Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-06
DEALERS AFTER EGGS
DESPITE HIGH PRICES
Butter and Cheese Steady-Sharp
Demand for California
Fruits

Bidding at the call session Of the pro
duce exchange yesterday indicated a fine
market for eggs. with demand strong for
storage stock.
Butter and cheese steady at present quo
tations
The potato market is confessedly weak,
though efforts are being made to MAINTAIN
present prices.
pecially Bellefluer, some Jobbers having ad-
vanced their price u cents on fancy stock.
Other varieties are firm at unchanged
prices. The earlier varieties of apples are
Peaches were quoted Is to 20 cents per
box higher than on the day previous Per-
simmons in the market and selling at
$3.50 per crate. Pomegranates are up IL
cents to $1.25.
The grape market was strong at the re-
Gently advanced prices. Trading was slow
In cantaloupes and watermelons Bartlett
Ipears are in strong demand and holdings
are said to be light. Winter Nellis pears
are bringing 8 cents per pound.
All kinds of fish in good supply.
Receipts of produce were: Eggs, ia
cases; butter 1888 pounds; cheese. 1905
pounds; potatoes. 5130 sacks; beans 2
sacks; onions 800 sacks; sweet potatoes,
22s sacks; apples, 1892 boxes.
PRODUCE PRICES
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. 41c; eastern fresh, 35c;
eastern storage, packed extra, S2c; do, stor-
age seconds. 27c
BUTTER-selling price to trade, 21ac
higher; California creameres, extras, 33hc;
do firsts, S2c; cooking, 26c; ladle. 25c.
CHEESE-Northern fresh 17@l8c; local,
1Sc; Oregon Daisy, 1Shc; eastern singles,
1Shc; do Twins, 1SMc; eastern Daisies.
100 19Ac; eastern Long Horns, 1914 @ zoe;
eastern cheddars, zoe; imported swiss soc;
Jack l9c; domestic swiss. 22@24c; cream
brick, 19c; limburger 19c; Roquefort, SSc;
Edam, sSQS.5O; Canadian cream. box 81.
BEANS-No. pink $3.50; No. l limas,
$500; No. Lady Washington, $3.50; No.
small whites $3.50; No. / blackeyes. s5;
No. l Garvanzas $500; No. California len
ills s70s.
PoTAToEs-Hfg Highland. cwt., s1.4o91.5o;
local Burbanks $1.25; Salinas, $40; yellow
sweets, $1.25.
oNIoNs-Local yellow Danvers, s1.75;
Fnorthern, 81 IS: do Australian browns. s1.75;
local $175; local siver skins. ug box. 81;
FRESH FRUITS Apples Belleneurs.
sl@1.1O; AZ tier. sOe; Pearmains. white
winter, 4-tier, $1.25; do red. 4h tier. 81;
Fall Pippins, Alter 81; Jonathans Califor-
mia. $1.65; 415tier s1.S5; Baldwin. Alter.
$I65; liter, $l.25; Greetings, Alter S1.65;
Spitzenbergers. After S1.75; AZ tier, $1.35.
BERRIES-Strawberri per basket, Sc;
raspberries, per basket, 1Oc; blackberries,
per basket, 9Q1Oc; cranberries, bbl., $3.50.
CITRUS FRUITS-Grapefruit seedless.
ss.75; seedlings, $2.75; lemons, s4Q5; Val
TRoPIcAL-Bananas. Ib. 404Kc; Fard
dates. lb., 1O013c; golden dates. lb., lei
alligator pears doz &a.5o@4.5o: pineapples,
MISCELLANEOUS - Local cantaloupes
cabbage. crate, $3.50; Casabas. crate, $1.50;
figs, box. sl.0o; Muscat grapes. lug box,
$1.S5; peaches, per box, s1@1.25; Bartlett
pears. $225 box; plums. crate, $3.50; prunes
Sl50 ounces. lug box, $500; water
melons 1KQ2kc lb.
| ETABLES-Northern artichokes, doz
l
4G SC; beets. doz punches. 25c: lima beans
sack. 5Q9Oc; red cabbage. &c lb.: carrots
doz. punches. csc; cauliflower crate, S1.75
celery crt.' s225Q2.5O; cucumbers, box.
I11c: egg plant. lb., 2@4c; horseradish lb.,
25c; otra, sc lb.; lettuce. crt.. s1.25; peas.
5 a &c lb. parsley doz.. 25c; northern straw
berry rhubarb, box, 81. 70; spinach, doz 20
q 25c sprouts, 12hc; summer squash lug
box, 25d 35c young onions. dos zoe; tur-
nips, doz. punches. zoe; tomatoes, 25@50c
yellow, 75c.
PRUNES-sO-4Os s91oc: 4O-5os, s@1Oc; 5o-sos.
s2 SC; 60-70s. &c; Se-90s. SIC; 30 zoos &C.
RAISINS-2 crown. loose. 50-lb. boxes,
shc lb; crown. do. &c; crown. do, 4hc;
London layers. crown. 20-lb. box. 81 Is;
do, crown 81 25; do crown. 81 so; Sui
tanas, bleached. 69Tc lb; unbleached 40
sc Ii; seeded raisins. Is OF. pkgs. &c; do, IL
OF. &c.
NUTS-Fancy IxL almonds. 17hc Ib; bra
zls. 14915c lb; cocoanuts 90c; filberts, lac
lb; pecans Xxx, 15c; do xxx, 16c lb; east
eTn peanuts, 1W nc Id 90 Japan, sac,
pinenuts. 1Sc: No. / assorted walnuts lee /;
do budded. 1Sc; eastern popcorn. cwt. $500;
do local. $3.50.
RICE-Fancy Honduras (Carolina) $6.75
cwt; choice Honduras (Carolna) s6@6. SO;
Japan grades. $780,; Island, $3.50;
broken, $3.50.
HoNEY-white water extracted. SC ID.
do white. 81ac: do light amber. Sc: comb
water white, lib frames. 1Sc; do white. lie;
do light amber 14c; beeswax, 30c lb.
LIVE STOCK-Packers pay (. c. b. Los
Angeles for beef steers. 545hc; beef heif-
ers. 41k@5c; beef calves. ~ @ &c; mutton
wethers $5.60@6; mutton ewes, s5@5.50;
mutton lambs, $S.50@3.75 hogs. lie.
POULTRY-Turkeys. live. 25@26c lh;
large hens lbs. up, 19o lb; do small. 2A0
SM lbs. 17c lb broilers. to ~ lbs. lie Ib;
friers IL to lbs lie lb: roast chicken,
$3.50 doz; old roosters, SC lb.
CHILI-Evaporated. strings. 3oc lb green.
4c lb; chilli tepins. 75c lb; Japan. Ice;
HAY (baie6)-The following quotations
furnished by the Los Angeles Hay Storage
Co.-Barley. $19.5O@14.5O; tame oat. ton,
t14016.50; alfalfa, ton, SlS.50Q14. 80:
wheat hay, S14Q15.
MILL FEED-Bran. 81 55; whole corn,
s175 cracked corn. $3.50; feed meal, $1.S5; 4;
rolled barley, $115 Gil cake meal. S2.50;
shorts, 81 sO Kaffir corn 81 10; white oats,
s1s5; eastern red oats, $2.25; wheat, ori-
Einal sacks cwt s1.so: wheat 1oo-lb.
acks. 195.