Los Angeles herald., 1910-06-21
.CANTALOUPES RUSHED
TO PRODUCE MARKET
Prices on Eggs and Butter Firmer
on Lighter Receipts.
Cheese Higher

Carload shipments of cantaloupes from
Brawley-nine in number-resulted in slight
decline in value of crates. Monday con-
signments from Brawley for week were
378 carloads. against 363 for the previous
week. The melons are quite plentiful IN
Los Angeles and are in within reach OF the
people generally.
the produce market and the market was
quite animated from early in the morning
until noon. -
Receipts Of local eggs were down to 100
cases. with no change in prices. Quota
tions for butter were also without change
Both commodities firm.
Onion and potato situation unchanged
Watermelons were down to 143c per
pound on account of heavier receipts. Grapes
were lower, while apples, the two varieties
that are still in the market owing 70 the t
fact that they practically cleaned up,
were quoted higher. Grapefruit anu
oranges were decidedly stronger on account
of the change in weather conditions Dates
are cleaned up and are quoted at 2c per
pound higher than at the close of last
week. There was a big range in peach
prices, fancy stock selling as high as Sl.o2
per box. Some tragedy prunes were 9ftereo eI,os
at sl.Oo per box. No fresh gooseperrles
were received and old stock sold down az az
low as 7c per pound. Apricots were quoted
Barracuda was scarce. All other fish in
Receipts OF produce were: Eggs zig
cases; butter, 1871 pounds; cheese 5o4
pounds; potatoes, 756 sacks; onions none
beans none; sweet potatoes. none; apples
~ PRODUCE PRICES
Following are the wholesale prices of produce
to retailers compiled by the Market re
porter: zo
EGGS-Local ranch cand1ed. 27c; do, case
count, buying price, 231ac; eastern fresh, zSc'
BUTTER-Selling price to trade 21zc higher.
California creamery, extras, SOc; do hrsts' z9c'
cooking butter 26c. ladle butter, 26c.
CHEESE-Northern, fresh, 164s @ l1c; An An
chor large, 1sc; oregon, Daisy, 1Sg lS 1s q
Eastern, singles 19c do Twins, l9c; 90
Daisies, 19c; do Long Horn, 19ci importeiu 10
Swiss, 26c; cream brick, zoe; Limp q ger
ss09; Roquefort 3S@4Oc; Edam, QS'oo'
Canadian cream, per box, S1.OO.
BEANs-No. pinks, $50; NO Llilis1S1 81 EaS1
S4 1904 S5; No. 1 Lady Washingtons' S4oOV
Ats; No. 1 small white. s.: No. ! Biackeyes'
Sc; No. l Garvanzas, $3.50; No. lentils' Can-
PoTAToEs-Idaho, per cwt,, $1.1oQ1.25; new
pc 'atoes, per lug, Soc Oregon BurOatiAs'
per cwt., s1.1o9125; Oregon White Rose 81.
ONIONS-Bermudas, crates, s135ql' %: noItn- nor ~
ern Australia brown, per cwt.. $l.15qZ ~;
Crystal Wax, $1.OO9125; local silverskins' lug
box eO975c; garlic, per lb., 1Oc.
FRESH FRUITS-New apples, S1.25; Pear
mains, white winter, tier, s1.75; do AZ tier
81 5o Newtown pippins. AZ tier, s1.2O; Mis-
souri, pippins 81; Winesaps, Colo, %2Sgz;5S,yl' 5,l "a
&c; raspberries, per basket s@6c; blackberries,
per basket, 4c Logan berries, per pasket' on
0D4c: gooseberries 10c.
CITRUS-Grapefruit seedless, SO; do seed
llngs, 81; lemons, fancy, s2Ue@s5o; oranges
navels S2.2542.75; do Tangerines. 20; do val
encias, $3.50; lines. 2O-lb box. sl25.
TROPICAI-Bananas, per lb.. AZ; do RED,
&c: dates Fard, lb., 12614c; do golden, IA
@7hc; Persian, lib pkgs'' &c; plheappieS'
s@7s -
EoUs-Apricots' per lug box
5o@ soc; cantaloupes, standard, sI75; DO
per pony crate $125; do Jumbos. per ct.'
$3.50; cherries white, bulk, 6@Sc; DO oiscK' se,E
ib.. 9Q1Oc currants, per drawer. SOa9oc; ngs,
black per box 75c; do white, 81; grapes per
crate, 50; loquats, per lb., 3q4c: peaches
box 75c0s1: plums, per lug, 75cq$1; water
melons, per lb.s &c. -
VEGETABLE LES-Artichokes local, doz., SOC;
do northern 7O@75c; asparagus. green, per lb.'
sac: Bell peppers, Floridas, lb., 1OQl5c; beets,
doz punches, 25G35c; beans, string. lb, 1i3q
Sc; carrots doz. punches, 25@S5c; caulihower'
75cdn; celery, per doz.. $1.50; cucumbers,
per doz 9OcQs1; corn, green, box. Zoe; corn
husks, cut per lb.. 12c; do uncut Sc; egg
plant, Ib., 1Oc horseradish. per lb.. 10c; oyster
plant, per doz., S5940c olSra, lb., 121A915c;
lettuce, crate, $191.25; peas H., 21sc; parsley
Crimson Winter, 75c1s1 do northern Straw
berry, box s125; spinach, do, 15c SQUASH
summer, per lug box, 35@40c; young onions
doz. 2O9SOc; turnips. doz. punches 25@SSc;
DRIED FRUITS-Apples, evaporated, lb, so
sac; apricots, ID, lzci HlBs, WIte' looSe, OoAs
$50; do black, s1.S5; imported figs per lb. Y
015c; currants, 91A910c; peaches, lb, 6Q!c;
-pears. lb.. 10c pums, lb.. 10c; nectarines' d.
PRtJNEs-9O-sos 11Q12c; sO-4os. &c; 4o-5Os,
TIC; 5060s, 7c 60-70s, SIC; 7O-s0s 5Bc; SV-sos'
&c; 90-10os, Acc.
RAIsINs-Muscatels: 2 crown, loose. 5o-lb
boxes, lb., 4c; crown, do do be; crown
do do, &c; London layers, crown, 2O-lb box
81 25; do 4 crown. do $1eO; do crown slS6
Sultanas, unbleached lb., &c; seeded raisins'
Is o. pkges &c; do. 12-oz. pkges., &c.
NUTS-Almonds fancy IXL lh:, 16qi7c;
Brazil lb., 1Sc: coacoanuts, soc; hlberts, d.
1Sc, peanuts xxx, lb., lie; peanuts, eastern,
1b.' 7HG2hc; do Japan, 6@7c; do Spanish,
shelled No. !, per h., 1Oc; pinenuts, zoe; wal
nuts, No. S. S., lb., 141sc; do No. 2 l2c; DO
Jumbos 17a1Sc; do budded 17q18c; popcorn
eastern, per cwt., s3.75; do local, 1925.
RTCELFancy Honduras (Carolina), per 100
lbs, S675; choice do $6G6.5O; Japan grades.
s.. 1904; island rice, $3.50; broken, $3.50.
HONEY-Extracted water white, lb.. 7hc
do light amber. &c; oeeswax' Soc'
LIVE STOCK-Packers pay, f. o. b. Los An
geles for: Beef steers 5d5Ac; beef helfers,
4lb65c; beef calves, 5@q6c; mutton weathers,
So 5O96; do ewes. $50; do lambs, SS5oqS.75;
hogs, lie. - oo,,
lrrge hens lbs. up, per lb., 1Sc; small hens.
a1S to 3lh per lb, 1Sc; broilers, 1 to IL lbs,
lie; friers ~ to 8 lbs, 20c roast chicken.
zoe; duck, lie; geese, lac; squads, per Dozen
81. 50; old roosters, per lb., Sc.
CHILI-Evaporated strings, ID, 25c; do loose,
PC; Mexican black, 22c; green chill, 1Oc; chill
Tepins 75c; Japan, 15c.
HAY (baled)-The following quotations are
furnished by the Los Angeles Hay Storage Co.
Barley, s12 50@145O; tame oat, per ton, s14Q
16 80; alfalfa, S13. 5Od14.5O; wheat hay, s14915.
i,IIIII FEED-Bran, S1.45; whole corn, 81. 80;
cracked corn, $1S5; feed meal, $l.e0; rolled
Kaffir corn, s1.75; white oats, $1.so; do red,
eastern, 1925; wheat. original sacks, cwt.,