Los Angeles herald., 1910-05-25
FROM DEL REY
SELL At $500 A BOX
Heavy Shipments of Imperial
Valley CantaIoupeS- Sta
Piles Are Firm


Trading was slow on the produce eX-
change Most OF the wholesalers seemed to
be well supplied with commodities,
No change in quotations on eggs, butter
cheese and other staples
Peaches from Del Rey. Cal. were in the
produce market yesterday and sold at 81
3O-pound box.
Cherries moved briskly at 11@12hc a
pound for blacks and at 7nBc for whites
Receipts were 279 boxes.
Coachella tomatoes have begun 10 ar
rive, selling at $1,75 a crate.
Imperial valley cantaloupes now supply
the local market, heavy receipts forcing
prices down to 81 n 125 a special crate anu
$3.7504 a pony crate
oquats and apricots are plentiful.
It is between crops for Strawberries he-
ceipts are comparatively light. Berries are
hrm at 06c box.
sweet potatoes sell at s1S5 a lug box.
The supply of fish of all kinds was ample
to meet demand. ~
Produce recepts-Eggs, 572 cases; butter
67471 pounds; cheese, 11S1 pounds pota-
toes. All sacks; onions. 20 sacks.
PRODUCE PRICES
Wholesale prices of produce to retailers
as corrected daily by Market Reporter;
EGGs-Local ranch candled. 2Shc; local
ranch, case count, buying price, 20 12c
price to the trade), S21ac lb. do extra SgG /;
do hrsts. CSC; cooking butter l1ei ladle
CHEEsE-Northern fresh, 1s917c ID: large
Anchor, lie; Young America. Anchor. lso;
hand, Anchor 22c; Oregon Daisy, sele5sc,
eastern ~'~~les, 19a2oc eastern twins l8c;
eastern daisies 1slsc; eastern long norns;
19Iaa2oc; eastern cheddars. 19lAc imported
Swiss 30@ Sic; Jack cheese 23c; donesuo
Swiss, 25326c cream brick. 20c; limburger, ~
a 21c Roauefort, 3SQ40ci Edam' @S~''
BEANsENo. i pinks, ss,75@7; No. Il
mas, s475; No. I Lady Washngtons' $4oo'
No. / small whites. s5.25; No l Blackeyes'
ss.25; No. Bayous.. $3.50; No; ! iaFVah-
RIES-strawberres. per basket q y
&c. eranberries. per bbl.. s12.5ci raspoer-
ries, 6@7c; backberries, s@1c; losahDeF-
RES a0c: goose berries. 10c
oTAToEs-Nevadas $1.25; Highlands per
cwt. 9Ocds1.1 10; new potatoes. per no1, 4o@oOe,
Watsonvle. per cwt, $1ooQl25; ldaho ,soe! per
cwt.. 9oc@S 10; new potatoes, per box, 4Oqboc;
oregon Burbanks per cwt, H.35ql6o; oregon
White Rose s10o; Salinas, $l25@l'So; s"ee's'
s1.75d2 90 lug box. x.,rr
cwt 80; silverskins 9oc lug box; Neyadas, 81;
oregon s175 Bermudas sl5o@lso sack;
garlic, 12c lb. -.
u.75; Belleheurs I1k-tier. $1.oO@1.s6; Belle
deurs. 3lk-tier, s175; Ben Cups. 4-tier, Np0
i59; fall ..ippins. $3.50; fall Pippins. 4hs-tier'
s125 Greetings. $50; Greenlngs, s.r "S-a19' coio
20 9s' Peermsins white winter Alter,
:i.75: P,armains. red. 4-tier $50; Pear
mains. red, 41s-tler, $40; Smiths cdaer, -
tier. $50; Smiths cider, 4's-ter. N.20; Ben
Davis, Col, N.2591.5s; Newton Pipplns. !.
tier. .1.5O Newtown Pippins. 4h-ter. N'io1
lis; Mo. Pippins, Col, 225; Lsngtord $. ~
Beauties, S225: Spitzenburss. sitter. 1.So;
Ganos. $3.50; winesaps. Col. si.sO; Winesaps
4-tier. Cal, $3.50.
Sc; cranberries, per bb sl250; raspberries'
l5c; black5erries. &c basket
C-TRUs-seedless grapefruit .o s.,acgs. s3ases
choice, s1.5oa175; fanny navel oranses,
1.7562l5; tangerine oranges. " box. 81 ~
oils; Valencia oranges. fancy, S2'oO@S'
MfsCELLANEoUs-P Winter Nell
lis, picking boxes. $780, cantaloupe. 81 20
crate; cherries. 9oe@s1S; white bulk, f4Sc
pound; black bulk, 1oqlle ID; guayas. per
basket "a SC; loquats, 24Sc h.; apricots'
TROPICAL FRUITs-Bananas. lb. 40
tc do red h. Sc; Facd pnrs1sn d@,es o b lOgsS pks
7hQSc: alligator pears doc IS: pineap-
pies, 4q6c. ,,,,,t,.
boxes. $50; guavas. basket. 495c; loquats,
per lb., 12is@15c.
BLES-Artichokes. northern doz
10 a 75c; asparagus. green. lb sc Ici Bel
peppers Florida, ub., 25c. beets doz bunehes'
peppers Florida, h., Csc; beets, doz. punches,
bage. green, sacks, 100 eoc; cabbage red
lb. Sc; carrots, doz. punches, 25q 3Oc; caull-
flower crate, 90c S1.25; celery crate. $50
75: cucumbers, doz, 81 1.50@160; corn husks,
cut. h. 10c; green corn, 40c box: corn husks
uncut, lb.. Sc; egg plant lb, 2oc leeks. doz..
sc: horseradish lb. 10012c; oyster plant, doz.,
S5 a 4Oc; lettuce, ct, 5OQ75c; peas d. e q
4Ibc; parsley, doz.. 25c; oyster plant. doz,
Ace rhubarb. crimson winter Toe; rhubarb'
local 75c@SI.00 box; spinach. doz., 15c;
SQUASH summer, crate, 75c4 S1.00; young
onions doz Goa soc; turnips. doz. bunches
2o@ csc; Mexican tomatoes crate $l.!0.
DRIED FRUITS--Apples, evaporated Id
.AIoei apricots. lb. l2@1sc; loose ngs,
white. box. $3.50; do black box. Sl,s5; do
imported. Ib. 16@1sc; currants. ~ q l0c;
peaches, lb 5E @Se: pTa.s' III 10 tSg Sss ize;
prmnes-eO-sos 11@12c; 30-4os. Sc; 4o-Sos
1to: 5o-6os &c; sO-7os. SC; 7o-Sos. SIC; so
ias. DC; 90-looS. &c. , son hox ;,
4hc; s-crown. Sc; 4-crown. sMc: .s-crown
London layers, 2O-lb, hox. ID si.l5; S-crown'
Ils5 tcrown $50; Ssro%H Va 1nb1saossd Ss ss5
ib. SMc; seeded raisns, ie,oz. pkg. sh@
7Hc do 12-oz pkg. 5h 9Shc
NUTS-Almonds. fancy lAL ~ gtsc;
cocoanuts, s5c@sl; chestnuts. 11@12o; Al
berts, ID. 14@ 15c; hickory. ID. &c. pecans
Xxx, ib. 13hc; do xXX; ib, lse; 40
DO California ib. "a @6c; do Japan lb. y
07c; do Spanish. Fhelled. No: !. 10 zoe;
pinenuts. zoe: wainuts No. bo i, = . Isai ~ is1
DO budded. 1870 zoe; popcorn. eastern. cwt
SS5o: do local. cwt. 81 93.25
RIcE-Fancy Honduras (caroilna) $67e;
40 choice Honduras (carOlina) $69eSOi
Japan grades. $3.T594; Island. $50; broken
$3.50. h,.o IL IN
7ne: extracted, white. 7c; extracted. light
smher 60ehc; comb, water white. lib.
frames. 16@ 17e; white, lib. f"ames. 15q
isc; light amber. lib. frames. lO@lsei
0sfiT4SicK sIfi1Tv4ESsiTocK-Paekers pay +; o b. Los
Angeles for beef steers. nc; beef heifers
1MeSSe: beef calves 6h96c; mutton. wethers'
Is, 6oGs.OO: ewes. tb05.5o; lambs sb0s1;
PoULTRY (per Ib,)--Live turkeys, $50
csc; large hens, 4 lbs up, lSc; small mems
2lh to "a lbs Ice: broilers. l " TO IDS
94o. fryers, 2ls to lbs, 24c; roast chicken
2Oc: duck, lee; geese, loci ola roosters oci
SQUADS, per doz $3.50. ,o..
CHILI-Evaporated. strings. ID. lS@ 2Oc'
loose lb. lie; Mexican black, lb, 25c; green,
ib. 200 25c; chill tepins. ID. sl26; Japan
HAY, (baled)-Following are quotations
paid by dealers to hay growers; Fer ooH ot
barley s12.50914: wheat, $12.6O4l4 oat
a. E0115: alfalfa. $125O; volunteer hay ~
a 1u; straw. $5.50@6. ,p -. -.
Hav prices to the trade-Barley nay, per
ton. 1880; wheat. $3.50; oat sll.So@ ~
alfalfa, S1s; volunteer. sS@1O; straw @|'V'
RETAIL PRICES
Best butter per b...........'.'.'''''''''So
Beef, per pound. 1900
Pork. per pound.
Lamb. per pound. sSSo
Sausage per pound, s''AoVs0S
Ham, per pound, whole. le.,.........'.'''..'''"'s 80
HAM per pound, sliced '.,;;...''SSs
Barracuda halIbut, rock cod and yellow
tail, per pound. aSc aS