Los Angeles herald., 1910-04-08
RHUBARB AND ASPARAGUS
NOW CHEAPER THAN EVER
Butter and Egg Situation Un-
changed Shipment of
HaIlbut Called OFF

The local market was without special
feature yesterday with the exception that
buying by retailers was brisk. Early In the
morning pedders drove away with wagons
loaded high and attaches of the wholesale
houses were kept the jump filling orders.
The egg and butter situation was freely
discussed by the dealers at the exchange ses-
sion. but there was change IN quotations.
Butter receipts were above $4,000 pounds, ana
AS cases OF eggs were received. Both COM
modties were reported steady at present
prices.
No change in potatoes, onions, cheese and
beans.
Loquats dropped to 12M cents pound.
Berry receipts were light amounting to not
more than 100 crates, and the outside price on
fancy stock was cents an advance OF l
cent a basket. The market is firm Few
raspberries and guavas reach the market
daily. Apples have been moving out briskly
since the decnne in prices at the opening of
the week. and further change in quota
tions has been made.
The market is glutted with rhubarb. and
prices dropped from Is to 25 cents box on
both local and northern stock. Asparagus
shipments were about equal to the arrivals
of the day previous Prices ranged from o's
to 4 cents a pound. Florida bell peppers are
down cents a pound. carload shipment or
Mexican tomatoes sold at S2d2.25 a crate. The
market generally on vegetables was dull.
The Fish King has called off further ship
ments Of halibut. Fish Of all Narleues PieHu-
full and buying brisk
Recelpts Of produce were Eggs. 44s cases:
butter 81 626 pounds. cheese, 9511 pounds; po-
tatoes. 1886 sacks; onions, none; beans IL
sacks; sweet potatoes, none apples none
Produce Prices
Following are the Daily Market Reporter
and exchange board wholesale quotations;
EGGS-I.ocal ranch candled. extra Sc
Iected, soc: local ranch, candled, 2Sci local
ranch. case count, buying price 2Ic,
BUTTER-California creamery extras, b.
27c do hrsts h., 25c. cooking butter, 24c;
a1le butter, 25c.
CHEEsE-Northern fresh 17a1sc; large An
Choir PIC: Young America. Anchor. i9c;
hand. Anchor &c; Oregon Daisy, 2lc; east east
ern singles, 19g2oc eastern Iwins' ls5aci
eastern Daisies. 19iRc; eastern Long Horns,
20o; eastern chedders 20Q2l imported
Swiss 30031c; Jack cheese. 23ci domestlc
swiss. 23a25c; cream brick 2oc limburger, 20
a 2ic; Roquefort, asa i0c; Edam' $SgS'
BEANs-No. 1 pink, s5.45d 5.s5: No l
limas. s475: No. Lady washington s4.SO;
No l small whites. $1,000 $50; No. black
eyes s525: No. bayous, $3.50; No.
/ Garvanzas, $3.50; No. lentils California
Observation-Disclosures. cwt. s1d1 35: Iom
poe 81 s5d1 75 watsonvlle sl.25G140 Oregon
Burbanks. 81 3O61 80; Oregon Early Rose, $780,
Oregon White Eose. sl.75dL90; salinas, 1859
175; White Rose, 50; yellow sweets. 81; white
sweets. So 25003OO; red sweets, s925; new
potatoes, 81. 60 box.
oN1ONs-Northern Australian brown
cwt sI7bn1S5: Nevadas. S2.25; oregon
$500: garlic, sQi0e 10.
FRESH S-Apples-Belleheurs, 4-tier.
N.75; Belleheurs, 4l4-tier. s1.0oQls5 Belle-
59 fall I'ippins, $50: fall Pippins 4z-tler'
81 25; Greetings, sl.6o; Greetings. 4la-tier,
81 35: Hoovers alter, $500; Jonathan's COLO
s26593oO; Pearmains. white winter, t.uer'
81 rs: Pearmains, red, Alter. H50 Pear
mains red. 4h-tler, s1.20; Smiths cider 4
tier, so; Smiths cider. 4s-tier. H.25; Ben
Davis. Col s1254l59; Newton Plpplns' =
tier 81 So; Newtown Pppins, 413-uer, lloQ
*: Mo Pippins Col, $3.50; Langford's. A.
tier N15; Langfords 4l5-uer, sll5; Rome
Beauties. s2.25 spitzenburgs. 4-uer. A.So;
Ganos ST. 80; Wnesaps, Col, $3.50 Wlnesaps'
BERRIEs-strawberrie per basket 5do7c;
cranberries. per bbl.. SIS; raspberries' per oas-
ket. 1oc. $500.
seedlings SO; fancy lemons, s2.50Q3.2S;
choice s15O61.75; fanny navel oranges,
s1.75Q2.15; tangerine oranges. y box L;So 81
Oils; valencia oranges. fancy. S25ogS;
TROPICAL FRUITs-Bananas. ID. 40
&c; DO red, h., &C; Fard dates. lb. 1o0l2c;
do Golden, lb. 7hc; do Persian, lib. pkg
7h@sc: alligator pears. doz. IS; pineap-
p'fSi 'fFSRiTyfTs-winter Nenls pears, pickins
boxes, $3.50; guavas. basket 4a5c loquats'
VEGETAB ..Es-Artichokes. doz.. 81; aspar-
gus lb.. 3l384c; Brussels sprouts, lOc ID
Bell peppers. Florida. lb 40 45ei -2eent. beees
green cabbage, s150 sack; carrots, doz.,
punches, 25c; caullfower, crate 1880
I65; celery, rout. dozen, 75c; do.
crate $500; cucumbers. dozen, sl50;
Q3: corn husks. cut. lb. 1oe; do uncut ID.
Sc; egg plant. 90 q 30c lb; leeks, doz Soc;
horseradish. l2c ID; oyster plant S5q4Oo doz
lettuce, 40c crate; peas, 7qllc ID;
parsley. doz csc; parsnips doz. 4Oc; Grim
son winter rhubarb. 15d25c box; spinach,
doz 20: young onions. doz. 2099Oc; turnips.
doz. lunches 2OQ25c; Mexican tomatoes
DRIED FRUITS-Apples, evaporated. ib.
ga 10c, apricots, lb. l2q l3c; loose hgs.
white. box. $3.50; do black box sl;SS g. ., 30 90
peaches. lb. 5AqSc; pears lb LOG l2c;
plums ID. t21sc; nectarines, lb "a 4S &c
Prunes-2O-sos. ll@12c; sO.40s, &c: 4o-bOs'
71sc; 5O-6Os. &C; 6O-7os &c; 7O-sos. 6hsc' So
Rf,AIs1Ns-2-crow loose. 5O-lb. box. ID.
434c; 3-erown. SC; 4,crown' 6hei 'n 2-erown
tl25; 4-crown. $3.50; 5-crown, sl.S5; Sui
tanas. bleached. ID. 9al1c: do unbleaehed.
lb 3hc; seeded raisins l6-oz pkg IA
71kc; do 1907. pkg. 51a @6Ac' ,-a,..
NUTs-AlmOnds, fancy I%L, ID. l74 lsci
do Ne Plus Ultra. lib. Ice; brazils. l39 l4c'
cocoanuts. 95cqS1; chestnuts. ll@12e; nj
Xxx. lb. 12lkc; do xxx. lb. Ice; do
xxx. lb. lie; eastern peanuts 10. sgS 1sci
do California. Id. 5i2 q Sc; DO Japan ID . Y
ntnenuts, 2oc; walnuts, No. I. S. S. lb. 14g
i5c; do No ?. ID. lOc do Jumbos. l791sc;
do budded, 1Sq 20c; popcorn eastern c"t'
$3.50; do local. cwt. 81 G3.25.
RICE-Fancy Honduras (Carolina) S6.75;
do choice Honduras (Carolina) 500 SOU
Japan grades. IS. rs q 4; Island S.Soi broken
$3.50. =, 20
HONEY-Extracted water white. lb. 10
7lac: extracted, white, &c; extracted nght
amber 6M6Ac; comb. water white. lib.
frames, 160 ne; white, lib. Games. l54
l6c; light amber. lib. frames 4OQlsc
beeswaX Id. 3Oc. -,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pay T. o. b. Los
Angeles for beef steers, &c; beef heiters'
4i5lf5c: beef calves, 5lA46c; mutton. wethers
s565Q6OO; ewes, s5G5.5o; lambs S09S';
POUITRY-Large turkeys. live, lb.. 25c
small tnurkcys. live. lb., 22c; large hens
4 lbs up ID, zoe; small hens, 2l4 to S1a lbs
h.. 1Sc; brolers ~ to lbs, lb, 33c; friers
pa 10 lbs lb., 2Gc; roast chicken, per b.
&c; duck, lb., 22c; geese, lb lSc; SQUADS
doz, $3.50; old ROSTERS h., llc
CHILI-Evaporated, strings, lb 1S@2Oc'
loose. ID, 17c; Mexican black. ID. 1sc; green,
ID. 9O4 25c; chilli tepins, lb. Sl25; Japan.
HAY (Baled)-Fonowlng are quotations
Maid by dealers to nay growers; Barley
hav, $3.50 a ton; wheat hay 1850 ton;
tame oat hay, Sl7 ton; volunteer hay,
sI8: alfalfa, small bales $3.50; straw, $40
Hay prices TO the trade; Barley hay, SIS;
wheat bay, SIS; tame oat hay $50; volun-
teer hay, s13 alfalfa, small bales. Sl5i
straw. S12.
Retail Prices