Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-08
SWEET ARIZONA DATES
NEW IN LOCAL MARKET
Decline in Highland Potatoes.
Strong Tone in Pink
and Lima Beans

Dates from Tempe, Ariz., resembling the
Persian variety appeared in the produce
market Friday. They are superior to the
imported article and wholesale at 20 cents a
pound.
Pink and lima beans are firm, despite the
fact that the yield this year is about 10000
bags greater than in 1909. Demand is active.
Potato prices dropped to a.15, and sl4O
i Per cwt. for Highlands and $l.25 to $l.5o
TOR sweets.
Butter eggs onions and cheese prices were
without change.
Grapes were firm at SOq9O cents for blacks
and Muscats and 81 % on Tokays, Black MO
roccos and other varieties. Figs are cleaning
up. The supply of cantaloupes and water
melons is becoming very short Dried hgs
in six-ounce packages advanced 25 cents
to $500.
Dealers are loaded up with fish, especially
yellowtail.
Receipts of produce were: Eggs, II cases.
butter, 1893 pounds, cheese, $40 pounds; po-
tatoes, $50 sacks; beans, sacks; onions, 911
sacks; sweet potatoes, 2S9 sacks; apples, 6'o0
boxes.
PRoDUCEsPRICEs
Following are the official prices of pro
duce to retailers compiled by the Market
Reporter:
EGGs-Local ranch, candled. 45c; do case
count buying price. Ale; eastern fresh, 55c;
eastern storage, packed extra, SIC; do, stor-
age seconds. &c
higher; California creameries, extras. 3Sho;
do firsts, S2c cooking, Csc; ladle 25c.
CHEESE-Northern fresh 17@1Sc; local.
SC; Oregon Daisy. lee; eastern singles
/ 19c do Twins, 1870; eastern Daisies, lYc;
eastern Long Horns. 20920hc; eastern
cheddars. zoe; imported SWISS 32c jack,
sc; domestic swiss, 22Q24c; cream brick,
&c; llmburger 19c Roquefort Ssc; Edam,
sSQs5O; Canadian cream, box, 81.
BEANS-No. l pink $3.50; No. l limas,
5000 No. l Lady Washington, $3.50; No.
small whites, So; No. blackeyes, $3.50;
No. Garvanzas, $3.50; No. California len
oTAToEs-Highland, cwt., sL15@1 40;
local Burbanks, S1.25; Salinas, &175; yellow
sweets $3.50.
ONIoNs-Local yellow Danvers, s1.75;
northern, $175; do Australian browns s1.75;
local, s176; local silver skins. ug box. 81;
garlic, 7c b.
FRESH FRUITS Apples = Belleheurs,
S191.1o; Az tier, 9oc; Pearmains white
winter. Alter, $1.25; do red. AK tier. 81;
Fall Pippins, Alter. 81; Jonathans. Califor-
mia, s1.65; 41Atier S1.S5; Baldwin, Alter,
sptzenbergers, 4tier, $1.75; 41stier, s1.35.
BERRIES-Strawberri per basket. Sc;
raspberries, per basket. 1Oc; blackberries,
per basket. 991oc; cranberries bbl., $3.50
CITRUS FRUITS-Grapefruit seedless,
s3.75; seedlings, s2.75; lemons, s4Q5; Val
encias oranges S4@450.
TRoPICAL-Bananas, lb. 4@4hc; Fard
dates, lb., 1o@1Sc; golden dates, lb., 10;
MISCELLANEOUS - Local cantaloupes
crate 50; Casabas crate, $3.50; figs, box
$500; Muscat grapes, lug box, 75cqSli
s2.75 box; plums, crate, $3.50; prunes
$3.50; ounces. lug box, soc; watermelons
I1h@2hc lb.
| NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. articholtes, doz
| ST. green asparagus, 15c ID; bell peppers. ID
| 465c; beets doz punches, 25c; cabbage
sack, 759S5c; red cabbage, So lb.; carrots
dog. punches; 25c; oaulihower crate, s125 a
100; celery, CRIT, $2.25 a $50; cucumbers, box
soc; green corn, box, 60965c; corn husks
lie; egg plant. h., 2@4c; horseradlsh. h.,
25c; okra, 80 lb.; lettuce, crit, s125; peas
S q &c 1b.; parsley, doz., Csc; northern straw
berry rhubarb, box, $1.76; spinach doz, 20
q Csc; sprouts, 12hc; summer squash, lug
box, 25935c; young onions doz., zoe; tur-
nips, dog. punches. zoe; tomatoes, 25Q soc;
yellow. 75c.
PRUNEs-so-4Os. s@1oc: 4o-5os. sa1Oc; 5O-sos,
SO Sc; 6o-70s. 7c; s0-sOs. 6hc; 90-1OOs &c.
RAIsINs-2 crown. loose. 50-lb. boxes,
London layers, crown, 2O-lb. box 81 is;
do, crown, 81 rs; do crown, 81 50 Sui
tanas. bleached 607c lb; unbleached, 40
&c Ii; seeded raisins 1s o. pkgs. &c; do, II
or &c.
NUTs-Fancy IxL almonds. 171sc Ib; bra
zils, 149 15c lb; cocoanuts, 9Oc; filberts, lac
lib; pecans. Xxx, 15c; do xxx, 16c lb; east
peanuts 7974fc lb; do Japan, 6Rc;
pinenuts, 1Sc: No l assorted walnuts. Ice
do budded. 1885, eastern popcorn. cwt. $3.50;
do local. $780,
RICE-Fancy Honduras (Carolna) $6.7S
cwt choice Honduras (Carolina) S6@6. so;
japan grades. ss.70@4; Island $50;
broken, $3.50.
HONEY-White water extracted. 9c lb,
do white. Shc: do light amber. Sc; comb
water white, lib frames, 1So; do white. lie
do light amber, lac; beeswax. 30c lb.
LIVE STOCK-Packers pay (. o. b. Los
Angeles for beef steers. 505Kc: beef heif-
ers, Az 95c; beef calves, 5h q &c; mutton
wethers. s5.5o@6; mutton ewes. $5Q5.5Oi
mutton lambs, IS. s.5o@3.75; hogs, lie,
POULTRY-Turkeys live, 25@26c lb
large hens lbs, up, 100 lb; do small. 21s q
Sh lbs. ito lb; broilers. to / u los. lie lb,
friers. / u to 3 lbs. ITO lb: roast chicken
1Sc ID: ducks. Ice lb; geese, lie lb; squads
$1.50 doz; old roosters. Sc ID.
CHILI-Eyaporated. strings. soc lb; green
4c lb; chilli tepins. Use lb; Japan, 16o
HAY (bale6)-The following quotation,
furnished by the Los Angeles Hay Storage
Co.-Barley, s12.5OQ14,5O; tame oat, ton
S14Q16.5O alfalfa. ton. s13. 50@14. So
wheat hay, $14415.
MILL FEED-Bran $1.55; whole corn
$1.75; cracked corn, $3.50; feed meal. S1.S5
rolled barley. s1.15; oil cake meal, s2.50
shorts, 81 sO Kaffir corn, 81. rs; white oats
sls5; eastern red oats $2.25; wheat, ori-
glnal sacks cWt 81 30; wheat. loO-lb
sacks. S1.95.