Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-05
RANCH EGGS ADVANCE
TO 80 CENTS DOZEN
Firmer Tone in Butter Market.
Big Flood of Vegetables
Coming In

Lighter receipts OF local ranch eggs Mon
day. 446 cases, resulted in an advance OF
cent a dozen. quotations being
(wholesale) 80 cents for selected. 2S cents
for local ranch candled and 2e cents for
case count, buying price. Dealers assert that
it requires 900 cases OF eggs a day to supply
demand, and unless this average is sustained
higher prices will prevail.
No change in butter prices with frmer tone
prevailing. Prices in San Francisco were
up half cent. A frmer tone also existed
IN the cheese market.
Slight Improvements in the potato market
was reported on light receipts for two days.
There are plenty of spuds available and any
shortage will be quickly supplied by brokers,
so that higher prices are not probable.
Thirteen hundred crates of strawberries
were reported. decided improvement In the
quality of the fruit was noted, and liberal
shipments were made north. The market was
without change on apples with the possible
exception that there a slight improve
ment in the movement to the trade.
deIuge of asparagus struck. the market
Saturday and Sunday. Shipments for the
two days were estimated at more than 4OoOO
pounds and the bottom practically fell out
Of the market Asparagus of fairly good
quality sold as low cents pound and
from that to Az cents.
Good catches were made Sunday and there
was an abundance Of all kinds of fish in the
market
Receipts of produce were: Eggs 44e cases;
butter, 1b,332 pounds, cneese, Do pouhusi Po-
tatoes. 22O6 sacks; onions none; beans, none;
sweet potatoes, 8 sacks; apples, 1872 boxes.
Produce Prices
rollowing are the Daily Market Reporter
and exchange board wholesale quotations:
EGGS-Local ranch eandled, extra Sc.
lected 30c local ranch, candled, 2sci locaf
ranch, case count, buying price, 26c.
BUTTER-Callforna creamery extras, lb.,
2sc; do firsts, lb,, Csc; cooking butter 22e;
ladle butter, 25c.
chor, 2lc; Young America, Anchor. l9e;
hand, Anchor, 22c; oregon Daisy, 2lc; east
ern singles 19a2Oc; eastern Twins, 1sAc;
eastern Daisies, 19iac; eastern Long Horns.
soc; eastern chedders, sOg 2le imported
swiss, 3Om31c; Jack cheese. 23c; domestic
swiss, 23G25c; cream brick, 20c; limburger, q
a 21c; Roquefort, 3s@4Oc; Edam. ssg9;
Canadian cream, box 81.
BEANS-No. l pink. S5.45 5.So; No.
limas, s4.75; No l Lady Washington. s4.50i
No small whites, $40 q $50: No. black
eyes, s5.25; No. l bayous, $500; NO.
/ Garvanzas. $3.50; No. lentlis' California
PoTAToEs-Highlands. cwt. s1G1.s5; Lom'
poe, sl.65al.75 Watsonville, H.4ogl5O; Oregon
Burbanks. S1.50; oregon Early Rose, 81
Oregon white Eose. N.75919O Salinas ae5g
i.75; White Rose, 81; yellow sweets. 81; white
sweets, S2. $685. red sweets, 81 %.
ONIONS-Northern Australian brown,
cwt. s1.75Q1.S5; Neyadas. s2.25; Oregon,
S2.0O garlic. s110o lb
FRESH FRUTTs-Apples-Be 4-tier,
S175: Belleheurs 4I5-tier. S.OOdlS5; Belle
heurs Sis-tier, sL75; Ben Cups, alter, s1.100
1,5s; fall Pippins' $50; fall Pippins' tier
S1.25: Greetings. S1.60; Greetings, 412-tier,
s1S5: Hoovers, 4-tier, $780, Jonathan's Colo,
S265a30O; Pearmains. white winter, 4-tier
S1.75; Pearmains red 4-tier, S150; Pear
mains, red 4is-ter, si.2o; Smiths cider, A.
tier, S1GO; Smiths cider, 4ls-tier, 1925; Ben
Davis, Col, s1.25Gi.59; Newton Pippins A.
tier, s150; Newtown Pippins, 41a-tier, S1.1OQ
lis; Mo. Pippins. Col, $3.50; Langford's, A.
tier, $1.15; Langfords, 4la-tier. SLID; Rome
Beauties. s225; spitzenburgs, 4-tier, H.s5;
Ganos, s15O; Winesaps Col. $2.35; Winesaps
BERRIEs-Strawberre per basket, 5dSc
cranberries, per bbl, $l5; raspberries, per bas-
ket, 10c.
seedlings. S3I fancy lemons, $2.5O@3.25;
choice. $1.50@175; fanny navel orans as,
1850 ais; tangerine oranges. ls-box. 81. so
Oils; Valencia oranges fancy s25OV3;
TROPICAL FRUITs-Bananas lb, 40
&c: do red lb,, &c; Fard dates ID lOgl2c;
do Golden. lb. 71sc: do Persian, lib. pkg
7hQSc; alligator pears. doz. SO; pineap-
FRU1rs-winter Ners pears. picking
boxes :1.65@2; casabas. crate. s2@S;
Christmas melons, SO: imported grapes. Dbl.
IS; guavas, basket &c; pomesranates' loe;
crate, s1.95@1.75.
VEGETAB1 B1ES-Artchokes doz,, 81; aspar-
agus. b. 6dsc; Brussels sprouts, lOc lb.;
doz. punches. 30435c; string beans. lb.. 17@20c
green cabbage $3.50 SACK carrots doz.,
punches, 25c; cauhower crate, Sl250
s5 celery ront Dozen doze1 Zoe; 8. 90. i0
93; corn husks. cut lb. 1Oe; do uncut. 10
Sc; egg plant. 20Q3Oc lb; eeks. doz. 35c;
horseradish, 12c lb; oyster plant. 35q4Oo doz;
lettuce. 4oc cratei peas, 7ql1e ib.;
son winter rhubarb, 15@25c box; spinach,
doz 2Oc young onions doz 2O9S0c; turnips