Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-25
POTATO WAR IS OVER
AND PRICES ADVANCE
Onions and Beans Decline in Val
ue on Heavy ReCeiptS-No No
More CantaI0upeS

Potato dealers who have been wasing a
hot warfare in the produce market are sald
to have buried the hatchet They recog-
nize the standard rule of supply and de-
mand. The tune Of the market has i'm
proved noticeably. Highlands are nov
quoted at Sl.25a1.35 per ewt Receipts
were down to $3.50 sacks, and may &C
lower to give dealers a chance to clean
up stock.
Big shipments of onions we're received
causing decline of hye cents cwt
Bean prices dropped one-fourth to
half cent down the line.
The Richardson & Holmes Fruit CO. re-
ceyed carload of extra fancy ldah'
Jonathan apples from the new Lewiston
district. The fruit runs ~ to so apples &c
the box. This concern also received the
first carload Of local popcorn Of the sea
son from Inglewood.
The Klein FrIit company received a
sample shipment Of fancy Rouge RiVel
Spitzenburgs. The apples are extra fancy
and will probably sell for So per box. There
has been practically none Of this fruit IL
Fish were plentiful at the several mar.
kets
Receipts of local produce for today were
Eggs, 6S cases; butter, 1854 pounds
cheese, 200 pounds; potatoes $3.50 SACKS
beans. so sacks; onions 1240 sacks; sweet
potatoes 2O6 sacks: apples, 66l7 boxes.
PRODUCE PRICES
Following are the official prices of pro-
duee TO retailers compiled by the Market
Reporter:
BUTTER-selling price to trade, 21sc
higher; California creamery extras, 35e
do frsts, 321sc; cooking. 25c; ladle, 25c,
EGGS-Local ranch, candled, 47c; do case
count buying price, 48c; eastern lresn' S5e
eastern storage, packed extra, S2c; do stor'
age seconds, 27c.
CHEESE-Northern fresh, 7Sq19c; local, 1Sc;
Oregon Daisy, 1Slsc; eastern singles, l9laci do
TfyyiY1 60
Long Horns 19lRc eastern cheddars 2Oc; i'm
ported Swiss, 32c jack, l9e; domestic Swiss,
22Q24c; cream brick, 2Oc Lmburger, zoe;
Roquefort, SSc; Edam' SSaS5o; Canadian
BBANs-No. | pink, se;oo0&5o; No.
No. ! blackeyes. $500; No. Garyanzas
$4,000 4.50; No. l California lentils, $500,
OTATOEs-Highland, cwt, s1.95q Las
Salinas $l.75; yellow sweets, s1.75 q zoo; 70 =,
1.60; northern. S1.50@1,60; do Australian
browns, S1.5O@16O; local, 3l.5Oq160; locs
silver skins, lug box, 81; garlic &c lb.
FRESH S--Apples-Bellefeurs, ST. "A
$125; do red, 41a-tier, 81; fall pippins, 4-tier,
81; Jonathans, California, 1885, 4A-tier, Si.S5
Baldwin, Alter $780, 4s-tier $l.25 Greetings
4-tier, 81; Sptzenbergers, 4-tier, sl.60; 4a-tier
BERRIEs-strawberrie per basket, "a
&c; raspberrles, per basket, Sc; blackberries
CITRUS FRUITS-Grapefrult. seedless
s3.75; seedlings, $2,75; lemons. s4Q5i Val
encias oranges, &Q0.
TROPICAL-Bananas. b.. 4c; Fard dates
h., 10Ql3c; golden dates, lb &c; alligator pears
doz., sS5O@4.5O; pineapples, H., 7c
MISCELLANEOUS--Ca crate. so; figs
box 81; Muscat grapes, lug box 50c $1.lO
peaches, per box, 75c@s1; Bartlett pears
$2.50@2.75 box plums, crate, $3.50; prunes
$780, ounces, lug box, ST. watermelons
11k gaze lb,; Christmas melons, crate, $40
| ETABLEs-Northsrn artichokes, doz
| 9Oc; green asparagus, 15c lb.; bell peppers, lb.
| &C.; beets, doz. lunches, SOC; cabbage, sack
! 6O@75c; red cabbage, &c lbs; carrots, doz
| punches, 25c caulifower. crate, SL25d1. 50; eel
cry, cwt., $3.50; cucumbers. lug box, doc; greer
| corn, box, 55@60c corn husks, 10c; egg plant
| h., 264c; horseradish, lb., 26c; ol1ra, Sc lb
| lettuce crit, 75c9$1 peas, 5Q6c lb.; parsley
doz, 25c; northern strawberry rhubarb box
S1.75; spinach. doz,, zoe; sprouts, &c; summer
squash, lug box, 4095Oc; young onions, doz.
25o; turnips, dos. punches, zoe; tomatoes, SoQ
75c; yellow, 81.
PRUNEs-8O-4Os, sG1Oc; 4O-5Os, sa1Oc; 6o-sos
e@9e; 60-70s, 7c; S0-90s, 6hc; 90-10Os. &c
RAIsINs-s crown. loose 5o-lb. boxes
London layers crown, 2O-lb. box. 81 10
do, 8 crown, 81 20; do crown, 81. so; Sui
tanas. bleached, SOTO ib; unbleached, 4d
&c III; seeded raisins. 16 OF. pkss, &c; do l.
OF. &c.
NUTS-Fancy IXL almonds 17hc lb; bra
zils, 14915c lb; cocoanuts, soc; filberts, IA
lb; pecans, Xxx, 1bci do XXX, 1bc Id; east
ern peanuts, 7Q7ho lb; do Japan, 6hc
pinenuts lsc: No. 1 assorted walnuts. Ice
do budded, 1Sc; eastern popcorn, cwt, $3.50
do local. $3.50.
RICE-Fancy Honduras (Carolina) s6.7
cwt: choice Honduras (Carolina) s6@s. so
Japan grades, 3s.7594; Island, $3.50
broken, $3.50.
HONEY-Whte water extracted. 9c Ib
do white. Shc: do light amber. Sc; comb
water white, lib frames, 1Sc; do white, lie
do light amber, 14c; beeswax, SOC h.
LIVE STOCK-Packers pay T. o. b. Lo
Angeles for beef steers. 595hc beef heif
ers 4h05c; beef calves. 5h06c; muttol
wethers S5.5o@6; mutton ewes, s5@5.5O
mutton lambs So. .5o93.75; hogs. lie.
POULTRY-Turkeys, live ESQ 26c lb
large hens 4 lbs. up, 1870 lb do small "a d
az lbs. lie lb; broilers. to u lbs. Ito ib
friers. Ia to lbs. 17c lb: roast chicken
lsc lb; ducks. lee III: geese, lie ID; squads
$3.50 doz; old ROSTERS Sc lb.
CHILI-Eyaporated, strings, soc lb; green
&c lb; chill tepins, 75c lb; Japan, Ice
HAY (bale6)-Ths following quotation
furnished by the Los Angeles Hay Storag'
Co-Barley, $12.5O014.b0; tame cat, ton
s14916.5O; alfalfa, ton, SlS. 50Ql4. so
wheat hay, s14015.
MILL FEED-Bran. 1.65; whole corn
t1.75; cracked corn, $3.50; feed meal, s1.S5
rolled barley, s1,15: oil cake meal. S2.5O
shorts 81 so; Kaffir corn, 81. rs; white oats
$1s5; eastern red oats. s2.25; wheat ori
Einal sacks, cwL $3.50; wheat. loO-ib
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