Los Angeles herald., 1910-12-13
SLUMP IN RANCH EGGS
STRONG MARKET FEATURE
Decline Is Four Cents a Dozen.
Consumption Is Below
Receipts

counts dropped cents a dozen at the call
session of the produce exchange Monday
due, 1t was stated to lack of demand by
the public. The reduction, it is believed
will cause the best eggs to be retailed at
45 cents a dozen and case counts at Az
cents.
Butter and cheese prices were without
change.
The potato market is easy mainly be
cause of the left over supply from the past
week. The statement is made that pi. pota-
toes can be bought here in lots cheaPe'
than they can be bought in the north'
Sweets are now quoted at 50 and S2.25.
The vegetable market generally is flrm.
The supply of fish was sufficient TO meet
the demand. ,,
Receipts of produce were: Eggs, 16l
cases; butter, 31,SOO pounds; cheese, 82fs
pounds; potatoes, 6SS9 sacks; sweet pota-
toes, 357 sacks; apples 292O boxes
PRODUCE PRICES
Following are the official prices of pro
duce to retailers compiled by the Market
BUTTER-selling price to trade, 21so
higher California creamery, extras 80 1ac'
do frsts, 321ac; cooking, 3o; ladle' 25c.
EGGS-Local ranch, candled, 42c; DO case
count. buying price, 3sc; eastern fresh, 30c;
eastern storage, packed extra, 800 SAC.
CHEEsE-Southern, per lb., 1Sc; northern
per lb 1Sg1S11c northern storage per iD'
lie; eastern singles, per lb.' lSc; eastern,
twins, per iD, lSc; eastern oieddai5' pes
h., l992Oc; eastern, horns, per lb, 19c; east
ern. daisies. per lb., 19c; Oregon, twins. per
Swiss imported, per h., 32c; Swiss domestic
block, per h., 22Q24c; Swiss domestic wheel'
per lb., 21Q24c; cream brick, per lb.' lsgzQc;
limburger, per lb. 19q20c; RoSuetorl' per 4N''
S6q4Oc; Edam, per case, SSgs. ,.,u
ONIONS-Northern Australian Browhs,
per cwt. s175; oregon, $l.S5 garie' PEI
i; BEANs-No. l pink. $500; No. limas'
s5 OOa5 rs; Lady Washington, $.25QA6O; NO.
small whites, $4 blackeyes, 500; NO; l
Garvanza, $3.50; No. California lehtiiS'
$500.
POTATOES Highland. cwt.. s1S5; Nevadas, ada;,,.
$L75; Lompocs, S225; Salinas, Sz.zo; Eaag al
Rose, northern, $500; local Early Rose, slSo'
new potatoes. box, Sl.oO; yeIlo" s"ee'S'
pRiED FRUITs-Appies--E -Evaporatod lb:.
1OQ11c; apricots, To-, 121sglSc; cufranos aol
ib Zoe; do pkg sqloo coSdnn Hases' sos arb Ib &c.
do pkg &c; figs, black and white, per ID.
61aQ711c; do white, COZ pkgs, Gus, A'Sog SOs
q do 12-oz., 12s, pkg 9oa95c; do l6,oz' c @ aos'
pkg 81; do 1907. cartons, 12s, sOc; nee
tarines, lb., 10c; peaches, lb., 615Q71sc; pears
Ib. 1Oq12ac; plums, lb.. 1Oc: prunes SO-4Us,
lie; do 4O-5Os. 1O1fc; do 6O-6os; sAo; do DO
7hc; do 9o-1OOs, 7c; do sacks, 15q16c: raisins'
sultanas, bleached, lb 16c; do unoleached,
lb., 595hc; seeded raisins, 1907 pigs, &c;
2O-lb. box, $l.15; do 3-crown. 2o-l6. box.
S25; do 4-crown, 2O-lb. box, $3.50; loose
muscatels, 2-crown, &c; do S-crown. 61sc;
do 4-crown. &c; citron. 16c; orange and lem
FRESH s-Citrus-oranges tanger-
ines s175; do navels, $22592.75; lemons, SoV
$50; grapefruit. seedless, $3.50; do seeonnsS'
MISREPRESENTATION, Alter. s1.75; belieheurs,
Alter S1.15@1.25; do 41z-tier, SIG l.l0; Ben
Caps, 4-ter, s1.5o; do 41s-tier 81; Ben Dayas' ,,ay
Colorado, 50; Greenings. 4-tier' a2S; 40
tier, s1.1O; Hoovers 4-tier, $3.50; do 4h-
tier. s1.15; Jonathans. alter, N.zo@z;SO'
pins. s1.25; do 4k-tier $l.1O; Pearmains.
White Winter, Alter. $1.25; do 41s-tier, $l.lO;
Pearmains, red. Alter s.10; do 41s-tier, N;lOi
Cider, 4-tier. sls5; do 41A-tier, 75c; spitzon-
Alter, s1.s5; do 4s-tier $1,l5.
LANEoUs-Aligator pears, doz.,
S4d5; bananas, per h.. 41Ac; backberrles, per
STRAWBERRIES, per basket. lac; casabas. per
crate, s225; Christmas melons. $500 20
grapes, per box, $1.25Q1.50; pineapples. &c;
peaches, per box, 5oQ65c; pears, Winter
Neils, per oox, S2.25 Bartletts, $26O per-
simmons, per crate, $1.50G1.75; pomegranates'
VEG TABLES-Northern artichokes, doz.,
$125; green asparagus, 15c lb; bell peppers,
lb., 5a6c; beets, doz. punches, S5c; beans, 10
Sc; cabbage, sack, 75c; red cabbage, SO S12c
lb.: carrots doz. punches, q35c; cauii-
flower crt., $780, celery, crit, S2.5O; cucum-
bers, doz. 75cQ$1.25; green corn, box, SOC
corn husks, 1Oc; egg plant d. bQ6oi MORSE
radish, lb., 12hc; okra, sc lb.; lettuce crt',
6O@75c: peas, SQ10c; parsley, doz., zoe;
northern strawberry rhubaro box Sl.to,
spinach, doz., 2Oc; sprouts &c; summer
SQUASH lug box, 40Q soc; young onions doz.'
25c: turnlps, doz. punches, zoe; tomatoes
rs q 90c; yellow, 81.
NUTS-Fancy IXL almonds. 171sc lb.; bra
zils, 14@15c lb.; cocoauuts, 9oc; flberts lac
III pecans Xxx 15c: do xxx, 16c lb.;
eastern peanuts, 7@7kc lb. do japan. 6sc;
pinenuts lSc; No. l assorted walnuts, 16qlIc;
do budded. 1sQ1sc; eastern popcorn. cwt.' 81;
RiCE-Fancy Honduras (Carollna) s6.7j
owt. choice Honduras (Carona), S6qS5O
Japan grades, S3.BQ4 Island, $3.50; broken
$780,
do white, s1kc do light amber. Sc; comb
water white, lib frames. 1Sc; do white,
lie; do light amber. 14c; beeswax, SOC ID.
LIVE sTOCK-Packers pay +. o. b. Los
srs 41sQ5c; beef calves, bhg6e: mutton
wethers, s5d5.5O; mutton ewes, $5Q56O; NUT
ton lambs, IS. 506DS.75; hogs, lie.
POULTRY-Turkeys, live, &c ib.; large
hens, A lbs up 22c lb.; do small 2Aq5h
lbs. 17c lb.; brollers, to III lbs 26e lb.
friers, ~ to 3 lbs. 21c lb.; roast chickens
25o lb. ducks. 25c lb.; geese. 2Sc lb.; squads
81 so doz.; old ROSTERS 16c lb.
CHILI-Evaporated. strings, Soc lb.; green,
&c ib; chilli tepins. 75c lb.; Japan. lSc
HAY (baledD-The following quotations fur
nished by the Los Angeles Hay Storage Co.
Barley, s12.5O@145O; tame oat, ton, SAG
1850; alfalfa. ton, sls.5og14.5oi wheat hay
s14315
MILL FEED-Bran, s1.55; whole corn. s1.75
cracked corn $3.50; feed meal s1S5; rolled
barley, $1.15; oil cake meal. $3.50; shorts
$3.50; Kaffir corn, $1.75; white oats, a'S5
eastern red oats. s2.25; wheat. original sacks,
cwt. s1.9O; wheat, loo-lb. sacks Sls5.