Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-11
ACTIVE DEALERS At WAR
IN THE POTATO MARKET
Expected Change in Butter Prices
Delayed-FruitS Are in
Sharp Demand

| The predicted advance In butter prices
| fixed for Monday, did not show although
receipts were down to less than 5000 pounds
Eggs remained unchanged on receipts OF
| only sixty-seven cases.
few changes are noted in cheese quo
tations.
The potato market was somewhat demor-
allied. due to heavy receipts last week. II
| is stated that the reason for the recent
| big slump in potatoes here and the flood
| ing of this market with potatoes is due
| to a fight between large shippers of pota-
toes from the north. The trouble started
| about a week ago, when one operator load
| ed this market with his own stock and
went to underselling other carlot handlers
| in effort to control the situation here.
| AS result, this dealers biggest competi-
| tors in the potato shipping line have been
| fighting him with his own weapons by
keeping this market gutted. and in this
case the people Will have opportunity to Sc
cure spuds at low figures, provided the re-
taller can buy right from the wholesalers
Apples are cheaper, while cantaloupes
have advanced so cents.
Enough fish to meet the demand
Receipts OF produce were: Eggs. 81
cases; butter $3.50 pounds; cheese. 2SS
pounds; potatoes, $50 sacks; onions, 1900
Sacks sweet potatoes, IL sacks; apples, S4O2
boxes.
PRODUCE PRICES
Following are the official prices of pro-
duce to retailers as compiled by the Market
Reporters
EGGs-Local ranch. candled, 45c; do case
count buying price. Ale; eastern fresh, S5c;
eastern storage, packed extra. 32c; do stor-
age seconds. 27c.
BUTTER-Sellng price to trade, 21hc
higher; California creameres, extras, 33 &c;
do firsts 32c cooking, Csc; ladle, 25c.
CHEESE-Northern fresh. 171a Q1Sc; To-
cal 1Sc; Oregon Daisy, 1SAci eastern
singles, 19c; do Twins, 1Shc; eastern Daisies
lee; eastern Long Horns, 10 II q zoe; eastern
cheddars, zoe; imported swiss, 32c; jack,
| l SC; domestic swiss, 22@24c; cream brick,
19c limburger 19c; Roquefort, 9Sc; Edam,
SIS $50; Canadian cream, box, 81.
BEANS-No. l pink. $3.50: No. l limas,
$685. No. l Lady Washington, $3.50; No.
small whites, $3.50; No. blackeyes, $3.50;
No Garyanzas. $3.50; No. 1 California
PoTAToEs-Highland, cwt.. s115@1.5O;
local Burbanks. S1.25; Salinas |175; yellow
sweets, $l5O
oNIoNs-Local yellow Danvers. s1.75;
northern, $175; do Australian browns $1.75;
local, $40; local silver skins, ug box, 81;
garlic, &c b.
FRESH FRUITS - Apples - Belleheurs,
s1@1.10; 41s tier, 90c; Pearmains, white
winter, Alter, S1.25; do red. 41s tier, 81;
Fall Pippins, Alter 81; Jonathans Califor-
nia $1.65; 1atier $1.35; Baldwin, alter,
Spitzenbergers, Alter, $3.50; 4h-tier, $1.35.
BERRIES-Strawberrl per basket, Sc;
raspberries. per basket, 10e; blackberries'
per basket, 9q1Oc; cranberries, bbl., $3.50.
CITRUS FRUITs-Grapefruit. seedless,
s3.75; seedlings, $2.75; lemons, s4Q5; Val
encias oranges. $4Q4.50.
TROPICAL-Bananas. h. 494hc; Fard
dates, lb., 1OQ18c; golden dates, h.. 7c;
alligator pears, doz. $3.50Q 4.5O; plneapples,
lb., 697c
MISCELLANEOUS - Local cantaloupes,
$500; Muscat grapes, lug box, 75c q s1.S5;
peaches. per box, 75c@$1; Bartlett pears,
$2.75 box plums, crate, $3.50: prunes.
$3.50; ounces, lug box sOci watermelons,
1ia@21ac lb.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. artichokes, doz.
81; green asparagus, 15c lb: bell peppers ID,
4@5ci beets. doz. punches, 25c; cabbage,
sack, 75Q S5c; red cabbage, &c lb; carrots,
doz. punches; 25c; caulihower. crate 1925 q
1.5O; celery, crit. $225 9250; cucumbers, box
soc; green corn, box, 6O@65c; corn husks,
lie; egg plant h., 204c; horseradsh, lb.,
csc; okra, sc lb; lettuce, crt.. s1.25; peas.
Q7c lb.; parsley, doz, 25c; northern straw
berry rhubarb, box, S1.75; spinach, doz., 20
a 25c; sprouts, 123sc; summer squash, lug
box, 25 a 35c; young onions, doz, zoe; tur-
nips. doz. punches, zoe; tomatoes. ESQ SOC;
PRUNEs-so-4os 981oc: 4o-5os ea1Oc; 5o-sos.
RAisTNs@a crown. loose e. sob. iOTSi Boxes eS
31kc lb; crown, do, 4c; crown, do, 4hc;
London layers. crown. 20-lb box. 81. 15;
do. crown s1.25; do 4 crown, 81 so; Sui
tanas, bleached, 697c lb; unbleached. 40
&c Ii: seeded raisins, 16 OF, pkgs. &c; do, II
OF. &c.
NUTs-Tancy XXI almonds. 17Mo lb; bra
lb; pecans XXX, 15c; do xxx, 16o lb; east
ern peanuts, 797hc lb; do Japan, 6Ac;
pinenuts. 1Sc: No. l assorted wanuts. Ice
do budded 1Sc; eastern popcorn, cwt, So. 30 4;
do local. $3.50.
RICE-Fancy Honduras (Carolina) ss7s
cwt: choice Honduras (Carolina) S6Q6. so;
Japan grades. sS.75Q4; Island, $3.50;
broken, $3.50,
HoNEY--White water extracted. 90 Ib;
do white. Nc: do light amber. SC: comb.
water white, lib frames, 1Sc; do white, lie;
do light amber, lac; beeswax, 30c lb.
LIVE STOCK-Packers pay (. o. b. Los
Angeles for beef steers. 595hc; beef heif-
ers h@5c; beef calves, 5h @6c; mutton
wethers. s5.50@6; mutton ewes, S5Q5. so;
mutton lambs, So .50@3.75; hogs, lie.
POULTRY-Turkeys live, 25@26c lb;
large hens lbs. up, Ice lb; do small, "a %
S1s lbs ito lb: broiers, 1 TO " lbs tic lb;
friers. IA to lbs. tic lb: roast chicken,
1sc lb; ducks, Ice lb; geese. lie lb; squads,
$3.50 dog; old roosters Sc lb.
CHILI-Evaporated. strings. 30c lb; green.
4c lb; chilli tepins, 75o lb; Japan, 16c;
ground SC.
HAY (bale6)-The following quotations
furnished by the Los Angeles Hay Storage
Co.-Barley, S12 .5OQ14.5O; tame oat. ton.
s14016.5O; alfalfa, ton, sl3. 50Q14. SO;
wheat hay, S14Q15
MILL FEED-Bran. S1.55; whole corn,
81 Is; cracked corn, $3.50; feed meal s1.S5;
rolled barley $1.15; oil cake meal $3.50;
shorts, 81 so; Kaffir corn, LIS; white oats,
s1.S5; eastern red oats. $2.25; wheat, ORR
Elnal sacks, cwt. 80; wheat. ioo-lb.
sacks. 81. 90.