Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-18
BUTTER IS FIRMER
AND POTATOES WEAKER
Firmer Tone for Pink BeanS-Re-
turn of Produce Dealers
from Big Show

The only changes of Importance at the
call session of the produce dealers yester-
Creamery firsts advanced a half cent.
Eggs we're quite firm.
Northern fresh cheese was one-half cent
higher at 1S01sh cents. and there was
Daisy and Eastern Long Horns. Domestic
swiss, limburger and cream brick were
quoted / cent higher
Pink beans were quoted at S6.2546.5 so as
against the former flat price Of $3.50.
Limas dropped back from S5Q525 TO 50
flat.
Jobbers dropped the selling price on
Highland potatoes 5 cents per hundred. Re
ceipts were comparatively light for two
days and were also light Saturday. but
jobbers are carrying large quantity OF
potatoes they bought early in the week
at reduced prices from the carlot handler
and the retailer is just beginning to get the
benefit of this slump.
Receipts of fish were comparatively light.
The twenty-one produce dealers who at
tended the apple show at Watsonyille came
back" without mishap. They were re-
ceved enthusiastically and entertained roy
ally.
Receipts of produce. were: Eggs 1O6
cases; butter. 1886 pounds: cheese 1879
pounds; potatoes. 1916 sacks; beans, 74O
sacks; onions. $50 sacks. sweet potatoes
1874 sacks; apples, $500 boxes.
PRODUCE PRICES
Following are the official prices of pro-
duce to retailers compiled by the Market
Reporter:
EGGs-Loca1 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, 21kc
higher; California creameries extras, 35c;
do firsts. 32he: cooking 25c: ladle CSC
CHEESE-Northern fresh, 1Sg18hc; To-
cal 18c; Oregon Daisy 1Shc; eastern sim
gles 19c do Twins. 1870; eastern Daisies,
19c; eastern Long Horns, zoe; eastern ched-
dars, zoe; imported swiss. S2c; jack, 19c;
domestic swiss, @24c; cream brick, 20c;
limburger zoe; Roquefort, 3Sc; Edam. SIS q
$50; Canadian cream. box. 81.
limas, IS; No i Lady washington, $3.50;
No. 1 small whites. $3.50; No. blackeyes,
$3.50; No, l Garvanzas. $3.50; No. l Cali
POTATOEsLHighland, cwt., s1.1o@1. 80;
local Burbanks, S1.25; Salinas, S1,75; yell
low sweets, $1.5o@1.75.
1.e5; northern, H.5O91.65; do Australian
browns, s1.5OQ165; local, sL5O9165; local
silver skins. lug box 81; garlic. &c lb.
s1.1O@115; Az s-tier. csc: Pearmains. white
winter 4-tier. s1.25; do red, 4 u tier. 81;
FAN Pippins, 4-tier. 81: Jonathans, calfor-
mia. s1.65; 4A-tier s1.a5; Baldwin, Alter,
s1.65; spitzenbergers, 4-tier, S1.6O; alter,
S1.S5.
BERRIEs-strawberri per basket, SC;
raspberries, per basket, 1Oc; blackberries.
per basket 9@1Oc; cranberries, bbl., $3.50.
CITRUS FRUITS-Grapefruit, seedless.
1915; seedlings $2.75; lemons, s4Q5; Val
encias oranges, S4@4.50.
TROPICAL-Bananas, lb. 4@4kc; Fard
dates lb.. 1O91Sc; golden dates. h.. 7c;
alligator pears. doz. sS.5O94.5O; pineapples,
lb., 6@7c
MISCELLANEOUS - Local cantaloupes
ara afa hos Iaou
S1.O0; Muscat grapes. lug box. 75c9S135
peaches, per box, 75c@$1; Bartlett pears
SAYS box; plums, crate, s1.50; prunes
$3.50; ounces, lug box, s0c; watermelons.
1h@2hc lb.
VEGETABLES-North artichokes. doz.
81; green asparagus, 15c lb; bell peppers,
box, 30c; beets doz punches, soc; cabbage,
sack. 60075c; red cabbage. Sc lb.; carrots
doz punches, 25c; cauliflower, crate, 1880
1.50; celery CRIT, S2.5s9275 cucumbers
doz, 15 q 25c; green corn, box, COG Csc; corn
husks, 11ci egg plant, lb 2@4c; horserad-
ish h., o5c; okra, &c ib.; lettuce, crt S1.25;
peas. 6@7c lb.; parsley, doz., 25c; northern
strawberry rhubarb, box, S1.75; spinach,
doz., 20@25c sprouts, 121sc; summer
squash, lug box, ESQ S5e; young onions. doz,
% a soc; yellow, 75c.
PRUNEs-3O-4os, 991oc 4O-5Os. 991oc; 5O-eos,
$780, 6O-7Os. &c; sO-90s 6hc 9O-1oOs, &C.
RAISINS-2 crown loose. 50-lb. boxes,
shc lb; crown, do, 4c crown. do, 4ho;
London layers, 2 crown aO-lb. box. 81 is;
do. crown, 81 25; do crown 81 SO; Sui
tanas, bIeached 6Q7o lb; unbleached, 40
&C Ii; seeded raisins, 16 OF. pkgs &c; do, ~
OF &c.
NUTs-Fancy XXI almonds, 17kc lb; bra
zils, 14Q15c lb; cocoanuts soc; filberts lac
lb; pecans, Xxx, 15c; do XXX, 16c lb; east
ern peanuts 7@7hc lb; do Japan. SIC,
pinenuts. 1Sc: No. 1 assorted walnuts Ice;
do budded. 1Sc; eastern popcorn. cwt, $3.50;
do local, $780,
RIcE-Fancy Honduras (Carolina) se.75
cwt; choice Honduras (Carolna) $696 so;
Japan grades. sS.75@4; Island. $3.50;
HoNEY-White water extracted &c lb;
do white. sac; do light amber. SCI comb,
water white lib frames, 1sc; do white, lie;
do light amber. 14c; beeswax, soc 1b.
LIVE STOCK-Packers nay (. O. b. Los
Angeles for beef steers. 5@5hc; beef heif-
ers,, u SC; beef calves. 5h q &c; mutton
mutton lambs, s3.50@s.75; hogs lie.
POULTRY-Turkeys live, 25@26c ID;
large hens lbs. up, 1sc lb; do small. IA @
Sh lbs. tic lb; broilers, 1 to 1 Y lbs Ito ID;
friers. IA to lbs 17c lbi roast chicken,
1Sc lb; ducks, Ice III: geese. lie lb; squads,
s15O doz; old roosters. Sc lb.
CHILI-Evaporated, strings SOC lb; green.
4o lb;. chilli tepins' 75c lb; Japan lee;
HAY (bale6)-The following quotations
furnished by the Los Angeles Hay Storage
co.-Barley, $12 .5o@14, so; tame oat. ton,
MILL FEED-Bran. $155; whole corn,
$175; cracked corn $3.50; feed meal $1.S5;
rolled barley. s1.15; oil cake meal, S2.5Oi
shorts, 81. 80; Kaffir corn, 81 rs; white oats
s1.S5; eastern red oats. $2.25; wheat, orr
ginal sacks. cwt. $3.50; wheat. 1OO-ll