lish the Commercial club for the market men.
Egg prices were unchanged, with the mar
ket steady to firm.
Butter receipts were light only 18 ,2Ss pounds.
Daily consumption is about 1000 pounds
Fancy northern celery holds firm at $3.50
crate; local celery S2d2.25.
| Tomatoes firmer at rs cents.
Cuculnbers steady at 81 for fresh and Sl'25
for hothouse stock.
Enough FISH arrived to meet local and ship
Receipts of local produce were: Eggs, tO6
cases; butter, 12,sSS pounds; cheese 1922 pounds;
potatoes 32s sacks; sweet potatoes 90 sacks;
apples $40 boxes.
PRODUCE PRICES
Following are the official prices OF pro-
duce to retailers as compiled by the Market
Reporter:
BUTTER-sellng price to trade. 2hc
higher. California creamery, extras 36hc;
do firsts, 3213c: cooking, CSC; ladle, Csc.
EGGs-Local ranch, candled, 46c; do case
count, buying price, 42c; eastern fresh. soc;
eastern storage, packed extra, 31g3lc
CHEESE-Southern, per lb., 1Sc; northern,
per lb., 18q1S1ac; northern storage, per Ib..
lie; EASTERN singles, per lb., lSc; EASTERN
twins, per h. 1Sc; eastern cheddars, per
h., 19420c; eastern, horns, per h., 19c; east
ern, daisies, per lb., 19c; Oregon, twins, per
lb., 21c; Oregon, daisy per lb, lSqlS12c;
Swiss imported, per b., 32c; Swiss domestic
block. per lb., 22q24c; Swiss domestic ea' wheel'
per lb., 21q24c cream brick per lh,, 19a29o;
limburger, per lb, 1992oc; RoGuefort' per d.
96g40c; Edam, per case, $500.
ONIoNs-Norehern Australian Browns per
cwt., $1.75; Nevada, $500; Yellow Dan
vers $175; Oregon, s1S5; garlic. per lb., Sc
BEANS-No. l pink, $500; No. l hmas'
S., rs; Lady Washington, $4.25q45o; No.
small whites, $500; No. l Garvanza. $3.50;
No. / California lentils, S6.0OQ7.00.
PoTAToEs-Highland cwtt, $1S5; Neyadas.
So Lompoes 60 g. sOo os salinas sR@ Oss EaFy s5
new potatoes. box, s1.oO; yellow sweets
$22s.
1OQ11c; apricots, h., 21aQ1Sc; cuTrants'
ID, l0c; do pkg, 9@1oc; oates, Fard, COS.
h., lie; do 12s. 12c; do Golden, Sos lb., Sc;
do pkg, &c; figs. black and white per lb.,
q do 12-oz., 12s, pkg. ,9OQs5c; do 16-oz., los.
pkg, 81; do 1907. cartons, 12s, 9Oc; nee
tarnes. lb., 1Oc; peaches, lb., 6h@71sc; pears
ID. 10Q121ac; plums h., 1oc prunes, So-4os.
lie; do 40-5Os, 1OlAc; do 5O-6os; 91ac; do
ne; do 9o-1Oos, &c; do sacks. l5916o; raisins'
Sultanas, bleaehed, lb., 1Gc; do unbleached,
h., 5Q51ac; seeded raisns, 16-oz. pkgs &c;
do 12-oz. pkgs., &c; London layers, 2 crown
2O-lb. box, S1.15; do S-crown, 20-lb. box
Slips; do 4-crown, 2o-lb. box. $1.5O; loose
do 4-crown, &c; citron, Ice; orange and lem
on peel. 14c.
FRESH FRUITs-Citrus-ora tanger-
ines. $1.75; do navels, s2.2692.75; lemons, $50
$50; grapefruit. seedless. $3.50; do seedlings
APPLEs-Baldwin. 4-tier, $1.75; beIeheurs,
alter, $.1591.5; do 4lA-tler. 99Qs5c; Ben
Caps alter, s1.5O; do 41k-tier, 81; Ben Davis,
4-tier. si.5o; do 414-tier. s1.25; Gano. alter,
Colorado s2 Grsenings, ST. 4tsT 90 ; 20 h 40
tier. s1.15; Jonathans. 4-tier, @SQ2.5o;
Langfords Alter $1.2591.35: Missouri Pip
pins, SIPS; do 4h-tier. sl1O; Pearmains. a 1s.
| White Winter alter, S1.25; do 41s-tier, $110;
Pearmains, red, 4-tier, S110; do 41a-tier, $l1O;
Rome Beauties, 4-tier. s325@2.5O; Smiths
Cider. 4-tier, s1.85; do 4A-tier, 75e; spitzen-
4-tier, $1.35; do 41k-tier, s1.15.
ANEOUS-Al1igator pears doz,
$405; bananas. per lb., 41sc; blackberries, per
1900; strawberries, per basket, lac; casabas'
crate, S2.25: Christmas melons $500 225;
grapes, per box, $125Q1.50; pineapples. Sc;
peaches, per box, 50Q65c; pears, Winter
Nells per box, $2.25 persimmons per
crate. s1.5O9175i pomegranates, per crate
$3.50
81 25; green asparagus, 15c lb.; bell peppers,
lb. 546c beets, doz. punches, 95c; cabbage,
sack, 4o050c; red cabbage, 3Q3hc lb.; car
rots, doz punches, 25 % 35c; cauliflower crt..
81 so; celery, crt., $3.50; cucumbers, box,
81 90; green corn. box 65c; corn husks,
1Oc; egg plant, h., 5q6c; horseradish, lb.,
6QD7c; parsley, dozen, 25c; northern strawberry
rhubarbs, box $L75; spinach, dozen zoe;
sprouts, &c; summer squash, lug box, 400
soc; young onions, doz,. 25c; turnips, doz,
punches, zoe; tomatoes, 75c; yellow, 81; beans.
NUTs-Fancy XXI almonds. 17kc h.; bra
zils 14015c lb; cocoanuts. 90c; flberts, 14c
lb : pecans Xxx 15c; do xxx, 16c lb..
eastern peanuts, 7071ac lb.; do Japan, 61ac;
pinenuts 1Sc; No. 1 assorted walnuts 16Q17ci
do budded, 1Sa19c; eastern popcorn. cwt., 81;
do
RiCE3Fancy Honduras (carolina) $6.7i
cwt; choice Honduras (Carolina), S69s50;
Japan grades. $3.75Q4; Island $50; broken
HoNEY-White water extracted, &c lb.;
do white, 81zc; do light amber. Sc; comb
water white, lib. frames 1Sc; do white,
17c do light amber, 14c; beeswax, SOC lb.
LIVE STOCK-Packers pay t. o. b, Los
Angeles for beef steers. 5Q51ac; beef heif-
wethers. S5Q55O mutton ewes. $5g55O; NUT
ton lambs, S. 5O0375: hogs. lie.
POULTRY-Turkeys, live, &c lb; large
hens, lbs. up. 22c h.; do SMALL 2lsq31s
lbs, lie lb.; broilers l to ~ lbs, 26c lb.
frier1, 11a to 3 lbs, PIC lb; roast chickens
25c lb. ducks, 25c lb. geese, 23c lb.; squads
81 50 doz.; old roosters, Ice 1b.
CHILL -Evaporated, strings, S0c lb.; green
4c bi chill tepins, 75c lb.; Japan, 16c;
ground, Sc.
nished by the Los Angeles Hay Storage Co
Barley, $l250G14.50; tame oat ton, $l46p
1885, alfalfa, ton. slS,5O9l45O; wheat hay.
s14@15.
cracked corn, $3.50; feed meal, s1.S5; rolled
barley $1.15; oil cake meal. $3.50; shorts.
81 S0 Kaffir corn, $l.75; white oats, $1.S5
eastern red oats s225; wheat, original sacks,
cwt,. $19o; wheat. 100-lb. sacks, S1.95.
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