Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-01
HEAVY RAIN AFFECTS
TRADE IN MARKET
GROCERS USE TELEPHONE
FREELY TO FILE ORDERS
Dealers Handling Large Consignment
of Oranges, Grapefruit and Pine
apples = Active Demand for
Poultry and Fish

Poultry and Fish
Most of the business transacted in the
produce market Friday was left to the me
dlum Of the telephone, although buyers for
the big hotels and cafes were in evidence
making selections for New Years and sun
day. Grocers found the weather too damp
and they were content to use the telephone
Deliveries were greater than on any day IN
the week.
The market was well supplied with all lines
Of commodities. Prices were firm for good
Demand for all kinds of poultry and fish
was brisk. There was enough fish to meet
the demand.
choice grapefruit is plentiful. Pineapples
from Honolulu are selling at cents a pound
in crates; cents in broken lots
Receipts Of produce were Eggs 40 cases.
butter, ZOO pounds; cheese. 954 pounds; po-
tatoes' 255s sacks; onions, / sack; beans. 2
sacks; sweet potatoes, 241 sacks; apples, 10
boxes. -s----
Produce Prices
Following are the Daily Market Reporter
wholesale quotations:
EGGS-Local ranch. candled, extra Sc
lected. 3sc; local ranch, candled, 36c; local
ranch. case count. buying price, 33c; east
arm fresh. 35c; eastern storage packed
extra, soc: eastern storage, seconds, 2Sc
BITTER-California creamery extras, q
h. roll. 75c; California creamery frsts. 2
lb. roll. s7hc. eastern creamery extras
671kc; cooking butter. 26o; ladle butter
&c 27c.
storage 100 20c; oregon Daisy. 19Aei
eastern singles. I9c; eastern twins, 1870
19hc; eastern Daisies. zoe; eastern Long
Horn. 2Oc; eastern Chedders, loo; imported
swiss, s2c; Jack cheese, 1Sc; domestic
swiss. 2sc; cream brick. zoe; Limburger,
2O@ 21c; Roquefort. 38 q 40c; Edam, $4,000
800; Canadian cream, per box, s100.
BEANs-No pinks, $40 q 4'50; NO.
Limas. s44O945o; No. Lady Washing, 3
tons, s425@45O; No l small whites. $40
05.50; No. 1 Buckeyes. $500; NO. Gar
vanzas. s3.sOQ4.50; No. Lentils California.
S7O0@s.0O.
PoTAToEs-Highlands per owt, s1.1O
@1.35; Lompoc, per cwt., s1.65@1.75; Wat
sonville. per cwt.. s1.5o@1.65; Oregon Bur
banks, per cwt., s1.40@1.50: Oregon Early
Rose. per cwt., 5000; Salinas, $3.50 @ l.65
Yellow Sweets. per cwt., $1T5.
ONIONS-Northern Australian brown. per
cwt.. s1.6o@175; oregons 50 ewt; garlic
s91Oc lb.
4-tler s1.5O91,65; Belleheurs. 4h-tier'
s1.35; Gravensteins, Alter, s1.00; Craven
stems, 41s-tier. 9Oc@s1.Oo; Hooyers. alter
s225; Jonathans 4-tler, $500; Pearmains,
tier s1.35; Pearmains, red, alter, Sl.50;
Pearmains red. Az h-tier s1.20; Smith s
Cider alter. $3.50; Smiths cider. Az tier
S125; Ben Davis. Alter, Col, st.65Q1.S5;
Newton Pippins, 4-tier, $780,; Mo. Pippins,
Alter, Col, S20O No. Pippins, AZ tier,
Cal, 1925; Mo Pppins. 4-tier, Cal, $l.5O;
Rome Beauties, s250@ 275 Spitzenburgs'
alter, s2.5O; Ganos, $1.75 Q2.o0; Winesaps'
Alter, Col, $2.75@80O; Winesaps. 4-tier,
Cal, s1.75; winesaps, 4 u tier. Cal, ST.
Berries: Strawberries. fancy. per basket,
0912c; Strawberries, choice per basket. SCI
cranberries, per barrel, Sllq11.50; rasp-
berries, per basket, 10c Citrus: Grapefruit.
seedlings S2500s3.OO; lemons. fancy, $3.50;
lemons, choice. S175 oranges, fancy NaVels'
s2.25 @2-75; oranges, Tangarines, Il Sz 6o1,
$50; oranges. Valencias, fancy, S25Og
500: lines. 20-lb. box, SIPS.
TROPICAL-Banasas, per lb., 4hc ban
anas, red, per lb., &c; dates, Fard, lb.. 80
pkgs, &c; Alligator pears, doz., $500; pine
apples. 697c.
sCELLANEOUs-Pears winter Nellls,
picking boxes, $15O@175; cantaloupes. local
$1.6s@1.7O; Christmas melons, $500; grapes
lug boxes, S1.2 q 1.50; Guavas, per basket,
&c; peaches. box, s1.25; pomegranates, &C;
ounces, per box. sL26; watermelons. per
lb.. 1hc; persimmons, per lb., 6Qsc.
VEGETABLES - Artichokes Northern.
doz, S1.25@1.40; Brussels sprouts. Northern,
lb.. D9c; bell peppers, lb. 1Oc beets, sacks
soc; string beans lb, 15c; green cabbage,
sack. 75c@s1: red cabbage. ID. &c; carrots.
sack. soc; caulihower. doz.. S5 Q60c; celery.
doz. 500 soc; celery. crate, S2.50Q2.75;
cucumbers. $4,000 dozen; corn, green, box.
so a e0c; corn husks, cut, lb., 5g 6ci egg
plant, lb.. 5dSc; leeks, doz., 35c; oyster
piant' doz., S58 ioc; okra. ID. sQioc; let
tuce, Ct, s1A1.25; peas, lb. 125A a 15c; pars-
ley, doz., 25ci parsnips. doz, 4oci rhubarb,
crimson winter Soc; rhubarb. Northern
Strawberry. box, s5c; spinach, doz, 20@ 25c;
summer squash. per box, 75c; squash, Hub
bard, lb., 1Q1Hc; young onions, doz., log
25c; turnips, sack. soc; tomatoes, 9oc@Sl
DRIED FRUITs-Apples. evaporated. lb.
10@11c; apricots, lb, 12@15c; figs, loose
white. box, s1.25; figs. loose, black, box
o. n
i2c; plums lb.. 121sc; nectarines, lb.. 20
PRUNEs-2o-sOs: 1Oc; 8O-4Os, &c; 4O-5os
71sc; 5O-6Os. SIC; 60-70s. &C; 7o-S0s, 5hc;
SO-9Os, Sc; 90-10Os. 415c
RAIsINS-Muscatels, 2-crown. loose. So
lb. boxes, lb. 4hc; 3-crown, lose. 50-lb box,
lb SC; 4-crown. lose, 50-lb. box. lb. &c; Lon
don layers, 2-crown, lose, 20-lb box. lb
crown, $3.50; Sultanas, bleached, lb. 9Q11c;
unbleached, 3h@4c; seedless, 16-oz. pkg.
61s q 7Ac; 1902. pkg. S1a q61sc.
NITTS-Per diamonds, fancy, IXL, 17c;
Ne Plus Ultra, Ice. Brazils, 14@15c; cocoa
nuts. S5c@$ $1.00; chestnuts, IL q Ice; flberts,
14Q15c; hickory, Sc; pecans, Xxx. l2Ac;
XXX Ice; xxx, tic; eastern peanuts, &c;
Japan peanuts sc; Spanish peanuts, No. !
shelIed 1Oc; pinenuts, zoe; No. l S. S. wal
nuts i3h014c; No. 2, 10c; Jumbos. 17Q
ISc: budded. 1S@ 20c; eastern popcorn, cwt.
s3.75; local. cwt. Sl@ $50
RICE-l00 lbs-Faney Honduras, Caro-
lima, 81: choice Honduras Carolina, SIG
72S; japan grades, s4.s5@5.oO; island. ss.25;
H0NEY-Per lb.-water white, extracted,
7@7Bc; white, extracted, 7c; light amber,
extracted, 6@61ac; water white comb,
1Ib-frames, 1sc: white. comb, frames, 15c;
light amber, comb, frames, 1901 &c; bees
wax. per lb. soc.
LIVE STOCK-Packers pay f. o. b. Los
Angeles for beef steers, Az @41sc; beef
steers slb D4c; beef heifers, u q 4c; Deet
calves. sc; mutton, weathers,~ S45Oq 8 ;
mutton, ewes SS75@4; mutton, limbs. sS q
325; hogs. 7lae.
POULTRY-Buying prices in the country;
(Per lb.)-Hens, 17Q lSci old ROSTERS Sc
starg. Sc; broilers, / to lbs. per ID. 24ci
Frvers. lbs and up, per lb 22c; roasters, J.
Ibs and up per lb. 19c; geese &C; ducks,
1Sc: sauab pigeons, dozen, $3.50; turkey
hens. S-lb. and up, 22ci young tom tur-
KEYS 22c: old toms. 24c.
CHILI-Per lb.-Evaporated, strings. is
n 9oc: lose, 1se; Mexican black. 2gl5c,
green, SC; chill tepins. S1,25; japan. l5e;
corn husks, 7Q-0c.
HAY Baled). The following quotations
are furnished by the Los Angeles Hay stor-
age Co (Per ton)-Barley or wheat nay
SO 5O@16.5O; tame oat hay. SlSQ 1885, al
falfa; S135oQ15
s175: cracked corn. $3.50; feed meal, 81;
rolled barley. $3.50; oil cake meal, $3.50;
shorts. s1S5; Kanir corn. So; white oats
s1 20: red oats, eastern. secs; wheat, ori-
ginal sacks, cwt, S2.O5; wheat, 1oo-lb sacks