Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-05
SHIFTING PRICES
I'M LOCAL EGGS
DAILY FLUCTUATIONS AFFECT
ONLY DEALERS
Scarcity of Sweet Potatoes Advances
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES and
Bananas Are Now
Cheaper

on lighter receipts of local ranch eggs Fri-
day quotations were advanced l cent dozeh
to 24c and 23c. Receipts were 3i2 cases. NOW
that eastern eggs are out of storage, dealers
watch fluctuations OF locals closely and Keep
prices right from their point of view, all IN
the line of business and based on the uo
rule of supply and demand.
Butter receipts were nearly l6oOO pounds
not sufficient to produce change In prices
Sweet potatoes advanced to $3.50 cwt Tor
yellow sweet potatoes, to 81 o0q3OO for white
and $225m25o for red sweets. Only ~ SACKS
were received
Asparagus is cheaper by &c a pound.
Peddlers are having great time trying TO
sell Mexican bananas at almost any old price
/ Wagons are loaded every morning, and then
begins the house 10 house visitation in all
quarters Of the city, late sleepers being dis
turbed by the eager ana strong lunged hawk
ers. Prices have been reduced as low as &C
and &c a pound.
barracuda is more plentiful in the market
The mandate OF the fish king tabooing iur-
ther shipments OF halibut seems TO be ignored,
as the nat fish is still arriving in large
quantities
Receipts Of produce were. Eggs, 372 cases;
butter, 15.0Oj pounds; cheese, $40 pounds po-
tatoes, 27O6 sacks onions, none; beans, nonei
sweet potatoes, 7S sacks; apples, none
Produce Prices
Following are the Dany Market Reporter
wholesale quotations!
lected, 2Jc; local ranch. candled 23c; local
ranch. case count buying price, zoe.
BUTTER-California creamery extras, D.
10. roll zoe; California creamery. hrsts' =
H. roll, csc; eastern creamery extras,
Csc: cooking butter. zee; ladle butter
2eQ27c,
storage 19d2oc; oregon Daisy, zoe; eastern sin
eles 2Oc; eastern twins. 20c; eastern Daisies,
2lc; eastern Long Horn. 2lc eastern eheddars'
2Oq2lc; imported swiss. Soq3le; JACK cheese.
"a, uxyTiac
Limburger. 90d2lc: Roquefort. 3SgA0c; Eddm,
sSQ9: Canadian cream. per box, 81.
BEANs-No. ! pink. S5.2f@b . 80; NO
| Llmas. sA40Q45o; No. Lady WNshing-
tons. $3.50; No. small whites. so
p5 so; No. l Blackeyes, sET5; No. l Gar
vanzas. $S.9OqA5O; No. Lsntilc California.
500.
POTATOES (per wt.p-Northern Early Rose,
81. SOd2: Highlands. S115G150; Lompoc. Sl65Q
lis: Watsonville S.50Ql.65; oregon Burbanks'
81. co; Oregon Early Rose So; Oregon
White Rose. s175a19O Salinas. si.G5qi.I5;
yellow sweets, $3.50; white. S2.5oq3oo; red
81. .25d2,50.
oNloNs-Northern Australian brown. per
cwt. $175Q1s5; Nevada. S2a 2.65' Oregons'
So. 25; garlic, s. 10e ID
FRESH FRUITS-Apples: Belleneurs.
4-tier sl4561.60; Bellcneurs, 8iA-tier, Si.3S
Hoovers, 4-ter. S2.50; Jonathans. 4-tier. $500:
Pearmans, white winter 4-tier, $50: Pear
mains. 4iatier. si.s5: Pearmains. red 4-tier.
sL5O; Pearmains, red, a1s-tier. Sl.20; Smiths
cider. Alter $3.50; Smiths Cider y tier
sl25 Ben Davis. 4-tier. Col. si65 V ls6;
Newton Plppins 4-tier. $3.50; Mo. Pippins,
l-tier. Col. 5000: Mo. Plppins. "a tier.
Rome Beauties &s5ogs75; spl.zenburgs
4-tier, S2b0; Cans. si.75; Wnesaps
4-ter, Coll. 32.75d3; Winesaps, 4-uer
Cal, si75: winesaps, Iis-tier cal, sl.25
Berries: Strawberries fancy. per basket
SR12c; strawberries. choice. per basket Sc;
cranberries. per barrel. $500; raspber-
rivs, per baske' 10c. Citrus: Grapefruit
seedlings. 81 500 s3.OO; lemons. fancy, $3.50;
lemons. choice. 81 rs; oranges. fancy Navels
l2.25Q2.7S; oranges. Tangarlnes. box
$3.50; oranges. Valencias' fancy 's's0V
g. 90; lines. 20-lb, box. sl.25.
TROPICAL FRUITS-Bananas, H., a4c;
bananas, red. lb., &C; dates, Fard. lb.. loul2e;
dtaes. Golden, h., 7kG7isc; dates. Persian.
package, "a 4 SC; alligator pears dozen. So
MIscELLANEoUs FRUITs-Pears. Winter
Nells. picking boxes. s165Q250; Casabas.
-~ate. S2Q3; Christmas melons. 81; grapes,
10. ported. kegs. $3.50; guavas. per basket. &c;
perslmmons. crate, Sl25a l.75' Moroccos. 81
Q1.25 lug box.
SLOO: asparagus, h. 15a25c; Brussels
sprouts northern. H., Sdsc; Bell peppers. h..
45c; beets. sacks soc; beans, string, lb
eOc; green cabbage. sack, So l.-s; eauli-
flower crate S1.G5i celery. crate. $2.9o4 Z; 4;
cucumb bers. dozen. $3.50 q 200; green corn
box, 5Oa60e; corn husks, cut, lb., i2c; corn
husks, uncut, ih SCI egg plant 10, E4lJe;
leeks doz. 35c, horseradlsh, lb, l9c, oyster
plant, doz., 85d40c okra, b., Sqloc. lettuce,
crate, 15cH Si.35; peas, H., IA l2c; parsley
doz., Csc; parsnips. doz 4Oc rhubarb Grim
son Winter. SL15; rhubarb, Northern Straw
berry, box. S5c; spinach, doz 2ou2Jc; squash,
summer. box, 1l4Q2c; young onions. doz..
81 25 turnps. sack, 90c; tomatoes local, box.
81 76a9; Mexican. S1.S5 crate
DRIED FRUITS-Appies. evaporated. 10,
sQ10e; apricots, 10. lea figs. loose,
white. box, Sl.25; figs loose. black. box.
sl25; peaches. b.. 79Se; pears. ID. Ilg
i2e; plums. 10. lshei nectarines. IT,. 30
PRuNEs-2O-sos: 1oc; sO-4Os. &c; 4O-5Os.
7hc; 5O-60s. 6hc; 60-7Os. &C; 1O-SVs, Sac;
So sos, 5c 9O-i00s. 41ac.
RAIsfNs-Muscatels. 2-crown. loose. So
H. boxes, lb. 4lzc; 3-crown lose. 50-lb. box.
In be: 4.crown lose. 60-lb. box. ID. &C; Lon
aon layers, 2-crown. lose. 20-lb. box. Ib
sl1O; 3-crown, s125; 4-crown. Sl.65; o.
crown. $l.9O; Sultanas bleaehed, ID. 94ilc;
unbleached. az q &c; seedless. ls-oz. pkg.
6ha7Ac; 1907. pkg IL q6lse.
NUTS-Per lb.--Aimonds, fancy INL, lie;
Ne Plus Ultra, l6c. Braziis, l4Ul5c; cocoa
nuts, s5c4 $1.00; chestn1ts' ll4 l2e; hlberts.
I4D15c; hickory. sc pecans. Xxx l2hc;
Xxx, l6e; XXXN, 17c; eastern peanuts. &c;
Japan peanuts. 9c Spanish peanuts. Nc.
sholled, l0c; pinenuts 2Oc; NO. ). $. wal
nuts, i3kD14c; No .. loo: Jumbos l7g
Iec. hudded lS1 zoe; eastern popcorn. cWt.
S375; local cwt 81 q $40.
RICE-1OO lbs.-Fancy Honduras. Caro-
Ina 81: choice Honduras, Carolina, $40
I25; Japan grades $i65 q 500; island. S6.z6i
'GoNEY-Per ib.--Water white. extracted,
7m7I5c. white, extracted. &c; Hight amber,
~
iib- frames iSc. white. comb. frames. I5e;
light amber, comb. frames. l2Ql2Rc; bees
NaE, per ID. soc.
angeles for beet steerr 4Agi12c: beef heiferS,
g. 44c; beef calves, &c; mutton. weatners. $L5O
a 5; ewes, s3.75u4; LAMBS SSqS.25; hogs.
SQ10c ID.
POULTRY-Large dressed. turkeys. 27c per
h.; small dressed turkeys. 25c; large turkeys,
live, 25c; small, live, 25c; large hens. lbs,
and up, 20c; brollers, 1ls to lbs. 2Ic; friers,
2lb to lbs, 25c; roast chicken, zoe; duck. zoe;
geese Ice; squads. per dozen. Sl5O; old roost-
CHILI-Per lb.-Evaporated, strings. is
% zoe; lose, 1Sc; Mexican black. 2Q15e.
green, DC; chill tepihs, s1.25; Japan I5c;
corn husks, 7W-0c.
uAY-(Baled). The following quotations
are furnished by the Los Angeles Hay Stor-
age Co tPcr ton)-Barley or wheat nay.
ti2.5oQ165o. tame cat hay, Sl5glS.50; al
falfa, S13.50@l5
MILL, FEED-Bran. $50; whote corn,
Sl.75; cracked corn, $3.50; feed meal 81;
rolled barley, S1.60; oil cake meal. S2.5O;
shorts. S1s5; Kanir corn. 81; white oats.
81 80, red oats. eastern, $2.25; wheat orl-
ginal sacks, cwt. S2,O5; wheat 100-lb- sacks.
sz.1o.
Retail Prices
EGGS, dozen