Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1910-03-25
PEAS AND ASPARAGUS
FLOOD THE MARKET
RETAILERS REDUCE PRICES TO
CONSUMERS
Strawberries More Plentiful and Are
Cheaper, Retailing at IS Cents
for Two Boxes-Butter
and Eggs Steady

Wholesalers in the produce market yes
terday were well stocked with lettuce,
which dropped to 40 cents a crate. There
was also liberal supply Of asparagus a
heavy shipment coming from the north.
Asparagus jobbed at soc a pound. Peas
were also in good supply and windows and
tables of the retailers uptown were loaded
with the supplies. A carload of Mexican
tomatoes sold at prices ranging from S2lO
to $2.25 crate.
Strawberries OF fair quality were more
plentiful marked down to SM10e box
Receipts of local eggs We're down to S57
cases. with prices firm. Many cases We're
purchased at the sessions of the exchange
at prices above the quoted buying price for
case count.
The potato market was duh on receipts
of 1854 sacks.
All kinds of fish scarce except hahbut
and carp.
Receipts OF produce were: Eggs 857
cases: butter, 29,644 pounds; cheese 173
pounds; potatoes 1854 sacks: onions, none
beans II sacks sweet potatoes none; ap-
pies, none.
will start UP the last Of the week on as
paragus from their 110O-acre field. Of which
500 is suitable for cutting this year
New York advices report that the re-
| ceipt Of California Lima beans in that mar
ket last week aggregated 2l,5OO SACKS,
which is the largest receipts IN a single
week ever recorded In that city.
Produce Prices
Following the Daily Market Reporter
and exchange board wholesale quotations:
EGGS-I.ocal ranch candled, extra Sc
iected 2Sc; local ranch, candled. 26c; local
ranch. count, buying price. 2ie
RIJTTER-California creamery extras, 2
lb. roll 81 do hrsts. 2-lb. roll, 55ci
eastern creamery, extras, b5ei cooking
ace; ladle. Csc
Choir ale; Young America, Anchor. 2lc;
hand, Anchor, 22ci Oregon Daisy, 2lo; east
ern singles, 10 a zoe; eastern Twins l5q -Vc'
aOc; eastern chedders, 900 1e; imported
Swiss 3O@31c; Jack cheese. csc; domestic
Swiss. 23c; cream brick, zoe; limburger. 90
@21c; Roquefort' SSQ 4oei Edam' "@''
eI BEANsoNo. pink s5.45q6s5; No. /
Iirnas, S475; No. l Lady Washington. - %;
No small whites $500 300; No: ! o'a e,S
l Garvanzas. $3.50; No. lentils' California
MISUNDERSTANDING. cwt. sLa1s5; LON
poe, 81 .65dpl.75; Watsonvile, 81. 409l50; Oregon
Burbanks $3.50: oregon EARLY Rose, So;
Oregon White Rose sl.75G1 s0 Salinas, $3.50
l.75i White Rose. 81; yellow sweets. 81 white
sweets. 8? 5oqS; red sweets, s225;
ONIONS-Northern Australian brown,
cwt. s175q1.s5; Nevadas. S2.25; Oregon
$500 garlic So Ice ID. b.. n.u.ao
tier, sI45d1.50; 4k-tier s1.30Q135; 31s-
tier. s1.75i fall Pppins, $3.50; 4h-tier
sl.25; Greetings, $50; 41a-tier' Sl.S5; 4
tier Hoovers, $3.50; Colorado Jonathan
s2.65Rs: White Winter Pearmans. Alter
si.5Cg1.75; 41e-tier s1.254l.35; red Pear
mains, alter. $3.50; ~ tier, $3.50; smiths
cider, Alter, $3.50; n -tier. N.25; Ben Da-
Wis. Colorado, s1.6501S5; Newton Ppplns
4-ter. $3.50: Missouri Pippins. Col. sl.15;
Az tier Cal. s1.25; alter cal. $3.50; Lang
Beauties. s2.1Oq 2.25: spitzenbergs, 4-tier.
$3.50; Ganos, S1.75a2; Winesaps. Col Sass;
after Cal S175; 419-tier Cal. S1.25.
BERRIEs-strawberrie fancy SO loc
cITRus-seedess grapefruit ,2.75aa;
seedlings, So; fancy lemons. 600 q SO )
t175G ais; tangerne oranges y box, $3.50
Oils; Valencia oranges, fancy S2.50Q3;
lines, 2o-lb. box. s125.
TROPICAL FRUITS-Bananas, ID. 40
4iac do red. lb. &c; Fard dates ID. 100 Ice;
do Golden. lb. 7lAc; do Persian, lib. pkg
IA use; alligator pears, doz. So; pineap-
FRUiTs-wlnter Nellis pears, picking
boxes, s1.65d2; casabas, crate SEA 81;
Christmas melons SO: imported grapes. Dbl
persimmons, crate, S125@1.75.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES doz., 81; aspar-
agus ID. 5a &c; Brussels sprouts loo ID;
Bell peppers, Florida. h. 409 45c; beets
green cabbage, l5Q25c b; do reb, b.
SC; carrots, doz. punches, 25c; caulhower,
crate, sL25Q l65; celery, rout doz 75e;
do, crate, $500; cucumbers. dozen, $780,
a 3; corn husks. cut 10. loo; do uncut. Id
Sc; egg plant 20g zoe III; leeks, doz 35c
horseradlsh. l2o ID; oyster plant. 35q4Oc doz;
lettuce, Acc crate; peas. "a lie lb. !;
parsley, doz. 25c; parsnips. doz. 40c; Grim
winter rhubarb, 15q25c box; spinach,
doz 2Oc; young onions doz. 20@ soc; turnips
doz punches. zoo &c; Mexican tomatoes
crate s2.25.
DRIED FRUITs-Apples. evaporated, ID
9 a 10c, aprcots. III. 12a13c; loose figs.
white. box $50; do black. box, $l.35; do
imported, ID. i6a1sc; currants, 90 @10c;
peaches, 10. 53t9Sc; pears ID. 100 lee;
plums. Id. t2lac; neetarines ID. IA qsA c
Prunes-20-3Os. 11@12c; S0-40s. Sc; 4O-60s
7l5c; 50-6Os, &c; 6O70s, &C., 70-S0s, SAC; So
RAIsINs-2- crown. loose. 5O-lb. box ID.
4lho; 3-crown. sc; 4-crown. &c; 2-crown
London layers. eO-lb. box, ID. :1l5; 3-crown.
s1.25 4-crown $50: 5-crown, si,s5: Sui
tanas. bleached. ID. collie: do unbleached.
ID. Slke; seeded raisins. l6-oz. pkg. Ga
71ac; do 12-oz pkg. 5Ia 46l4c,
NUTS Almonds. fancy IXL, ID. no lSc;
do Ne Plus Ultra, ID. 16c' braziis. 1870 &c;
berts, ID. 14q l5c; hickory. ID Sc; pecans
Xxx. ID. 1214c; do Xxx. lb, Ice; do
XXXX, ID. lie; eastern peanuts. ID. sQs1se;
do California. ID 5l2 a &c; DO Japan. ID. ga
q 7c; do Spanish. sheled. No. /. Id. 10c;
pinenuts. zoe: walnuts. No. /, g. S. ID lao
l5c. do No. ?. ID. Toe; do Jumbos 1791Sc;
do budded $50 zoe; popcorn eastern, cwt
$3.50; do local, cwt $1q3.25.
RICE-Fancy Honduras (Caroina) S6.75;
do choice Honduras (Carolina) s6Q6,50;
Japan grades, SO. 75q 4; Island. $ so; broken
HoNEY-Extracted. water white. h. Ia
7kc; extracted white. &c; extracted. light
amber, 606iAc; comb, water white, lib
frames, 16@17c; white, lib. frames l5@
Ice; light amber. lib. frames. l0Q1Sc;
beeswax ID. 30c.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pay T. o. b. Los
Angeles for beef steers &c; beef heifers
AZ a Sc; beef calves, SIC; mutton, wethers,
IS. 25@ 10; ewes. rs; lambs 51se;
hogs 10c.
POULTRY-Large dressed turkeys lb
e7c; do small lb. 95c: large live ID. 24c;
do small live. h. 29c: large hens, 4 lbs. up,
ID zoe; small, ga to ga lbs. 1sc; broilers,
Ia to lbs 2Sc; friers, . n to lbs 23c;
roast chicken. ID. zoe; duck, h. 19c; geese,
h. 1sc; squads. doz. $3.50; old ROSTERS, ID.
l0c.
loose h. tic; Mexican black. lb. 1Sc; green,
h. 209 csc; chill tep!ns. ID. SIPS; Japan,
15c.
HAY (Baled)-Following are quotations
pajd by dealers to hay growers: Barley
nav, $3.50 a ton: wheat hay, $3.50 ton;
tame oat hay, SIT a ton; volunteer hay.
sl3; alfalfa. small bales $780, straw $40
Hay prices to the trade: Barley hay SIS;
wheat hay, S1S; tame oat hay $40; Volun-
teer hay. sl3; alfalfa, small bales Sloi
Retail Prices
Eggs, dozen SVc
Best butter. per pound. ..........' DOC
Beef, per .o4ooc
Pork per pound 'ZOQ5Oc
Lamb, per pound. l95Oc
Sausage per pound. 'lSp20c